Ex-IGP leads Sabah Governor’s birthday honours list


KOTA KINABALU: Former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani and hotelier Datuk Tang Yong Chew are among the 1,209 recipients of state awards in conjunction with the 70th birthday of Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin on Saturday (Oct 7).

According to the list made available to the media on Friday (Oct 6), Acryl Sani and Yong are the only two recipients of the Seri Panglima Darjah Kinabalu (SPDK), Sabah's highest honour, which carries the title "Datuk Seri Panglima".

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