KL28°CCloudyUS$14.0800RMRM137.83JPYRON954.02RMunsubsidised
Malaysia's news, in brief.
← Back to all stories
News briefPoliticsNEW

Sabah, Putrajaya must focus on what they can build together, says Salleh

Malaysia Times desk Original: Free Malaysia Today 9/15 18:48 X
Sabah, Putrajaya must focus on what they can build together, says Salleh
Photo: Free Malaysia Today

The former Sabah chief minister says MA63 and Sabah’s rights remain important, but the state must also look ahead to build a stronger economy and create better opportunities.

From the original report

In a Malaysia Day message, Salleh said Sabah’s rights and autonomy under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 remained important, but upholding them did not mean distancing Sabah from Malaysia.

“We cannot forever view the relationship between Sabah and the federation (Malaysia) only through the questions of the past. We must also move towards a bigger question: what can we build together?” he said in a Facebook post.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

Read the full report at Free Malaysia Today Free Malaysia Today
Read the full translated article in Japanese →

About this story

Source
Free Malaysia Today
Originally published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated here
Sep 15, 2026
Produced by
Malaysia Times desk (brief) — reporting by the source
Corrections
Corrections log · Report an error