Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu

Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu
United Sarawak People's Economic Party
PERSB
Abbreviation PERSB
Headquarters Sarawak, Malaysia
Colours Blue, yellow, brown, green
Dewan Negara:
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Dewan Rakyat:
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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:
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The Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu (PERSB) or in English United Sarawak People's Economic Party is a Malaysian political party formed by a group of Jatropha curcas plantation owners in Sarawak under the Projek Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak (PERS) (English: Sarawak People's Economic Project). It is a relatively new party, was among the latest 20 new parties registration approved by the Registrar of Society (RoS) and just received permission to operate as a political party in 2013..[1][2]

PERSB has filed their application to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on 2010, and their application has been approved only in 2013.[3] Somehow 15 of their candidates have contested in 2011 Sarawak state election as Independent candidates however all of their candidates were defeated and lost their deposits on the polling day.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Rintod, Luke (4 September 2013). "New Sabah party targets youth". Free Malaysia Today. Malaysia. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Bernama (2 September 2013). "ROS approves 20 new political parties". fz.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "ROS: Ada logo pertubuhan serupa kongsi gelap". Sinar Harian. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Bernama (7 April 2011). "PERSB fields 15 Independents". Borneo Post. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Bernama (2 September 2013). "PERSB Fields 15 Independent Candidates In Sarawak Election". Bernama. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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