A state or parliamentary seat won by a Malayan party is seat taken away from Sarawak, says PBK

KUCHING, Oct 27 2025: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan asserted that a state or parliamentary seat in Sarawak and Sabah won by any Malayan political party is seat taken away to Malaya.

Voon Lee Shan: It was not the intention of our people before the  formation of Malaysia to allow Malayan political  parties to set foot in Sarawak
 

He said, therefore, Sarawakians and Sabahans must reject Malayan political parties such as DAP, Pas, PKR and Amanah from winning any state or parliamentary seat from their state.

He claimed that Malayan political parties based in Sarawak or Sabah have to listen to their masters in Malaya when it comes to crucial issues regarding the rights of the Borneo states.

“Therefore, the people of the two Borneo states should protect their rights from being taken away,” Voon said in a statement, today.

He dismissed a recent call by Sarawak DAP that it wanted to be a stronger opposition in Sarawak, calling on Sarawakians not to support an outside party.

He said the Sarawak DAP should understand that it is not the issue of greater opposition voice in Sarawak, but it is  an issue that Malayan political parties was not supposed to set foot in Sarawak.

“It was not the intention of our people before the  formation of Malaysia to allow Malayan political  parties to set foot here,” he said.

Voon noted that before Malaysia was formed, there was no intention by the people  to allow political parties from Malaya to come to Sarawak and to contest and win seats in the Sarawak Legislature and in Parliament.

“A seat won by a Malayan political party is a seat won by Malaya. Sarawakians should see that this is a right taken away by Malaya,” he said.

He urged Sarawakians to observe that the presence of political parties like DAP, Pas, PKR, Amanah and Umno always import political cultures that are not suitable to Sarawak and Sabah political cultures.

“These political parties brought with them their national agenda of racial and religious politics into Sarawak and Sabah that can destabilise the existing racial and religious harmony,” he said.

Voon noted that the people of Sabah are now crying for justice for Sabah and Sabahans and this is gaining momentum in the run-up to the 17th state election.

He said Sarawakians should also follow the same and not to allow political parties to dominate their state.

“The presence of political parties like DAP, PKR and Pas can cause fragmentation of  opposition votes, especially in multi-cornered contests, which can result in a higher percentage of votes for the ruling coalition.

“GPS will gain great advantage if Malayan political parties are to contest in the coming 13th Sarawak election,” he said.