KUCHING: Pro Reformist 1998 Sarawak wants the lowering of Malaysian voting age from 21 to 18 to be done in tandem with automatic registration of all citizens aged 18 and older. Although its chairman Iswardy Morni is skeptical of the move (in fact he called it a gimmick), he reckoned
KUCHING: The proposal to lower the legal age of voting to 18 in Malaysia should not only be based on legal consideration, says a chief political aide to the chief minister. As such, a thorough and comprehensive study must also be conducted to ascertain the level of political consciousness and
KUCHING: Certain challenges must be faced and tackled by political parties if amendments to the law were passed by parliament to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. A political secretary to the chief minister, Soo Li Ching, said if that becomes a reality there would be more eligible
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised the party members to continue the struggle of their past leaders who fought for Sarawak and represented all races. He gave the advice while officiating at the 60th anniversary celebrations of the SUPP Kuching branch at
KUCHING: Six vagabonds were among nine men detained during an integrated operation here on Saturday after they were tested positive for drugs. National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) Sarawak spokesperson said the detention of the six was made during two operations that were carried out simultaneously from 1pm to 12am together with
KUCHING: Police arrested a man for stealing a motorcycle at Taman Palma Indah, Mile 8th Jalan Matang here on Friday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 22-year-old suspect was apprehended while riding the bike at the residential area. Aidil said a friend of the bike’s owner recognised
KUCHING: An 88-year-old man died when he was struck by a vehicle while cycling in Mile 16th, Jalan Kuching- Serian yesterday. A state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said the victim, identified as Phang Thiam Kui, was cycling his bicycle when he collided with a compact car at a
KUCHING: The Sarawak International Festival of Music and Arts (Sifma) aims to further expand the arts industry here. Its organising chairperson Dr Geraldine Law-Lee said talents and passion know no bounds, and it is Sifma’s role to search for all these talents and lead them to perform here to inspire,
KUCHING: A head-on motorbike-lorry collision took the life of the motorcyclist and his pillion rider at KM31 Kota Samarahan. The lorry was travelling to Kota Samarahan from Sadong Jaya while the motorcycle was going in the opposite direction when they crashed into each other around 8pm last Wednesday. State traffic
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) hopes to supply power to Brunei and Sabah under the Borneo Grid by 2022. This cross-border interconnection may well be a precursor to SEB’s Asean Grid plan. SEB group chief executive officer Datuk Sharbini Suhaili said the connecting grid to Brunei is expected to be
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