ANALYSIS The exclusion of Deputy President 1  of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Alfred Jabu Anak Numpang, from the shortlist of candidates to replace Abdul Taib Mahmud as Sarawak Chief Minister has raised not only many questions, but  has also mostly negative response  from the Dayak community.

Dayaks comprising all the non-Muslim native communities (Iban, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Melanau, Lun Bawang, and etc) form over two-thirds of the state’s population of 2.6 million.