Fear over Covid-19 if Sarawak election held after emergency ends
KUALA LUMPUR: A Sarawak MP told the Dewan Rakyat today he would agree to “a localised emergency” in the state after the nationwide emergency ends on Aug 1 as a means of deferring the overdue state election if the move can really save the lives of the people from Covid-19. Lukanisman Awang Sauni (GPS-Sibuti) said […]
Take lessons from Sabah, warns epidemiologist
12TH STATE ELECTION KUCHING: The sharp rise of Covid-19 cases in Sabah should serve as an alarm bell against holding the state election, warned Universiti Malaya epidemiologist Professor Datuk Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud. He said the situation in Sabah had provided lesson on the laxity in adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the […]
No surge in cases, hopefully
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is hopeful that there will be no spike in Covid-19 cases when Sarawak holds its upcoming state election. “If the Sarawak election is carried out later, we hope that there will be no increase in Covid-19 cases happening in this state like what has […]
Chronology of Sabah elections
Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance. — Brian Tracy, motivational public speaker Congratulations to Sabah’s Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) for masterminding the downfall of the Warisan in another episode of Sabah’s long political journey.Veteran Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, whom I know well, said former Sabah chief minister and Warisan leader […]
Hajiji is new Sabah Chief Minister
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin has agreed to the appointment of State Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Datuk Hajiji Noor as new Sabah Chief Minister. “I would like to congratulate Datuk Hajiji and I have agreed to him being sworn in as the new chief minister tomorrow,” he said here on Monday. […]
Sabah election result expected
By Natasha Jee & Voon Yih Boon KUCHING: The results of the 16th Sabah State Election had been expected, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok branch deputy chairman Datuk Ibrahim Baki. “Well, the result is already out. Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) won the election. The outcome is expected actually,” he told reporters when met […]
Abang Jo congratulates GRS in winning Sabah polls
By Natasha Jee & Voon Yih Boon KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said Sabahans have made their decision at the just concluded state election and hoped that Sabah would continue to progress under Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government. “I want to congratulate the people in Sabah who have chosen their government […]
Situation calm outside Istana Negeri entrance
KOTA KINABALU: The situation in front of the Istana Negeri Sabah main entrance here was calm at 2.20 pm today, with tight security imposed by the police. Media personnel have gathered there since early morning, in anticipation of the swearing in of the new Chief Minister of Sabah. At 1.30 pm, a black car carrying […]
GRS takes Sabah with simple majority
KOTA KINABALU: Election Commission chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said as at 11.30pm, with 65 seats having been counted, the GRS allies Perikatan Nasional had won 17 seats, Barisan Nasional had 14 and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) had six, for a total of 37. This validates earlier Gabungan Rakyat Sabah’s (GRS) claim to have obtained […]
No need to postpone Sabah polls, situation still under control
PUTRAJAYA: The Sabah state election need not be postponed as long as the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are strictly implemented, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. And that, he said, included making it compulsory for symptomatic voters and those undergoing quarantine to seek the approval of the District Health Office first before […]
