00:00An analyst believes Warisan is trying to court Jeffrey Kitingan's Parti Solidarity Tanah Airku
00:07to woo Karazan Dusun Murud voters, a segment of the electorate Warisan still struggles to attract.
00:14University Malaysia Sabah's Shahruddin Awang Ahmad said most KDM-based parties like Parti Besatu Sabah,
00:21APCO, and Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat are formerly part of the Haji J. Noor State Administration.
00:27He told FMT that Warisan really needs STAAR and that this is Shafi'i Abdal's strategy
00:34to penetrate parliamentary and state constituencies where the KDM community makes up the majority.
00:41Shahruddin added that Shafi'i understands that Kitingan may still be dissatisfied with the Gabongan Rakyat Sabah government
00:47having received only a low-profile post at the state level.
00:51Speculation of a Warisan star tie-up was sparked by Shafi'i's presence at a Kaamatan celebration in Keningau over
00:59the weekend.
01:00The Warisan president was invited by Kitingan, who is deputy president of the Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association.
01:08Nonetheless, Lee Kwok Tiong, also of UMS, said this should not be immediately interpreted as signs of a political cooperation
01:15for GE16
01:17as the Kaamatan celebrations are not limited by partisan lines or political ideologies.
01:23Anu Jo, FMT.
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