'A great anak Sarawak' has left us, Deputy Premier says of the late Taib Mahmud


KUCHING: Sarawak has lost "a great anak Sarawak" with the passing of former Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, says Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian.

The Sarawak Deputy Premier expressed his condolences to Abdul Taib's family in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 21).

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