KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has accepted the application of Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin. This was confirmed by PBB president, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said this in a press conference after a PBB Supreme Council meeting at its headquarters today. Previously,
Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us. – P. J. O’Rourke, American libertarian political satirist and journalist These past few days, there have been a growing chorus of criticism from Sarawakians and Sabahans. They were very upset over a report
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. – Mark Twain, American writer Amid the expectation and anticipation leading up to the passing of the anti-party hopping Bill on Thursday, another proposed law flew under the radar. Its impact
KUCHING: Cash will continue to be accepted as a payment method at government clinics and hospitals in the state. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the reassurance was given by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in view of public concern of the change towards cashless payments. “Traditional cash
KUCHING: The place of work needs to be safe to allow more efficiency and quality said Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She hoped with the passing of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, it would ensure that the workplace is free
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is “at war” with illegal dumping that is occurring in parts of its jurisdiction, said its chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said the waste that was dumped by irresponsible quarters are a sight for sore eyes and most “deplorable”. “The illegally dumped waste
KUCHING: The residents in the Stampin parliamentary constituency wants Stakan Sarawak United People Party (SUPP) branch chief Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok to be fielded as the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate for Stampin in the upcoming general election. This was the claim by the Stakan SUPP branch, in a swift
KUCHING: The state government is serious in ensuring that Sarawak is developed by continuing to implement development projects that has been planned for the state said Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. The chief political secretary to the premier said it is crucial that these projects are implemented for the sake of economic
KUCHING: The anti-hopping Bill to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday will be supported by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) bloc. Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni said GPS MPs including himself will be participating in the debate. “We expect that this Bill will get full support from Members
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. – Thomas Jefferson, third US president of USA A government of the people, by the people and for the people. These were the words of American president Abraham Lincoln in
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