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.

Pilihanraya untuk pilih kerajaan negeri dan bukannya kerajaan persekutuan - Karim

April 03, 2016

Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah dan Dato Sri Mohammad Ali Mahmud mengibar bendara Barisan Nasional setelah nama mereka diumumkan oleh Datuk Patinggi Adenan Satem sebagai calon-calon di DUN Asajaya dan DUN Stakan.

ASAJAYA: Pilihanraya yang akan datang hanya untuk menentukan parti yang akan mentadbir negeri Sarawak dan bukannya Kerajaan Persekutuan.

Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia (Bandar) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata, justeru itu jentera pilihanraya PBB hendaklah berusaha dengan gigih untuk menangkis dakyah-dakyah untuk mengelirukan rakyat yang dilemparkan oleh parti-parti pembangkang yang beribupejabat di Semenanjung yang sentiasa berusaha untuk merosakkan keharmonian di Sarawak.

Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem bergambar beramai-ramai dengan para hadirin

"Harapan saya ialah jenteri parti (PBB) akan menolak mereka (supaya mereka tidak mampu bertapak di sini) ... (dan) ini yang kita mahu lihat," kata beliau ketika berucap di Majlis Pelancaran Jentera Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) DUN Asajaya, Muara Tuang dan Stakan di Dewan Suarah Kota Samarahan petang tadi.

Turut hadir dalam majlis tersebut ialah Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem serta isteri, dan ahli DUN Muara Tuang Dato Sri Mohammad Ali Mahmud.

Orang ramai yang berada diluar Dewan Suarah Kota Samarahan menyambut ketibaan Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

Sementara itu, Adenan dalam ucapannya telah mengumumkan Karim sebagai calon Barisan Nasional di DUN Asajaya, manakala Mohammad Ali akan menjadi calon di DUN Stakan.

Karim calon BN di Asajaya

April 03, 2016

Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem mengangkat tangan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah dan Dato Sri Mohamma Ali Mahmud.

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem hari ini mengumumkan ahli DUN Asajaya Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah akan mempertahankan kerusi DUN Asajaya dalam pilihanraya negeri yang akan datang.

Pengumuman dibuat ketika beliau berucap dalam Majlis Pelancaran Jentera Parti PBB untuk N.15 Asajaya, N.16 Muara Tuang dan N.17 Stakan di Dewan Suarah Kota Samarahan petang tadi.

Adenan turut mengumumkan ahli DUN Muara Tuang Dato Sri Mohammad Ali Mahmud sebagai calon Barisan Nasional di N.17 Stakan.

Untuk DUN N,16 Muara Tuang, Adenan tidak membuat pengumuman nama calon.

DAP ‘hitting below the belt’, says Abdul Karim

April 2, 2016

KUCHING: PBB Supreme Council member Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has criticised the DAP for ‘hitting below the belt’, with its latest video clip on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife.

The video clip launched by DAP as its campaign tool for the upcoming state election merely reflected their desperation for lack of issues, Abdul Karim said to the Borneo Post yesterday.

“This is ‘hitting below the belt’, malicious and totally irrelevant. This probably is DAP’s attempt to drag vicious ‘Semenanjung’ style politics into Sarawak,” said Abdul Karim, unamused of the clip which was launched by DAP Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on March 31.

He added that the clip was ridiculous and silly as it barked at the wrong tree especially when the video clip depicted the Dayak cultural background.

“Using the Dayak cultural background for an insulting video is tantamount to degrading the Dayak who are known to be a polite race full of finesse, and not one who will openly insult another,” said Abdul Karim who is also Assistant Minister for Youth Development (Urban) and Assistant Minister of Housing.

He added that DAP should openly apologise to the Dayak community for using their culture to degrade, insult and mock the prime minister and his wife as well as telling untrue facts about the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

He also questioned as to why nothing was mentioned about the numerous good decisions made by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem over the last two years in office in the over three minutes video clip.

Galeri: Pre-launch of the Sejiwa Senada Limbang

April 2, 2016

(From left) Limbang Resident Datuk Maria Hasman, Batu Danau State Assemblymen Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, Youth Development (Urban) Assistant Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, Deputy State Secretary Datuk Misnu Taha, Bukit Kota State Assemblyman Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail and Batu Danau State Assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang at the pre-launch of the Sejiwa Senada Limbang yesterday.