PBB: Don’t be complacent
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Pantai Damai branch will not be complacent in its preparations for the upcoming state election, said its assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said, despite the area being a PBB stronghold, it should not be a reason for branch members to underestimate any challenge from the opposition and […]
Redistribution of seats doable
KUCHING: A redistribution of seats in line with a party’s winnability in the areas for the upcoming state election is doable provided a mechanism and formula is agreed upon by component parties within the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition, said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak deputy dean Arnold Puyok. He suggested that an internal audit must be […]
Sagah ready to defend Tarat seat
SERIAN: Tarat incumbent Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said he would defend his seat upon getting the directive from the president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). According to Sagah who is Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development, it was up to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari who is also PBB […]
Thumbs-up to no-contest
12th STATE ELECTION KUCHING: The decision by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) not to contest in the 12th state election represents a win-win situation, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She welcomed the good news that Bersatu and PAS had given the assurance to […]
Longhouse pledges full support for Jamit
KAPIT: Longhouse chief Tuai Rumah Dollen Notis who chairs the village and development committee (JKKK) of Tatai Mas Rawing at Sungai Amang, Selirik here, speaking on behalf of the longhouse and committee, pledged their full support to the incumbent elected Bukit Goram representative Jefferson Jamit Unyat in the coming state election which is to be […]
Joint federal-state elections a possibility
KUCHING: Any further defections of MPs from Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to Pakatan Harapan could lead to a possibility of both the general election and Sarawak state election to be held together. The Sarawak polls must be held by June next year. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos noted […]
Tasik Biru rep confident of constituents’ loyalty
KUCHING: Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep is confident that voters in his constituency will retain the seat for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the coming state election. He said the people in Tasik Biru and the whole of Bau district had been very supportive and appreciative of what the state government had been […]
No election this year, please!
KUCHING: The Sarawak state election should not be held this year, a political analyst said. Universiti Malaya (UM) associate professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said the state election should only be held when the Covid-19 pandemic has been eradicated and is no longer a threat. “To protect the people’s health, it is advisable that […]
Good if election held this year: Masing
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Masing thinks that the next state election might be held this year. “However, I can’t confirm that it’ll actually be this year. This is only my guess,” he said. He noted that the past state elections were held in the fourth year after the previous […]
To err is human, to forgive divine
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. – […]
