Sabah's Complicated Political Theatre

Associate Professor Dr Lee Kuok Tiung, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

21-Mar-24 08:45

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Sabah's political dynamics have grabbed headlines over infighting within UMNO and PKR ahead of the state elections due to be held by October 2025. We speak to Prof. Dr. Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) about how political developments could impact alliances leading into the elections.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: politics, government, economy

Tags: sabah politics, sabah state election, political alliances,

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