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The Astana, [5] then called Government House, was built in 1870 by the second White Rajah, Charles Brooke, as a wedding gift to his wife, Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. [1] [2] [4] The couple married at Highworth, Wiltshire on 28 October 1869 and she was then raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness.
The first legislative assembly in Sarawak was formed during the rule of the White Rajahs. The General Council (Majlis Umum) of the Kingdom of Sarawak was convened on 8 September 1867 by Charles Brooke, the Rajah Muda under the orders of James Brooke, then the Rajah of Sarawak. Its members were chosen from local tribe leaders who were thought to ...
On 12 June 2018, all Sarawak-based BN parties, i.e. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), officially left BN and formed a new coalition, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, due to BN's defeat in the general elections on 9 May 2018. [40]
This was a direct result of the colonisation of Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo by Britain between the early 19th century to the 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of Malaysia —sets out the legal framework and rights of Malaysian citizens.
The list excludes Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan as Federal Territories do not have state legislative assemblies and are governed directly by the federal government under the Ministry of Federal Territories together with local authorities, namely the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Putrajaya Corporation and Labuan Corporation respectively.
The Sarawak government is popularly believed to exert its influence over the media. [49] [note 5] Examples of newspapers based in Sarawak are Sin Chew Daily, [65] See Hua Daily News, Borneo Post, and Utusan Borneo. [66] In the 1990s, major newspapers negatively portrayed the timber blockades in Sarawak as detrimental to the state's growth and ...
Johan Bintang Sarawak (J.B.S.) (Companion of the Order of the Star of Sarawak) - limited to 400 recipients at one time. Pegawai Bintang Sarawak (P.B.S.) (Officer of the Order of the Star of Sarawak) Ahli Bintang Sarawak (A.B.S.) (Member of the Order of the Star of Sarawak) Bentara Bintang Sarawak (B.B.S.) (Herald of the Order of the Star of ...
The Governor of Sarawak [1] (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak) is the ceremonial head of state of Sarawak, Malaysia. [2] The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (lit. ' His Excellency '). The official residence of the governor is The Astana, located on the north bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching. [3]