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HOW THE SABAH CLAIM ORIGINATES – Part 5 The Jurisdiction of The International Court of Justice – By Awang Kerisnada bin Awang Mahmud

Posted on 12/04/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

( This article is written with special reference to the Sulu claim of Sabah and the decision of ICJ in the LIGITAN AND SIPADAN ISLAND DISPUTES) There is a request for me to emphasise on the jurisdiction of the INTERNATIONAL … Continue reading →

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A HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST – THE POLICIES OF MOST PHILIPPINES PRESIDENTS ON SABAH

Posted on 24/03/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

Before I write and continue my Part 3 of the Sulu arguments for Sabah in the later part of the day in the evening, these are points of interest for us to know : (1) President Diosdado Macapagal is THE … Continue reading →

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HOW THE SABAH CLAIM ORIGINATES – ACTIONS OF SPAIN HAS NULLIFIED SULU CLAIM OF SABAH – … PART 3

Posted on 10/03/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

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All the major western powers came to the East in pursuance of the 3 Gs. These are gold, gospel and glory. More so particularly in the Sulu regional seas. It was the Spanish that brought Roman Catholicism to Philippines. While the … Continue reading →

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HOW THE SABAH CLAIM ORIGINATES – CONTINUATION OF PART 2 By Kris Knight

Posted on 08/03/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

) THE TIME BEFORE OVERBECK AND ALFRED DENT IN SABAH Even before Baron Overbeck had acquired Sabah in 1878, there was another European entity which had set foot in Sabah. In 1761, an officer of the British East India Company at … Continue reading →

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HOW THE SABAH CLAIM ORIGINATES – THE PHILIPPINES ARGUMENT – PART 1 – by Kris Knight

Posted on 06/03/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

In this presentation, for want of space, I will deliver points briefly…. During the 15th century, Sabah together with Sarawak were vassals of the Sultan of Brunei. Then in 1658, Sultan of Brunei gave Sultan of Sulu gave the north east … Continue reading →

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