Ensure Dayaks Are Fairly Represented in Assembly Seats, Says PBDS

Ensure Dayaks are fairly represented in assembly seats, says PBDS

Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak chairman John Brian Anthony says redrawing of electoral boundaries must not arbitrarily divide longhouses, customary lands, or traditional Dayak territories.

PBDS wants redelineation exercise to prioritise Dayak representation, rural fairness

By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, July 6: With Sarawak now eligible for electoral redelineation following the expiry of an eight-year moratorium, Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) called for Dayak representation and rural fairness to be prioritised. In a statement, PBDS permanent chairman Dr John Brian Anthony said the redelineation must prioritise fair rural representation, recognition of Dayak demographics, and protection of native territories. “Many…