Kerusi Panas Sabah 2025 - Episode 5: East Coast Battles

18 Nov Kerusi Panas Sabah 2025 – Episode 5: East Coast Battles

Posted at 16:39h in Video by Bridget Welsh

This episode looks at hot seats on the East Coast from Lahad Datu to Kalabakan, including Kukusan, Merotai, Kunak, Silam and Segama, highlighting the role of Bugis voters, party splits and challenges in Warisan’s political frontier.

See previous episodes of Kerusi Panas Sabah 2025:
Episode 1 – Looking Back and Ahead | Episode 2 – Hajiji’s Lay of the Land | Episode 3 – Sabah Goes to Polls
Episode 4 – Northeast Neglect

Bridget Welsh

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Bridget Welsh is currently Honorary Research Associate with the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia (UoNARI-M) based in Kuala Lumpur. She is also a Senior Research Associate of the Hu Feng Center for East Asia Democratic Studies of National Taiwan University and a Senior Associate Fellow of The Habibie Center. She specializes in Southeast Asian politics, with a focus on Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Indonesia. She is committed to fostering engagement, mutual understanding and empowerment.

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