Post-100 days of new Pakatan govt

Sarawak politics in flux amid uneasy truce

Leaders of the four Sarawak parties that have left BN to form their own alliance include PBB president Abang Johari Tun Openg (centre, in brown jacket), PBB deputy president Douglas Uggah Embas (in grey jacket), and PRS president James Masing (on Mr
Leaders of the four Sarawak parties that have left BN to form their own alliance include PBB president Abang Johari Tun Openg (centre, in brown jacket), PBB deputy president Douglas Uggah Embas (in grey jacket), and PRS president James Masing (on Mr Abang Johari's right). PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY
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Malaysia's biggest state Sarawak is in a political flux three months after Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the federal government at the May general election.

Four Sarawak-based parties that were with the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition have formed their own alliance called Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and pledged to be friendly to the new ruling alliance, PH.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 27, 2018, with the headline Sarawak politics in flux amid uneasy truce. Subscribe