In the Land of the Hornbills politics remains local


JUST like its Borneon neighbour Sabah, Sarawak too has its share of “big brother politics”.

In last week’s column, I defined this term as when local politicians call upon their big brother (Kuala Lumpur/Federal Government) to keroyok (Sabah Malay slang for “gang up on”) their siblings.

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