Time for veterans to pass on the baton

LET’S be honest about how we view the outcome of the Sarawak state elections. The Opposition rocked the Barisan Nasional by winning nine seats – completely wiping out the coalition in the state capital of Kuching – in the face of an almost fortress-like Barisan campaign machinery simply because many voters believe that some Barisan leaders have overstayed their welcome. 

It’s already one week after the polls, but not many Sarawak Barisan leaders seem ready to grab the bull by its horns, so to speak, to address the real causes of the electoral casualties. They want to play the nice guys by ignoring the problems rather than risk upsetting the powerful.