Friday, 20 February 2026

Author: Natasha Jee

Don’t be fooled by PH manifesto

KUCHING: Sarawakians have been warned not to be fooled by the Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) election manifesto for the coming state election. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said PH will resort to all sorts of tactics, one of which is to split the

MA63 Monday meeting business as usual

KUCHING: The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA 63) Steering Committee meeting scheduled for Monday will be usual business in Putrajaya. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the meeting, to be chaired by the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will just be a continuation of what had arisen

War against PH begins now

KUCHING: The component parties of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) have been told to prepare their weapons. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the fight against Pakatan Harapan (PH) begins now even though the 12th state election is about two years away. “The election

Masing

Any time the chairman says it

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is ready for the coming 12th State Election whenever its chairman calls the shot. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Masing said if Pakatan Harapan (PH) is in disarray that is where GPS should move in. “GPS is all set

Identify common challenges

KUCHING: Asean youths are urged to come together in identifying the common challenges as well as finding the best solution to the problems faced by the youth of today or in the foreseeable future. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah pointed out that the young generation would

No hurry to revisit Baram dam yet

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has no plans to revisit the Baram hydroelectric dam yet, but has other alternatives in place to ensure sufficient power supply.  Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said there are better ways to get sufficient power supply through existing dams, cascading dams, and having floating

PKR in crisis

State party chiefs threaten to cancel Miri convention if problem not resolved   KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is going through a storm and its State Leadership Council (MPN) has called on the national Keadilan top leadership to immediately move to avert what it called “party crisis”. In a statement

MySmart City to address traffic jams

The Sarawak Ministry of Transport wants its federal counterpart responsible for smart city framework to work closely together and provide funding in addressing the traffic congestion problem in Kuching city. Its minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said this in view that under the state’s smart city framework, Kuching city had

‘Speak up for Sarawak in Kuala Lumpur’

The federal 2020 Budget is again a Malaya-centric budget with Pakatan Harapan (PH) failing to keep its promise of 30 per cent development expenditure for Sabah and Sarawak. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that if the 2020 State Budget was compared with the

Limbang only division that is rabies-free

AS of Nov 8, this year, all divisions in the state are affected by the rabies outbreak except Limbang. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said a total of 35,370 cases of animal bites have been reported to the state health department since July 1,