BETONG, Oct 8 — Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said the state government will form a committee to study a proposal by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB)...
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said the state government will form a committee to study a proposal by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s Betong zone to add at least 12 parliamentary seats to Sarawak’s current 31. — Bernama picBETONG, Oct 8 — Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said the state government will form a committee to study a proposal by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s Betong zone to add at least 12 parliamentary seats to Sarawak’s current 31.
“However, discretion lies with the Election Commission,” he told reporters after opening the special convention of PBB’s Betong zone held in conjunction with 60 years of Sarawak independence. PBB vice-president Datuk Julaihi Narawi, when reading out a list of nine resolutions, said the proposal would increase the collective number of parliamentary seats for Sarawak and Sabah to 35 per cent or one-third of the total number of parliamentary seats in Malaysia.
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