KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has been reminded to be friendly and supportive of Sarawak and Sabah if he wants to keep their support. In stating this, Political analyst at the Department of Sociology, University of Malaya Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said Sarawak needed to
KUCHING: The appointment of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Malaysia’s eighth Prime Minister will bring back international confidence in the nation’s policy and governance, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. He said it was important for international communities to have confident and trust in the country’s government. “We
KUCHING: Sarawakians especially non-Muslims have been told not to fear Parti Islam Se Malaysia (PAS) as Sarawak lawmakers know what they are doing to protect religious harmony in the state. In giving this assurance, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing, who is Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president,
KUCHING: Fishing activities in Bakun Lake need to be properly controlled to prevent over-fishing which could lead to extinction of fishes in the lake. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing warned that merchantable fish could become extinct in less than 10 years at the rate fishes were
KUCHING: It is unadvisable to hold the state election together with the general election (GE), opined a political observer. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Dr Arnold Puyok said this would not be a good strategy, adding that the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government need not rush to hold elections and also
KUCHING: Sarawak boxing team hold high hopes of winning more medals at the 20th Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Johor from July 11 to 19. With improved training programme under experienced coaches, the chances of Sarawak boxing squad to surpass their medal collection of one gold and two bronze medals in
KUCHING: It would not be a wise move for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Parti Warisan Sabah to join the proposed Pakatan Nasional government. This is mainly because the new coalition has a very dominant Malay and Islamic narrative. In the context of multi-racial and multi-faith Malaysia the move would
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has told Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) to direct its passion and request to the correct ministry. He said this in replying to PSB questioning why the cabinet paper on absorbing retrenched workforce is confined only to Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn
KUCHING: After Friday night’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council meeting failed to set a date for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to hand over the prime minister’s post to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, it is imperative that all components of the PH to unite and respect the decision. “This is because
KUCHING: The low Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dividend was largely due to the bad economic situation in the country last year, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos. The pension fund has declared a dividend of 5.45 per cent for Conventional Savings in 2019 and 5 per cent