Hajiji: Sabah rejects move made by Sulu heirs


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will table a motion to reject any territorial claims by the Philippines and self-claimed heirs of the defunct Sulu Sultanate at the next state assembly meeting, if necessary.

“I would like to reiterate that the state government has never recognised and will not recognise any claims of the Sulu Sultanate on Sabah,” said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

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