Thumbs-up to no-contest
12th STATE ELECTION KUCHING: The decision by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) not to contest in the 12th state election represents a win-win situation, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She welcomed the good news that Bersatu and PAS had given the assurance to […]
Longhouse pledges full support for Jamit
KAPIT: Longhouse chief Tuai Rumah Dollen Notis who chairs the village and development committee (JKKK) of Tatai Mas Rawing at Sungai Amang, Selirik here, speaking on behalf of the longhouse and committee, pledged their full support to the incumbent elected Bukit Goram representative Jefferson Jamit Unyat in the coming state election which is to be […]
Joint federal-state elections a possibility
KUCHING: Any further defections of MPs from Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to Pakatan Harapan could lead to a possibility of both the general election and Sarawak state election to be held together. The Sarawak polls must be held by June next year. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos noted […]
Tasik Biru rep confident of constituents’ loyalty
KUCHING: Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep is confident that voters in his constituency will retain the seat for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the coming state election. He said the people in Tasik Biru and the whole of Bau district had been very supportive and appreciative of what the state government had been […]
No election this year, please!
KUCHING: The Sarawak state election should not be held this year, a political analyst said. Universiti Malaya (UM) associate professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said the state election should only be held when the Covid-19 pandemic has been eradicated and is no longer a threat. “To protect the people’s health, it is advisable that […]
Good if election held this year: Masing
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Masing thinks that the next state election might be held this year. “However, I can’t confirm that it’ll actually be this year. This is only my guess,” he said. He noted that the past state elections were held in the fourth year after the previous […]
To err is human, to forgive divine
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. – […]
State PKR looks to state polls
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak Branch will continue to move on with its Pakatan Harapan (PH) partners in Sarawak to face the upcoming state election which is expected to be held any time soon. PKR Batang Sadong Branch chief Piee Ling said the nation’s political crisis was affecting party branches in the state, especially […]
Training programme for election observers soon
KUCHING: Since the next state election is expected to be held soon, Persatuan Pemangkin Daya Masyarakat (Rise of Sarawak Efforts or Rose) will hold a training programme for election observers in collaboration with Akademi Pilihan Raya. In a statement issued yesterday, Rose stated that it was its intention to recruit and train volunteer election observers […]
The Cinderella effect
No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true. – Cinderella, a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward “We need to make Sarawakians feel that the PH government cares for them, that they are part of the country’s mainstream […]