PADAWAN: A total of 39 outstanding students from the Biperoh Bidayuh clan received educational incentives from the Kuching Biperoh Association (KBA). They are students who recorded excellent results in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) in 2019, 2020 and 2021. They each received cash and certificates
KUCHING: A political observer urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to consider giving Cabinet posts to the minority groups in Sarawak. Datuk Peter Minos said the two minority groups (the Bidayuh and Orang Ulu) played vital roles both in state and federal politics, thus they deserved any federal Cabinet
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said there is no issue of GPS not being able to cooperate with PAS. “For me there is no problem to cooperate with PAS because for the last 30 months we, GPS, have been cooperating with PAS in one
SIBURAN: Puncak Borneo elected Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Willie Mongin attributed his victory in retaining his seat to the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 15th general election (GE15). He said the GPS machinery and the cooperation of the fellow assemblymen under his constituency has contributed to his soaring
KUCHING: Malaysians woke up to a hung parliament this morning. What is surprising is the resurgence of ethnocentrism and religiocentrism politics with Perikatan Nasional (PN) winning an increased number of seats, monopolised by PAS which won 49 seats, making it the biggest single opposition party. PN’s other component, Bersatu, won
SIBURAN: Datuk Willie Mongin returned the trust of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) by winning the Puncak Borneo seat with style. Willie, who is the incumbent, garnered 29,457 votes to win the seat with 13,338 votes majority. Contesting on the Gabungan
PADAWAN: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate for Puncak Borneo Datuk Willie Mongin and his wife Datin Yee Chooi Ling cast their votes at SRB Chung Hua Batu 15, Jalan Penrissen here, at 8.30am. Meanwhile Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Diog Dios voted in SK St Gile Git and Parti Sarawak Bersatu
KUCHING: Anwar, woman or GPS – one of these three pull factors will decide the outcome in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency. An opposition party which is sitting out this general election, Parti Aspirasi, is inclined to think it will boil down to these factors when voters cast their ballots
PADAWAN: The campaigning period for the 15th general election (GE15), which began on Nov 5, ends at 11.59 pm today (Nov 18 ). During the 14-day period, candidates took the opportunity to meet as many voters as possible. Many lamented that the campaigning period is “too short”. For the Puncak
KUCHING: Looking at the overall picture, it appears that Pakatan Harapan (PH) is working harder on the ground nationwide and the opposition coalition’s campaigns are well-coordinated and its goals are focussed. This is clearly seen on social media, and most of the ceramah in town are fully packed, said Parti