The appointment of a Sarawak government representative on the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is still being finalised, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) president Abang Johari Openg.

However, the Sarawak premier said the federal government expressed a preference for a non-governmental official instead of the proposed candidate, Sarawak financial secretary Wan Lizozman Wan Omar.

He said the reason given was that there was a...