PBB’s all age groups plan wins backing
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth Asajaya branch is all for the party fielding candidates of all age groups in the 15th General Election (GE15). Its chief Syahrizzal Arfandy Adam said this is not something impossible to implement. “Looking at the last 12th State Election, apart from the elderly, many new candidates in their […]
No need for radical changes
KUCHING: In view of the good performance by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the last 12th state election, there is no need for it to make any radical change in its strategy for the 15th general election (GE15). Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said that as can be seen in the last […]
Advocating youth in mainstream politics
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is never short of winnable young candidates as proven in the last state election where it fielded 24 new faces aged between 24 to 40 years old. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan said there is an abundance of aspiring professionals in the candidates’ book as […]
GPS bloc to support anti-hop Bill
KUCHING: The anti-hopping Bill to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday will be supported by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) bloc. Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni said GPS MPs including himself will be participating in the debate. “We expect that this Bill will get full support from Members of Parliament despite their initial […]
SRDC councillors urged to be more proactive
SIBU: Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) councillors are urged to be more proactive in looking after the areas entrusted to them. Bukit Assek assemblyman Chieng Jin Ek said councillors should also work in groups to reach out to the people to solve various issues. He pointed out that the areas under SRDC jurisdiction are big, […]
GPS set to be lynchpin of stable federal government
By Siti Nurain Ratani KUCHING: The question of when the 15th General Election (GE15) will be called may still be a mystery, but it is certain that parties in the country are making preparations to face it, especially in shoring up their strength and fostering understanding between their component parties. On its part the ruling […]
Limit YB tenure and field younger crop in GE15
By Siti Nurain Ratani KUCHING: A leading academic has suggested that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) limit the tenure of state assemblymen to two terms in office. This, said Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Senior Research Fellow Professor Dr Zaini Othman, will go a long way in the evolution of GPS as a dynamic coalition going forward. […]
Abdul Karim hopeful GPS can bag 28 seats
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hazmah is confident of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) taking at least 28 of the 31 parliamentary seats at stake in the 15th general election (GE15). Using GPS’s overwhelming 12th state election performance – where it won 76 of the 81 seats – […]
Villagers advised not to believe opposition propaganda
KUCHING: A state assemblyman has reminded the people not to easily believe the propaganda regarding the recession faced by the country being spread by the opposition party leaders. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap Sin Yau said the current recession faced by the country was not too bad as claimed by the opposition, adding that the […]
Community service remains focus of PBB
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has always focused on giving services to the community. In stating this, Tupong Assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman pointed out that in his constituency alone, various issues have been raised by the people here. “Since my constituency consists of those housing (perumahan) and village areas, […]