Party positions poser in PSB-PDP merger
KUCHING: A political analyst predicted that determining party positions would be a challenge after the proposed merger between Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) takes shape. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) senior lecturer Dr Lee Kuok Tiung said however, talks of the proposed merger has been quiet for a while, believing that the […]
Call for prompt re-delineation of Sarawak’s electoral boundaries
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) should promptly notify the Dewan Rakyat Speaker and the Prime Minister to propose for a re-delineation exercise of Sarawak’s electoral boundaries to be carried out. Political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) noted that Sarawak is nearly the size of Peninsular Malaysia, yet the state only […]
Elections will gauge support for Unity Government
KUCHING: The distribution of seats for the forthcoming elections in six states in Peninsular Malaysia is expected to be raised during the Unity Government National Convention. According to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) political analyst Dr. Lee Kuok Tiung the elections involving Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang would thus be an important gauge […]
Sarawak to gain with 11 MPs in federal government
KUCHING: The six Members of Parliament from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will do well as federal deputy ministers, said political analyst Professor Lee Kuok Tiung. The senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) predicted that all of them will do their best to take care of Sarawak’s interests. He also singled out Sarikei MP Datuk […]
USM embarks on campaign to bust STEM myths
KUCHING: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has launched a social campaign called ‘STEM it up!’ that aims to bust the myths and negative stereotypes about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education among parents and school-going children. The social campaign is undertaken by the university’s Persuasive Communication final year students from the School of Communication in […]
Winds of change in DAP strongholds?
KUCHING: Several DAP strongholds in the central region of Sarawak appear to be at risk as the 15th general election (GE15) campaign period enters its final phase. Political analyst Prof Dr Lee Kuok Tiung claimed it is almost certain that DAP will lose in Sarikei. “Yes, he is going to win this time despite failing […]
Splitting of votes may cost DAP this time
KUCHING: Sarawak DAP will not be able to retain all its six parliamentary seats in the 15th General Election (GE15), especially after the party’s huge defeat in the state polls in December last year. However, it is also premature to predict which seats they will lose as it boils down to the focus of their […]
Siblings give family double happiness
KUCHING: Happiness shared is happiness doubled. Just ask newly-minted graduate siblings Juana and Lauren Joulan Poyong from Sabah. They were a picture of sheer happiness after receiving their scrolls during the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus graduation ceremony here Today (Aug 30). Juana, 24, from Kota Kinabalu graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting […]
Voting elsewhere a long time coming
KUCHING: Allowing Sabahan and Sarawakian voters to cast their ballots in the peninsula has been long time coming. Political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung, a senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said this should be allowed to allow every to participate in the democratic process. He made this point after Minister in the Prime […]
Jeniri appointed UMS panel advisor
KUCHING: Senior fellow of the Malaysian Council of Professors Dr Jeniri Amir has been appointed as a panel advisor of the Communications Programme Industry at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He was officially informed of his two-year appointment through an official letter sent by the faculty’s dean, Associate Professor […]
