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News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Malaysia’s oil-rich Sarawak heads to polls, forcing Anwar into yet another federal test

News channel or source: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3371903/malaysias-oil-rich-sarawak-heads-polls-forcing-anwar-yet-another-federal-test
Published on: Friday 23 October 2026

Sarawak’s ‘confident’ ruling coalition is pushing for greater autonomy and control over the Borneo state’s vast oil and gas resources.

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Malaysia does not have a government-in-waiting: GE16 remains uncertain through and through — Phar Kim Beng

News channel or source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2026/10/09/malaysia-does-not-have-a-government-in-waiting-ge16-remains-uncertain-through-and-through-phar-kim-beng/238303
Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026

Malaysia is entering a period of political uncertainty in which no political coalition can credibly claim to be a government-in-waiting.The 16th General ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Is political Islam creeping into Sarawak?

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/is-political-islam-creeping-into-sarawak/110354
Published on: Sunday 21 September 2025

When a locally brewed beer named Santubong was pulled from the shelves recently, it might have seemed like a minor commercial decision. But in Sarawak, a land long celebrated for its cultural harmony ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Why Umno and PAS cannot work together: Ten political realities — Phar Kim Beng

News channel or source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2026/10/11/why-umno-and-pas-cannot-work-together-ten-political-realities-phar-kim-beng/238725
Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026

Malaysian politics has entered a phase where political cooperation is increasingly determined by institutional survival, constitutional legitimacy and the ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Sarawak Assembly to be dissolved on Oct 26

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/sarawak-assembly-to-be-dissolved-on-oct-26/ar-AA2fTQkR
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

KUCHING: The Sarawak Legislative Assembly will be dissolved on Monday (Oct 26) to pave the way for the next state elections, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Petronas mulls court injunction as Sarawak seeks greater control over hydrocarbon assets: Report

News channel or source: https://www.upstreamonline.com/politics/petronas-mulls-court-injunction-as-sarawak-seeks-greater-control-over-hydrocarbon-assets-report/2-1-1707401?zephr_sso_ott=guzxmt
Published on: Tuesday 10 September 2024

Malaysia’s national energy company Petronas is reportedly considering legal action as it continues to defend its monopoly on the country’s hydrocarbon resources as Sarawak and its own oil company ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Stakes Of Malaysia’s Sarawak Taking Control Of Oil, Gas Resources – Analysis

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/20012025-stakes-of-malaysias-sarawak-taking-control-of-oil-gas-resources-analysis/
Published on: Sunday 19 January 2025

Malaysia’s oil-rich Sarawak is set to make history as the country’s first state to gain full control of its oil and gas resources under a legal framework tied to a 1963 agreement by which it joined ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Don't label Sabah, Sarawak's MA63 demands as separatism, says Salleh

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/don-t-label-sabah-sarawak-s-ma63-demands-as-separatism-says-salleh/ar-AA2eqbKZ
Published on: Friday 16 October 2026

The former Sabah chief minister, citing the rise of regionalism in global politics, says the demands reflect concerns over constitutional rights, resource sharing, and regional autonomy.

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Fractured mandate: Malaysia’s unity coalition falters

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/fractured-mandate-malaysias-unity-coalition-falters/111344
Published on: Tuesday 16 December 2025

Malaysia’s so-called Unity Government is beginning to look less like a grand coalition forged in the national interest and more like a fragile ceasefire among parties that no longer trust one another.

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Is Political Islam Creeping Into Sarawak? – OpEd

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/24092025-is-political-islam-creeping-into-sarawak-oped/
Published on: Tuesday 23 September 2025

(UCA News) — When a locally brewed beer named Santubong was pulled from the shelves recently, it might have seemed like a minor commercial decision. But in Sarawak, a land long celebrated for its ...