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Taib, wife break fast with Eastern Field Command

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib attended the Iftar ceremony with the Army Eastern Field Command staff on Thursday. According to a statement today, the ceremony, which took place at Masjid Solehuddin Al-Ayubi in Penrissen Camp, aims to strengthen the bond […]

Taib, Raghad break fast with UNIMAS

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib attended the Majlis Iftar Perdana organised by the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in Kota Samarahan, on Wednesday. The event, held at Tun Abang Salahuddin Islamic Centre (PITAS), aims to foster a sense of belonging among […]

UTS to name grand hall after Taib

SIBU: The 4,000-capacity grand hall of University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) which is expected to be completed by year end will be named after Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. UTS vice-chancellor, Prof Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid said this during the UTS 6th Convocation Ceremony. “We are forever grateful and honoured […]

Taib sworn in for third term

KUCHING: Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud was sworn in as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) for a third term at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Complex here today. The swearing-in ceremony started at 3.48pm with the Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg reading out the instrument of appointment of […]

King appoints Taib to serve third term

KUCHING: Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has been reappointed to serve for two more years as Sarawak’s Head of the State, his third term. He received his instrument of appointment from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara yesterday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob; Sarawak Chief […]

Abdul Taib reappointed governor for another two years

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud today received his instrument of appointment to continue his service for another two years from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara here. This is Abdul Taib’s third term being appointed as the Sarawak Governor. His first term was […]

Taib pays last respects to late Salahuddin

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi Taib paid their last respects to the late former Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng at Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya on Saturday. Taib and his wife arrived at the mosque at […]

Taib presents state awards to 111 persons

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud presented various state awards and medals to 111 recipients on Wednesday (Jan 19). The investiture ceremony took place at Dewan Besar, Astana Negeri in Petra Jaya here. Leading the list of recipients were Meluan assemblyman Rolland Duat Jubin and Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang who […]

TYT confers state awards to 103 recipients

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today (Nov 17) conferred various state awards and medals to 103 recipients at an investiture ceremony at Astana Negeri Sarawak. Leading the list of award recipients was Director of the Security Division of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Lt Col (Retired) Mohd Melintang Abdullah who was […]

Short history on 40 years of elections

Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation. —  Simon Sinek, British-American author Sometime in November 1983, I interviewed Sarawak chief minister (Tun Pehin Sri) Abdul Taib Mahmud, and asked if he could give me a date for the 4th Sarawak Election. I had been sent by New Straits Times (NST) […]