Karim ready to make way after 25 years in politics

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The five-term Asajaya assemblyman says politicians must be willing to let go when their party decides it is time to introduce new faces.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/02/abdul-karim-ready-to-make-way-after-25-years-in-politics  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/02/25-tahun-dalam-politik-abdul-karim-sedia-beri-laluan  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

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00:00Five-term Asajaya Assemblyman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamza says he is ready to make way for new leaders after nearly

00:0825 years in politics.

00:10The Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister revealed that he had told Premier Abang Johari Oping that he

00:19believed 25 years in politics was enough, Dayat Daily reported.

00:23Karim first won the Asajaya seat in the 2001 Sarawak election and has retained it in every election since.

00:31He shared that he had already wanted to step aside after his third term but remained in politics after being

00:38entrusted with additional responsibilities, including the tourism portfolio and the former youth, sports and entrepreneur development portfolio.

00:46The Parti Pesaka Bumi Putra Bersatu Information Chief stressed that elected representatives must be prepared to step down when the

00:55time comes.

00:57Karim also urged politicians not to threaten to contest independently if they were not selected as candidates.

01:04He added that party leaders should accept the decision when the party believes it is time to bring in new

01:09blood.

01:10Hanyu Jo, FMT

01:12The Parti Pesaka Bersatu

01:13The Parti Pesaka Bersatu

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