Adenan continues to be remembered
KUCHING: “It has been seven years, yet your presence is felt here with us,” said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian as he fondly remembered the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem. Dr Sim said this on Facebook today (Jan 11) as well as updating his profile picture to a photo of late Adenan […]
Late Tok Nan’s pension to be given to needy students
LUNDU: The Jaznan Foundation will be donating the pension funds of the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem, or fondly known as Tok Nan, to the needy (asnaf) students of Tanjong Datu constituency every year before the beginning of Ramadan month. According to Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan, who is also the son of Tok […]
NGO holds prayer service for late Adenan
KUCHING: The Islamic Welfare Organisation of Malaysia (Perkim) Samarahan Branch held a Tahlil and Doa Arwah ceremony for the late former Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem in conjunction with the sixth anniversary of his passing on Jan 13. Kota Samarahan MP Datuk Rubiah Wang, who was among those present at the ceremony said although […]
More projects for rural areas
BY JOEY LECLERC ADDRESSING local community needs in Sarawak has been effective with funding provided by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) under the rural transformation programme (RTP) and minor rural project (MRP). Introduced by former Chief Minister, the late Pehin Seri Adenan Satem (Tok Nan) and continued by his successor, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang […]
Quotable quotes: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and Pehin Sri Adenan Satem (Tok Nan)
Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg • ‘Sik berasa’, which loosely translates into English as ‘didn’t feel it’; • ‘Ketek ajak’, which means ‘just click’. • Baruk ari marek ari Jemat, ari tok dah Jemat agik dah … sik berasa (It is just like yesterday was Friday and today is Friday again […]
Tok Nan fishing competition good for Sematan economy
SEMATAN: The Tok Nan Open Sea Fishing Competition is a new tourist attraction, gathering 116 anglers competing for the big prize. Deputy Youth, Sport and Entrepreneur Development Minister, Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu said the competition not only attracted locals but also foreigners, subsequently contributing to local economy. “After two years of going through the pandemic, […]
Abang Johari upholds Tok Nan’s no-toll promise
BINTULU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has not forgotten the wishes of the late former Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem that there will be no tolls along the Pan Borneo Highway. “When he officiated at the start the work here, he said we wanted no tolls along the entire […]
Abang Jo — one of the most influential Malaysian politicians
There was a time when he ‘disappeared’ from the house which prompted his security personnel to make several calls to find him. They later found that their boss, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, was actually surveying the surrounding area on his own or at his favourite outdoor area or dining […]
Sematan tourism hub ultimate goal, says Azizul
LUNDU: Newly-minted Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan wants everyone in Sematan and Tanjong Datu to pull their weight in making the area a tourism hub for the state. He is aware that there is much to be done but promised to look into every issue one by one. Towards this end Azizul said if […]
Remembering Tok Nan
BY AZMI BUJANG It was in the morning of January 11, 2017 that I called Dr Cheong, asking him how Tok Nan (former chief minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem) was doing. Dr Cheong was his physician for three years and the former CM had been admitted to the Sarawak Heart Centre for observation. Dr Cheong […]
