LUBOK ANTU, 29 March 2009: The Barisan Nasional candidate for the Batang Ai state by-election, Malcolm Mussen Lamoh, finds great comfort in the number nine. “I’m 49 years old, born in 1959, resigned from government service on the 19th (of March). The nomination day is today, March 29 while Batang Ai is state constituency number […]
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BN manifesto for Batang Ai out on 31 March
BETONG, 28 March 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) manifesto for the by-election in the Batang Ai state constituency in Sarawak is likely to be launched on 31 March, BN deputy director of operations for the by-election Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas said today. The manifesto was expected to be launched by the BN director of operations […]
Batang Ai: A curtain-raiser for state poll?
LUBOK ANTU, 25 March 2009: With the state polls in Sarawak due by 2011, the much anticipated by-election in the Batang Ai state constituency is regarded by many political watchers as a “test case” between the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). As this sleepy rural border bazaar gears up for […]
Jawah Gerang is PKR candidate for Batang Ai by-election
KUCHING, 23 March 2009: Former Lubok Antu member of parliament (MP) Jawah Gerang, 55, has been named PKR’s candidate for the 7 April Batang Ai by-election, PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced here today. Another leading candidate, Nicholas Bawin, 51, who contested on the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) ticket in the May […]
High stakes in Batang Ai
By Melody SongTHOUGH Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Dublin Unting Ingkot’s passing was peaceful, the wake of his death has left a scramble in his quiet constituency in the remote jungles of Sarawak. The stakes are high in Batang Ai for both the ruling coalition and Pakatan Rakyat as they strive to win the approval of some 8,000 voters […]
Formidable battle expected in Batang Ai
KUCHING, 15 March 2009: With nomination day for the Batang Ai state by-election barely a week away, the Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to be bracing for a formidable battle with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to retain the Iban majority seat. Poster and flag wars aside, one factor that would affect the BN’s performance […]
