Another assemblyman quits Warisan, joins Gagasan Rakyat
KOTA KINABALU: Petagas Assemblyman Datuk Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari, who is Parti Warisan (Warisan) treasurer-general today announced he is leaving the party to join Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) The Putatan Warisan division leader, when announcing the decision, said it was to enable him to serve his constituents better. “After thinking and discussing […]
Three Warisan assemblymen quit party
KOTA KINABALU: Three Parti Warisan (Warisan) state representatives namely Kunak assemblywoman Norazlinah Arif, Mohammad Mohamarin (Banggi), and Chong Chen Bin (Tanjong Kapor) announced they are leaving the party today. Norazlinah, who is Warisan Wanita chief along with the party’s Supreme Council members Mohammad and Chong, in a joint statement today said that they would remain […]
No prob for GPS; just fulfil poll pledges
KUCHING: The formation of the Bornean Alliance will not have much of an effect on Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 15th general election (GE15) if GPS maintains its momentum from the recent state election, fulfils its promises, and continues to serve. Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said the Bornean Alliance – […]
Bornean Alliance is merely a “copycat”, political analyst says
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Parti Warisan Sabah’s plan to form the Bornean Alliance is merely a “copycat” of the cooperation between Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), says a political analyst. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) senior lecturer Prof Dr Lee Kuok Tiung said PSB and Warisan were just beginning to […]
Uphill battle for PSB and Warisan in GE15 even if Bornean Alliance is materialised
KUCHING: It will be an uphill battle for Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Parti Warisan Sabah in the 15th General Election (GE15) even if the two parties manage to work together and form the Bornean Alliance (Perikatan Borneo), opines Prof Dr James Chin. The political analyst from the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania, Australia said the […]
Sarawak DAP chairman Chong slammed over remarks
KUCHING: Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has been slammed over his remarks about Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) costing Malaysia its chance of having the first East Malaysian prime minister (PM) as it did not support Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal for the post. Charles Chad Nissom, a […]
Warisan will take legal action over Sebatik assemblyman issue
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) will be taking legal steps to compel Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Kadzim M Yahya to accept the resignation of Sebatik assemblyman Hassan A Gani Pg Amir, hence vacate the seat, said Warisan secretary-general Datuk Loretto S Padua. In a statement here today, Loretto said the party’s lawyers have […]
Warisan’s defeat and lessons for Sarawak leaders
By Arnold Puyok & Shahrill Sabarudin In the recent election in Sabah, GRS comprising BN, PN and PBS defeated Warisan by a six-seat margin. The defeat was expected. Two statewide opinion polls conducted by the independent think tank SEEDS (Society Empowerment and Economic Development of Sabah) showed tell-tale signs of Warisan’s loss of support from […]
Chronology of Sabah elections
Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance. — Brian Tracy, motivational public speaker Congratulations to Sabah’s Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) for masterminding the downfall of the Warisan in another episode of Sabah’s long political journey.Veteran Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, whom I know well, said former Sabah chief minister and Warisan leader […]
Muhyiddin denies offering DPM post to Shafie Apdal
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied that he had offered the post of Deputy Prime Minister to Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, as reported by a news portal recently. “Referring to the statement of Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal in his interview with Malaysiakini on July 14, […]
