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One BN party? Not now, says Abdul Karim

May 29, 2016

SIBU: Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah reckons it will still take a while for Sarawakians or even Malaysians to accept a one-party BN.

He said this when asked on the feasibility of having a single BN party in Sarawak like what Minister of Local Government Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian had suggested.

According to Dr Sim, with a single BN party there would not be any fight for seats among the various BN component parties in the state or fighting over who had more elected representatives, and that it should be called (something like) Barisan Sarawak.

He suggested that a single BN party for the state would spell better unity among the BN elected representatives.

On this, Abdul Karim said: “All our political parties are formed with a specific objective. Through the years, the parties collaborate with each other but they do not deviate from their original struggles. Datuk Dr Sim’s suggestion is for a merger of all BN parties… to resolve the BN seats problem. But politics is not just about clamouring for more seats or solving seat problem.”

The Asajaya assemblyman said it was the struggle of the party that also needed to be taken into account.

Teliti punca pengundi tegar pembangkang di Asajaya, kata Karim

May 26, 2016

KUCHING: Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Asajaya Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah menggesa pihak pemimpin di peringkat akar umbi menjalankan penelitian khusus bagi mencari punca kepada penurunan undi kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) lepas.

Menurut beliau, ia perlu dijalankan berikutan mahu mencari kelemahan BN di kawasan Asajaya yang boleh diperbaiki pihaknya bagi memenangi semula hati rakyat di kawasan itu agar menyokong BN.

“Walaupun BN tidak pernah kalah bagi kerusi Asajaya tetapi terdapat tempat mengundi yang pihak BN kalah pada setiap kali pilihan raya, kalau tidak kalah (di DUN Asajaya) pasti ada saluran-saluran yang kita kalah.

“Tapi tahun ini, kita telah menang jika dibandingkan dengan PRN 2011 dan PRU 2013 yang mana ada sesetengah kampung yang undian BN ada menurun sedikit.

“Kampung-kampung yang mempunyai jumlah undian yang sedikit menurun kepada BN, kita selidik semula dan mencari penawar agar perkara itu tidak berulang lagi pada masa depan.

“Mereka di pihak ranting-ranting, saya minta lihat di manakah salah dan silapnya dan jika diketahui pastikan ia dapat diatasi sebelum PRU tidak lama lagi,” katanya ketika berucap pada Majlis Kesyukuran dan Penghargaan PRN Sarawak Ke-11 N.15 Asajaya kelmarin.

Beliau katanya, tidak menyangkal bahawa BN tidak pernah mengalami kekalahan di Asajaya tetapi jika diperhati dan dibuat penyelidikan bermula dari tahun 70-an, kawasan itu juga mempunyai ramai penyokong pembangkang yang tegar.

Abdul Karim plans for more affordable homes

May 21, 2016

SIBU: Assistant Housing Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah wants to continue with the government’s scheme to enable more people to own a home.

“My immediate focus is on continuing with the Housing Ministry’s plan in providing affordable homes for those in need,” he said.

The Asajaya assemblyman, who is also Assistant Youth and Sports Minister, said there were several projects in the pipeline which needed to be implemented on time.

Meanwhile, Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip, who was appointed Assistant Minister for Urbanisation and Infrastructure Development, pointed out that urbanisation was a fact of life in Sarawak.

“We are fortunate that Sarawak grows at a rather fast rate. Urbanisation and growth go hand in hand.

“This must be accepted,” he said.

He said the challenge was to facilitate orderly urbanisation and soften its impact.

Senarai Kabinet Sarawak

May 20, 2016

LENGKAP SUDAH: Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem bersama menteri penuh dan menteri muda yang dilantik, sekali gus melengkapkan barisan anggota kabinet yang baharu pada sidang media di Wisma Bapa Malaysia.

Ministers

YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem
Chief Minister of Sarawak
Minister of Finance
Minister of Resource Planning and Environment
   
YB Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture & Rural Economy

YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. James Jemut Masing
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Infrastructure Development and Transportation

YB Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Minister of Housing and Urbanisation

YB Dato Sri Wong Sooh Koh
Second Minister of Finance

YB Datuk Prof. Dr. Sim Kui Hian
Minister of Local Government

YB Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong
Minister of Youth and Sports and Solidarity

YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade ad Investment
Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment

YB Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah
Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing

YB Datuk Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom
Minister of Public Utilities