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News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: The impossibility of BN standing together with Pakatan all the way to GE16: Only a U-turn is possible — Phar Kim Beng

News channel or source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2026/07/21/the-impossibility-of-bn-standing-together-with-pakatan-all-the-way-to-ge16-only-a-u-turn-is-possible-phar-kim-beng/228391
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The assumption that Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) can continue their present political understanding uninterrupted until the 16th General ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Sarawak ups the ante in Malaysia’s petroleum legislation dispute

News channel or source: https://www.upstreamonline.com/politics/sarawak-ups-the-ante-in-malaysia-s-petroleum-legislation-dispute/2-1-1948862
Published on: Wednesday 25 February 2026

My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. The Sarawak state government has filed a petition in Malaysia’s Federal Court seeking a determination on ...

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: Reshaping Malaysia’s political DNA

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/reshaping-malaysia-s-political-dna/ar-AA27lZB2
Published on: Monday 06 July 2026

Political parties have come to accept an unsettling aspect of the new political DNA: form a coalition, contest separately in elections, see the outcome, and if needed form a new coalition – even with ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: GPS to contest all seats at Sarawak polls, says Abang Jo

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/politics/government/gps-to-contest-all-seats-at-sarawak-polls-says-abang-jo/ar-AA21eUVz
Published on: Sunday 19 April 2026

PETALING JAYA: Sarawak’s ruling coalition GPS will field candidates for all state assembly seats at the next state elections but there was uncertainty whether 17 proposed new state seats would be ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Zaid urges Sarawak to take lead in national politics

News channel or source: https://msn.com/en-my/news/national/zaid-urges-sarawak-to-take-lead-in-national-politics/ar-AA1pTemq
Published on: Monday 02 September 2024

PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has urged Sarawak to take the lead in national politics and become a beacon of hope for the nation’s future in the face of persistent socio-political ...

News Malaysia » Sarawak » Politics: Sarawak expands support for non-Muslim communities

News channel or source: https://www.asianews.it/en/south-east-asia/malaysia/sarawak-expands-support-for-non-muslim-communities
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The Chief Minister of the Borneo state, Abang Johari, has praised the work of Unifor, the department for non-Islamic communities, which since 2017 has allocated 685 million ringgit to places of ...

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: 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: AirBorneo disruptions risk undermining Sarawak’s aim for greater autonomy

News channel or source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-sarawak-airborneo-flight-delay-cancel-price-6202551
Published on: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Sarawak-owned AirBorneo has irked passengers with high prices and flight disruptions. But the East Malaysian state can still prevent bad optics from turning into a political problem, analysts say.