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Sabah's government has formally reiterated its commitment to preserving immigration autonomy under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, opposing the federal Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 unless state rights are protected.
Sabah's legislature has enacted two significant pieces of legislation reshaping Islamic inheritance law and the customary justice system, marking a substantial reform of legal frameworks affecting the state's Muslim and indigenous populations.
Banggi MP Datuk Mohamad Mohamarin is urging the federal government to invest RM300 million in a 37-kilometre road project across Pulau Banggi, citing critical connectivity and safety concerns on the remote Sabah island.
Sabah has received RM600 million of a RM1.5 billion interim federal grant and is pressing for the remaining RM900 million before year-end. The state maintains this settlement does not affect its constitutional claim to 40% revenue entitlement.
Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor said the state is collaborating with the Finance Ministry to refine the targeted diesel subsidy scheme following its implementation on July 1.
Former Sabah chief minister Harris Salleh has pushed back against suggestions he made a unilateral decision on the state's oil royalty arrangement, asserting the 1976 petroleum agreement involved consultation.
The United Kinabalu Progressive Organisation has been formally accepted into the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition, expanding the alliance to six local parties committed to advancing Sabah's development agenda.
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Gabungan Rakyat Sabah plans to field candidates in all 25 parliamentary seats in the coming general election, signalling the coalition's ambitions to consolidate power across the entire state.