KUCHING, Nov. 7 -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof has brushed off speculation that he may contest in the 13th Sarawak state election.

Asked by reporters whether there was any truth to speculation that he could be among the candidates in the upcoming polls, Fadillah said he was unaware of it.

"That is speculation, so there is no need to comment. I myself do not know," he said.

Fadillah, who is also Petra Jaya MP and minister of energy transition and water transformation, was speaking to reporters after officiating the Royal Malaysia Police Sarawak Contingent futsal court at the Sarawak Contingent Police headquarters here on Saturday.

He was also asked about the key dates announced by the Election Commission (EC) for th...