About DAH IKHWAN
Born in Kuching in 1948; obtained Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from University of Malaya(1972) and MBA from KU Leuven Belgium(1978); worked in senior management positions in Government Service until retirement in 2003; business entrepreneur for over 20 years in the field of property development and headed Dewan Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak as its President for the past 17 years.
Appointed member of Economic Action Council(EAC) in 2020 until 2022, under Prime Minister of Malaysia, besides being EAC member in the Sarawak State Government; also served as board member of a number of GLCs and government agencies.
Started DAH IKHWAN Blog in 2008 writing on Political, Economic and Social affairs. Real name is Datu Abang Helmi bin Tan Sri Ikhwan.
Date: 7 June 2026
Ada orang mulai kata parti dari Malaya adalah parti orang gila. UMNO gila duit, PPBM gila kuasa, DAP gila berbohong dan kini PKR pula gila seks. Ada pemimpin Pakatan Harapan pula mengakui memang gila kuasa kerana mereka kata wajib menumbangkan … Continue reading →
Dr Maszlee Malik, the Minister of Education, may be the most controversial figure in the Government to day. He is much disliked by the Chinese, and on the other side the Peninsular Malays are probably warming up to him. Immediately … Continue reading →
The signs out there in Semenanjung are clear. There have been seven by-elections so far, of which the first four were all won by Pakatan Harapan with a few by DAP, but the last three all by Barisan Nasional. In … Continue reading →
Seperti dijangka dalam artikel ramalan di blog ini, BN telah memenangi pilihanraya kecil Rantau, tetapi dengan majoriti yang lebih tinggi daripada jangkaan kita. Tok Mat telah mendapat sejumlah 10,397 undi dengan majoriti 4,510 undi mengalahkan calon PH yang hanya mendapat … Continue reading →
Keadaan Kempen Pilihanraya Kecil DUN Rantau nampaknya semakin rancak sejak hari penamaan calon lebih seminggu yang lepas. Sejak PRU 14, saya tidak banyak menyediakan ramalan, hanya satu sahaja, iaitu PRK Semenyih. Di situ saya telah meramalkan kemenangan BN dan ia … Continue reading →
YAB Abang Johari, the Chief minister of Sarawak expressed extreme disappointment at the Federal Government for cancelling three Major bridge projects in Sarawak, at the closing ceremony of Coastal Road Seminar in Kuching last week. These bridges, which include the … Continue reading →
DAP kerap mendakwa mereka sendiri sebagai sebuah parti berbilang kaum dan UMNO mereka pula gambarkan sebagai sebuah parti rasis. Sebenarnya DAP yang kini didokong oleh lebih 95% kaum CINA tidak ada pilihan lain dan terpaksa mendakwa demikian kerana sedar yang … Continue reading →
. Suasana di Semenyih nampaknya semakin panas dengan Barsan Nasional mencuba bersungguh-sungguh hendak merampas kembali kerusi yang hilang pada PRU 14 tahun lepas. Kedua-dua pihak kini berhadapan dengan keadaan yang genting dan dianggap sebagai penanda aras sokongan terkini samaada bagi … Continue reading →
* The majority of DAP members in Sarawak are Dayaks, says Sibu MP Oscar Ling, who is also a DAP Sarawak Committee Member. This statement is indeed a big surprise considering the fact that DAP is largely a Chinese based party … Continue reading →
Enam bulan selepas PRU 14, rakyat mulai menyedari yang Melayu bukanlah kuasa dibelakang Kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (PH). Walaupun Malaysia kini mempunyai seorang Perdana Menteri Melayu seperti sebelumnya, tetapi Tun Mahathir telah dilantik oleh sebuah kerajaan yang dibentuk oleh 58 ahli … Continue reading →
