Shock over Sarawak polls for better or for worse? – Stephen Then

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THREE days before polling, I wrote an article that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders have already declared victory over the rural frontiers of Sarawak.

On the eve of polling, in the late afternoon hours, veterans of opposition parties PKR, DAP, and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) told me they were still hopeful as there were signs that they could make crucial inroads into numerous constituencies.

However, in the late evening hours that same day, I received footage showing celebrations in longhouses adorned with big GPS banners.

People were seen dancing and singing, with crates of beer to share.

There was also a video allegedly showing a politician telling longhouse folk to collect cash handouts after casting their votes.

Later that night – a few hours before campaigning ended – an audio recording made its rounds, of someone saying there were “angpows and cakes” to be collected at a certain place in Miri city.

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