Well wishes for new Agong
KUCHING: Sarawakians have welcomed the appointment of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim. His Majesty was sworn in yesterday as the new King of Malaysia in a ceremony steeped in tradition at Istana Negara. When polled by the New Sarawak Tribune, members of the public expressed hope that the King will usher an era […]
Premier tight-lipped on new TYT’s appointment
BY GABRIEL LIHAN AND NURA VALENTIANA LORNA KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is tight – lipped about the resignation of Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and subsequent appointment as Governor of Sarawak. Abang Johari said the appointment of the Sarawak Head of State is the […]
Agong confers awards, medals and honours on 341 individuals
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today conferred the Darjah Johan Mangku Negara (JMN) award to deputy chief of Navy Vice Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain. Zulhelmy headed the list of 341 recipients of federal awards, medals and honours at an investiture ceremony at Istana Negara here. Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku […]
King expresses deep affection for Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Pahang folk
KUCHING: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed his deep affection for the people of Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Pahang as he concluded his remarkable Kembara Kenali Borneo journey earlier this month. During a speech at the inauguration of the Guai Bridge in Kampung Seberang Guai, Pahang, which was renamed Jambatan […]
Sabah, Sarawak MPs express admiration for royal couple’s participation in ‘Kembara Kenali Borneo’
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament (MPs) from Sabah and Sarawak have expressed their love for Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah for touring the two states under the ‘Kembara Kenali Borneo’ programme which ended yesterday. Among the MPs who touched on the matter […]
Royal road tour unites Borneo’s people
‘(This tour) provides an opportunity to build a new bridge where there is no river. The bridge is a bridge of friendship. My presence, and that of my family, my entourage, is as if representing part of the people in the Peninsula.’ — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah The recently concluded […]
Strengthen bonds between Peninsula and Borneo: King
KUCHING: Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has called for the strengthening of bonds between the Peninsula and Borneo. The King said there shouldn’t be any barrier between these regions to unite as Malaysians. “I would like to take this opportunity to build a new bridge of friendship. “My presence, together with that of my […]
King says he will return to Sarawak in 2030
KUCHING: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah wishes to return to Sarawak – in 2030, when the Pan Borneo Highway is fully completed. “I have been informed that the Pan Borneo Highway is projected to be fully completed between 2026 and 2030. “Here, I would like to personally extend my gratitude to […]
Kembara Kenali Borneo tour gives King opportunity to build bridge of friendship
KUCHING: The Kembara Kenali Borneo tour inspired by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah provided an opportunity for His Majesty to build a “bridge of friendship” between the regions of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Al-Sultan Abdullah said he came up with the tour simply to allow him to meet the people […]
King makes 15-hour Sibu-Kuching journey as Sarawakians line the streets faithfully
KUCHING: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s journey here from Sibu in conjunction with the Kembara Kenali Borneo tour took over 15 hours as a result of the people excitement over His Majesty’s visit to Sarawak. Al-Sultan Abdullah and his entourage arrived at the Pullman Hotel here only at about 12.20 am. […]
