Tuesday, 22 November 2016

State government will not let the people down, assures DCM Masing, on reclaiming state's rights and interests from federal government



By Simon Peter
KUCHING, November 22, 2016 - Deputy Chief Minister James Masing said the state government will not let the people down in its pursuit to reclaim the state's rights and interests from the federal government.
 James Masing:The Malaysia Agreement itself is in the nature of a Treaty and was ratified by Federal Parliament. There is no provision for its amendment or modification.

Sarawak is financially healthy, says Auditor-General



CERTIFICATION OF SARAWAK STATE GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
1. The Sarawak State Government Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2015 had been certified. Supporting documents for the purpose of confirming all the figures were submitted as required. The accounting records were properly maintained and up-to-date.

Distribution of Gas Bill 2016 - Aims and objectives



Tabling of the Distribution of Gas Bill 2016

Minister of Public Utilities(Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Anak Utom:
Tuan Speaker, I beg to move a Bill intituled an Ordinance to regulates the distribution of gas in Sarawak be read a second time. Tuan Speaker, petroleum and natural gas are important resources of the State.

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.