The 2010 census said Sabah had 184,197 “Melayu”, which rose to 236,934 in 2020. That is a huge increase. Who are these Melayu? The closest we get to Melayu in Sabah are the Brunei Malays.

Sabah is home to some 33 indigenous groups, who speak over 50 languages and 80 dialects. In fact, the only natives whose first language is Malay are those of Cocos, Brunei, and Kedayan descent.

A Sabah MP has called on Sabahans and Sarawakians to help prevent mono-ethnic “imperialists ... “Guess how they would see Sabah and Sarawak, which were once colonies of Sulu and Brunei ...

The works of Australian missionaries laid the foundation of today’s Borneo Evangelical Church, known in Malay as Sidang Injil ...

Dr Jeffrey Kitingan concurs with his brother Joseph Pairin Kitingan and says remove ‘lain-lain bangsa’. It is easier said than done; the reason being that unlike Sarawak which clearly defines ...

The five buildings each represent the traditional dwellings of the Sabah’s major ethnic communities - the Kadazandusun from the state’s interior, Bajau from the northern Kota Belud, Brunei ...

KOTA KINABALU: Nur Liyana Razali, a 26-year-old Sabahan from Papar, turned heads when she stood out in a Borneo Murut Nabai ethnic dress to receive her Master’s Degree in Engineering (MEng) from ...

Kiram still claiming Sabah territory in Malaysia as part of Sulu’s historic dominion Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III (right) with his brother Agbimuddin Kiram, who has occupied a Malaysian village ...