Thursday, 5 March 2026

Category: Prime

Rayong’s time running out

KUCHING: Sarawak United  People’s Party (SUPP) Youth  chief Michael Tiang has lambasted Engkilili assemblyman  Johnicol Rayong Ngipa (pic) telling him that his constituents  voted him to represent them in  the state legislature as a government lawmaker and not as an  opposition member. Prior to that, Rayong had  blasted GPS, accusing the coalition of arrogance for wanting its  candidate to contest in Engkilili  in the next state election. “Rayong needs to remember that a majority of voters  in Engkilili voted him in 2016  to represent them in the ruling coalition and not as an  opposition lawmaker.  “In 2016, when he was a direct  Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, he even promised Tok Nan  (the then chief minister, Tan Sri  Pehin Sri Adenan Satem) that if  he won Engkilili seat, he would  quit UPP (United People’s Party,  a breakaway faction of SUPP). “After he won, he refused to honour his words and remained  in UPP. Now he has abandoned 

Dr Jerip remains tight-lipped on party link

KUCHING: Assistant Minister of  Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil  (pic) has refused to comment  on the status of his application  to join Gabungan Parti Sarawak  (GPS) coalition party. Dr Jerip has remained partyless after he resigned from  Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)  last month. He was the party’s  former deputy president. Despite being partyless,  he retained his portfolio as  Transport Assistant Minister in  a minor state Cabinet reshuffle  recently. Dr Jerip said the Transport  Ministry was a new ministry  created in line with the chief  minister’s wish to develop an  efficient transportation system in tandem with the rapid growth  of urbanisation. He thanked Chief Minister  Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun  Openg for giving the mandate to  the newly appointed Transport 

Dr Abdul Rahman spells out his vow

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Abdul  Rahman Junaidi (pic) vows to  perform well in all his three new  areas of responsibility in the state  Cabinet. He is

If system proves fool-proof, why not?

KUCHING: The mechanism proposed by the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) to accommodate voters living in rural areas must be fool-proof and prevents any cheating or

Swak-Spore’s 3-level relations

KUCHING: Singapore and Sarawak have underlined their commitment to further promote and elevate their strategic partnership and co-operation. As such, to further develop and enhance

Spore keen on state’s furniture manufacturing

KUCHING: Singapore is exploring collaborative opportunities with Sarawak in the areas of furniture manufacturing and industry development, said Singapore Senior Minister of State for Trade

We’ll do it our way

Justice for all races and religions, says CM KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to do things its own way. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun

Forest Dept, MACC to carry out joint programmes

KUCHING: Sarawak Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) director Razim Mohd Noor yesterday received a courtesy call from the state Forest Department director Hamden Mohammad at the