00:00Parti Pasaka Bumiputra Bursatu is expected to be the biggest beneficiary in a proposed
00:07expansion of the Sarawak State Assembly to 99 seats under a bill to be tabled on Monday.
00:14A source familiar with the plan told FMT that PBB is poised to gain 10 out of the 17 new seats,
00:20including seven Malay-majority areas and three Malana-majority constituencies.
00:25Sarawak United People's Party will be allocated three new seats, one in a Chinese-majority area
00:31and two in mixed Chinese-Iban areas.
00:35Parti Rakyat Sarawak will be allocated two Iban-majority seats, while the Progressive Democratic Party
00:41will get one seat in a Bedayuh-majority constituency and another seat in an Orang-Ulu-majority area.
00:48According to the source, among the new Malay-majority seats likely to be created for PBB
00:53are Sejinjang, Serapi & Semarat, Bukit Kemuyang, and Permaisuri.
00:59The Malana-majority areas expected are Susu Jambu and Oya.
01:04The source claimed the expansion of the State Assembly was less about ensuring balanced representation
01:10and more about reinforcing GPS's grip on power.
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