Tycoon politics in Sarawak

“Politics and business are intertwined. The Foochows control the state’s economy and Sibu is their nerve centre,” said Calvin Yeo, an executive in a public-listed company in Kuching. Joceline…

Ally turned rival

Sin Chew Daily Sarawak state election is officially kicked off but the “civil war” within Pakatan Harapan has frustrated many a supporter. Right from the very beginning the contest is a very…

Too much drama from the opposition

Basically they have learned from their ‘Drama Queen’, Anwar Ibrahim. Everything they do is one big drama. They buy a ticket to Sabah and Sarawak and when they are denied entry they blow the issue…

Kuching: Then and now

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Flying into Kuching from Sibu is like taking a flight back to West Malaysia. The City of Cats is not much different from any major city in West Malaysia. The modern…

Kitai Milih Sarawak

SeaDemon Says Sekali tu DAP mantaika pengangkun kediri ketegal kering runding dataika sanggup ngelaban PKR ba sekeda sitak. DAP sanggup bechakar mulut lalu bejaku bejaie ke bansa enggau…

Lim Guan Eng’s goose is cooked

LSS Despite total silence from Lim Guan Eng on this for more than a week, Nanyang news reports that KLIDC owner Datuk Tang Yong Chew has personally confirmed that the proposal letter from…

The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend!

The Malaysian Observer There is a saying that goes: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”. In other words if I don’t like you, but we both have a common enemy, then we are friends! This is the…

What Opposition?

Forget about electoral pact altogether. It did not work in GE13 and it has not worked in the Sarawak election. Zaid Ibrahim In the run-up to the 13th General Elections (GE14) in 2013, Lim…

DAP-PKR feud could boil over

DAP has been forced to fall back on attacking the Prime Minister and his wife. It works but only to a certain extent because it takes a truly Sarawak issue to fire up the locals. Joceline Tan,…