Kuching: MBKS’s selective enforcement of the law exposes its blatant favouritism and deeply troubling double standards.
Last year, when DAP put up party flags at a hotel venue solely for a DAP fundraising dinner, MBKS acted swiftly. Enforcement officers were immediately dispatched to remove the flags.
When questioned, Wee Hong Seng doubled down, insisting that the law prohibits political party flags from being displayed in public except during election periods.
If that is truly the law, then it must apply to everyone equally.
Yet, late last year, PBB party flags were openly displayed in the vicinity of Raia Hotel for their event and remained there for three days after it ended. MBKS took no action.
Even yesterday, SUPP party flags were prominently displayed all over the CityOne area for their party function, again without any enforcement action.
This raises a simple but unavoidable question: Is the law only enforced when it involves DAP?
For MBKS, anything with a DAP logo invites swift action. But when it comes to SUPP or other GPS component parties, the rules suddenly become flexible, enforcement disappears, and silence prevails.
This is not governance but blatant political bias.
MBKS is a local authority meant to serve the public, not to descend into partisan politics or act as an enforcement arm for certain political parties.
Selective enforcement erodes public trust and turns the council into a political tool rather than a public institution.
If MBKS wishes to play politics, then let it be accountable to the people.
Restore fair and democratic local council elections, including the election of mayors, so that the people can decide who represents them.
Until then, MBKS must stop its favouritism, enforce the law equally, and remember that it exists to serve all Kuchingites and not just those aligned with the ruling parties.
Michael Kong Feng Nian
DAP Sarawak Assistant Publicity Secretary
1 February 2026
