Sarawak PAS expressed a desire to contest four seats in the upcoming state election, including Samariang, Sebuyau and Beting Maro, after winning its first state seat in Sabah last November. (EPA Images pic)PETALING JAYA: Analysts expect strong support for Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) among Sarawak’s Muslim Malay-Melanau community and a preference for local parties to hinder PAS’s efforts to expand its influence in the state.
Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Jayum Jawan said the Muslim Malay-Melanau community had little reason to switch to PAS.
"So far, there is no reason for the community to choose another party because their interests have been safeguarded by PBB and Malay-Melanau leaders for six decades, since 1970," he told FMT.
