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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