Baru Bian: Federal funds cannot be used to pay salaries of politically-appointed community leaders in Sarawak

KUCHING: Politically-appointed community leaders and headmen in Sarawak will no longer receive 70% of their salaries from the federal government starting next year.

Works Minister Baru Bian said the Pakatan Harapan-led government had agreed to continue the practice of allocating a budget for the allowances and salaries of elected community leaders nationwide through the Rural Development Ministry, including those in Sarawak although the state is under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.