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Federal Constitution: Amendments will protect Sarawak’s rights and its people

KUCHING: While citizens have their own opinion on the amendment to the Federal Constitution, most importantly, it ensures the protection of Sarawak’s right and its people. “There are individuals commenting on this matter, but for me, I believe this will guarantee the protection of our rights in the constitution,” said Marudi assemblyman Datuk Dr Penguang […]

Autonomy, special rights of Sarawak, Sabah need to be revived, enforced

MA63 and status of Borneo states BY MAGDALENE ROGERS & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Since autonomy and special rights of Sarawak and Sabah are contained in about 80 or so provisions of the Federal Constitution, they need to be revived and enforced, both in letter and in spirit. This was the gist of an online talk […]

GPS victory a gift from Sarawakians

SIBU: The landslide victory of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 12th state election (PRN12) is a meaningful gift from the people of Sarawak, especially in the Machan constituency. Machan assemblyman Allan Siden Gramong said the huge win, where GPS won 76 of 82 seats contested, had given the state government added vigor to continue […]

Move on, let GPS manage the state, urges Nanta

KUCHING: The opposition parties in the state have been advised to move on and not resort to lies and slandering the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) as the people have already shown their strong support to the coalition in the just concluded 12th state election. GPS secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, in an exclusive interview […]

Fight for state rights will continue: Abang Johari

BINTULU: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has pledged to continue its fight in regaining Sarawak’s rights as stipulated under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that one of such rights is the special grant accorded to the state under Article 112D of the Federal […]

Opposition told to ‘walk the talk’ on restoring Sarawak’s rights

KUCHING: Members of the Opposition were told to practise what they preach in returning eroded state rights to both Sarawak and Sabah. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew said they should support the proposed amendment to Article 1(2) and 160(2) of the Federal Constitution to uphold the status of the […]

The fight for our rights will continue

MIRI: Sarawak will continue to fights for its rights enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), asserted Assistant Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew. He pointed out, that it was crucial for the future generations of Sarawakians to know about their rights and how the state played a crucial role […]

Show concern to our wishes, CM tells new federal leadership

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg hope the new federal government will continue to show its concern to the wishes of the people of Sarawak. Thanking the previous Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, he said over the past 17 months, the top leadership of the previous government had shown concern for the dreams […]

It’s high time Sarawak be treated equally

MUKAH: A local Chinese community leader has called upon the new prime minister to pay more attention to Sarawak for the development of the state as it has helped co-founded Malaysia 58 years ago. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong, 55, is certainly not the only Sarawakian to make such a call to the newly minted Prime […]

Resolve MA63 from a Malaysian perspective

KUCHING: The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) must not be seen from the Sabah, Sarawak ‘angle’ alone but from the perspective of the Malaysian federation. Senior Lecturer in Politics and Government Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Dr Arnold Puyok said MA63 was not just about Sarawak and Sabah issues. While […]