Friday, August 28th, 2020
Wilfred Yap calls for a spirit of patriotism
Sentosa SUPP Chairman, Wilfred Yap urged all Malaysians not to forget the multi-cultural and multi-religious fabric of our Malaysian society as it is through harmony and understanding among the various races that binds us all together as one people. He said it is indeed sad that while Sarawakians have been embracing diversity and harmony in race and religion, politicians from Malaya continue to play up issues on race and religion which is definitely not conducive to the unity of a Nation. Malaysia is multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-religious. Vernacular schooling systemRead More
Exercise resident’s exclusive right to practice law in Sarawak
Central Youth Chief for SUPP, Michael Tiang who is also an advocate himself refered to the recent High Court application by 2 non-Sarawakian lawyers to practise in Sarawak. Tiang said he wished to emphasize that it is Sarawak’s constitutional right to restrict non-residents of right to practise before courts in Sarawak. Particularly, Article 161B of the Federal Constitution which clearly provides a safeguard provision for Sarawak Bar to confine the right to practise in Sarawak to Sarawak lawyers only. “Our Advocates Ordinance also requires only persons with Sarawak connection areRead More
程明智批评土青团长狭隘思维
砂人联党青年总团长程明智抨击土著团结党青年团长旺阿末费依沙,建议政府逐步废除多源流学校是狭义种族思维,无视现时网络时代促进全球化与世界教育接轨。 他指出,亦是联邦青年及体育部副部长旺阿末费依沙,在个人面子书所提出的上述建议,完全是处于上个世纪的种族性思维,也是在在开教育的倒车,根本是不可取。 也是砂首长署政治秘书的程明智发文告驳斥旺阿末费依沙,表示当对方以促进民族主义理由而建议政府废除多源流学校,是罔顾了国内多语文、多元、宗教等,造成莫大争议,并不利于国民团结。 他强调,砂政府以中庸政策对待砂各源流学校,包括承诺独中统考文凭,并且常年拨款给华文独中及华小。 他表明,砂拉越的官方语文是国语和英语,也注重于英语教育,符合本世纪全球化与世界教育接轨,促进砂拉越的教育发展。 程明智认为,马来亚的一些政客,时不时就籍着发表一些种族性的言论来加强知名度,实在是政治伎俩。 “而令人遗憾的是,马来亚政党在砂拉越的代理人,也开始来有样学样,砂人民应加以提防,不要落入这些政客所设的圈套。”
Racist remark, says Michael Tiang
Wan Ahmad Fayhsal’s statement that vernacular schools should be abolished to promote “strong national identity” is a racist remark that belongs to the last century, said Michael Tiang, Political Secretary to Chief Minister. Tiang said such statement shows his ignorance of globalization and the development of digital world which embraces all cultures, all races, religions and languages for the advancement o the society. Wan Ahmad Fayhsal’s earlier statement that vernacular schools should be abolished was in fact is very kind of mentality that would destroy the virtue and diversity ofRead More
