SARAWAK POLLS | A record of 349 candidates from the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition, nine opposition parties and independents are set to clash on Dec 18 to enter the biggest state legislative assembly in the country.

From state capital Kuching to the Ba’kelalan highlands, none of the 82 seats were left unturned in Sarawak’s 12th election as Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg (above) leads the GPS to the polls for the first time.

This is the biggest turnout in the state’s election history in terms of...