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“If in Pakistan, you would have been shot” With these words, the then Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, Datuk Haji Ahmad Abdul Rahman warned Telupid Assemblyman Johnnybone Kurum in no uncertain terms.
SABAH Democratic Action Party, or more popularly known as DAP, a.k.a the Rocket, held its Convention or AGM recently. It has certainly come a long way since DAP captured its first seat in Sandakan in the 1978 Parliamentary election. In between, Sabah DAP has seen its highs and lows. But DAP Sabah survived and it has been 45 years or close to half-a century.
‘RUMAH kita, kita lah yang jaga” (We look after our own house). With these words and with thunderous applause from the huge crowd both inside and outside the main hall of SICC, Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS) president Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Hajiji Hj Noor launched the party’s first AGM on Monday 13 Nov.
In the November 1999 federal election, PBS only managed 3 parliamentary seats, a far cry from the 8 seats that it won in 1995 and 14 in 1990. The 3 seats were in Bandau (Dr Max), Tanjong Aru (Dr Yee Moh Chai) and Tan Sri Pairin (Keningau). The trio was seen as the Flagship Carrier of PBS.
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) held its 38th Annual Delegates Conference recently. Meaning the local party is almost 40 years old.