Ensure PBB remains kingpin of Sarawak politics: Razali
PUSA: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Beting Maro branch members, including the Youth and Women’s sections must work together to develop the constituency. Beting Maro assemblyman Razali Gapor said the youth and women members played important roles in contributing ideas to develop Sarawak and to ensure PBB continued to govern the state. Gabungan Parti Sarawak […]
No prob for GPS; just fulfil poll pledges
KUCHING: The formation of the Bornean Alliance will not have much of an effect on Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 15th general election (GE15) if GPS maintains its momentum from the recent state election, fulfils its promises, and continues to serve. Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said the Bornean Alliance – […]
Abang Johari upholds Tok Nan’s no-toll promise
BINTULU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has not forgotten the wishes of the late former Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem that there will be no tolls along the Pan Borneo Highway. “When he officiated at the start the work here, he said we wanted no tolls along the entire […]
Reflecting true and proper status of Sarawak
SIBU: The change from Chief Minister to Premier and Assistant Minister to Deputy Minister would reflect the true and proper status of Sarawak in Malaysia, according to Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief Michael Tiang Ming Tee. He said it would be part of the move towards restoring and maintaining Sarawak’s autonomy into the […]
Reps take their oath
KUCHING: Newly elected assemblypersons in the recent Sarawak State Election have taken their oath of office before State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar today. The oath taking ceremony which took place in DUN chambers during the first day of sitting began at 9.23am, led by Chief Minister Datuk […]
Undi18 will change Sarawak’s political landscape
KUCHING: Undi18 will be a game changer for Sarawak politics – even if we don’t know for a fact if the youth will side Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) or opt to vote for new players. In saying this, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) deputy dean and senior lecturer Dr […]
People voted for survival, security and Sarawak, says academic
KUCHING: Disunity among opposition members and Pakatan Harapan’s checkered record were among the factors which contributed to Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) landslide victory in the recent 12th state election. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) deputy dean Dr Arnold Puyok said the opposition had not managed to present itself as […]
Expect PSB to give PRS stiff fight in next election
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) will be the main challenger to Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) in Iban areas in the next election, predicts Dr Arnold Puyok. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) deputy dean based this on the share of popular votes in Iban areas in the 12th state […]
SUPP wooed back the Chinese? Not at all: Lecturer
KUCHING: It is a fallacy to say that Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) won back the Chinese votes in the 12th Sarawak state election (PRN-12) which it had lost in the previous two state elections, said a senior lecturer. “We can conclude that SUPP has managed to retain their base as they did in the […]
Puncak Borneo has always been PBB’s seat
KUCHING: The Puncak Borneo must remain as a Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) parliamentary seat in the coming 15th general election. PBB vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah reiterated that the Puncak Borneo parliamentary seat has always been a PBB seat. “Furthermore, three of the state seats within the constituency are all represented by […]