Category Archives: SNAP

Hiccup at TGA, not end of SNAP

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING:  Just out from an eight year political turmoil, Sarawak National Party is hit by yet another ‘crisis’ that forced the party’s highest decision-making body, the central executive committee (CEC), to postpone its triennial general assembly (TGA) … Continue reading →

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SNAP should reject merger with DAP

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: Sarawak National Party (SNAP) should reject merger with the DAP because of major differences between the two parties, SNAP deputy president Kebing Wan said. Addressing the joint opening of the Youth and women triennial general assembly … Continue reading →

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SNAP – friendless and alone

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

KUCHING: Going into its triennial general assembly (TGA) and presidential polls today, Sarawak’s oldest party which gave the state its first chief minister in Stephen Kalong Ningkan stands isolated and alone. Local analysts and political observers here and in the … Continue reading →

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After the shameful election results, now what, SNAP?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: Sarawak National Party’s (SNAP) upcoming triennial general assembly (TGA) on Sept 24 and 25 is likely to decide the direction the party will take as it moves to redefine its political identity. Some 60 delegates will … Continue reading →

Posted in Sarawak, SNAP | 2 Comments

‘Taib disrespectful of late James Wong’

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

By FMT staff KUCHING: The Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has expressed its displeasure at the absence of Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud during the funeral of the state’s elder statesman James Wong Kim Min here two weeks ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in Datuk Salleh Jafaruddin, MoCS News, SNAP, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite

‘Sabah must be autonomous’

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

By Queville To KOTA KINABALU – Local opposition, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), will not compromise on its pledge for a politically autonomous Sabah. “We made a mistake in the past… but we are determined not to do it this time. … Continue reading →

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SNAP Youth reports imposter

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING – Sarawak National Party (SNAP) Youth wing has lodged a police report against Chemegi Kalong, for posing as a party spokesman and releasing a statement condemning Movement of Change Sarawak (MoCS) leader Francis Siah. SNAP Youth … Continue reading →

Posted in MoCS News, SNAP

SNAP rejects statement by imposter

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

By Churchill Edward KUCHING: Sarawak National Party (SNAP) secretary-general Stanley Jugol said the party was shocked by a press statement that it condemned calls by MoCS chief Francis Siah to the people to rally against Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul … Continue reading →

Posted in MoCS News, SNAP

‘SNAP leaders must all resign’

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING – A former Sarawak National Party (SNAP) vice-president has demanded that the party’s  entire Central Working Committee including its president Edwin Dundang (left) resign en bloc and take responsibility for the April 16 polls fiasco. Declining … Continue reading →

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PKR, DAP end seat dispute

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING – PKR and DAP have ended their dispute over seats to contest in the April 16 state election. “The issue of overlapping claims for seats has been resolved,” Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian said today. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, Sarawak, SNAP

After MoCS, MCLM now severs alliance with Snap

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

By Tashny Sukumaran KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) today announced that it was severing ties with Sarawak National Party (Snap) due to the latter’s alleged engagement in dubious practices. MCLM president Haris Ibrahim explained that the objective … Continue reading →

Posted in MCLM, MoCS News, Sarawak, SNAP

MoCS says SNAP has lost its original funder

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

By Stephen Tiong Controversial businessman Datuk John Soh Chee Wen has reportedly withdrawn financial support for the Sarawak National Party (Snap). This was revealed by pressure group Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) leader Francis Siah, who claimed that Soh gave … Continue reading →

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SNAP’s deal with BN – The damning evidence!

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Sarawak Report Sarawak Report has received explosive evidence from the heart of Barisan National in KL, revealing that a secret deal has been forged with SNAP, in a desperate attempt to destroy the opposition and maintain BN’s grip on Sarawak after the election. We have … Continue reading →

Posted in SNAP, UMNO | 3 Comments

MoCS severs ties with SNAP, to contest polls

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Updates to MoCS Fellows and friends from Francis Paul Siah The SNAP problem has become an additional burden for us but we must do what must be done. Unfortunately, we have to fight SNAP, the very party we wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in MoCS News, Sarawak, SNAP | 4 Comments

MoCS will catch the few crooks in SNAP

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

A message from Francis Paul Siah Dear MoCS fellows and friends, We started out with a mission to catch Sarawak’s biggest crook – the termite. Now, we are saddled with another task – we have to catch the few crooks … Continue reading →

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Baru Bian: Release the BM Bibles now!

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

By BARU BIAN, PKR Chief,  SARAWAK THE DETENTION OF 30,000 BIBLES (BM) AT KUCHING PORT IS AGAINST THE MALAYSIAN AGREEMENT OF 1963 Today I came to know that 30,000 BM Bibles had been detained at the Kuching Port since January … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, SNAP | 2 Comments

Thick report on ‘Taib’s abuses’ handed to MACC

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

A two-inch thick document on allegations of corruption and abuse of power by Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, extracted from the whistleblower site Sarawak Report, was handed over to the Sarawak office of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kuching … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Corruption, Crime, DAP Updates, MoCS News, Najib Abdul Razak, NGO's, Parliament, PKR Updates, Sarawak, Sarawak BN, Sarawak Report, SNAP, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite, The Taib family | 2 Comments

‘Robbing’ Hood of Sarawak must go

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING – Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is a “dictator” who needs to be ousted, according to a Sarawak National Party (Snap) leader. “The Chinese call him Pek Mo. He is the modern-day ‘Robin Hood’ who robs … Continue reading →

Posted in SNAP, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite

SNAP…in…out…in. Where now?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

By Apang Ooi … SNAP in, SNAP out … Sarawakians aren’t amused! They were part of the reason for Sarawak in Malaysia, then they were in, then out – some even say thrown out – and then almost deregistered, and … Continue reading →

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Come back to SNAP, Tajem urges Dayaks

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie SIBU – Political veteran Daniel Tajem has made a clarion call to the Dayak community to return to the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) fold and help the party reclaim its right. In making the call, Tajem urged … Continue reading →

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