Call for better protection for women in divorce cases
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has urged lawmakers to address the loopholes on the maintenance awarded to ex-spouses in divorce cases for better protection of the women and their children. Its president, Voon Lee Shan said current legislations are inadequate in protecting women and children in divorce cases, and often times in a divorce settlement […]
Put Sarawak under total lockdown: PBK
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) views that Sarawak should be placed under total lockdown with the only exception of allowing people to buy food and other necessities in order to stop the Covid-19 spread once and for all. Its president Voon Lee Shan said he was concerned that the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) decision […]
PBK calls for delayed polls
12TH STATE ELECTION KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has urged politicians to get their priority right amidst arguments whether the state polls should be held soon or be delayed. PBK publicity and information chief Arthur Wong said that the state election should be delayed in view of the possibility of a surge in Covid-19 cases, […]
PBK announces candidate for Krian
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) on Monday (Sept 21) announced its member Kuan Sam Sui as the party’s candidate for Krian in the next state election. PBK president Voon Lee Shan said Kuan, who was a contractor working in Singapore and Brunei, had been actively engaged in the PBK’s move to seek freedom and independence […]
PBK picks its man for Kedup and Bukit Semuja
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has announced Dr Stephen Morgan Sungan as its potential candidate for Kedup constituency while Edward Andrew Luwak it tipped to contest in Bukit Semuja at the 12th State Election. Stephen, who obtained his PhD on fisheries at Deakin University, Australia, is a retired senior fisheries officer of the Sarawak Agriculture […]
Ban PAS MP from Sarawak
KUCHING: The state government has been urged to ban Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Nik Salleh from entering the state. Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) political affairs director Raymond Thong said the insensitive remarks by the MP pertaining to the Christian religion is unacceptable and could create ill feelings and hostilities […]
PBK picks Freedy Misid for Opar
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has named forty year-old Freedy Misid as its potential candidate for Bidayuh-majority seat Opar in the coming state polls. In announcing this PBK president Voon Lee Shan said Freedy holds an Executive Diploma in Business Management from the Open University of Malaysia (OUM). Besides being a professional therapist, Freedy is […]
Party prepared to solve NCR land issues
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) said it was prepared to solve the problems of owners of native customary rights (NCR) land in the state. Party president Voon Lee Shan said this is because he had grave doubt that Malayan political parties could protect the land under that category. “Many pieces of land had been alienated […]
148 receive state awards
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday presented state awards and medals to 148 recipients at the Dewan Besar, Astana Negeri in Petrajaya. Heading the list of recipients were Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee, former State Secretary’s wife Puan Sri Datuk Amar Saptuyah Suib, Demak […]
No election candidate announced by PBK
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has not announced its candidate for the upcoming state election yet. This was made clear by its president Voon Lee Shan, who said the party had its own plan and it would announce the candidates once they have been approved by members. “We know that the election is coming but […]