Jimat asks Sarawak PKR: Why oppose hudud law, but maintain ties with Pas?

KUCHING, April 2, 2015: The Sarawak DAP Southern Rural Committee said today that there is no point for Sarawak PKR to reject hudud law, but continues to maintain its relationship with the Islamist party, Pas.

"Such relationship will only give the Islamist party a foothold and grow in secular Sarawak," the committee chairman Leon Jimat Donald said after chairing its meeting here today.

State PKR Youth: It was the DAP which cut ties with PKR and Pas

By Simon Siah,

Sarawak PKR Deputy Youth chief and Bandar Kuching PKR chief

I refer to DAP Sarawak Chairman YB Chong Chieng Jen’s recent statement calling on PKR Sarawak, in particular YB Baru Bian, to sever its tie with PAS Sarawak.

PKR Sarawak reiterated its clear and consistent stand on PAS’ Hudud last week with regards to the Federal Constitution. We further stated that we would write to YAB Datuk Patinggi Adenan Satem the Chief Minister of Sarawak to pass a motion in the State Assembly that hudud will never be allowed to be implemented in Sarawak, failing which PKR Sarawak itself will table such a motion in the House. We have done so and are now awaiting the Right Honourable Chief Minister’s response.

Simon Siah

Baru explains: We will not rush into cutting ties with Pas

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, March 31, 2015 - Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Baru Bian said the party will not rush into cutting ties with Sarawak Pas over the implementation of hudud law in Kelantan.

"We will not rush into cutting ties with Pas. I have to consult the state leaders as well as the national leaders," he said explaining the reason for the delay in deciding Sarawak PKR's relationship with Sarawak Pas.

A Dayak university proposal hotly debated on social media: Should or should not we have a Dayak university?

KUCHING, March 31, 2015. - A growing interests in setting up a Dayak University is being hotly debated on the social media.

It comes about with  a press statement of Dr Ellie Lihat being posted on March 28 last year. Ellie issued the statement after expressing his interest to vie for the top post of the Sarawak Dayak Graduates Association at its annual general meeting (AGM) 2014.

He said the idea to set up the university was achievable if Dayak community had the political will.

MLNG BEACON Project completes deployment of 1,500 reef balls

 BINTULU, March 31, 2015 . -  Malaysia LNG Group of Companies (MLNG), in collaboration with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd, yesterday completed a three-year reef ball deployment programme under its Biodiversity, Environment and Conservation (BEACON) Project.

Under the BEACON Project, MLNG has allocated RM4.7 million for the reef ball programme which saw the deployment of 1,500 units of specially-made reef balls into Bintulu's waters over a period of three years.