Sabah Politics in Focus

Ariff Adi Putera Anwar, Research Associate, Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)

12-Nov-25 08:30

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Sabah’s political scene is once again in motion with UPKO’s exit from Pakatan Harapan, following party president Datuk Ewon Benedick’s resignation from Cabinet. All this ahead of the state's election at the end of the month. Ariff Adi Putera Anwar, Research Associate at the Institute for Development Studies (Sabah), shares his views.

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Categories: politics, government

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