Sarikei residents urged to support GPS government
SARIKEI: Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has called on Sarawakians to align with the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government goal led by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He stressed the importance of supporting the government’s efforts to implement developmental transformation while prioritising the […]
RM400 million road project underway in Sibu
SIBU: The government has approved and initiated the construction of the Jalan Sg Bidut/Kpg Tutus/Kpg Sebedil/Kpg Bungan Kecil project, with a budget of RM400 million. Bawang Assan assemblyman Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh the first phase of the project, spanning 23 kilometres and costing RM104.5 million, is expected to be completed by next month. Subsequent […]
Ting’s word of caution on stability timely
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. – Lao Tzu, philosopher and writer Datuk Sebastian Ting meant well when he reminded his colleagues in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) of how powerful governments were toppled not because the […]
Ensuring safe, comfortable environment
SIBU: The residents in Bukit Assek here are assured that the area would be developed into a safe and comfortable place to live. Its assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg had already announced the Bukit Assek Redevelopment Plan would commence in 2026 to transform Sibu’s urban […]
Fortune favours the bold
IT is not luck, it is leadership. That is my one-line answer to those who are quick to dismiss Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s meteoric rise as a leader and now, trendsetter for the rest of Malaysia and the ASEAN region being down to a string of good luck. Not only […]
More competitive salaries for state civil servants
THE Sarawak government will conduct a pay rise review for state civil servants, to make their salaries more competitive. This follows a recent announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that the Federal Government would increase the salary of federal civil servants by more than 13 percent, starting from December this year. Premier Datuk […]
GPS to back redelineation plan
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will support any decision made by the Election Commission (EC) regarding the redelineation of parliamentary or state constituencies in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said it is time for redelineation as the last process was conducted over eight years ago. “If they […]
Sarawak seeks 4 new state seats in delineation exercise
KAPIT: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is seeking to propose a total of four new Sarawak State Assembly (DUN) seats. The proposal for the four new seats will involve three parliamentary constituencies, namely Kanowit, Kapit, and Ulu Rejang, according to GPS secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. “We have discussed among our GPS representatives for quite […]
GPS mulls revision of electoral boundaries
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) intends to propose a revision of the voting boundaries for the state this year. Premier and GPS chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the coalition would submit its proposal on the new constituencies to the Election Commission (EC), which will have the final say on […]
Not against people’s interests, assures Premier
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government stressed that the cascading dams built on rivers in the state are only intended to generate renewable energy. GPS chairman and Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the cascading dams will not touch Native Customary Rights (NCR) lands, settlement nor go against the interests […]
