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YESTERDAY, it didn’t rain in the east coast town of Tawau in Sabah when Sebatik assemblyman Hassan Gani Pg Amir of Parti Warisan Sabah announced that he had jumped to be an independent. Part of the Sebatik state constituency is on the island of Sebatik, which is visible from Tawau town and is shared by Malaysia and Indonesia. Hassan, a first-term assemblyman who won his seat by a 522-majority, gave the standard operating procedure (SOP) reason for jumping. He said he quit Warisan because the party prioritised politics over the well-being of the rakyat. There was not much protest by Warisan over the jump. When it was in power, the party encouraged and allowed ten political frogs to join it. ....
KOTA KINABALU: The sudden decision by Parti Warisan Sabah s Sebatik assemblyman to leave the party has sparked speculation that more opposition lawmakers will cross over in support of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state government. Hassan Gani Amir s overnight move placed pressure on Warisan as talk surfaced that GRS, led by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, aims to secure a two-thirds majority of 53 representatives in the 79-member state assembly. GRS and its partners currently command a comfortable 47 seats in the house through the coalition comprising Sabah Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and PAS, as well three independents. ....