Soon Koh expelled from SUPP

KUCHING, May 19, 2014: Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) has expelled Local Government and Community Development Minister Wong Soon Koh from the party for "announcing his intention" to join Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) last week.

Norwegian energy firm refuses to meet Sarawak natives

KUCHING, May 19, 2014:  John Nyheim, chief executive officer and president of Norconsult, a leading Norwegian energy consultancy firm, has refused to meet with a delegation of Borneo natives who are currently in Norway to protest against the displacement of over 20,000 people and the flooding of hundreds of square miles of tropical forests in Sarawak.

In a letter to the Norwegian NGO, FIVAS, Nyheim wrote that Norconsult will not take part in public discussions about Sarawak’s dam plans nor disclose information on the company’s involvement in the controversial Sarawakian energy projects.

Don't use threats over Teras issue

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, May 19, 2014: SUPP Central Women section is well advised not to use threats against Chief Minister Adenan Satem on the possibility of Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) applying to join the State Barisan Nasional.

Such threats are not going to work with Adenan. To those who know him well, he may well be speeding up the approval of Teras' application because of the threats.

Uncertain future for SUPP and SPDP

By Simon Peter 

News analysis 

KUCHING, May 17, 2014: Strong condemnations are expected against former SPDP president William Mawan and former SUPP Sibu branch chief Wong Soon Koh when they resigned from their respective parties to join year-old Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras).

What else is there to say, except to condemn them in the strongest terms possible?

DAP YBs approached to join Teras claim

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, May 16, 2014: Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen has claimed that the party's elected representatives were "informally approached" allegedly by Local Government Minister Wong Soon Koh to join Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras).

Soon Koh and 10 others, including Social Development Minister William Mawan, yesterday announced that they were joining Teras, a party which was registered with the Registrar of Societies (RoS) last year.