Last week, the country was shocked by the surprise seizure of two Petronas subsidiaries in Azerbaijan by the purported heirs of the Sulu Sultanate. This was after a French arbitration court ruled in March that Malaysia has to pay the purported heirs at least 62 billion ringgit. Roger Chin, President of the Sabah Law Society helps us unlock the history of this case and what steps the Malaysian government should take.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories:  government,  international,  History/Heritage

Tags:  sulu heirs,  paris arbitration,  sabah,  petronas,  1878 Deed of Cession,