Adenan stands firm on English

Helping the people: Adenan (left) handing over a native land title document to a resident at a Serian community centre. Looking on is Infrastructure Development and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong (centre).

KUCHING: Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem (pic) will not back down on English as the second official language for Sarawak despite opposition from many parties.

“Whether they agree with me in the Semenanjung (peninsula) or not, I don’t care,” Adenan said to loud applause during a ceremony to hand over native land titles to residents in Serian, about 60km from here, yesterday.