Villages to receive water tanks
LUNDU: Villages in Opar constituency will receive water tanks provided by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government to store clean water for their daily use. Assistant Minister of Welfare and Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the water tanks would greatly benefit the rural villagers to store clean water especially during drought. Harden officiated […]
Political stability key to progress
KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan hoped to see continuous political stability under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government. This will ensure that the priorities in developing the state can be pursued when the 12th Malaysia Plan (12 MP) begins, he pointed out. “As the elected representative for Balai Ringin, I […]
Progress needs stable government, skilled leaders
KUCHING: Sarawak needs a stable government and experienced or skilled leaders to continue developing. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said experienced leaders could be found in the present Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government. “We are lucky we have Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg as the chief minister and his team of Cabinet members […]
Don’t be easily misled, public told
SIMANGGANG: Sarawakians, especially those in Simanggang should not be easily deceived by the ideology of those that could disrupt harmony, said Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. He said the people should just focus to further unite in fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic. “Recently, there have been a lot of sensationalised conversations and these have […]
Prioritising rural communities with agriculture development
JULAU: Farmers, especially in Meluan constituency, are urged to benefit from the Agriculture Community Outreach Programme (AgriCOP) to develop the local agricultural sector. Meluan assemblyman Rolland Duat Jubin said the state government has allocated RM210,000 for Meluan to implement the programme which aims to promote, expose modern technology and the potential of agriculture to the […]
Coalition ensures development of agriculture sector
SARIKEI: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has remained committed to develop the agriculture sector in Sarawak. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said the rapid development in Sarikei today had proven the determination of the state government. “The smart measures and steps taken by the state government to make the agriculture sector as […]
Status quo for GPS a right move
Malaysia does not need a ‘coalition of coalitions’ because everyone knows that it is a political strategy aimed at borrowing the strength of the biggest party and not to get genuine support from the people. — Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Umno vice-president No one, not even supporters of Perikatan Nasional (PN), took the recent proposal of a grand […]
JKKKs to implement 35 RTP projects
BETONG: Thirty-five projects under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) valued at RM4.39 million will be implemented through gotong-royong (communal work) by Village Security and Security Committees (JKKKs). Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu said this was a new page in the implementation of RTP projects in Sarawak after the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government allowed JKKKs […]
Better independent than shackled
KOTA SAMARAHAN: There is no pressing need for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to form a formal charter with Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN). Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) information chief Datuk Idris Buang said the ruling coalition favours being independent rather than being tied down to other political parties. “GPS doesn’t want to […]
Ranum called to return to GPS
SERIAN: Will Opar assemblyman Datuk Ranum Mina, a member of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) return and join the other Bidayuh assemblymen of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to capture all eight Bidayuh-majority seats in coming the 12th state election? Ranum left Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) to join PSB, which was then known as United People’s […]