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8（古晋18日讯）砂人联党原任巴都吉当州议员罗克强守土成功，以4163多数票压倒性胜利蝉联巴都吉当州议席！
根据选委会官方消息，罗克强共得6307张票，民主行动党候选人阿都阿兹则获得2144票，多数票为共有4163张。
其他候选人方面，砂全民团结党候选人刘天亮获得1812张票，肯雅兰全民党候选人则获得675张票。
https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/18/456802
By Ling Hui
KUCHING, Dec 18: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang will remain the assemblyman for N13 Batu Kitang for another five years after securing 6,307 votes in the 12th Sarawak Election.
He won the seat with a high majority of 4,163 votes, defeating rival Abdul Aziz Isa from Democratic Action Party (DAP) who garnered 2,144 votes.
（古晋17日讯）新落成的甘榜哈志巴基小贩中心将造福和提高居民的生活水平。
巴达旺市议会主席罗克强表示，小贩中心是在“人民工程”计划下建造的，耗资39万5000令吉的建造费是由州政府资助。
“小贩中心配备电力和水供应。它由8个湿摊和10个干摊组成。
罗克强今日为这座甘榜哈吉巴基小贩中心开幕时，如此表示。
小贩中心附近也提供停车位以方便购物者，而接下来将是进行美化工程，使中心更具有吸引力。
新的小贩中心目前关闭，并将于2022年1月3日开始营业，而营业时间为清晨5时至傍晚5时开始营业。
KUCHING, Dec 16 — The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) candidate for Batu Kitang, Lo Khere Chiang, claimed today that voting for parties based outside the state would weaken the Sarawak state assembly.
Lo, the incumbent for Batu Kitang, claimed this has occurred in Sabah where many of its state assemblymen were from parties that came from Peninsular Malaysia.
“Remember how Sabah is what it is today where the majority (of Sabah state assembly seat) is under peninsular-based parties and so that’s why Sabah state assembly is weak.
“And we don’t want to be like that,” he said during a press conference at the SUPP headquarters here.
Commenting on the constitutional amendments this week that put Sabah and Sarawak on par with the peninsula, Lo said this was due in part to the contributions of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
The amendments restored the relative positions of the three regions to that contained in the Malaysia Agreement 1963.
He said the coalition took part in this without inciting Sarawakians about independence, in a veiled swipe at some rivals.
“We have regained MA63 under our constitution, that is a big step and a big achievement for the people of Sarawak.
“And how did the GPS government do it? We did it through Parliament and not by shouting for independence,” he added.
Lo is defending his seat in Batu Kitang against Abdul Aziz Isa Marindo (DAP), Liu Thian Long (Parti Sarawak Bersatu), and Wong Tun Teck (Parti Bumi Kenyalang).
Voting for Sarawak election will be on December 18.
Two days ago, the federal ruling coalition secured a crucial two-thirds support to amend clauses of the Federal Constitution to reflect the MA63 in a move that could restore the status for Sarawak and Sabah as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia.
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KUCHING: Datuk Wee Hong Seng has not had it easy in the 12th Sarawak election.
Apart from facing a tough contest against Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen in Padungan, which is also a DAP stronghold, the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) candidate has also had to grapple with internal issues midway through campaigning, when Kuching SUPP dissolved its election machinery.
The dissolution was done out of protest as SUPP Kuching division chief Datuk Lily Yong claimed that Wee was not among the two names proposed to the party leadership to stand in Padungan.
"Out of the 82 state seats, I think Padungan is witnessing one of the most difficult and interesting fights. I know everyone is watching this seat as I am facing Sarawak DAP's top leader (Chong).
"There are also many challenges, both internal and external, which I have to manage. I don't want to give up, I didn't enter the race to just give up.
"I want the opportunity to serve the people and fight for their interest in (a higher capacity) the Sarawak Legislative Assembly," Wee told reporters at SUPP headquarters.
The Kuching South City Council mayor is among the 24 new faces Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is fielding in the election.
Although this is his first time in an election, Wee is not a "new face" to the local community as he has held various positions, including as president of Sarawak Tourism Federation and a member of the Kuching North City Commission.
He said his manifesto for Padungan was based on his experiences on the ground, meeting the people, and learning about their issues and aspirations.
"It is not my manifesto but the people's manifesto. I hope the people will vote for me as I am able to bring more development," Wee added.
DAP won Padungan in the last state election. However, its assemblyman Wong King Wei quit the party last year, citing disillusionment with DAP's direction and management.
This led Chong to decide against defending the Kota Sentosa seat and threw his hat in the ring in Padungan instead, saying he had to explain to Padungan constituents why Wong had decided to leave the party.
SUPP president Dr Sim Kui Hian was also present at today's press conference together with candidates for southern Sarawak, including Milton Foo (Pending), Sih Hua Tong (Batu Lintang), Wilfred Yap (Kota Sentosa) and Lo Khere Chiang (Batu Kitang).
Foo said he is contesting in Pending for the second time, facing the same opponent – DAP's Violet Yong, who has been the representative for three terms.
However, he said many longstanding issues in the constituency have remained unsolved and no efforts have been made to improve the lives and livelihoods of the people there.
"If she can't serve the people well, then let me do it. I want to rebuild Pending and restore its former glory. I will focus on transforming it into a vibrant business district, offering more jobs and business opportunities for the residents there," he said.
As for opposition leaders and members, Foo said they can always monitor his performances while the voters can judge for themselves in the next five years.
Meanwhile, Sih, who has been beaten twice but considers himself a "defeated assemblyman", was willing to continue to serve and to prove himself.
The 57-year-old, who is contesting in Batu Lintang, is no stranger to the locals as he has been working on the ground actively for more than a decade.
"It has been more than 10 years, I am working on the ground, serving and helping the people (despite not winning). So, I know the people and constituency well.
"They know where to look for me when they need help. I am always there. But, for me to effectively raise and resolve their issues, including the flood problems, I need to represent them in the state assembly," he said.
As the party president who is leading the fight in Chinese-majority seats, Sim said he is appealing to the voters to give his party more opportunities to serve.
"I don't have to talk much as you can see what I have done for Batu Kawah in the last five years. With so many developments, my results speak for themselves.
"So, I hope more constituencies in southern Sarawak, which are mostly DAP strongholds, will give SUPP a chance to make a difference in the next five years," he said.
Sim, who is defending his Batu Kawah seat, urged the voters to judge and vote based on the candidate's performances, track record and character.
"This is a critical time (post Covid-19), hence, we really need to vote for a leader who is sincere and ready to serve, not just empty talk or personal interests. We have no time for that… we need to recover from the pandemic," he stressed.
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KUCHING, Dec 16 — The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) candidate for Batu Kitang, Lo Khere Chiang, claimed today that voting for parties based outside the state would weaken the Sarawak state assembly.
Lo, the incumbent for Batu Kitang, claimed this has occurred in Sabah where many of its state assemblymen were from parties that came from Peninsular Malaysia.
“Remember how Sabah is what it is today where the majority (of Sabah state assembly seat) is under peninsular-based parties and so that’s why Sabah state assembly is weak.
“And we don’t want to be like that,” he said during a press conference at the SUPP headquarters here.
Commenting on the constitutional amendments this week that put Sabah and Sarawak on par with the peninsula, Lo said this was due in part to the contributions of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
The amendments restored the relative positions of the three regions to that contained in the Malaysia Agreement 1963.
He said the coalition took part in this without inciting Sarawakians about independence, in a veiled swipe at some rivals.
“We have regained MA63 under our constitution, that is a big step and a big achievement for the people of Sarawak.
“And how did the GPS government do it? We did it through Parliament and not by shouting for independence,” he added.
Lo is defending his seat in Batu Kitang against Abdul Aziz Isa Marindo (DAP), Liu Thian Long (Parti Sarawak Bersatu), and Wong Tun Teck (Parti Bumi Kenyalang).
Voting for Sarawak election will be on December 18.
Two days ago, the federal ruling coalition secured a crucial two-thirds support to amend clauses of the Federal Constitution to reflect the MA63 in a move that could restore the status for Sarawak and Sabah as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/12/16/sarawak-polls-supp-candidate-urges-batu-kitang-voters-to-reject-peninsular/2028889
（古晋15日讯）距离第12届砂拉越选举还剩3天冲刺期，峇都吉当区候选人罗克强勤于走访选区，分发宣传品给居民。
由于第12届砂选举部分州选区无法进行面对面政治演说，所以候选人均转战至线上，有者是进行街访，或派发小册子和宣传资料。
罗克强今日在甘榜武吉班卓分发宣传小册子给当地居民，并呼吁居民继续给予支持，好让他能继续为民服务，将发展带给当地居民。
（古晋12日讯）砂政盟N13峇都吉当候选人罗克强表示，人民要知道的是，当候选人被赋予委托时，能为人民做什么，这才是候选人的重点。
他说，他无意一一回复反对党所挑起无意义的议题，因为人民已经远远超越这种水准，人民要知道候选人在胜出之后有什么展望和理想。
他恳求其竞争对手不要低估人民的智慧而采用这些低级的政治诋毁手法。
“绅士、真诚的告诉人民我们能做什么，而不是发出诋毁的言论。”
“对我来说，只要我胜出的话，我会继续过去5年的计划，同时也会对闪电积水的问题进行解决。”
他也指出，在监视器和路灯方面会继续的加强社区上的安全，他已经在其选区内安装了18个高清安全摄像头，作为社区安全之用，这耗资了60万令吉。
他表示，这些摄像资料能存取一个月，并把相关影像资料交给了MJC警署，同时，在往后2年，将会把这些影像资料交给巴达旺行动室。
他希望长期的安全规划下，该选区每个角落都设置有安全摄像头。
他今日在记者会上这么表示。
与此同时，砂政盟N12哥打圣淘沙候选人叶耀星表示，反对党玩弄的技巧是不能说服人民就混淆人民。
他说，他们没有能提供人民的政治纲领，他们的服务记录是没有的，而人民无法再给他们信任，因为他们的承诺是空洞的，过去15年中，在哥打圣淘沙、朋岭、浮罗岸的代议士，都没有履行作为议员的责任。
他进一步说，当他们无计可施的时候，就会玩弄责怪的游戏，只会对他人进行责怪。
“我已经推出我的竞选宣言，只要有砂政盟的代议士在这个地区，就会确保其宣言被实现。”
（古晋6日讯）峇都吉当州选区迎来4角战！原任州议员兼人联党候选人罗克强守土之路，受到反对党夹攻。
峇都吉当区是上届砂选举的11个新选区之一，当时人联党派出罗克强，对上行动党候选人阿都阿兹、公正党候选人温夏妮及两名独立人士奥曼及苏莱曼。当时，代表国阵出战的罗克强在五角混战中，以1840张多数票获胜。
本届砂选举，罗克强除了再次面对阿都阿兹挑战，也受到砂全民团结党候选人刘天亮及砂肯雅兰全民党候选人黄传德挑战。
阿都阿兹基层深耕5年
阿都阿兹是行动党峇都吉当支部主席兼实旦宾社青团团长，过去5年一直在基层耕耘。上届州选以独立人士身份出战石角区的刘天亮，早在砂团党2019年宣布将在砂选举攻打峇都吉当后，积极在该区走动。
尽管提名时间在早上9时开始，各政党候选人一早陆续抵达提名中心。罗克强最早于七时许抵达提名中心，提议人是天猛公陈如飞及附议人为林良纪。随后，刘天亮在提议人凯蒂及附议人温诗妮陪同下在8时15分抵达、黄传德在提议人陈孟聪及附议人许光英陪同下在8时28分抵达，以及阿都阿兹在提议人陈韦伸及附议人特迪陪同下于8时42分抵达提名中心。
提名时间在10时结束后，选举官罗伊丽莎白宣布4名成功提名的候选人，即1号罗克强、2号黄传德、3号阿都阿兹及4号刘天亮。
KUCHING, Dec 6: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Batu Kitang incumbent Lo Khere Chiang opines that the restrictions on campaigning during this election would not have a big affect on the results, but his rival Abdul Aziz Isa from Democratic Action Party (DAP) foresees a big disadvantage for the Opposition.
Lo, who is also Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman, emphasised that he has always been actively reaching out to people on his social media accounts, especially Facebook, apart from working extensively on the ground.
“I have worked hard for the past five years so I leave it to the people and voters to make the choice (come polling day on Dec 18).
“I will continue to engage the people of Batu Kitang until election day and beyond. I am excited and quite at ease. Even though there won’t be big gatherings, we can reach a lot of people through social media,” he told reporters when met after the announcement of candidates for Batu Kitang by the Election Commission (EC) at the MPP Headquarters here today.
Lo will once again face off with Abdul Aziz, joined by Liu Thian Leong of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Wong Tun Teck of Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) this election.
If given a fresh mandate from the people, he wants to ensure all essential infrastructure especially road accessibility are completed in the constituency, apart from improving public safety and security by installing closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs).
“I have a lot of plans for Batu Kitang. On a larger scale, I want to implement the tourism master plan which has been proposed by getting the funds to develop tourism attractions that will benefit not only people of Batu Kitang but Sarawak as a whole.
“I wish all my contenders the best in the election. I will work very hard for Batu Kitang and I believe everybody will do the same. Our goals are for a better Sarawak,” he added.
On voter turnout, Lo hopes voters will come out and exercise their duty on polling day as Sarawak has managed to control the Covid-19 pandemic well with a high vaccination rate and ongoing booster shots being delivered to the people.
“I think it won’t be a problem as we have to live with Covid-19. Things are going back to normal now with more people more confident to go out and about in public places while observing all safety precautions,” he added.
Meanwhile, Abdul Aziz, who is trying to wrestle the Batu Kitang seat from Lo for the second time, said he will gladly take the “slings and arrows” from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and is prepared as he has been on the ground and serving the people in the past five years despite losing in the 11th Sarawak Election.
“I am ready to counter any attack from the GPS. I believe all candidates have their chances.
“But this time around, I hope there will be no gutter politics thrown against me like what happened in the past, which was unfair,” he said.
With tight standard operating procedures (SOP) in place, Aziz foresees big disadvantages ahead with ceramah (talks) or limited physical campaigning only allowed in 64 constituencies with low Internet connectivity.
“So this means that the GPS government has failed the people as it showed that about 70 per cent of the population is lacking access to Internet connectivity,” he added.
Aziz revealed that he has 13 goals in his manifesto named “Rukun 13” that targets political integrity, human capital development, education including sports, digitalisation, public safety and security, culture preservation, spur small and medium (SME), agriculture, bereavement welfare, religious harmony and healthy lifestyle. — DayakDaily
砂行动党实旦宾支部陈展鹏表示，巴都吉当区原任州议员罗克强无须再为其盟党走后门进入内阁的举动漂白。当法迪拉出现在喜来登酒店时，就已经意味着砂政盟的不安分。
他认为，身为巴达旺市议会主席的罗克强首先应该关注两日前民众在朋岭逊路因警示灯不足而发生交通事故并作出反思。毕竟行动党多次反映警示灯和照明不足，呼吁巴达旺市议会和砂公共工程局成立联合委员会以确保工程安全。
“但是身为市议会主席的罗克强非但没有采取行动，事故发生之后至今4天未见他有何表态。就好像整件事情与他无关似的。”
陈展鹏指出，罗克强此时老调重弹谈起希盟倒台，不禁让人怀疑他企图转移民众视线，以便焦点不会集中在他的管辖区内所发生的事故上。
“这样的举动非但不会成功，还更让民众看清这个毫无责任感可言的议员和市议会主席。”
他揶揄称，这就好比人联党秘书陈超耀说人联会正视历史，为出卖砂拉越利益向砂人民道歉一样，但至今只闻楼梯响不见人下来。党主席沈桂贤至今完全不曾拿出诚意，也显得毫无担当。
“由此可见，人联党从古至今，从上到下在骨子里都流着“没有担当”的基因。”
陈展鹏继称，喜来登政变为何发生？无疑就是一些旧国阵的狂热分子急欲回到政治主流所导演的剧情。当然包括砂政盟（前砂国阵）的不安分。
“罗克强完全无需要转移视线。该负责的一分都不该少。更别说是在自己市议会管辖区域内的事故。”
先是交通拥堵没解决，再到逃避面对管辖区内的事故，罗克强的表现难以令人信服。对此陈展鹏呼吁人联党，与其一再的转移视线攻击行动党，倒不如做个有担当的政府并解决人民所面对的切身问题
（古晋2日讯）砂地方政府及房屋部长拿督斯里沈桂贤谴责希盟执政联邦时，忽悠对待砂兴建癌症专科医院的计划。为落实此计划，砂首长拿督巴丁宜阿邦佐哈里献议由砂先出资兴建，砂盟出发点是不希望看到砂人民，因面对无法负担癌症治疗经费而失去性命。
“首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比利近期来砂，我会再提呈此计划和进行谈判。这是我在医药生涯所要实现的目标，以照顾砂人民的卫生及健康福利。”
沈桂贤今日主持砂地方政府及房屋部2020年杰出服务颁奖礼后，接受记者访问时如是说。
他说，砂需要一所癌症专科医院，卫生部长已设立委员会，成员包括砂州务必秘书、砂财政司及来自砂的卫生部副部长拿督艾伦达干。
他也说，癌症是砂第二号杀手，第一号杀手是心脏病。其实，癌症有存活机会，但需要有充足设备。虽然有吉隆坡癌症专科医院，但砂人却不容易且不方便到当地求医。
“癌症治疗需要长期，联邦政府负责掌管卫生权限，有必要尽责关注砂需求。”
