KOTA KINABALU, June 18 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has set its sights on contesting all 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah as well as the federal territory of Labuan in the next general election, as the state's ruling coalition begins preparations.

GRS chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the coalition had begun strengthening its election machinery and appointed senior leaders to oversee preparations in six electoral zones covering all parliamentary constituencies in Sabah and Labuan.

"We discussed preparations for the upcoming general election. To face this general election, we are strengthening our party machinery in all parliamentary constituencies in Sabah," he told reporters after chairing a GRS Supreme Council meeting here yesterd...