Awang Tengah keeps faith in voters’ wisdom
BAU: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah on Saturday wondered if voters in Sarawak would actually favour peninsula-based parties which were rejected by the people there. He believes the people will be able to evaluate for themselves if they should vote for the opposition in the coming 12th state election. Awang Tengah pointed to […]
Have mandate will have wealth fund
SERIAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has asserted that if Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is given a mandate by the people, he will form a sovereign fund by next year for the future of Sarawak. “There is an approach called capital maximisation under sovereign fund. So our future is bright […]
SUPP faces tough challenges in urban seats
MIRI: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has always faced tough challenges in urban constituencies, disclosed its secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew. “Despite the challenges, we in SUPP will work hard to ensure that our candidates win and most importantly we must be with the people all the time,” he said after officiating at […]
Uggah drums up support for Telang Usan rep
BARAM: The GPS government has many more development plans and programmes waiting to be implemented in the areas under the Highland Development Agency (HDA) and for this purpose a sum of RM1.5 billion has been allocated to the agency. For this reason, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said voters in Telang Usan […]
Tellian incumbent gets local PBB Youth support
MUKAH: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Tellian branch Youth supports Tellian incumbent Yussibnosh Balo to be nominated again to defend his constituency in the 12th State Election so that he could continue to serve. Polling will be done on Dec 18 as announced by the Election Commission (EC) on Nov 24. PBB Tellian Youth head […]
Vote for GPS to reciprocate its efforts: Manyin
SERIAN: Tebedu incumbent Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong has called upon the people, especially those in Serian, to reciprocate the Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) efforts by voting for the coalition’s candidates in the upcoming 12th Sarawak state election on Dec 18. “We have seen from Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud to the late Pehin […]
Gerawat to defend Mulu
MULU: Incumbent Datuk Gerawat Gala will be re-nominated to defend the Mulu constituency in next month’s state election. Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg announced this after performing an earth-breaking ceremony of the Mulu sub-district administrative centre here on Thursday (Nov 25). “I’m retaining (Datuk) Gerawat for Mulu […]
Miri-Terawan road link to cut travel time
MULU: A road linking Miri to Marudi and all the way up to Long Terawan will be built when Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) return to power. This will be among the projects that will come the way of interior Baram, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said once completed, […]
Abang Johari — man of the moment
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams, sixth US President The bets are on! Can GPS do better in the 12th state election under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg? I’m putting […]
Telang Usan incumbent to defend seat
MARUDI: Incumbent Telang Usan state assemblyman Dennis Ngau is the latest individual to be named by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to defend his seat in the 12th Sarawak state election. “I confirm you (Dennis) as a candidate (for Telang Usan),” Abang Johari said at the start of his speech when launching a […]