After all that has taken place in the 1960s, it is futile for the Sulu Sultan to stake his claim on Sabah. He can file his private claims before a court but not force the Philippine state to go to war for him.
WE should be wary of talking about North Borneo or Sabah as if it were just a piece of real estate without inhabitants.
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