Sabah assistant finance minister made STAR No 2
Ex-assembly deputy speaker Lawrence Gimbang is also made acting deputy president for the non-Muslim Bumiputera slot.
Ex-assembly deputy speaker Lawrence Gimbang is also made acting deputy president for the non-Muslim Bumiputera slot.
The STAR president says his party feels it makes sense to support the state government for the sake of political stability.
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The affected states are Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan.
Analysts do not give Jeffrey Kitingan’s Gerakan Sabah Baharu much of a chance, with one saying it will be crowded out in the state election.
The GRS secretary-general says the departure of the two parties should serve as a reminder to PH not to demand too many seats.
STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan says the breaking of ranks by his two deputy presidents and three vice-presidents 'had been anticipated'.
The division has decided not to field a candidate for the Kuamut seat and to support the GRS candidate instead.
UMS’s Lee Kuok Tiung says the coalition has functioned based on collective decision-making rather than the dominance of any single member.