Coalition candidates to use GPS logo
KUCHING: All Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidates will contest the coming state election under the GPS logo despite coming from different component parties, said Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) secretary general said the possibility of overlapping seats among the component parties of the coalition was normal during an election and […]
Abang Johari asks for fresh mandate
IGAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg hopes that the people would give the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government a fresh mandate to enable it to continue implementing development projects. He said this in response to a list given by Jemoreng assemblyman Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya during the earth-breaking ceremony of Batang […]
A great reason to be glad
IGAN: The people here and those in Matu and Daro have every reason to glad as the once-cancelled Batang Igan Bridge project will be implemented soon. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the people requested for the project many years ago and the then Barisan Nasional (BN) government had made a plan […]
A game-changer in GPS’s development agenda
BATANG IGAN BRIDGE BY TANIA LAM & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: The Batang Igan Bridge is a vital component that will complete the set of bridges along Sarawak’s coastal road which will improve land transportation aimed at boosting the socio-economic growth of the state’s coastal areas. The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government has taken […]
‘PSB started the fallout by pinching Masir’
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) started the fallout with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) when it pinched Datuk Masir Kujat from Parti Rakyat Sarawak, said a political secretary to the chief minister. Charles Chad Nissom said PSB should realise that pinching a GPS coalition leader would be equally felt by the coalition party leaders. “That was […]
GPS spirit will ensure big win
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is hopeful that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) spirit will continue to be upheld for the ruling coalition to win big in the 12th State Election. SUPP Dudong branch chairman Wong Ching Yong noted that GPS practised the spirit of consensus where decisions are made based on consensus, mutual respect […]
Right time this year: Analyst
12TH STATE ELECTION KUCHING: It would be advantageous for the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government to call for the 12th state election this year, opined Universiti Malaya (UM) associate professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi. The political analyst said for GPS as the ruling coalition, the right time to hold the state polls would be […]
More women candidates please!
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is hoping for an increase in the number of women candidates in the upcoming state polls. “We hope that the number of women candidates will not go down. At least (the number) stays the same, but it would be best if there is […]
Preparing for a battle royale
Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister As GPS prepares for the coming Sarawak elections, it will be an interesting contest against a powerful united opposition. The 12th state election is due before Sept 7, […]
Abang Jo’s sincere intention
KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) and its breakaway faction — United People’s Party (UPP), now rebranded as Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) — have been advised to reconcile by the former and current chief ministers, revealed Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Fatimah was referring to […]