Tony Thien

PKR pushes hard in S'wak bumi areas

PKR pushes hard in S'wak bumi areas

PKR thinks it has a realistic chance to create an upset in Batang Sadong and possibly Limbang too.
Banner battle heats up in Kuching

Banner battle heats up in Kuching

One particular banner 'I don't want a one-race government - Pak Lah’ in support of BN candidate receives a swift response from the DAP.

DAP: Threat leads to ceramah cancellation

DAP: Threat leads to ceramah cancellation

The PA system contractor was allegedly threatened and he withdrew. This forced the cancellation of a DAP ceramah in Kota Padawan.
11 hot seats to watch in Sarawak

11 hot seats to watch in Sarawak

analysis BN may have five seats in the bag from Sarawak but the ruling coalition is still facing an uphill battle in more than 10 seats in the state.
PKR men harassed by 'buyers'

PKR men harassed by 'buyers'

Sarawak Two PKR politicians claim there were attempts to get them to withdraw their candidacy in the upcoming general election.
Independent pulls out, BN has 10 in the bag

Independent pulls out, BN has 10 in the bag

BN has won another parliamentary seat unopposed today when the Independent candidate for Igan in Sarawak withdrew from the race.
Taib's son in three-cornered fight

Taib's son in three-cornered fight

While his father had won Samarahan unopposed twice, Sulaiman Abdul Rahman now has to face two other opponents before he can lay claim to the seat held by his dad for some 40 years.
Straight fight in Kuching

Straight fight in Kuching

The BN won four parliamentary seats in Sarawak including Tanjung Manis, contested for the first time by former governor Tun Rahman Yakub’s daughter, Norah.

S'wak: DAP, PKR hard-pressed to avoid clash

S'wak: DAP, PKR hard-pressed to avoid clash

Last-minute negotiations are taking place in KL to avoid three-cornered fights in the state.
Land rights: Sabah natives submit memo

Land rights: Sabah natives submit memo

About 100 people representing more than 32,000 natives from across Sabah have submitted a joint memorandum to the state on land claims covering a total of about 340,000 acres.
Star chief to contest on Snap ticket

Star chief to contest on Snap ticket

State Reform Party president Dr Patau Rubis will contest in his familiar terrain of Mas Gading but will do so in a team with Sarawak National Party candidates.
Sarawak: Taib makes way for son

Sarawak: Taib makes way for son

updated 6.45pm Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is giving up the Kota Samarahan parliamentary seat in favour of his son, Sulaiman.

PKR-DAP to lock horns in S'wak

PKR-DAP to lock horns in S'wak

It looks certain that both opposition parties will end up in three-cornered fights in at least four of the seven Chinese-majority parliamentary seats.
Partyless Salang gets on PRS list

Partyless Salang gets on PRS list

He has been partyless for three years but still a deputy minister. Julau MP Joseph Salang can continue to count his blessings as he is now on the BN list via Parti Rakyat Sarawak.
Quit BN, DAP tells former Sabah CM

Quit BN, DAP tells former Sabah CM

The opposition party says Chong Kah Kiat should quit in order to lend credence to his call for Chinese voters to punish the Chinese leaders in BN.
Sabah CM named in 'Mazu statue' suit

Sabah CM named in 'Mazu statue' suit

chong kah kiat Former Sabah chief minister Chong Kah Kiat is seeking damages and declarations against the state government, which stopped construction of a statue of the Goddess of the Sea in Kudat.
Opposition: Sarawak seats talk on Monday

Opposition: Sarawak seats talk on Monday

Sarawak PKR leader Dominique Ng says he received a call from the party's de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim requesting him to attend a meeting with DAP leaders.
200 Iban families await land dispute decision

200 Iban families await land dispute decision

The natives argue that part of the company's oil palm plantation areas as well as some unplanted areas are on native customary rights land.
Defendants to respond in NCR land suit

Defendants to respond in NCR land suit

Some 200 native people in Sarawak are suing the state and a plantation company over alleged encroachment into native customary rights land.
Iban villagers held for setting blockade

Iban villagers held for setting blockade

The three Iban villagers were protecting their native customary rights land from being encroached by a plantation company engaged in allegedly illegal logging.
Anwar: Opposition will do well in Sarawak

Anwar: Opposition will do well in Sarawak

Anwar Ibrahim, currently on a two-day visit to Sarawak, is confident that the opposition parties will perform well in the coming elections in the hornbill state.

Palm oil: 'Beware price manipulation'

Palm oil: 'Beware price manipulation'

An ex-deputy minister draws from past experience to advise caution, now that the price of crude palm oil is hovering at a giddy height once more.

Five S'wak lawyers stage human rights march

Five S'wak lawyers stage human rights march

Undeterred by the arrest of their counterparts in KL, the five marched from the state legislative assembly building to the Kuching High Court.

Logging firm's excavators burnt: Man detained

Logging firm's excavators burnt: Man detained

A man from Lundu was detained for alleged arson involving two excavators belonging to a timber company.