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Harris Salleh, former Sabah chief minister, has defended his actions in the 1976 petroleum deal, denying he acted dictatorially when establishing the 5% royalty framework and Petroleum Development Act.
The United Kinabalu Progressive Organisation has formally joined Gabungan Rakyat Sabah as its sixth component party, strengthening the ruling coalition's grip on Sabah governance under Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
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Gabungan Rakyat Sabah has declared its intention to field candidates in all 25 of Sabah's parliamentary constituencies for the next general election, marking an ambitious push to consolidate the coalition's political dominance in the state.