GPS lets Abang Johari decides on choice of PM
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will leave it to its chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to decide on the coalition’s choice of Prime Minister. Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said GPS will first discuss the matter with fellow party members. “We will see how first, the […]
Tiong keeps eye on hospital issues
BINTULU: The lack of parking space at Bintulu hospital has become one of the challenges over the past few years, said Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. In a statement the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Bintulu candidate pointed out that due to the location of the hospital, the authorities have not been able to add more […]
19 NGOs get federal grants from Tiong
SIBU: Nineteen non-governmental organisations received federal grants here on yesterday. The grants made available through Bintulu MP and Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing at the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Dudong Service Centre in Jalan Aman. Chairman of PDP Dudong Branch Teo Boon Siew and youth chief of PDP Bawang Assan Joshua Ting were […]
Food more than energy source: Tiong
BINTULU: All parties be it the government, producers and consumers have a role to play in ensuring food consumed is safe. Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said this is because food is more than just a source of energy for survival. It is also a reflection of culture, a symbol of […]
Improve drainage maintenance to avoid floods
KUCHING: There is a dire need for better and improved maintenance of drainage systems in Sibu to avoid flooding in low-lying areas, said Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. Tiong, who is also Bintulu MP, said he met with Sarawak Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) director Ahmad Denny Ahmad Fauzi to discuss on […]
Remember your roots, Chinese reminded
SIBU: Clan associations have been told not to forget their Chinese roots and at the same recruit more youths and women into their organisations. Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China, said youth and women groups could continue to play the role of teaching others the origins of their cultures. […]
Tiong shoots back at Bintulu DAP publicity chief
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has taken Bintulu DAP publicity chief Chiew Chan Yew to task for failing to fight for the rights of Sarawakians when Pakatan Harapan (PH) was the federal government. “It is an indisputable fact that Sarawak was marginalised during PH’s administration. “For him to fail in fulfilling his duties, was […]
Tiong lauds Sibu’s shipbuilding skills
SIBU: Despite being a small town, Sibu’s innate talents have turned it into the state’s shipbuilding prowess. Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the quality and technology of the vessels built in here are world renowned, even as labour shortages have caused production bottlenecks in various shipyards. “Therefore, I wish to appeal to […]
Opposition Tuai Rumah cannot prohibit govt representatives from entering longhouses
SIBU: Tuai Rumah from the opposition party should not prohibit government representatives from entering their longhouses. This was said by Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing when officiating at the close of the Dudong KMKK and Village Security and Development Committee course on Thursday (July 7). “They cannot arbitrarily prohibit government representatives from entering […]
Hawkers want safe place to do business
SIBU: Hawkers at Kampung Usahajaya Baru have requested for a safer place for them to trade. Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the current place, which is located on the side of the road, posed a danger to both customers and hawkers. “I have discussed with the Land and Survey Department, Public Health, […]