Sabah lost an exceptional leader with Joseph Kurup’s passing: Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has lost an experienced and exceptional leader with the passing of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) founder Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Expressing sympathy and condolences to the late leader’s family, Hajiji said he had worked alongside Joseph as an assistant minister in the Sabah Ministry […]
Joseph Kurup an icon of Sabah politics
KOTA KINABALU: The passing of Tan Sri Joseph Kurup who died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur last night is a big loss to his state Sabah which he had served with distinction. Joseph, 79, born in Tambunan on Dec 15, 1944, has a legal background, a Diploma in Public Administration from […]
Answering call of duty after 13-year hiatus
BY NOORAZLINA JINDEH KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat, who retired from politics 13 years ago, could have chosen to spend his golden years blissfully, in the company of his children and grandchildren. But the 72-year-old said he sensed a call of duty on seeing the younger generation losing their […]
Political scenario differs from Sarawak
KUCHING: The upcoming Sabah election will not affect the 12th Sarawak election because the political scenarios in the two states are completely different, said Communication Department, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) associate professor Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. He said the environment and political set up in Sabah was different from […]
Bersatu eyeing 45 seats, says Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is prepared to contest 45 seats in the upcoming Sabah state election, said its chief Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said Sabah Bersatu would be fielding winnable candidates with integrity and credibility. “We are ready and have identified 45 state constituencies to be contested by Bersatu candidates. […]
Typhoon in Land below the Wind
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. — Dwight D Eisenhower, USA’s 34th president There is no denying that the two most powerful political […]
