KUCHING (Jan 12): Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian s recent remarks suggesting that Sarawakians who do not return home are not truly successful are deeply troubling and completely detached from the realities of countless hardworking Sarawakians, said Michael Kong. The special assistant to Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen said many Sarawakians had left [...]
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