22 to contest for 16 supreme council posts
KUCHING: The upcoming Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) triennial general meeting (TGM) or PBB Convention on June 16 to 19 will see 22 members contesting for the 16 Supreme Council posts of its Bumiputera wing. PBB Election officer Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah said they have received 23 nominations from all 82 PBB branches […]
PBB TGM set to draw some 2,000 delegates
By Natasha Jee & Sarah Hafizah Chandra & Neville Timothy Sanders KUCHING: Some 2,000 Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) leaders and delegates will be attending the Triennial Delegates Meeting (TGM) from June 17 to 19 here. PBB information chief Datuk Idris Buang said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, who is also […]
PBB TGM to see proposal to boost Sarawak’s agricultural economics
By Natasha Jee & Sarah Hafizah Chandra & Neville Timothy Sanders KUCHING: Boosting Sarawak’s agricultural economics further may be one of the motions proposed during the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) Triennial Delegates Meeting (TGM) next week. PBB information chief Datuk Idris Buang opined that the proposal was to ensure Sarawak had sufficient food sources […]
SUPP TGM expected to be smooth
KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party’s (SUPP) Triennial General Meeting (TGM) schedule to be held this month will be a smooth one, said Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang. He was confident that party members would place the party above self-interest as party members were more united than before. “I can’t tell for sure. Because […]
Yong will relinquish positions at party central level
KUCHING: Datuk Lily Yong has announced that she will relinquish her positions at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) central level. Yong, who is the SUPP Kuching branch chairperson, said she would relinquish those posts, including her position as the party’s vice-president, during the upcoming SUPP Triannual Delegates Conference. In a press conference held after […]
Yong remains SUPP Kuching chairperson
KUCHING: Datuk Lily Yong retained her post uncontested as Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson at the branch’s Triennial General Meeting (TGM) last Sunday. In a press conference held later, she said 45 committee members were elected unopposed, as were 31 Central Committee (CC) delegates, with eight of them being chosen as CC […]
What’s the UEC hold-up, SUPP asks KL
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) wants the federal government to emulate the state in recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC). This was one of the three resolutions adopted at the party’s Bukit Assek branch triennial general meeting cum election of new office-bearers here today. “What is our federal government waiting for?,” asked Bukit Assek […]
Faridah Osman Adenan heads Kuching Melanau Association
KUCHING: Faridah Osman Adenan was elected as the new president of the Kuching Melanau Association at its Triennial General Meeting (TGM) held at Wisma Melanau here on Saturday (Feb 19). Other members of the newly elected exco committee for 2021-2024 are Dr Anthony Valentine Laiseh as vice president, John Ling Jirid Tira and Hardi Keli […]
Tiang elected as Saberkas Pelawan head
SIBU: A political secretary to the chief minister Michael Tiang was elected unopposed as Saberkas Pelawan branch chairman during the triennial general meeting held on Thursday (Sept 24). He takes over from Eddy Puah who has served for nine years since the branch’s formation in 2011. In keeping with changing trends, Tiang leads a new […]
Saberkas to redefine youth as below 40
MIRI: Saberkas has agreed to redefine youth for its exco posts as those below 40 years old. “This was agreed by delegates during the 16th triennial general meeting (TGM),” said Saberkas’ newly elected president, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, at a Saberkas’ dinner held at a leading hotel here on Saturday night. He said this […]
