TYT confers state awards on 156
KUCHING: A total of 156 people who were conferred state awards received their honours from Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at State Astana here, today (Jan 18). The ceremony began with the awarding of the Johan Bintang Sarawak (JBS) to three recipients led by Ahmad Johnnie Zawawi. Ahmad Johnnie, who is […]
PBK calls for amendment to Article 3(1) of Federal Constitution
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan wants Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution to be amended. Article 3(1) states that Islam is the official religion of the federation while other religions can be practised. “In the past, it could have been misunderstood that even the Sarawak government at one time in its […]
PBK wants Anwar to honour promises to Sarawak
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) hopes that newly minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will honor his promises and restore the rights and status that Sarawak is entitled to without further delay. Its president Voon Lee Shan also hoped that the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government would be able to work well with […]
Party accepts people’s decision
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) which lost in all seats it contested in Saturday’s general election said it accepted the people’s decision. PBK had contested in Mas Gading, Bandar Kuching, Stampin and Lanang in the just concluded GE15. Its president Voon Lee Shan, who lost in Bandar Kuching to Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen of […]
Mordi defends Mas Gading with increased majority
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Mordi Bimol defended his Mas Gading parliamentary seat with a 5,480 vote majority. He garnered 17,274 votes while Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) Lidang Disen polled 11,794. Sim Min Leong of Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) lost his deposit as he could just garner 2,311 votes. Mas Gading is a Bidayuh majority […]
Clean sweep will give GPS bigger standing
BAU: Should Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) win all 31 parliamentary seats in the Nov 19 general election it will enable the state to influence the formation of a new federal government. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Permanent Chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said voters in this state should therefore unite by electing GPS […]
Equip Bomba with modern equipment: Voon
KUCHING: The apparent lack of state-of-the-art firefighting facilities faced by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) have caught the attention of Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK). Its president Voon Lee Shan urged Putrajaya to provide modern and high-tech equipment to Sarawak Bomba for it to combat fire incidents effectively. He was commenting on an incident […]
Voon may stay out of GE15
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) President Voon Lee Shan does not rule out the possibility of not contesting in the 15th general election (GE15) at the eleventh hour before nomination day on Saturday (Nov 5) – due to lack of funds. Although he has received the candidate appointment letter (watikah) issued by Parti Sarawak Bersatu […]
Software engineer Lue is PBK’s pick for Stampin
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has named Lue Cheng Hing as the candidate representing the triparty alliance of PBK-Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)-Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) to contest in the Stampin parliamentary seat. According to a statement issued by PBK, Lue is a software engineer by profession and joined the party about three years ago. […]
GE15: PBK eyeing to contest in seven seats
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) is eyeing to contest in seven parliamentary seats in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Its president, Voon Lee Shan said the seats are Mas Gading, Puncak Borneo, Lanang, Bintulu, Bandar Kuching, Stampin and another one rural seat, which has yet to be confirmed. He said the party has announced […]