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