Author: Natasha Jee

One minute of silence for Tok Nan

LIMBANG: A minute of silence was observed during the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Flag Rally held at the Limbang Civic Centre, in respect of the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem who passed away on Jan 11, 2017 at the age of 72. Adenan, fondly known as “Tok Nan” was the

For GPS state rights come first: Rentap

LAWAS: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is a party that places Sarawak’s interest first and is fighting to protect Sarawak’s rights.  Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth chief Gerald Rentap Jabu said the coalition partners namely PBB, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP)

GPS rally to promote logo starts today

KUCHING: Today marks the first day of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) rally after the official launch of the coalition’s hornbill logo on Wednesday. The eight-day rally will last till Jan 18, covering major towns across Sarawak that aims to introduce the party’s new logo to the community. For the

Logo means fight for state: Johari

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) official logo of a hornbill signifies the aim of the coalition to fight for the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this is so because the magnificent bird is the reason why Sarawak is called “Land of the Hornbills”. “It (hornbill)

Attack strategy to cover failures, says PBB Youth deputy chief

KUCHING: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s act of continuously “attacking” Sarawak is seen as a strategy to cover up weaknesses and failures of Pakatan Harapan (PH). Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth deputy chief Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said that the strategy was also to cover up the unfulfilled promises made

Work on digital village begins this month

KUCHING: The construction of the RM27 million digital village project at Sama Jaya High Tech Park here is set to begin this month. Yesterday, Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (Tegas) handed over the project to Hock Seng Lee Bhd. In a statement issued yesterday, Tegas chairman Datu Len Talif

30 cases of stateless kids reported monthly

KUCHING: About 30 cases of children without birth certificates are reported in Sarawak each month. Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah (pic) said these were children born in Sarawak  to parents who were not married or foreign mothers. “In order not to subject

It was just a suggestion, says Baru

KUCHING: It was just a suggestion for the state government to use excess fund from the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris) for the maintenance of state roads. This was clarified by Works Minister Baru Bian after being criticised by former Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who said that

A picture of perfect harmony, S’wak style

KUCHING: A Christian girl’s wedding photographs with her six Muslims bridesmaids went viral in social media recently. The Christian couple had their wedding at one of the churches here and the girl’s bridesmaids were mostly from Peninsular Malaysia. It is indeed one of a kind and definitely portrayed the true

Silat exponents told to go digital

KUCHING: Silat practitioners should adopt digital technology to promote and study the wisdom of the traditional martial art. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said practitioners could promote and develop silat not only for self-defence but also to promote its culture, values, wisdom and harmony worldwide. He said