Samarahan Regatta 2019 to add 20-paddler category

April 12, 2019

Abdul Karim and Ibrahim on his left in a photocall with other organising committee members at the press conference to announce the event.

KUCHING: The Samarahan Regatta 2019 from July 12-14 this year will introduce a 20-paddler category in the competition.

According to Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the new category would be for villages in the area and among the 11 categories in the three-day event.

“The Samarahan Regatta to be held at Kampung Tambirat, which was last held in 2015, is back again to prepare competitors for the coming Sarawak Regatta,” he told reporters here yesterday at a news conference to announce the event.

Galeri: Perasmian Masjid Darul Hana

April 16, 2016

PERASMIAN: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud  memukul beduk sebagai simbolik perasmian Masjid Darul Hana.

Mohd Ali moved to Stakan, Karim to defend Asajaya

April 4, 2016

Adenan lifts the hands of Karim (left) and Mohd Ali after they were confirmed as candidates for Asajaya and Stakan respectively.

Adenan admiring a framed photo of himself when
he was attending a World Health Day celebration
in Samarahan in 1987.

KOTA SAMARAHAN: As speculated, Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Mahmud will be fielded in the new constituency of Stakan in the coming state election.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem, who announced this during the launching of PBB Samarahan election machinery in Dewan Suarah Kota Samarahan yesterday, however, did not reveal the candidate for Muara Tuang. With Mohd Ali, who has been Muara Tuang assemblyman for two terms, moving to Stakan, this means Muara Tuang will have a new face from PBB.

Adenan also announced that Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah will defend Asajaya, the seat he has represented since 2001. Asajaya, Muara Tuang and Stakan are under the Samarahan constituency.

Adenan entertains the crowd by singing a song before the function starts

“For Muara Tuang, leave it to me to decide. Do you agree with me?” he asked the crowd, which was immediately met with voices of their approval. Talks are rife that PBB supreme council member and former senator Datuk Idris Buang

PBB Muara Tuang Deputy Chairman cum State
PBB Youth Treasurer Hamzah Ibrahim leads
the pledge of loyalty to the party. 

would be fielded in Muara Tuang. Muara Tuang is no strange land to Adenan who was its assemblyman from 1978 to 2006.

On another matter, Adenan reiterated that PBB would contest in 40 seats in the coming polls.

He added that if PBB won all 40 seats, the party could get a simple majority to form the government with several seats from other BN components, but he said that was not what the party was aiming for. “We don’t want a simple win. We want the win to be as big as possible.”

He also mentioned that the 11 new seats were being distributed based on 5-2-2-2 formula with the other three BN components.

Kunjungan Tahun Baru Cina

Di kediaman Pengerusi Majlis Perniagaan Australia Roger Chan. Turut kelihatan ialah Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud sesrta isteri, Menteri Perumahan Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg serta isteri dan Menteri Pembangunan Tanah Tan Sri Dr. James Jemut Masing.

Di kediaman Ketua Kaum Steward Then bersama-sama dengan Ahli Parlimen Kota Samarahan Rubiah Wang dan ketua-ketua masyarakat Cina dari Asajaya.

Galeri: Kuching International Bike Week 2015 Gala Dinner

September 7, 2015

Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and Puan Sri Ragad Waleed Alkurdi (centre) with Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem (fourth left), Datin Patinggi Datuk Jamilah Anu (right), Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (second left) and others pose with a lucky draw winner Mohamad Suhaimi Awang Md Daud (fourth right).

1,000 motosikal berkuasa tinggi bingitkan Kuching

September 2, 2015

CUBA TUNGGANG: Karim (duduk atas motosikal) bersama tetamu kehormat lain selepas menyaksikan pertunjukan penunggang aksi profesional, Aaron Twite di City One Megamall, semalam.

‘Kuching International Bike Week 2015’ himpunkan penunggang luar negara dan Borneo pada 3-6 Sept

KUCHING: Lebih 1,000 penunggang motosikal berkuasa tinggi dari luar negara dan Kepulauan Borneo akan berkampung di bandar raya ini sempena ‘Kuching International Bike Week 2015’ yang akan berlangsung pada 3 hingga 6 September ini.

Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia (Bandar) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata pelbagai aktiviti akan dijalankan sepanjang acara berkenaan berlangsung.

“Orang ramai dialu-alukan mengunjungi Kuching International Bike Week 2015 yang akan diadakan di pusat beli-belah City One Megamall,” katanya pada sidang media ‘Kuching International Bike Week 2015’ di City One Megamall di sini, semalam.

Keselamatan Karnival Belia dijamin

October 4, 2014

KUCHING: Anggota polis akan ditempatkan di sekitar Padang Merdeka sepanjang Program Karnival Belia ‘You Are The 1’ 2014 sebagai jaminan keselamatan kepada para pengunjung khasnya golongan belia.

Perkara itu ditegaskan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yang meminta agar anggota pasukan keselamatan itu tidak mengenakan pakaian seragam sewaktu menjalankan tugas mereka pada program itu kelak.

“Saya sendiri telah memberitahu mereka (pihak polis) bahawa saya tidak mahu melihat ramai dalam kala-ngannya mereka memakai baju seragam polis kerana ia akan menimbulkan rasa kurang senang kepada para pelawat.

“Lebih baik sekiranya mereka bergaul dengan orang ramai dan tidak perlu risau dengan keselamatan sewaktu berada di sana.

“Apatah lagi, sekiranya terdapat muzik, kita tidak boleh menghentikan golo-ngan belia daripada menjadi diri mereka sendiri. Mereka boleh menari,” ujarnya pada sidang media program berkenaan di pejabatnya, semalam.

Beliau berkata, tiada sebarang sekatan jalan raya dilakukan pada hari ber-kenaan, namun kemungkinan beberapa jalan akan ditutup sementara untuk memberi laluan bagi kedatangan tetamu kehormat negeri.

Majlis pembukaan program itu akan dirasmikan oleh Abdul Karim yang akan diiringi konvoi 100 kereta dan motosikal berkuasa besar dan persembahan daripada pemuzik Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial (KPS) dan ‘buskers.’

Sarawak ready to shatter world retro walk record

October 4, 2014

KUCHING: Sarawak is confident of smashing the Guinness World Record for the largest number of retro walk participants, which is currently held by Germany with 1,507 participants.

Assistant Minister of Youth Development (Urban Areas) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the response to the retro walk to be held in conjunction with the Youth Carnival 2014 has been overwhelming.

“Thus far, we have over 2,000 on record for the retro walk on Oct 11 and we hope to see the record being broken by Malaysia, particularly by Sarawakians,” he told a news conference yesterday.

The Guinness World Record was previously held by China with 1,039 participants.

On Oct 11, more than 2,000 youths and individuals of all ages are expected to gather at Grand Margherita Hotel at 7.30am for the 1km retro walk.

Assistant Minister of Tourism Datuk Talib Zulpilip is scheduled to launch the event.

Karim said the retro walk would be one of the major events for the week-long carnival themed ‘You Are The 1’ to take place at Padang Merdeka from Monday to the following Sunday (Oct 6-12).

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Galeri: State-level Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri 2014

August 29, 2014

Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud (fourth left) lights a bamboo cannon to symbolically launch the state-level Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri as (from left) Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Toh Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem, Puan Sri Dato Jamilah Anu, Dato Sri Empiang, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu and Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (right) look on.

Galeri: Hi-Tea with TYT Tun Taib

August 27, 2014



Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, his wife Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi Taib (third right), Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (left), Datuk Patrick Liew (second left) and their wives doing the cake cutting ceremony.

Galeri: Handing over of TBS' financial aid to mosques and suraus in Samarahan, Sadong Jaya and Asajaya

July 11, 2014

Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud (second right) and his wife Toh Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib (right) present aid from TBS to a representative from Darul Taqwa mosque. Also seen are Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (third right), Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais (fourth right) and Datuk Julaihi Narawi (fifth right).

Gelar nya sebengkah kelai sereta basa ngagai Taib

May 27, 2014

“Kami ngajihka Tun Taib gerai belama berindik ari pengawa nerima gelar pengabis tinggi tu.” Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah

PATUT PENGGI NUAN: Menteri Besai Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (tiga ari kiba) enggau bini iya Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (dua ari kanan) betundi enggau Tuai Pemegai Menua Sarawak Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud (empat ari kanan) sereta bini iya Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi Taib (tiga ari kanan) pengudah atur pengawa Nerima Gelar ‘Tun’ ari Yang Dipertuan Agong di Istana Negara, Jalai Duta di Kuala Lumpur kemari. Bela bisi ayan dalam gambar nya (ari kiba) Kepala Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri Adenan Satem, Sapit Menteri Besai Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin enggau bini Kepala Menteri Sarawak Puan Sri Jamilah Anu. — Gambar Bernama

KUCHING: Semua pemesai parti politik nengeri tu ngasaika gelar ‘Tun’ ti diungkup ngagai Tuai Pemegai Menua (TYT) Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud endang setipak sereta patut diberi ngagai iya.

Gelar nya sebengkah kelai sereta basa ngagai Taib, udah lima dekad megai nengeri tu, nyadi Kepala Menteri, nyadi Kaban Parlimen sereta Menteri ba renggat Perintah Besai, lebih agi dalam politik pemansang nengeri Sarawak.

Ngarika Parti Rakyat Sarawak, presiden parti nya, Tan Sri Dr James Masing madah Taib endang patut nerima gelar nya, beratika sukung sereta pemansang ke diatur iya dalam kandang 50 taun ngangkatka menua tu dalam Malaysia.

“Gelar nya patut lebih agi pengawa iya dalam kandang 50 taun ke udah ngangkatka pengawa pemansang nengeri tu. Tun Taib entara ketuai ke jarang ditemu di Malaysia, ke udah gawa bebendar ke menua tu,” ku Masing ti mega Menteri Pemansang Tanah Sarawak.

Maya nimbal jaku Masing, seiku pemesai parti ti baru ditumbuh, Datuk Peter Nansian ari Parti Tenaga Rakyat (TERAS) sama sepenemu enggau Masing, madahka gelar nya patut lebih agi pengawa ke udah dipejalaika Taib maya timpuh ke lama, lebih agi ngangkatka nengeri Sarawak ngagai renggat baka ke diatu.

“Iya (Taib) udah ngubah Sarawak nyadi sebuah nengeri baka ke dipeda kitai diatu. Sarawak udah nyadi sebengkah nengeri ka mansang enti dibanding enggau sekeda nengeri di Malaysia diatu.

“Kelimpah ari pemansang ekonomi, iya mega udah mai mayuh ubah pemansang bukai di nengeri tu seraya ngemeratka penyerakup entara pupu raban bansa. Iya (Taib) patut diberi basa ngemesai nya. Kami ngajihka iya gerai belama,” ku Nansian ti mega Menteri Muda Pemansang Industri Sarawak.

Tunship fitting and timely for Taib — PBB leaders

May 27, 2014

KUCHING: The conferment of Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara (SMN), which carries the title ‘Tun’, on Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud is both fitting and timely, considering his unsurpassed contribution to the nation’s development.

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council member Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the former chief minister deserves to be bestowed the nation’s highest accolade due to his vast contribution to the country’s progress, in particular Sarawak, for over 50 years.

Taib who is also former PBB president received the award from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara yesterday.

“This award fits the contribution and sacrifices Pehin Sri (Taib) has rendered to Malaysia and Sarawak since the 60s.

“As a citizen of Malaysia living in Sarawak, we are very happy with this award which Pehin Sri deservingly received.

“His contribution to Malaysia is unsurpassed.

“He has served all five prime ministers in various ministerial capacities either at state or federal,” commented the Assistant Minister for Youth Development.

Karim: Anugerah Tun amat tepat dengan sumbangan Taib

May 27, 2014

KUCHING: Penganugerahan Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara (S.M.N.) yang membawa gelaran Tun kepada Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud amat bertepatan dengan sumbangan beliau yang sukar ditandingi dalam membangunkan negara.

Ahli Majlis Kerja Tertinggi (MKT) Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata, bekas Ketua Menteri itu berhak dikurniakan penghargaan tertinggi negara dengan sumbangannya terhadap negara dan negeri ini sepanjang 50 tahun.

Taib menerima anugerah tersebut daripada Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah di Balai Rong Seri, Istana Negara semalam.

“Anugerah ini memang bersesuaian dengan sumbangan dan pengorbanan Pehin Sri (Taib) yang diberikan kepada Malaysia dan Sarawak sejak tahun 60-an.

“Sebagai warganegara Malaysia yang tinggal di Sarawak, kita gembira dengan anugerah ini yang mana Pehin Sri memang layak menerimanya.

“Sumbangannya kepada Malaysia tidak dapat ditandingi. Beliau berkhidmat bersama semua Perdana Menteri dalam pelbagai kementerian sama ada peringkat negeri atau persekutuan,” katanya yang juga Menteri Muda Belia.

Veteran PBB Datuk Peter Minos yang sependapat dengan Karim berkata, Taib memang berhak menerima anugerah tersebut atas sumbangannya.

Karim: What 'Justice for Balingian' you are talking about?

March 21, 2014

“If they expect an overnight metropolitan Balingian like KL or Kuching, then maybe PKR needs to have an ‘Alladdin Lamp’ as even BN won’t be able to do that. -Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah

SIBU: Barisan Nasional (BN) translates people’s support into physical development for their betterment, state BN secretary-general Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi said yesterday.

“The opposition, on the other hand, only makes empty promises,” he said, adding that people in constituencies represented by PKR/Pakatan Rakyat (PR) had become increasingly frustrated.

“PKR’s slogan of ‘Justice for Balingian’ was merely to attract people’s attention,” he said.

“It’s an attempt by the opposition to manipulate the issues at hand.

“But they never reveal what they can afford to do that is better than what BN has delivered thus far,” he said.

Dr Rundi, who is Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunications), was asked on PKR’s slogan of fighting for the long-term needs of Balingian folk.

State PKR vice-chairman See Chee How claimed that people of Balingian would not be swayed by the goodies dished out by BN during the by-election because what the people wanted were long-term facilities.

Karim: It is good that PKR has beautiful dreams of winning Balingian

March 17, 2014

“But when you wake up and face reality, only then you realise it’s just a dream, and the good feeling is just temporary.” -Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah

SIBU: PKR will face the full might of the BN in the Balingian by-election, said state BN secretary-general Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi.

Promising an all-out fight to keep their stronghold, he added they would fight the opposition as a ‘BN team’.

“We have anticipated their style of campaigning and shall not be overwhelmed by their aggressiveness,” said Dr Rundi, who is also Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunications).

He was reacting to PKR Lanang branch chief George Chen’s statement claiming of brighter chance of wresting the seat from BN.

Chen had on Saturday revised their chances of winning Balingian from 30/70 to 50/50 due to “positive vibes on the ground”.

Dr Rundi said PKR were entitled to their opinion and BN would not be affected by it.

“Whatever it is, we will not be morally affected as we know our strength and, to some extent, theirs as well. We will go and fight them to our utmost strength as a BN team.”

Karim: It doesn't matter whether bigger or reduced majority in Balingian

March 14, 2014

KUCHING: A supreme council member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is confident that Barisan Nasional (BN) will win the Balingian by-election.

However, he pointed out that whether it would win with a bigger or reduced majority did not matter.

“BN will win the seat…and on whether the majority will increase or decrease is not too important, what is important is that the election process is done smoothly and BN wins the seat,” Abdul Karim, who is Assistant Youth Development Minister, said in his text message.

Abdul Karim did not dwell further on the candidate, except to say that the candidate is a Melanau Christian and his name will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tomorrow.

At least five names – Adrian Langi Dorhat Alphonsus, Yussibnosh Balo, Akit Sebli, Dr Anthony Valentine Laiseh and Paul Druce – have been bandied about as the potential candidate.

The seat fell vacant following the resignation of incumbent Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud on Feb 28 to take up his appointment as the state’s seventh Yang di-Pertua Negeri on March 1.

Opposition will be rejected in Balingian — Abdul Karim

 March 3, 2014

SIBU: Voters in Balingian state constituency will reject the opposition’s brand of politics founded on malicious campaigning and lies.

This is because voters there are mature and know which party has been helping them, said PBB supreme council member Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday.

He was reacting to state PKR chairman Baru Bian’s statement that PKR would field a local candidate and use the price hike as their weapon against BN.

Tagging themselves as ‘underdog’, Baru claimed they were capable of winning the hearts of the people there despite it being a BN stronghold.

To this, Abdul Karim, who is Assistant Minister of Youth Development and Asajaya assemblyman, said: “What else is new to PR or PKR?

“I thought they have been using price hike as one of their main campaigning issues in the past election and this one is nothing new.”

He reckoned that PKR must have been looking for issues as propaganda the last few days and could only come up with the “price hike” again to hoodwink the people.

Karim: Balingian is as good as ours already

March 2, 2014

KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) which indicated that it will contest in the Balingian by-election, will hardly be a match for juggernaut BarisanNasional (BN).

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council member Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the seat “is already as good as ours (BN)”.

“Whoever is going to contest against BN is the least of our concerns.

“We are not being arrogant, but the seat is as good as ours already,” the Assistant Minister of Youth Development pointed out in his text message.

The Balingian seat fell vacant after Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud relinquished the chief minister’s post on Feb 28 and was appointed the seventh Head of State.

Abdul Karim, who is also Assistant Minister of Housing, said Pakatan Rakyat (PR) of PKR was just “wasting their time” contesting as the constituency is a stronghold of PBB and BN.

State BN secretary-general DatukDr Stephen Rundi Utom has also said BN was ready for the opposition and stands united against its fledgling foe.

Karim advices Baru: Don't waste public fund just because want to try luck to be Chief Minister

February 21, 2014

“My advice to him – we are not like PKR who love to see election after election being held." -Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah

SIBU: Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian’s prediction of an early state polls does not carry weight.

In saying this, state BN secretary-general Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi added it was up to the present government to decide when and ground sentiments are of prime importance.

“The government is working very hard to fulfil its promises as stipulated in the manifesto before facing the people,” added Dr Rundi, who is Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunications).

He was responding to Baru’s prediction that the 11th state election might be called between this September and next September.

Baru had said his prediction stemmed from the fact that new leaders wanted a fresh mandate from the people as soon as possible.

The state assembly’s term will expire on June 20, 2016 but the chief minister has the prerogative to dissolve it earlier.

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem is scheduled to succeed Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud as chief minister this Feb 28.