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Shock over Sarawak polls for better or for worse? – Stephen Then Posted by: superadmin - 12-20-2021, 09:21 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies THREE days before polling, I wrote an article that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders have already declared victory over the rural frontiers of Sarawak. On the eve of polling, in the late afternoon hours, veterans of opposition parties PKR, DAP, and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) told me they were still hopeful as there were signs that they could make crucial inroads into numerous constituencies. However, in the late evening hours that same day, I received footage showing celebrations in longhouses adorned with big GPS banners. People were seen dancing and singing, with crates of beer to share. There was also a video allegedly showing a politician telling longhouse folk to collect cash handouts after casting their votes. Later that night – a few hours before campaigning ended – an audio recording made its rounds, of someone saying there were “angpows and cakes” to be collected at a certain place in Miri city. - More -   Stop being shameless freeloaders Posted by: superadmin - 12-20-2021, 09:10 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies At a car wash recently, two enforcement officers in an official vehicle drove in and asked for the car to be washed. After 20 minutes, they left without paying. When I asked the foreign workers why they did not ask for payment, they just shrugged and walked away saying “what can we do.” A few weeks ago, a chat with some corporate figures who deal with politicians in power, or their representatives, revealed how those in power use facilities and just walk away without settling their bills. One of them was terribly upset that the “big names” or their associates who make bookings for groups on behalf of the “bosses” do not even have the courtesy to ask if they have to settle their dues before they leave. Some behave as though it is their birthright, he said. Another said these freeloaders run up bills ranging from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of ringgit depending on the facilities and the number of days they use the outlet. - More -   GPS won the votes, but did it win over the people? Posted by: superadmin - 12-20-2021, 09:00 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s election debut as a coalition was a resounding success, both for the party and its leader, Abang Johari Openg. It will certainly be a big morale booster for Abang Johari to have won more seats than the late Adenan Satem, former Barisan Nasional leader and chief minister, whose legacy still looms large over Sarawak. Abang Johari has led GPS through some tough times since the 2018 general election which ended Barisan Nasional’s six decades in power. He has scored some big wins of his own, most notably on the state sales tax (SST) issue. While analysts and observers will be dissecting the full results in the coming week, it must be noted that this was no ordinary state election. On Saturday, only 60% of Sarawak’s 1.2 million voters had cast their vote. Restrictions on campaigning because of Covid-19 rules also made it more challenging for opposition candidates. - More -   Ask Indonesia If Chinese vaccines Are The Best Against COVID-19! Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 09:31 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies   Kit Siang blames split votes, lower turnout for DAP’s failure Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 07:05 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KOTA KINABALU: DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang says his party could have won more seats in yesterday’s Sarawak elections if not for split votes and a low voter turnout. The Iskandar Puteri MP said DAP could have won five more seats — Pujut in Miri, Bukit Assek and Pelawan in Sibu, Tanjung Datu in Bintulu and Kota Sentosa in Kuching. “We lost Tanjung Datu by 23 votes, Pelawan by 100 votes and Bukit Assek by 843 votes,” he told reporters here today. “In 2018 (general election), the voter turnout was 71.7% but yesterday it was 60%. If not for the lower voter turnout and Covid-19, more people would have come out. “If not for these two factors (and also) the unfair restrictions by the Election Commission, (for example) the ban on physical campaigning and ceramah, I think we would have done well. “I congratulate Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Abang Johari Openg for the victory.” - More -   Elections not fair, says Sarawak PKR Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 07:01 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Sarawak PKR has accused Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) of “voter suppression” at yesterday’s state elections, listing it as one of the reasons the polls lacked legitimacy. PKR lost in all the 28 seats it contested, with the outing a poor one for Pakatan Harapan in general after DAP only won two of the 24 seats it contested while Amanah failed to win even one of the eight seats it was after. In a statement today, Sarawak PKR said the GPS government was intent on pushing through a “sham election” to avoid the votes of the youths, who will be eligible to vote once Undi18 comes into force on Jan 1. - More -   Brands abandon Chinese-American singer Wang Leehom after ex-wife’s exposition Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 10:57 AM - Forum: Celebreties News - No Replies Brands abandon Chinese-American singer Wang Leehom after ex-wife’s exposition of his extramarital affairs After Chinese-American singer-songwriter Wang Leehom, who had been praised as a "high-quality idol" for years, was exposed by his ex-wife for having extramarital affairs, emotionally abusing her and soliciting prostitutes, among other unethical behavior, overnight, he has been dropped as spokesperson by several brands and is under fierce criticism from netizens.  Late Friday night, Wang's ex-wife Li Jinglei posted a long article on Sina Weibo, in which she said that Wang was cheating on her, transfered marital property, had affairs with married people and emotionally abused her to force her to divorce. Li's article made a big splash the minute it was posted on social media. As of press time, the article has received 6.61 million likes on Weibo. Thousands of netizens joined the discussion over the topic with many joking that the Oscar owes Wang a statuette for he had played as "high-quality idol" for so many years.  After the debut in 1995, Wang has won numerous fans for his charming face, innovative music and the image he and his company have built as an "idol of high quality" - with few scandals. - More -   Three things we learned from: The 2021 Sarawak election Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 10:24 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUCHING, Dec 19 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) again secured a two-third victory in the 12th state election that concluded yesterday. GPS, comprising Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Parti Demokratik Progresif (PDP), and the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), won 76 out of 82 state seats today, including one that remains provisional. These are three things we learnt from the election: Every GPS party leader won yesterday. Coalition chairman and PBB president Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg won in Gedong, PDP president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing won in Dudong, and SUPP president Dr Sim Kui Hian won in Batu Kawah. PRS — whose president, Datuk Seri James Masing, died earlier this year — won all 11 seats it contested in Balai Ringin, Bukit Begunan, Batang Ai, Ngemah, Tamin, Kakus, Pelagus, Baleh, Belaga, Murum dan Samalaju. When the campaign started, there was doubt GPS would be able to emulate — much less better — its 2016 performance under the popular late Tan Sri Adenan Satem and with PBB, SUPP and PRS facing internal problems. - More -   Chinese community back to supporting GPS, says political activist Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 10:14 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s landslide victory in the state election shows that the Chinese community is back to supporting the coalition, a political activist said. Francis Paul Siah said Chinese voters in the state were rallying behind SUPP, a GPS component. “It also shows that the Chinese opted for stability and experience in governance which they saw in the GPS administration, rather than the messy lot of unknown politicians in the eight opposition parties who were fighting each other,” said Siah who leads the Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS). He urged PBB to stop “bullying” the party, alluding to the SUPP’s loss of its traditional seats, namely Mambong and Dudong, as one ugly episode before the election which should not have happened. The two seats were given to the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and PBB, making it very uncomfortable for the SUPP leadership. - More -   Sarawak PKR blames loss on lack of young voters, abundance of seniors Posted by: superadmin - 12-19-2021, 09:59 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies MIRI – Sarawak PKR vice-chairman Dr Teo Yu Keng has blamed the absence of new voters – especially youths – for skewering the turnout in rural Sarawak to mainly comprise older voters who are afraid to rock GPS’ stranglehold. He said his party could not break down the mental barriers that have gripped these older rural voters. “This is a sad phenomenon,” he remarked to The Vibes. “We thought we had made some breakthroughs as there were so many social and economic problems that they are facing. “We thought they would opt for change. Sadly, most of these older generations in the end still opted for GPS as they are afraid of drastic change.” Sarawak PKR failed to win any of the 27 seats it contested in the state polls held today. - More - Pages (865): « Previous 1 … 470 471 472 473 474 … 865 Next » Jump to page: