KUCHING: It is an" open secret" that the Sarawak state election will be held soon, says a Gabungan Parti Sarawak( GPS) leader. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu( PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah( pic) said the Election Commission( EC) was now conducting briefings and courses for returning officers throughout the state." What can you presume from that?... That the election is just around the corner," he said when contacted on Thursday( Oct 21). Earlier on Thursday, Karim sa