The National Front,officially Barisan Nasional (BN),is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in the Dewan Rakyat after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 82 seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with 74 seats.
The Progressive Democratic Party,formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party,is a Sarawak-based political party in Malaysia founded in 2002. The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Sarawak National Party in November 2002 by a faction aligned to the Chief Minister of Sarawak,Abdul Taib Mahmud,led by William Mawan Ikom. The party has since rebranded in using a new name - Progressive Democratic Party since 2017 and has planned to expand to certain West Malaysian states e.g. Selangor,Negri Sembilan and Johor. It is one of the former component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018,PDP left the coalition to form a new Sarawak-based coalition of Sarawak Parties Alliance.
The United Bumiputera Heritage Party is a political party in Malaysia. It is currently the largest political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the combination of three parties in Sarawak;Parti Negara Sarawak,Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak and Parti Pesaka Anak Sarawak. The formation of the party was for the purpose of the improvement of the livelihood and protect the rights of the Bumiputera in many fields such as politics,economy and social. Formerly a part of Semenanjung-based coalition Barisan Nasional (BN),following the defeat of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of a meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018,PBB left the coalition to form a new Sarawak-based coalition,Sarawak Parties Alliance.
The ninth Sarawak state election was held on Saturday,20 May 2006 with nomination day on Tuesday,9 May 2006. The election functioned to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly. The eighth state assembly was dissolved by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak,Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng by the advice of Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud,on 24 April 2006.
The Kenyah people are an indigenous,Austronesian-speaking people of Borneo,living in interior North and East Kalimantan,Indonesia and Sarawak,Malaysia.
Sebauh is a district of Bintulu Division,Sarawak,Malaysia. It shares a boundary with Miri,Baram,Kapit Division,Belaga and Tatau. It has a total area of roughly 5,262.90 square kilometres. Sebauh town is a main administrative and economy centre of Sebauh district.
Tiki Lafe was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Mas Gading constituency in Sarawak from 1999 to 2013,representing the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
Jelaing Mersat was a Malaysian politician who was a Member of Parliament for the Saratok constituency in Sarawak from 2004 until 2013,representing the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP). During his time in Parliament he served as Deputy Home Minister in the Barisan Nasional coalition government,and later as Deputy Minister for Transport.
Aaron Ago anak Dagang is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of National Unity in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kanowit since March 2004. He served as the Deputy Minister of Health II for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Khairy Jamaluddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Adham Baba from March 2020 to August 2021. He is a member of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS),a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.
Alexander Nanta Linggi is a Malaysian politician. He is Secretary-General of both Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and its coalition Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). He has served as Minister of Works in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. He served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021 as well as the Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Ministers Shafie Apdal and Ismail Sabri Yaakob from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. He has also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapit since November 1999. He is also the cousin of Wilson Ugak Kumbong,the current Deputy Minister of Digital and MP for Hulu Rajang.
Harrison Ngau Laing is a Malaysian environmentalist and politician,a member of the Kayan tribe. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1990 for his work to prevent deforestation of the Sarawak region. He was a member of the Malaysian Parliament from 1990 to 1995.
Sarawak's population is very diverse,comprising many races and ethnic groups. Sarawak has more than 40 sub-ethnic groups,each with its own distinct language,culture and lifestyle. This makes Sarawak demography very distinct and unique compared to its Peninsular counterpart. However,it largely mirrors to other territories in Borneo –Sabah,Brunei and Kalimantan.
The eleventh Sarawak state election was held on Saturday,7 May 2016 after nomination for candidates on Monday,25 April 2016. The 82 members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly,were elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. More than 1.1 million who had their names entered or retained in an electoral register for a particular electoral district in Sarawak was eligible to vote at the time of the election. Malaysia does not practice compulsory voting and automatic voter registration. The voting age is 21 although the age of majority in the country is 18. The election was conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia.
The Sarawak People's Energy Party was a political party in Malaysia. It is among the 20 new parties to have their registration approved by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) and received permission to operate as a political party in 2013.
The Ba'kelalan by-election was a by-election for the seat of Ba'kelalan state constituency in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. The seat fell vacant after the death if its incumbent member,Dr Judson Sakai Tagal in a helicopter crash at Mount Murud. The seat was defended for Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government by Nelson Balang Rining of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP),while an independent politician Baru Bian contested against BN in a straight one-to-one fight.
The following is the list of members of the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the 14th Malaysian Parliament. 26 out of 70 senators,two senators for each state,are elected by their respective State Legislative Assembly for three-year term. The other 44,including four senators representing the Federal Territories,are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong also for three-year term.
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. James Jemut Masing was a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister,State Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development of Sarawak under Chief Ministers Adenan Satem and Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg as well as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Baleh from May 2016,January 2017 and December 1983 to his death in October 2021 respectively.
Dato Anyi Ngau is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Baram since May 2013. He is a member of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP),a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. He has also served as the Secretary General of PDP since June 2023.
