20% Oil royalty for Sarawak and Tok Nan-style of autonomy

After the quitting of each autocratic leader, it is not hard for the immediate successor who is in control of necessary resources to create a new political wave. After the retirement of Mahathir Mohamad, his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi created the so-called “Pak Lah phenomenon”, and won 90.86% of the Parliamentary seats in 2004 for …

Three scenarios to deal with multi-cornered fights for GE

A political think-tank has outlined three scenarios that could potentially take place during the next general election, following the high numbers of multi-cornered fights in the 11th Sarawak state election. Political Studies for Change (KPRU) executive director Ooi Heng said while the multi-cornered fights that took place during the Sarawak election was a contentious discussion …