Wishing you a Happy New Year
What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly. — Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher. A Happy New Year to all of you. May 2022 be a better year for you and bring you more happiness, success, love and blessings! Last year was a challenging year, particularly because of Covid-19 which […]
Early engagement with relevant authorities crucial
KUCHING: The Sarawak government must engage with the relevant authorities and alert them on any possibilities of the state holding the 12th state election soon so that early preparation can be made. Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said this is important to ensure a safe campaigning and election process in the midst […]
Masing hopes to have polls held by Aug
KUCHING: The Sarawak government may appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to lift emergency in the state should it manage to contain the spread of Covid-19. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said this is in order to make way for the 12th state election due this June. “The King […]
Any party but DAP
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) cannot accept the political arrogance and dismissive attitude of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) towards the people of Sarawak. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said it was because of former Finance Minister and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s attitude and lack of […]
Sarawak election mandatory, not forced
KUCHING: The coming 12th Sarawak Election is not forced but a mandatory election as required by the state constitution, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting pointed out. “This is because the present term for the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) will end in June next year. “As for Sabah’s recent election, the […]
Preparing for a battle royale
Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister As GPS prepares for the coming Sarawak elections, it will be an interesting contest against a powerful united opposition. The 12th state election is due before Sept 7, […]
Date of polls anybody’s guess
KUCHING: Will the 12th Sarawak election be held earlier? Perhaps, sometime at the end of the year? Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah took a wild guess that the polls could either be held by end of this year, earlier or on the first half of next year. He went […]
