Thursday 17 November 2016

Adenan's u-turn is puzzling

By Baru Bian,
PKR Sarawak leader
Backpedalling seems to be the flavor of the month, not only in the USA but also in Sarawak, Malaysia. After declaring so resolutely that the Sarawak government will table a comprehensive motion in the upcoming DUN sitting to restore Sarawak’s rights to the 1963 position, the Chief Minister has disappointedly capitulated on that, on the flimsiest excuse that the Prime Minister had said he is ‘ready for discussion if the Malaysia Agreement and the Federal Constitution had been misinterpreted’.

Adenan's u-turn is a shame and a disappointment



By Chong Chieng Jen,
Sarawak DAP chairman
Chief Minister Adenan Satem’s sudden u-turn in not tabling a motion seeking the endorsement of the State Assembly for an amendment of the Federal Constitution is a slap of his own face.

Angry S4S activists want Adenan to table motion for future generations



KUCHING, Nov 17, 2016 - Sarawak 4 Sarawakians (S4S) group is deeply disappointed by Chief Minister Adenan Satem’s statement yesterday that he will not be tabling a motion in the State Assembly on November 21 calling for restitution of the State’s rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. 
 Peter John Jaban (second from right) with other S4S activists

Penan primary school pupils complete educational programme to help them in their UPSR



KUCHING, Nov 17, 2016 - Thirty nine Penan primary school pupils from the Murum community recently completed an eight-month educational programme, specially designed to help them grasp the skills of reading, spelling and writing in Bahasa Melayu and English so that they can improve their performance in their first public examination at  the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) level.