PBB Youth: Squabbles in PR confirm desire for power

PBB Youth: Squabbles in PR confirm desire for power

Posted on March 19, 2011, Saturday

KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) youth wing has labelled the public squabbles of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) component parties over state constituencies as confirmation that they are only interested in getting power.

PBB vice-youth chief Pandi Suhaili said the tussle on seat allocation further strengthen the perception that the opposition is not concerned about the people’s welfare.

“The public squabbles on the seat allocation clearly shows that they are blinded and guided by their greed to wrest power from BN (Barisan Nasional) at all costs,” said Pandi, who is also the youth wing’s economy bureau chief, when contacted.

He said although Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) might choose to put aside their differences later, voters should not be convinced by the supposed show of unity.

He pointed out that if the two parties are really sincere about serving the rakyat, they would not openly disagree over the constituencies.

Masing: PRS doesn’t agree with Tedwin

Dato Sri Dr James Masing
Presiden PRS

Masing: PRS doesn’t agree with Tedwin

Posted on February 2, 2011, Wednesday

KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) does not agree with its former deputy information chief Tedwin Ngumbang that the party was being bullied by Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

In an SMS to The Borneo Post, PRS president Dato Sri Dr James Masing said: “PRS does not agree with Tedwin’s point of view, so we advised him to resign. He did.”

Masing, who was commenting on Tedwin’s claim made to the media on Monday, however, did not say when Tedwin resigned from the party that he had helped form in 2004.

On Monday, it was reported that the former deputy information chief had resigned from the party because he wanted to serve Sarawak National Party (SNAP).

An insider was quoted as saying Tedwin had exhausted all his usefulness in PRS, and that prompted him to leave the party despite the claim that he was still in good term with Masing.