In the November 1999 federal election, PBS only managed 3 parliamentary seats, a far cry from the 8 seats that it won in 1995 and 14 in 1990. The 3 seats were in Bandau (Dr Max), Tanjong Aru (Dr Yee Moh Chai) and Tan Sri Pairin (Keningau). The trio was seen as the Flagship Carrier of PBS.
Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) Sabah formed 28 bureaus to serve about 300,000 of its members as well as make preparations for this year’s Parliamentary general election
The newly-registered Sabah Dusunic Language Preservation Association (PPBDS) will focus on efforts to uphold ethnic wisdom through various programmes to strengthen the use of Sabah’s indigenous languages