Author: Robert Kenneth

Support GPS to protect state’s rights

KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged to support Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to develop the state and protect their rights. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said Sarawakians do not need political parties from Peninsular Malaysia and West Malaysian leaders to fight for the state’s rights and interests. Lo, who is also

Statement to discredit state govt, says Snowdan

KUCHING: Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan said federal Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s remark was intended to discredit the state government over its budgetary spending on infrastructures which the federal government could not halt, but rather chose not to provide the fund instead. Snowdan, who is also

‘Remark worth ignoring’

KUCHING: Just ignore what DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng said about Sarawak government spending in its 2019 budget and treat it as a political tactic of DAP. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos in rebutting Lim’s claim, said the 2019 Sarawak Budget is a surplus budget and no money from

Guan Eng lambasted for ‘inaccurate statement’

“He (Lim) is no longer in the opposition and therefore, he shouldn’t sound like one. He is a government minister,” — Masing KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has lambasted federal Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng for telling the world, inaccurately, that Sarawak would go bankrupt

‘Lim is why nation’s economy slides’

KUCHING: DAP is desperate to win the support of the people of Sarawak, said Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said such was the party’s desperation Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was willing to make a baseless statement against Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). “If that is how a

MBKS warns foreign traders

KUCHING: Foreign nationals running food outlets and stalls in the city have been warned to immediately stop all operations. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk James Chan Khay Syn said last week the council does not issue licences to foreigners to operate businesses in the city. “The council had

Burst pipe: Full recovery takes time

KUCHING: The water main bursts yet again along the Pan Borneo highway. Scores of villages were without water yesterday when the water mains at Serian By-Pass burst. The villages affected included Kampung Taee, Kampung Plaman Nyabet, SMK Taee, Baki Riih Road, Jalan Ensengei dan Jalan Kuching/Serian/Tapah and Tarat. Rural Water Supply

Outstanding water woes nearly over

KUCHING: A long-standing water problem at Kampung Ta-ee in Serian will soon be over when a proposed urgent rehabilitation and improvement work on the water main to the village’s booster station is completed in the middle of next month. The project carried out by the Department of Rural Water Supply

RM1 million multipurpose hall for village

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg presented Hari Raya pleasantries to Kampung Haji Baki residents when the approved RM1.6million for two projects – a new multipurpose hall and upgrading of a hawkers’ centre at the village. The good news was conveyed to the villagers by Batu Kitang

Let down by poor finishing

KUCHING: Sarawak head coach Mohamad Denny Da’ail blamed it on poor finishing for the team’s 1-3 defeat to UKM FC in a Premier League match at the Sarawak Stadium, here, on Wednesday night. According to Mohamad Deny, his team had numerous scoring chances but poor finishing let the team down.