Sarawak Election Cast as Referendum on Malaysian PM
Voters in the east Malaysian state of Sarawak go to the polls on May 7 in what is being characterized nationally as a referendum on embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak.
It probably isn’t despite the fact that the Sarawak component of the Barisan Nasional, led by the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, or PBB, appears likely to win a renewed mandate. That i…
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