Sabah's independence should be included in history textbooks, says Jeffrey


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah government will propose to the Education Ministry to include the state's independence from the British on Aug 31, 1963 in history textbooks, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.

“Sabah Day marks the liberation or independence of Sabah from British colonialism and had never been celebrated for 60 years,” he told reporters at the first Sabah Day celebrations press conference on Monday (Aug 26)

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