KUCHING: Minister of Local government and Housing and the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Stampin parliamentary seat, Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian yesterday thanked his party members for their hard work and support to the Sarawak United People’s Party candidates in the 14th General Election (GE14).
“While the results are not what we had hoped, nonetheless, this is the inevitable part of a functioning democracy, where sometimes we win, and sometimes we lose.
“If you look at our party’s history, this is not the first time that we are in the opposition.
“We have always believed that Sarawak is for Sarawakians. We will continue to uphold Sarawak rights for Sarawakians.
“Our mission to protect Sarawak rights now is as critical as ever: West Malaysian parties are now representing us in Parliament.
“We must be the guardians and champions for the Sarawak people, lest we fall back to the times of the 1980s and 1990s where we saw an erosion of rights, to which, until today we are still in the process of recovering,” he added.
“So let us renew our commitment and focus on our mission in the coming weeks and months so that we may be the ears and eyes of Sarawak as we navigate into the next chapter of history of Sarawak in Malaysia.”
