posthumous praise for ex-CM

Kota Kinabalu: Late Chief Minister Tan Sri Peter Lo came in for praise – albeit posthumously – for revealing important insights into Malaysia’s formation even though he could have just taken them to his grave upon his passing on Jan. 1, 2020 at age 96.

 “I was right about my concern all along that the rush into forming Malaysia was detrimental to the future of Sabah and Sarawak…all because of the pursuit of British selfish interest in the region,” said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.

 He was referring to Lo’s disclosure to the Daily Express in 2014 about an attempt by the Chinese community in then British North Borneo to paint Britain’s then Prime Minister Sir Harold McMillan as a Judas for rushing the process.

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 Lo had wanted details of the only known attempt to embarrass the British anywhere in the Commonwealth to be revealed after his passing. Daily Express complied his wish by doing so on the first anniversary of his passing.

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