Sabah and Sarawak demands being sorted out

Kota Kinabalu: Putrajaya will honour its financial obligations to the two Bornean states, Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili (pic) has promised.

Ongkili’s assurance comes after a thinly-veiled dig by Jeffrey Kitingan, the Deputy Chief Minister and Star President, at Putrajaya over long-overdue payments of grants constitutionally guaranteed to both states.

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