KUCHING, March 30 2026: Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) Larry Sng said he strongly opposes a suggestion by Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament Dr Kelvin Yii for the Election Commission (EC) to allow Sarawakians residing in Malaya to cast their votes through postal voting in the coming state election.
PBM president Larry Sng says it is naive for the DAP to suggest posting voting for Sarawakians residing in Malaya
He said honestly he would never support this reform (casting votes through postal voting).
“ Not because I don’t want Sarawakians abroad to vote but because I am concerned with vote tempering.
“ It’s naive for the DAP to suggest this,” Larry, who is also Julau MP, said in his Facebook post.
On July 17, Dr Yii urged the EC to expedite the necessary voting reforms to ensure that all Sarawakians, including those in Peninsular Malaysia, vote in the coming state election.
“There are estimated over 200,000 registered Sarawakian voters residing in Peninsular Malaysia, consisting of students, workers, and families who are constitutionally entitled to vote, yet face prohibitive barriers,” Dr Yii said in a statement.
“For many, returning home is not a simple flight to Kuching or Sibu; it means additional boat rides, four-wheel-drive journeys into the interior, days of travel, and costs that can exceed a month’s salary,” he explained.
He said Sarawakians in the peninsula should be allowed to vote through postal voting to eliminate those obstacles, adding that it would convert a disenfranchising ordeal into a simple act of casting a ballot from one’s place of residence.
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