KOTA KINABALU: The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah-led state government has officially gazetted Sabah Day to be on Aug 31, 61 years after the Union Jack flag was lowered in Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu).
On that day in 1963, Sabah was granted self-government before forming the Federation of Malaysia together with Malaya, Sarawak and Singapore the following month on Sept 16.
