Think of winning seats for GPS, PDP told

December 14, 2018

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (BPP) vice president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah wished that Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) leaders think more of winning seats for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) rather than only about themselves.

He said PDP president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing was trying to rock the boat when indicating that PDP would not only be reclaiming three seats – Pakan, Batu Danau and Bekenu – from PBB but also aiming to stake claim on two others held by other components of GPS.

“I fully agree (that Tiong is rocking GPS boat). I hope PDP and Tiong (also Bintulu MP) could think more towards winning for GPS than just for their own (PDP) only,” he said yesterday.

Keluar BN demi hubungan dengan kerajaan pusat - Abdul Karim

June 13, 2018

Abdul Karim (duduk, tengah) bersama tetamu kehormat lain bergambar dengan wakil-wakil media yang hadir pada Majlis Berbuka Puasa anjuran Lembaga Pelancongan Sarawak di BCCK, semalam.

KUCHING: Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah menyifatkan tindakan empat parti komponen Sarawak keluar daripada Barisan Nasional (BN) sebagai satu perkembangan yang baik.

Dengan itu, katanya ia sedikit sebanyak akan dapat merapatkan lagi hubungan dan kerjasama dengan kerajaan pusat di bawah gabungan Pakatan Harapan (PH).

"Sebagai sebuah negeri yang masih lagi memerlukan pembangunan yang banyak, kita tidak boleh tersingkir dan menjauhi diri daripada kerajaan pusat," katanya pada Majlis Berbuka Puasa bersama Media anjuran Lembaga Pelancongan Sarawak di Pusat Konvensyen Borneo Kuching (BCCK) di sini, semalam.

Rumour about local PKR leaders is no surprise to state BN

October 15, 2016

SIBU: The ‘hot rumour’ about three local PKR leaders leaving the peninsular-based party to join a local party – Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) presents no surprise to the state Barisan Nasional (BN).

It is said that these PKR leaders want a stronger voice, seeing that they could not do so if they stick to the same platform.

Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah wasn't surprised with the rumours stressing that ‘anything is possible in politics’.

“Who would imagine an ex-Umno and BN chairman Tun (Dr) Mahathir (Mohamad) is now ‘hugging’ his nemesis (Datuk Seri) Anwar (Ibrahim), (Lim) Kit Siang and (Lim) Guan Eng?

“It is the same with Sarawak PKR leaders. We could see them out of PKR – who knows one day, they might be sitting with us in BN,” said Abdul Karim, who is Asajaya assemblyman and also a supreme council of PBB – the state BN backbone party.

Adding on, he reckoned that state PKR leaders would need to relook their struggle.

Abdul Karim also pointed out that what Sarawak and Sarawakians needed and hoped for now would be for political parties and leaders to fight for the return of state rights, which appeared to be diminishing over the years.