Author: Robert Kenneth

Loyalty of Melanau voters beyond doubt

A Sarawak political scientist once said, no matter how much opposition, no matter how much hatred, no matter how fierce the attacks hurled at the candidates chosen by the government party, the people in the Melanau area will not easily surrender their dignity to the opposition. They will still vote

New and youth votes can influence the outcome in Puncak Borneo

PUNCAK BORNEO: Young voters aged 18 and above and automatically registered voters are able to influence the voting results in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). The Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency currently has approximately 81,000 registered voters and 33 percent of them are 18-year-old and

GPS listens more to the people – Willie

PADAWAN: Puncak Borneo candidate Datuk Willie Mongin said the experience he had with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), then Bersatu and now with Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is very different. “I think GPS is a more responsible political party. Their leaders listen to the

GPS expected to take all three Bidayuh seats

BAU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is likely to win all the three Bidayuh-majority seats namely, Serian, Puncak Borneo and Mas Gading in the 15th general election (GE15). Political observers believe GPS should have no problem wresting back Mas Gading which was won by Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Mordi Bimol in

GPS can win 26 seats

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) can easily win 26 seats in the November 19 general election (GE15). Political observer Datuk Peter Minos said the state’s ruling coalition can easily win seats in the rural areas where the Bumiputeras are majority voters, but added that it is still too early to

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GPS may spring surprise in urban seats, says political observer

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) does not face any problem in winning seats in rural areas, and may even surprise by winning some urban seats previously held by Democratic Action Party (DAP). Assistant vice-chancellor (leadership and development) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said GPS

No sabotage in Puncak Borneo

SIBURAN: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate in Puncak Borneo parliamentary seat, Datuk Willie Mongin thanked his four competitors who had lobbied to contest for the seat. They are Rangen Jamang, Wejok Tomik, Neuchlos Jub and Wilson Ahon, all from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). Willie, the incumbent who had

Campaigning for hot seat Puncak Borneo picking up pace

KUCHING: Campaigning by parties and candidates contesting in the 15th general election (GE15) in Sarawak is still calm and rather slow. The installation of candidate posters and party flags, however, appears to be quite aggressive in urban areas, but slow in rural areas. A survey conducted by Utusan Malaysia found

Puncak Borneo candidates are former colleagues in PKR

KUCHING: The three candidates vying for the Puncak Borneo Parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15) are former comrades in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). The trio – Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate Datuk Willie Mongin, 47, Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) candidate Iana Akam, 47, and Pakatan Harapan (PKR) candidate

Set aside disputes to ensure GPS victory

SIBURAN: Set aside disputes and avoid sabotage to ensure victory of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency in the 15th general election (GE15) on November 19. This is the call from three members of the State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn (Tarat),