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Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has been sentenced to five weeks in jail for contempt of court after making remarks connected to the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir's death.
The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Women's wing has created five strategic units to enhance its organisational capacity and community engagement ahead of the next general election.
The president of Pertubuhan Rungus Bersatu Sabah has entered a not guilty plea to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission charges involving alleged misappropriation of RM2 million allocated for a cultural hall project.
Sabah's state assembly has endorsed the Ports Authority (Amendment) Bill 2026, realigning port management duties following a cabinet restructuring that shifted oversight from public works to industrial development.
Sabah has made clear its immigration powers under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 are non-negotiable, rejecting any erosion of state autonomy by the federal Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024.
The Sabah State Legislative Assembly has approved a RM1.61 billion supplementary budget for 2026, with funds directed towards statutory obligations, operational costs, and development projects across six spending categories.
Sabah has received RM600 million of a RM1.5 billion interim special grant from Kuala Lumpur and is pressing for the outstanding RM900 million to be distributed before year-end, while maintaining its constitutional claim to a 40 per cent revenue share.
Sabah's Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor says the state is collaborating with the Finance Ministry to strengthen the targeted diesel subsidy scheme following its rollout on July 1, with a federal-state meeting scheduled for July 17.
The federal government has clarified that Sabah's RM1.5 billion interim special grant increase announced in May will not diminish the state's development allocation ceiling, Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong confirmed in parliament today.
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Residents of Kampung Betangga Highland in Sabah's Sipitang district are appealing to authorities to investigate what they characterize as unlawful land occupation, seeking intervention from anti-corruption and law enforcement bodies.
Former Sabah chief minister Harris Salleh has defended his role in the contentious 1976 petroleum agreement, denying he exercised autocratic power in securing the 5% royalty rate and Petroleum Development Act provisions.
The United Kinabalu Progressive Organisation has formally joined Gabungan Rakyat Sabah as its sixth component party, pledging support for Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor's administration and development agenda.
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Gabungan Rakyat Sabah plans to field candidates in all 25 parliamentary constituencies, aiming to dominate the state's electoral outcome and strengthen its political foothold ahead of the next general election.