Tony Thien of Malaysiakini quotes Sarawak PKR Chief, Dominique Ng, as saying, “Come September 16, we will show who has in fact been dreaming or bragging.”
Dominique is projecting the crossover of 40 BN MPs.
Sept 16 is Malaysia Day
The Sarawak PKR's sole state assemblyman added that it would be declared a public holiday in the East Malaysian state “when Pakatan forms the state government”.
According to him, Sept 16 was a public holiday for workers in Sarawak until 1994 when the Sarawak Labour Ordinance was amended by the state government.
He also said that the Federal Constitution was also very clear on the significance of those two days - Sept 16 is Malaysia Day, while Aug 31 is Merdeka Day.
Raising Jalur Gemilang on Sept 16
As I have blogged earlier, Dominique Ng appears to be keeping to the tradition of 4 years, where the leaders of Sarawak PKR will gather at Padang Merdeka in Kuching on the morning of Sept 16 to commemorate Malaysia Day.
Padang Merdeka, which is in the heart of the city, is where the Proclamation of Malaysia was read out on Sept 16, 1963 by a representative of the federal cabinet, the late Khir Johari, in the presence of the then state governor Tun Haji Openg and the then chief minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan.
Thien ends his report with, Who are likely to jump?
He wrote, There have been intense speculations in Sarawak and Sabah as to which BN component parties are likely to join Pakatan. In Sabah, the Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp), led by former chief minister Yong Teck Lee, has been frequently mentioned, and this has not been denied by its leaders. Another party on the list is said to be Upko, which is led by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Bernard Dompok, also a former chief minister of Sabah. The two parties have six MPs between them. In Sarawak, one of the parties mentioned as a possibility is Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), led by state development minister Dr James Masing. It has six MPs. A PKR source said the crossovers in Sarawak are likely to come from all the state's four BN component parties - PRS, SPDP, SUPP and PBB. But their leaders have all publicly denied this. The source added that the crossovers from Peninsular Malaysia are about equal in number.
The full report is here.
The run-up to September 16 is certainly living up to its top billing as the date to watch for all Malaysians. There are so many historical nuances linked to that date not the least of which being the date on which Sabah and Sarawak (and Singapore) became part of the Malaysian federation.
Will September 16 have further resonance as the date on which a new government is ready to be formed in place of the venerable BN? Many Malaysians hope so in the conviction that a change in control of the federal government is timely and, maybe, overdue.
Dominique is projecting the crossover of 40 BN MPs.
Sept 16 is Malaysia Day
The Sarawak PKR's sole state assemblyman added that it would be declared a public holiday in the East Malaysian state “when Pakatan forms the state government”.
According to him, Sept 16 was a public holiday for workers in Sarawak until 1994 when the Sarawak Labour Ordinance was amended by the state government.
He also said that the Federal Constitution was also very clear on the significance of those two days - Sept 16 is Malaysia Day, while Aug 31 is Merdeka Day.
Raising Jalur Gemilang on Sept 16
As I have blogged earlier, Dominique Ng appears to be keeping to the tradition of 4 years, where the leaders of Sarawak PKR will gather at Padang Merdeka in Kuching on the morning of Sept 16 to commemorate Malaysia Day.
Padang Merdeka, which is in the heart of the city, is where the Proclamation of Malaysia was read out on Sept 16, 1963 by a representative of the federal cabinet, the late Khir Johari, in the presence of the then state governor Tun Haji Openg and the then chief minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan.
Thien ends his report with, Who are likely to jump?
He wrote, There have been intense speculations in Sarawak and Sabah as to which BN component parties are likely to join Pakatan. In Sabah, the Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp), led by former chief minister Yong Teck Lee, has been frequently mentioned, and this has not been denied by its leaders. Another party on the list is said to be Upko, which is led by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Bernard Dompok, also a former chief minister of Sabah. The two parties have six MPs between them. In Sarawak, one of the parties mentioned as a possibility is Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), led by state development minister Dr James Masing. It has six MPs. A PKR source said the crossovers in Sarawak are likely to come from all the state's four BN component parties - PRS, SPDP, SUPP and PBB. But their leaders have all publicly denied this. The source added that the crossovers from Peninsular Malaysia are about equal in number.The full report is here.
The run-up to September 16 is certainly living up to its top billing as the date to watch for all Malaysians. There are so many historical nuances linked to that date not the least of which being the date on which Sabah and Sarawak (and Singapore) became part of the Malaysian federation.
Will September 16 have further resonance as the date on which a new government is ready to be formed in place of the venerable BN? Many Malaysians hope so in the conviction that a change in control of the federal government is timely and, maybe, overdue.
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