CM to table State Budget tomorrow
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who is also Finance and Economic Planning Minister will table the Supply (2021) Bill, at the Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) meeting tomorrow (Nov 9). Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar said the state budget would be debated by members of the House on November 11 […]
DUN to sit Nov 9-18
KUCHING: The State Legislative Assembly (DUN) will convene for its last sitting of the year and for the current term from Nov 9-18. The current term of the DUN will expire by April next year. It is learnt that a notice on the eight-day meeting has been issued to all elected members of the 82-seat […]
Court to decide if Sabah State Legislative Assembly dissolution justified
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is set to hog the limelight tomorrow. Public attention will be on the state as two events play out, both pertaining to the upcoming state election. In the morning, the Kota Kinabalu High Court is to determine whether the decision of the Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly […]
Right move, says political leaders
KUCHING: Local political leaders appear to agree that Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has made the right move in dissolving the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) to resolve the political impasse in the state. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing and Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul […]
EC awaits notice from Sabah speaker
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) is awaiting an official notification from Sabah state assembly speaker Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali regarding the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly. “The Sabah speaker needs to issue a notice (to the EC) first. Once the notice has been received, the EC will issue a statement,” said an EC […]
State election wasteful, unsafe: Musa
KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman says the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly that has now paved the way for snap elections is a waste of time and money, besides endangering the lives of the people still in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding to Chief Minister Datuk Seri […]
Sabah DUN dissolved
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has announced the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly to pave the way for a state election, which has to be held within 60 days. Mohd Shafie made the announcement today at the State administrative centre here after obtaining the consent of Sabah Yang di-Pertua […]
A minute’s silence to honour those who died of Covid-19
KUCHING: A minute’s silence was held in the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) yesterday to honour those who died of Covid-19. DUN Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar called upon the august House to observe the one- minute silence during the one-day sitting. He also extended his condolences to victim’s family members. After that, […]