Sabah leaders welcome state government’s recognition of Sabah Day

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah political leaders have welcomed the state government’s decision to officially celebrate Sabah Day this Aug 31.

Sabah Progressive Party deputy president Japiril Suhaimin said this would be the inaugural celebration to commemorate Sabah's independence from British rule 60 years ago.

According to Japiril, many Sabahans and Malaysians do not know the historical difference between Malaya’s independence on Aug 31, 1957 and Sabah Day on the same date in 1963. “Let us honour and commemorate the day which marked the end of British colonial rule in Sabah and signifies our journey of coming together as a people to establish self-rule,” he added.

“The British never accorded independent status to anyone including Singapore. Sabah and Sarawak only had its own governments in 1963 to start the process of decolonisation.

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