KOTA KINABALU (Oct 18): Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah chief Datuk Ts Mustapha Sakmud has confirmed that he will not contest in the upcoming state election. The Sepanggar MP and Deputy Higher Education Minister said that although he had initially eyed the Darau seat, the party leadership had asked him to focus on his parliamentary [...]
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