In Sarawak, no incentive to stir racial, religious tensions, say analysts

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National Professors Council fellow Jeniri Amir says mixed families are common in Sarawak, deterring politicians from venturing into identity-based politics.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/08/09/in-sarawak-no-incentive-to-stir-racial-religious-tensions-say-analysts   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/08/09/di-sarawak-tiada-peluang-cetus-isu-kaum-agama-kata-penganalisis   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #JeniriAmir #SarawakNational Professors Council fellow Jeniri Amir says mixed families are common in Sarawak, deterring politicians from venturing into identity-based politics.   Read More:   Laporan Lanjut:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #JeniriAmir #Sarawak

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00:00Analysts attribute Sarawak's brand of inclusive and moderate politics in part to the state's

00:06multiracial makeup, which ensures politicians have no incentive to test ethno-religious

00:10sensitivities.

00:12National Professors Council Fellow Janiri Amir said the strong multiracial fabric in

00:16Sarawakian society was visible in the large number of mixed families, preventing leaders

00:21from stoking racial sentiments.

00:23Because of this, Janiri said, race and religion have never dominated Sarawakian politics,

00:29unlike in peninsular Malaysia.

00:31Whenever racial rhetoric dominates headlines in the peninsula, Sarawakians often look on

00:35with disbelief, he added.

00:37He said politicians in West Malaysia should emulate Sarawak's political model, which has

00:41enabled the Bornean state to stay clear of the tensions often seen in the peninsula.

00:47University of Malaysia Sarawak's Dick Lembang Dugun said the state's multiracial values are

00:51best reflected by Gabunger Party Sarawak, the ruling state coalition.

00:55He highlighted the structure of GPS and its main party, Parti Besaka Bumiputra Besatu, which

01:01consists of the Bumiputra Wing and the Pesaka Wing.

01:05The coalition also includes the largely Chinese-based Sarawak United People's Party and the multiracial

01:10Progressive Democratic Party and Parti Rakyat Sarawak.

01:14Danish Rajya Reza, FMT.

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