Sabah revenue: AG turns to apex court to halt challenge

The Malaysian government’s top lawyer has gone to the apex court to stop Sabah Law Society’s (SLS) challenge regarding the state’s 40 percent grant revenue.

Last week, the attorney-general (AG) filed its bid for leave to appeal to the Federal Court over the government’s alleged failure to return the sum derived from Sabah to the state government.

Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly @ Arwi today confirmed with Malaysiakini that...