We may be pushed to leave, says Kurup


PETALING JAYA: Sabah and Sarawak may be tempted to go their separate ways if the amendment to the Syariah Courts Act are passed in Parliament, said PBRS president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup.

The law, he said, would have a divisive effect on the unity and understanding that was cultivated since the formation of Malaysia in 1963.

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