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Sulu Sultanate’s Sabah Claim Resurfaces

Philippine Foreign Affairs official brings up discredited affair

Mar 18, 2026
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By: B A Hamzah
The once and future sultanate of yore

The Malaysian territory of Sabah came under the spotlight again during a recent routine briefing by the Department of Foreign Affairs, the latest in a marathon series of claims and protests of ownership of the East Malaysian state by Philippine governments since Malaysia was formed in 1963. It has also …

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