Date of next election still unknown
KUCHING: The Sarawak government takes into account the people’s health first over holding any election as the Covid-19 pandemic is still going on. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the 12th state election should have been held earlier but because of the pandemic, the state government has decided to delay it. “I […]
Ranum called to return to GPS
SERIAN: Will Opar assemblyman Datuk Ranum Mina, a member of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) return and join the other Bidayuh assemblymen of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to capture all eight Bidayuh-majority seats in coming the 12th state election? Ranum left Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) to join PSB, which was then known as United People’s […]
GOF personnel to assist police in state election
SIBU: Personnel from the General Operations Force (GOF) will be deployed to help police in the state monitor the upcoming state election, which will be held anytime soon. This was announced by Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Fisol Salleh during a working visit to Sibu district police headquarters (IPD) here, on Monday (Nov 30). It […]
GPS will remain in power
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing is confident that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will retain its position as the ruling state government for the next five years. “GPS is very confident it will be the next state government in the next five years,” said Masing. He said this when fielding questions […]
It all comes down to EC, enforcement team
KUCHING: How safe the Sarawak election will be depends on how well the Election Commission (EC) and the Covid-19 enforcement team implement the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah noted that many had expressed their worry over the coming state election following the spike in Covid-19 […]
No need to call off elections
KUCHING: There is no need to call off elections and to declare an emergency in order to contain the spread of the Covid-19 cases, said experts. Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Datuk Dr Madeline Berma pointed out the declaration of an emergency was not a suitable option to combat Covid19. She said the federal government […]
Come up with enhanced SOPs
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC), National Security Council (MKN) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) must work closely to come up with enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the coming state election. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said there was no way for Sarawak to avoid holding […]
State polls to go on
KUCHING: The 12th Sarawak Election could be held in November or December this year, opines political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. “It is now confirmed that there’s no declaration of emergency. Therefore, Sarawak should continue its mandatory election as required by the state constitution. “The current state assembly term ends on April next year, it is […]
Year end or next year, any difference?
We have no choice, if we don’t do it now, after five years automatically the State Legislative Assembly will be dissolved. – Tan Sri Dr James Masing, Deputy Chief Minister I was invited to a Zoom discussion by some friends last week to give my views on whether the Sarawak government should delay the 12th […]
Covid won’t stop state election
SIBU: The Covid-19 pandemic is not going to stop Sarawak from holding its12th state election in accordance with the law of the land, says Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing today. Asked about concern among the people that the state could face the same fate as Sabah which saw the surge in Covid-19 […]
