KOTA KINABALU: The government has been urged to revise eKasih aid criteria so that disaster victims, such as those affected by fires and floods, receive proper assistance.
IT is often said that a picture paints a thousand words.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Pakatan Harapan is in a tenuous position as one of its key members, Sabah PKR, is unhappy that the coalition is being led by a "small local party" United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko).
KOTA KINABALU: United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) wants Sabah Pakatan Harapan to be granted autonomy in deciding on its allies in the next state election.
KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan component Upko has expressed approval of the Federal Court's decision favouring the Sabah Law Society (SLS) in its pursuit of a review of Sabah’s 40% constitutional entitlement.
KOTA KINABALU: Upko remains firm that the Federal Government must honour the Constitutional guarantee for 40% revenue from the state to be paid and that this cannot be mixed with federal development allocations under the national Budget, says Datuk Ewon Benedick.
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Upko hailed the Federal Government's move to double the interim special payment from the current RM300mil to RM600mil next year as a recognition of Sabah's 40% revenue rights claim.
KOTA KINABALU: The citizenship amendment passed by Parliament puts Malaysia on the right direction towards gender equality, says Upko wanita chief Mohina Ronnie Sidom.
PENAMPANG: The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) will be hosting a celebration marking its 30th anniversary on Aug 9, said its president, Datuk Ewon Benedick.
KOTA KINABALU: Former Dewan Negara senator Adrian Lasimbang has ended his two-year political hiatus after officially rejoining Upko, a Pakatan Harapan component.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government's decision to pursue the 40% revenue claim with the Federal Government has Upko’s full support, says Datuk Ewon Benedict.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government’s decision to pursue the 40% revenue claim with the Federal Government has Upko’s full support, says Datuk Ewon Benedict.
KOTA KINABALU: One of Upko’s favourite sons, Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing returned to the party on Friday (Feb 16), some 12 years after leaving the political outfit he co-founded.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah should give serious thought to co-hosting the 2027 SEA Games, says Pakatan Harapan component party Upko.
KOTA KINABALU: Upko is ready to venture out of its comfort zone and contest mixed seats in the coming Sabah election, if given the chance.
KOTA KINABALU: The political temperature is heating up between Pakatan Harapan component Upko and its Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) ruling coalition partner Gagasan Rakyat.
KOTA KINABALU: Seat allocation among coalition parties must be distributed with a fresher outlook in the Sabah elections, says Upko.
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Upko president Datuk Ewon Benedick is extending the "peace pipe" to former party stalwarts who quit the party over the years.
KOTA KINABALU: United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president Datuk Ewon Benedick is extending the “peace pipe” to former stalwarts who have left, calling on them once again to contribute to the party.
KOTA KINABALU: Upko, a Sabah-based component party of Pakatan Harapan, says it is ready for the possibility of an early state election amid uncertainty about whether the coalition will work with the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) in the polls.