Topic: Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg
SRI AMAN, Aug 24 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today gave his assurance that he will report back to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Consultative Committee on issues, incl...
KUCHING, Aug 23 — Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) will only pick married women as election candidates if they have the support and approval of their husbands, its president Datuk Patinggi Abang...
KUCHING, Aug 22 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today declined to commit himself to whether the state government is studying the possibility of taking over Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd fr...
KUCHING, Aug 22 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg has today announced a reshuffle of the state Cabinet, with Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah named second minister of ...
KUCHING, Aug 22 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today announced the appointment of Datuk Jaul Samion as the new Sarawak state secretary, taking over from Tan Sri Morshidi Ghani, e...
KUCHING, Aug 22 — Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) president Lina Soo today cautioned Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg not to accept any proposal related to oil and gas raised in his meet...
KUCHING, Aug 16 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said the state government wants to have a good economic relationship with Singapore.
LAWAS, Aug 5 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today urged the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government to fulfill its promise to fix dilapidated schools in Sarawak, after the state ...
LIMBANG, Aug 5 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said the state’s development programmes and economy have not been affected by the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s ...
KUCHING, Aug 3 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg explained today that his meeting with Tun Daim Zainuddin yesterday was about the economy.
KUCHING, Aug 1 — Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg revealed today that the meeting between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Opposition lawmakers was at the prime minister’s invitation.
KUCHING, July 31 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is ready for an all-out “war” with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the coming state election, its chairman Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said today.
KUCHING, July 31 — The state government had shot down a suggestion by Putrajaya to take over the Sarawak local government for the purpose of streamlining it with the rest of the country, Chief Minis...
KUCHING, July 31 — Local Government and Housing Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin maintained today that village headmen appointed by Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) have not received their monthly allowances...
SERIAN, July 20 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said he has accepted the resignation of International Trade and e-Commerce Minister and second Minister of Finance Datuk Seri...
KUCHING, July 17 — Sarawak International Trade and e-Commerce Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh paid a courtesy call to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg late this afternoon, but decl...
KUCHING, July 17 — Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth today urged Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg to appoint one of its state lawmakers as a second full minister in the ev...
KUCHING, July 14 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today issued a warning to any political party to not undermine the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in its efforts to serve the...
KUCHING, July 14 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing today urged International Trade and e-Commerce Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh to just resign from his ministerial post, instead of...
KUCHING, July 11 — Sarawak Assistant Minister of Transportation Datuk Dr Jerip Susil today announced his immediate resignation from Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB). Dr Jerip, who held the post of PSB de...
KUCHING, July 8 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today urged critics not to take lightly of his vision to bring Sarawak towards digital economy.
KUCHING, July 5 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said that it is up to the Sarawak Legislative Assembly whether it wants to adopt the federal government’s definition of “...
KUCHING, July 5 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg clarified today said that only the Sarawak state government can issue licences to oil and gas companies operating in its territoria...
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) agrees the voting age should be lowered from 21 years to 18, but says this should be implemented together with automatic voter registration, says its chairman Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg.
KUCHING, July 2 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today urged school administrators and teachers to support to the teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects in English to Primary...
MATU, June 30 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today claimed that “outsiders” are jealous of Sarawak because of its natural resources.
KUCHING, June 24 — State Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian today denied claims by his federal counterpart, Zuraida Kamaruddin, that the state government has yet to hand ...
KUCHING, June 23 — Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen today defended minister Lim Guan Eng’s warning that the state could go bankrupt and see its reserves wiped out within three years if it con...
MUKAH, June 22 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today asserted that Sarawak will not go bankrupt because his administration has excellent financial management and diverse sources o...
KUCHING, June 17 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg believes that the state will benefit if Indonesia decides to shift its administrative capital from Java to Kalimantan, Borneo.
KUCHING, June 16 — Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian today said one of the Court of Appeal (CoA) judges hearing cases originating from the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak must come from either of the two ...
KUCHING, June 10 — Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) is willing to work together with the state government to host the Malaysia Day celebration on Sept ember16, said its chairman Chong Chieng Jen.
KUCHING, June 9 — Sarawak is prepared to host the Malaysia Day celebration on September 16, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg.
KUCHING, June 5 — Sarawak Tourism Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah today urged critics of the newly appointed Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya to ...
KUCHING, June 4 — The state government is giving priority to providing basic amenities such as water and electricity supply as well as upgrading road networks in the rural and coastal areas, Chief M...
KUCHING, May 31 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today told the Dayak community that the time has come for them to transform their traditional subsistence farming as it can...
KUCHING, May 28 — Sarawak is poised to become a leading cattle meat supplier in the Asean region, the Middle East and Australia following the acquisition of Carmor Plains Station in Darwin, Western ...
KUCHING, May 27 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today denied that the state government has offered 600,000 hectares of state land to “whoever is interested for agriculture”.
KUCHING, May 27 — A significant milestone was achieved today for Sarawak’s Green Energy Agenda with the official launch of South-east Asia’s first integrated hydrogen production plant and refuel...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The Sarawak government will continue to work with Huawei despite restrictions imposed by the United States on the Chinese telecommunications giant, Borneo Post reported.
KUCHING, May 20 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) would be following Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) footsteps if the former introduces mandatory asset declarations for lawmakers, Sarawak Deputy Chief Ministe...
SIBU: Sarawak is willing to be the first state to implement the revival of teaching of science and mathematics in English, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg.
KUCHING, May 9 — The state government is selecting a consultant to undertake a comprehensive study of the native courts system to meet the current needs of the local communities, Deputy Chief Minist...
KUCHING, May 8 — The state government is waiting for the Finance Ministry’s decision on the Education Ministry’s counter-proposal on the use of RM1 billion to fix dilapidated schools in Sarawak,...
KUCHING, May 6 — Parti Rakyat Sarawak’s (PRS) Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang today called on Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders to deal with Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) position in...
KUCHING, May 6 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) lawmaker Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya today criticised RTM Sarawak for not showing Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg in its broadcasts on his off...
KUCHING: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong will monitor the resolution of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Liew said he w...
KUCHING, April 25 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, arrived here today o...
KUCHING, April 23 — The relocation of the principal registry of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak from here to Kota Kinabalu will not be implemented, the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court Datuk...
KUCHING, April 23 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah will make a two-day work...
MIRI: Sarawak is "politically independent" has learnt from its past association with Barisan Nasional, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg.
KUCHING, April 13 — Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen today denied claims by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) that its lawmakers abstained from voting a constitutional amendment Bil...
KUCHING, April 12 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) parliamentary chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today said that the failure of a constitutional amendment Bill to restore Sabah and Sarawak’s st...
KUCHING, April 12 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today blamed a weakness in the “secretariat” which led to Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) federal lawmakers abstaining from voti...
KUCHIHG, April 7 — Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen said today the support of the 19 federal lawmakers from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is crucial for a Bill to amend Article ...
BINTANGOR, April 6 — No approval was given by the Sabah and Sarawak Chief Ministers pertaining to the amendment of Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution in its current form, said Sarawak Chief ...
KUCHING, March 23 — Sarawak will become the first state in Malaysia to introduce hydrogen fuel-powered buses, which also act as a new tourist attraction, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Joh...
KUCHING, March 21 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today asked national oil company Petronas to collaborate with the Sarawak government in the oil and gas industry.
KUCHING, March 16 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said that he and members of his State Cabinet turn to books in order to come up with better policies for Sarawak.
KUCHING, March 16 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said that Sarawak will be a territory only after the Federal Constitution has been amended.
KUCHING, March 10 — Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen wants Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg to review the Gabungan Parti Sarawak-led (GPS) state gove...
KUCHING, March 10 — Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) today disputed claims made by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg that Sarawak is poor because much of its oil and gas revenue goes to P...
KUCHING, March 8 — Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) today urged Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg to punish those who want to destabilise the state ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). Its ...
KUCHING, March 8 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said he will talk to Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) to resolve problems relating to members chan...
KUCHING, March 7 — Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan Sri James Masing today said he cannot stop party members if they want to leave and join another party as in the case of its former vice pr...
KUCHING, March 1 — Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud today said that foreign dignitaries are impressed with the racial and religious harmony that exists among the multi-ethnic groups in the sta...
KUCHING, Feb 20 — The federal government has agreed that an RM1 billion loan repayment from the Sarawak government will be used to repair dilapidated schools in the state, Education Minister Maszlee...
KUCHING, Feb 16 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today expressed his objection to a proposal by his Sabah counterpart Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal for the two Borneo states to b...
KUCHING, Feb 16 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today dismissed talk that the state will hold a snap election before the current term of the Sarawak State Assembly ends in 2021.
KOTA KINABALU: A meeting between Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders paves the way for a political partnership to pursue issues of common interest.
KUCHING, Feb 14 — Leaders from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) today officially agreed on a political partnership to pursue issues of common interest, particularly in rein...
KUCHING, Feb 11 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg confirmed today that a number of corporate figures, politicians and senior state civil servants have recently been called in for qu...
KUCHING, Feb 3 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said that expenditures under the state budget for infrastructure is expected to spur the growth of the state’s econo...
KUCHING, Jan 19 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg tonight launched the state ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition in a ceremony attended by GPS leaders and about 8,000 supp...
KUCHING, Jan 19 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg yesterday said that the state government will be injecting RM100 million through its wholly-owned company Mutiara Mortgage ...
BETONG, Jan 16 ― Sarawakians should support Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) as the ruling coalition will definitely fulfil its promises to reclaim the state’s full rights under the Malaysia Agreement...
The Sarawak state government launched a set of key development initiatives for the rakyat – the most notable being a plan to build low-cost houses that cost under RM150,000 each.
MIRI: The state government has kickstarted a set of key development initiatives for Sarawakians – the most notable among these is to build low-cost houses that cost under RM150,000 each.
KUCHING, Jan 9 — A Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) official said the coalition has not received any membership application from United People’s Party (UPP) led by state International Trade and e-Comm...
KUCHING, Jan 9 — Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg unveiled Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) logo today and said it signalled a new era in the state’s political landscape.
KUCHING, Jan 6 — The United Peoples’ Party (UPP), which has now been rebranded as the Party Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), has not received any official invitation to join Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) so ...
MIRI: The Pakatan Harapan government has broken many general election promises made to the rakyat – the latest being the excuse given by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as to why the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) is still not acceptable to Putrajaya.
KUCHING: It was a colourful but wet new year’s eve, as Sarawak launches its Visit Sarawak Year 2019 at the Kuching waterfront tonight (Dec 31).
KUCHING, Dec 31 — Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah clarified today that the state government is paying the full salaries of community leaders.
Any decision on MA63 to be discussed with Sarawak consultative committee first, CM says
Sarawak CM: PBB only picks women candidates who have the blessing of their husbands
Sarawak mulling taking over Bintulu Port? I didn’t say that, CM claims
Sarawak reshuffles Cabinet, Uggah named second finance minister
Jaul Samion is now Sarawak state secretary, says CM
STAR president warns Sarawak CM not to accept any of federal govt's oil and gas proposals
Sarawak wants good economic relationship with Singapore, says CM
After remitting RM350m, Sarawak wants Putrajaya to repair dilapidated schools as promised
Sarawak doing well without being bogged down by Pakatan, says CM
Sarawak CM says only talked about economy with Daim
Opposition coalition chief claims Dr M invited lawmakers for meeting, PKR men also present
If ‘war’ is what you want, we are ready, Sarawak CM tells Pakatan
Sarawak govt rejected Putrajaya’s suggestion to take over local government, says CM
Insisting headmen picked by Pakatan not paid, minister seeks meeting with Sarawak CM
Sarawak CM: Wong Soon Koh’s resignation as Cabinet minister accepted
When will I leave? Well, that’s up to Sarawak CM, Wong says
SUPP stakes claim on Sarawak Cabinet spots soon to be vacated by PSB
Sarawak CM issues warning against move to undermine ruling GPS coalition
Just quit already, Sarawak DCM tells state minister
PSB deputy Dr Jerip Susil quits!
Don’t take digital economy vision lightly, Sarawak CM tells critics
Sarawak CM: Up to state assembly to decide on the definition of ‘youth’
Chief Minister: Only state govt can issue licences to oil and gas companies operating in Sarawak
GPS agrees with lower voting age, wants automatic registration
Don’t dispute teaching of Maths and Science in English, Sarawak CM tells educators
‘Outsiders’ are jealous of Sarawak because of its natural resources, says CM
Sarawak minister denies Zuraida’s claim about land handover
Take Putrajaya’s bankrupt warning seriously, Sarawak DAP tells state govt
Sarawak CM says no reason big budget will lead state to bankruptcy
CM: Sarawak will benefit if Indonesia moves capital to Kalimantan
Baru Bian agrees East Malaysian judge must be present in relevant Court of Appeal cases
Sarawak Pakatan willing to work with state govt to host Malaysia Day
Sarawak ready to host Malaysia Day, says CM
Give Latheefa a chance to prove herself as MACC chief, Sarawak minister tells critics
Sarawak CM says working on essential infrastructure
Sarawak CM urges Dayak community to transform traditional subsistence farming to meet modern economic
Sarawak to become leading cattle meat supplier in Asean with Aussie farm purchase
Sarawak CM denies offering 600,000ha of state land for agriculture
Sarawak CM launches South-east Asia’s first integrated hydrogen production plant
Sarawak to continue collaboration with Huawei despite US ban
Declare assets to MACC? GPS lawmakers already did that long ago, says Sarawak DCM
CM: Sarawak willing to be the first to revive teaching science and math in English
Sarawak to take thorough look at native courts system
Sarawak minister prods Putrajaya over RM1b to fix old schools
PRS wants GPS to deal with Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s position in state government
GPS rep accuses RTM Sarawak of blacking out CM
Putrajaya to study Sarawak’s decision on MA63
King, Queen arrive in Kuching for two-day visit
Sabah, Sarawak High Court registry relocation to Kota Kinabalu scrapped, says chief registrar
Agong, Permaisuri Agong to visit Sarawak April 25-26
Abang Johari: Sarawak has learnt from its previous dealings with Barisan
Sarawak CM’s claim of weakness in law ministry’s secretariat not true, says state DAP leader
GPS confident Pakatan govt will table revised constitutional amendment bid
Sarawak CM: Secretariat weakness caused Sabah, Sarawak amendment Bill to fail
We need your support to push Bill to restore equality for Sarawak, Pakatan tells GPS
CM: Sarawak set to be first to use hydrogen fuel-powered buses in Malaysia
Sarawak CM asks Petronas to work with state govt in oil and gas industry
Sarawak CM, ministers turn to books to come up with better policies
Sarawak CM: State will be declared territory after Federal Constitution amended
Chong: GPS has to review its ‘pro-cronies policy’
Why blame Pakatan for Sarawak being poor, rep asks state government
Act against instability in GPS, Sarawak CM told
Sarawak CM to meet PRS and PSB over party members switching allegiance
PRS chief says can’t stop members from party-hopping after veep quits
Sarawak Governor: Foreign dignitaries impressed with racial harmony in the state
Putrajaya allows Sarawak to use RM1b loan repayment for school repairs
Sarawak disagrees with Sabah’s proposal to merge both Borneo states
No snap election in Sarawak, says chief minister
PBS-GPS paves the way for partnership to pursue common interests
Sarawak CM confirms state officials quizzed over corruption probes
Sarawak CM: Spending on infrastructure to boost state’s economy further
Sarawak CM launches Gabungan Parti Sarawak, says it is new era for the state
Sarawak CM: Govt to inject RM100m to help low-income group to buy houses
GPS promise to reclaim Sarawak rights not ‘mere rhetoric’, deputy CM says
Sarawak CM launches 'Initiative Team Abang Jo' to boost state development
Sarawak coalition says UPP yet to seek entry
Sarawak political coalition launches new logo
PSB haven't received official invitation to join GPS, says Wong
And now UEC? Pakatan keeps blatantly breaking GE14 promises, says SUPP
Colourful countdown to Visit Sarawak Year 2019, state targets RM8.8bil in tourism revenue
Not true Putrajaya pays salaries of Sarawak community leaders, says DCM