Sulu Sultanate’s Claim Absurd, Says Sabah

Sabah is a sovereign state within Malaysia and would never recognise the defunct Sulu sultanate’s “absurd” claim to its territory, The Star reported.

Hajiji Noor, Sabah’s chief minister, urged Sabahans to remain calm and let legal teams handle the issue of 62.59 billion ringgit ($9.9 billion) compensation awarded by a Paris arbitration court to the heirs of the sultan of Sulu.

Read the full report: The Star

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.