Anwar-Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah personal ties helpful

By Kamarul Ariffin Md Yassin BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim believes that his personal ties with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will help expedite the implementation of the various plans and programmes involving Malaysia and Brunei. “When two country leaders have a very strong friendship…and have plans for both countries … they can […]

‘It’s a gentleman’s agreement’

KUCHING: A political analyst views there is a gentleman’s agreement that United Malay National Organisation (Umno) will not set foot in Sarawak. Universiti Malaya (UM) Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said the Malaya-based party had not contested in Sarawak since when Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud was the chief minister. “I think there […]