'Royal' family still yearns for Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: A year after a botched armed attempt to reassert their “ownership of Sabah”, a “royal” family in the Philippines now wants to pursue its claim through a “peaceful resolution”.

If this “more peaceful option” does not pan out, the Kiram family of the defunct Sulu sultanate has indicated it will entertain “more forceful options”. Abraham Idjirani’s choice of the words “more forceful options” should not be dismissed lightly.