GPS requests four full ministers in Anwar’s Cabinet
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has requested to have at least four of its Members of Parliament to be appointed to the 10th Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet line-up. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said a total of four GPS MPs were included in the previous Cabinet line-up, under […]
Abang Jo announces bonus for for state and federal civil servants
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg today announced a special payment of one-and-a-half-month basic salary or a minimum of RM2,000 for Sarawak civil servants. He made the announcement in his winding-up speech at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly sitting here, adding that the payment will be made by end of this […]
New cabinet tomorrow
KUCHING: Newly appointed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to unveil his much-awaited Cabinet tomorrow (1 Dec). Sources disclosed that, though downsized to not more than 25 members, the Cabinet is expected to have two deputy prime ministers. One is likely to be from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and the other from Barisan […]
Unity government with big heart
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will play a role as a pillar party in the Federal government. That was the assertion by newly-minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Nov 26, after receiving a visit from the coalition’s chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Abang Johari went to Anwar’s residence accompanied by […]
Minority groups must be given consideration
KUCHING: A political observer urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to consider giving Cabinet posts to the minority groups in Sarawak. Datuk Peter Minos said the two minority groups (the Bidayuh and Orang Ulu) played vital roles both in state and federal politics, thus they deserved any federal Cabinet posts. “While our new prime […]
How about Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs too?
KUCHING: As one of the three largest coalitions which came together to form the unity government recently, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) appears poised to get the deputy prime minister position in the federal Cabinet. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said since he was from the Pakatan Harapan, the DPM would likely come from the […]
Abang Johari pays a visit to Anwar
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg paid a visit to newly-minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the latter’s residence in Kajang today (Nov 26). “God willing, the relationship between the federal government and Sarawak will definitely be closer and strengthened in the plan to create a better and more […]
Great support for Anwar as PM
KUCHING: We welcome Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment as the 10th Prime Minister, said Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine. “We agree with the decree of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to cooperate with other parties in the peninsula to form a unity government; it is for the sake of administrative stability […]
Borneo bloc broke the deadlock
It took five days for the nation’s political crisis to come to an end. The deadlock which stemmed from no political parties having the numbers to form a government – resulting in a historic hung parliament after the 15th general election (GE15) – caused a lot of trepidation. Malaysians who thought that a stable government […]
Minos: GPS right to follow King’s advice
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) made the right decision to follow the advice of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, says Datuk Peter Minos. “Years of political turmoil and years of political squabbles in Malaysia, especially in the Peninsular, had made Malaysians very tired, weary and frustrated,” said the political commentator. “Political problems had adverse effects on […]