Sarawak assembly may be dissolved in November, says state minister

The Sarawak state legislative assembly is expected to be dissolved in November. According to Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, this may happen two weeks after the state’s Budget 2027 is passed. The budget will be tabled at the upcoming state assembly sitting.

The assembly sitting is scheduled to take place from October 12-21. The minister stated that the Sarawak government would not allow the state legislative assembly's term to expire automatically in February 2027 when the state government's mandate ends. Instead, they would usually seek its dissolution.

The exact date for the dissolution may be anytime in November, whether immediately after the Sarawak Budget or perhaps two weeks after that, as reported by New Straits Times.

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