Tuesday, February 24, 2009

SARAWAK STATE ASSEMBLYMAN DIES



Filed under: ARTICLES (LATEST) 24/02/2009, general — sjsandteam @ 09:52
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Dublin Unting, the state Assemblyman for Batang Ai, passed away at 1.26 am this morning. He passed away at the Normah Medical Centre in Kuching. He has been in coma since May last year. He was the Sarawak Assistant Minister for Sports and Agriculture. Dublin Unting Ingkot, is 53 years old. He fell into a coma after a stroke. His demise paves the way for a by-election in the state that Pakatan Rakyat has designated as the next front in its struggle against Barisan Nasional. The bye-election will be held in 60 days.

Additional information: His remains would be taken to his uncompleted new house at Stutong here at about 2:30pm, according to Wilson Ugak, a political secretary to the chief minister. He leaves behind widow Froline Moriah Dimies Impoi and three children.

Dublin Unting retained the seat after beating challenger Nicholas Bawin from the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) in the May, 2006 state election. The long-serving Batang Ai assemblyman was Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) vice-president. - http://sjsandteam.wordpress.com/

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