SARAWAK POLLS | There were some awkward moments in the Krian constituency when Ali Biju, who has stated his withdrawal from the 12th Sarawak state election but whose name is still on the ballot paper, began campaigning for another candidate in the same seat today.

Ali (above), the Bersatu incumbent who withdrew from contesting as an Independent, kept his word to help Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate Friday Belik by campaigning at four longhouses in Saratok today and asking the constituents not to mark his (Ali’s) name on the ballot paper come polling day on Dec 18.

Ali, Friday and Bersatu Sarawak chairperson Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian were all present at the Chunggat...