KUCHING: Barisan Nasional retained the P194 Petra Jaya seat with 15,017-vote majority. Incumbent Datuk Fadillah Yusof (BN-PBB) polled 28,306 votes in a three-corner fight against Datuk Nor Irwan Ahmad Nor (PKR) who polled 13,289 votes and Hamdan Sani of PAS with 1,350 votes. P194 Petra Jaya parliamentary constituency has 57,925
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan will keep its promise to abolish the Goods and Services Tax (GST) after forming the federal government. Its Chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the Sales and Services Tax (SST) will be reinstated to replace the GST. “It’s a cancellation. We don’t need it. We go
PUNCAK BORNEO: Willie Mongin, a candidate from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), created history when he won and grabbed the Puncak Borneo Parliamentary seat from Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 14th General Election. Willie won by 18,865 votes with a majority of 4,005 defeating BN candidate Jeannoth Sinel who received only
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad created history yesterday when he took the oath of office as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time, and at the age of 92. The Pakatan Harapan chairman, attired in a black and gold embroidered ‘Baju Melayu’, was sworn in as the
KUCHING: The Sarawak state government has announced that May 17 and May 18 will be declared as additional public holidays, said a statement released by the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office here yesterday. The additional public holidays were declared under Section 5 of the Public Holidays Ordinance. As such, the public
KUCHING: The State Barisan Nasional (BN) government wishes to congratulate Pakatan Harapan (PH) for its victory in the just-concluded 14th General Election. In a press statement issued yesterday, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the State government respects the decision of the rakyat. Even though
KUCHING: Anjung Singgah official Ediawati recently inform Hope Place to help two needy families who need help in food items. Muhammad Yusri Bin Amin and Nur Azlyn Tamizy are heads of the families from Spaoh. They both have been staying at Anjung Singgah since last month (April) but will move
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (JKR) would like to inform public members about a road detour and closure of half of Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub (Normah Leg) on 12 May (Saturday) starting from 9am till 4pm. This road detour and closure is to give way for the works of
KUCHING: The Welfare Trustee of Sarawak Mosques or Lembaga Amanah Kebajikan Masjid Negeri Sarawak (LAKMNS) will hold a briefing of Majlis Taklimat Ihya’ Ramadan20l8M/1439H on this 12 May at 8am at Jamek State Mosque. This is give briefing on the programmes to be held in the Ihya Ramadan celebration this
MIRI: The 13th edition of Borneo Jazz Festival is here again, with its opening show to kick off today (Friday May 11) and to go on until May 13 (Sunday) at Coco Cabana Miri. It would be the first time that the Borneo Jazz uses Coco Cabana Miri as its
