FORMER Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) president Larry Sng today confirmed he will be defending the Julau parliamentary seat in the 15th general election. 

Through a statement in Iban language on his Facebook page today, Sng said he wants to continue serving the people in Julau.

“I am definitely contesting. To defend my seat, to continue serving the people. 

“I am now a resident and a registered voter in Julau,” Sng, a native of neighbouring parliamentary constituency Kapit, said. 

His statement comes while the party is still awaiting approval to join Barisan Nasional.

New PBM president Zuraida Kamaruddin had previously said the party would not contest in Sarawak, raising questions about Sng’s position in Julau.

Sng won the Julau parliamentary seat when he contested as an Independent candidate in the 2018 general election by defeating the incumbent and former deputy communications and multimedia minister Joseph Salang Gandum with a majority of 1,931 votes.

He then joined PKR in 2018 and was appointed as state party chief in 2020 before resigning in February last year to become an Independent lawmaker supporting then prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

Rumours are also rife that Salang, who is the president of Parti Rakyat Sarawak, will launch another bid for the Julau seat in the coming polls. – Bernama, October 19, 2022.