COMMENT | We note the strong push by NGOs such as Sarawak Rose, Bersih, Engage, and Tindak Malaysia for the Borneo states to be given more than one-third of senatorial seats.

After strong pushback from Sabah and Sarawak, they have now issued a statement dated Sept 21 giving a set of reasons. This was published in Malaysiakini.

We reject the reasons given in the statement because they do not address the fundamental issues. The fundamental issues are the following: