He says the election result was the people's decision to make.

No clear solution proposed on how to conduct impending election in Sarawak.

Azrul Affandi Sobry, a journalist struck as he was on the line of duty covering the recent state election in Sabah admits that it wasn't entirely unexpected as the nature of the job entails jostling with others in order to land the story and also confesses that he could have done more to prevent it from happening.

A journalist chasing stories on the Sabah polls tells of how his disregard for SOPs gave him more than he bargained for.

This comes as daily infections climb to 432, with ministers told to undergo home quarantine.

His failure to push Bung Moktar Radin as CM is being increasingly seen as a sign that he has lost control of Sabah Umno.

He says Umno assemblymen also told him they did not want to be in the opposition again.

The announcement by GRS today could point to a lack of say by Umno leaders at the federal level on Sabah's politics.

Candidates are zooming in on issues that are likely to affect voters' decisions, including development in the state and the lack of clean water supply.

Hundreds of families are still waiting for the assistance promised by the state government after their homes were burnt down.

The former chief minister is widely regarded as a strongman despite being locked out of the Sabah polls.

Interestingly, Usno candidates are only colliding with PKR in three seats.