MP’s defection hints at new course for Sarawak party, says analyst
Sri Aman MP Masir Kujat's acceptance into PSB shows that the party's long-standing desire to join GPS appears to have been put on the back-burner, says an analyst. – Facebook pic, March 8, 2019.
PARTI Sarawak Bersatu “pinching” an MP from the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak coalition indicates that the well-funded, non-aligned party is on a new political course, a political analyst said today. James Chin, director of University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute, said the defection of Parti Rakyat Sarawak vice-president and Sri Aman MP Masir Kujat and his acceptance into PSB showed that PSB’s long-standing desire to join GPS appears to have been put on the back-burner.
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