Keep DAP MPs in office, Loke tells voters
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general Anthony Loke has called on Sarawakian voters, especially the younger generation, to vote wisely in the next general election (GE-15). “We want to retain the six DAP MPs here in Sarawak, namely Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, Lanang MP Alice Lau, Sibu MP […]
Exercising rights to vote
KUCHING: The younger generation, especially those aged 18 and above, are urged to exercise their constitutional rights. In making this call, Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said that the youths, especially, are encouraged to keep abreast of the country’s latest development. “They (the youths) will be the first batch of Undi18, that’s why I […]
Be a true YB and resign, Chong tells Willie
KUCHING: Sarawak DAP Chairman Chong Chieng Jen has called on Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin to resign following the latter’s acceptance into Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). He accused Willie of taking advantage of the window period before the recently passed anti-party hopping law becomes enforceable. Chong said Willie, who was elected under a […]
Speaker’s reasoning absurd
KUCHING: Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen has hit out at Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun’s rejection of the motion to discuss the seizure of Petronas’ subsidiaries by the Sulu sultanate’s descendants on the grounds of sub judice as ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’. He pointed out that the matter is in litigation in a foreign court […]
Internet banking fraud: Chong goes to parliament
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen who has been vocal about internet banking fraud is taking it up to the next level. Chong, who is Stampin MP, said due to banks’ refusal to take responsibility for such fraud cases, he had submitted three parliamentary questions on this issue for the coming […]
Education fair targets school leavers in Kuching
KUCHING: Education fair will provide Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) leavers with a better grasp of the courses they will be taking. Padungan assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen made the point that youngsters needed to take courses at the higher education level to better prepare them for the workforce. “The Stampin Service Centre had allocated a fund […]
High cost of material
THE state government should allow its contractors to adjust their prices in view of the hike in the price of construction material. Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) said that in the last one year, prices of construction material had increased tremendously with steel prices increasing twofold. “Even the prices of locally produced cement, sand, and gavels […]
Chong shies away from commenting DAP-PSB negotiation
By Natasha Jee, Allan Jay & Ma Chee Seng KUCHING: Sarawak DAP Chairman Chong Chieng Jen has shied away from disclosing anything about the talks between his party and Sarawak and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) on working together in the next general election. He said he would leave it to the three-man-committee led by his […]
Porridge, dates for Muslims in Padungan
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak on Friday distributed savoury porridge or bubur lambuk and dates to Muslims in the Padungan constituency. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen disclosed that the distribution was conducted together with DAP Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen. “Besides that, we provided some Raya food aid to 12 families […]
State DAP offers RM1,500 dialysis assistance fund
KUCHING: A total of 100 kidney patients from the Bandar Kuching and Stampin parliamentary constituencies are now eligible for a RM1,500 dialysis assistance fund. According to Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen, the programme aims to alleviate the financial burden of kidney patients who are currently receiving dialysis therapy. “The candidate has […]