Kitingan moots marking Sabah Day on Aug 8 instead of Aug 31
Sabah deputy chief minister Jeffrey Kitingan has proposed that Sabah Day be celebrated on Aug 8 instead of Aug 31, as is the practice now, to avoid coinciding with the National Day celebrations.
Kitingan said Aug 8 was suitable as it was the date that Sabah’s leaders decided to announce the Bornean state’s independence on Aug 31, 1963, The Borneo Post reported.
On the same date, the North Borneo Legislative Council reaffirmed the decision to form Malaysia with Malaya, Sarawak and Singapore.
“In my personal opinion, Sabah Day should ideally be observed on a separate date, not alongside the National Day celebration on Aug 31, to avoid overlapping significance,” he was quoted as saying.
Nonetheless, the Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) president said he would discuss the idea with…
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