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— Dennis Along, Resident of Long Terawan Baram/Social and Political Activist – Sarawak Constituency Demarcation Under Scrutiny: Calls for Fair Representation and Reduced Assembly Seats
— Elia Bit from PENA (Penan Empowerment Networking Association) – NGO PENA's Elia Bit on Citizenship Rights for Children Born Abroad
— 【FORUM：COMMUNITY VOICE】Nicholas Mujaj, General Secretary of SADIA – Navigating Legal Battles: The Role of Negotiators in Indigenous Land Claims
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— Dennis Along, Penduduk Long Terawan Baram/ Aktivis Sosial dan Politik – Persempadanan Semula Kawasan Pilihan Raya Sarawak Dalam Pemeriksaan: Seruan untuk Wakil Rakyat yang Adil dan Pengurangan Kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri
— Elia Bit dari PENA (Persatuan Jaringan Pemerkasaan Penan) – Elia Bit dari NGO PENA mengenai Hak Kewarganegaraan untuk Kanak-Kanak Lahir di Luar Negara
—【FORUM: SUARA KOMUNITI】Nicholas Mujaj, Setiausaha Agung SADIA – Mengharungi Pertarungan Undang-Undang: Peranan Perunding dalam Tuntutan Tanah Adat

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Dennis Along, Resident of Long Terawan Baram/Social and Political Activist.
*Sarawak Constituency Demarcation Under Scrutiny: Calls for Fair Representation and Reduced Assembly Seats*
Dennis reported that the vice-chairman of BERSIH 2.0 Sarawak - Ann Teo held a Roadshow related to the re-delimitation of Dun and Parliamentary constituencies in Sarawak. Ann Teo was in Miri Sarawak on Saturday last week and her presence to give information on the re-delimitation of the electoral area received a very encouraging response among the people of Miri and its surroundings. After attending the clarification session, Dennis suggested that the unfair manipulation and demarcation be stopped and a new fair demarcation be implemented. Eight years ago the demarcation of the Sarawak state assembly constituency increased the number of Sarawak state assembly seats to 82 seats. But unfortunately the demarcation is very unfair. As a comparison, the Gedong area where the Premier of Sarawak is the representative of the people, the area only has more than 10 thousand voters while the Senadin area in Miri has a total of 70 thousand voters. This is an unfair situation. The value of 1 vote of a voter in Gedong is represented by 7 votes for the residents of Senadin. So are some other areas. We, the people of Sarawak, demand that the EC do a fair demarcation of electoral areas (the number of voters should be almost the same) and the number of dun and parliament seats be reduced. The logic is that the dun seat is reduced because the number of voters in Sarawak is not many and the Sarawak dun only meets twice a year and each time it meets for only 8 days. But the Sarawak assemblyman enjoys a decent salary and remuneration throughout the year. By reducing the number of Sarawak Dun seats to 41 (41), the amount of government expenditure will decrease and the distribution of the number of voters will be more or less equal. Thus no political party can easily manipulate the low number of voters and easily win the election. According to Dennis again. If you look at this moment, most of the state assembly seats won by GPS/PBB have small areas and not many voters. This is done in such a way that PBB/GPS can easily win the DUN area involved. We urge the EC to be fair and take suggestions from the people seriously and not just accept demarcation suggestions from GPS/Sarawak state government. The voice and suggestions of the people should be prioritized over the suggestions of political parties like GPS.
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