Five BN assemblymen in Sabah cross over to Warisan, could topple day-old government

May 11, 2018 4:48 PM

KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR/ASIA NEW NETWORK) – Five assemblymen from Barisan Nasional (BN) in Sabah have crossed over to Parti Warisan Sabah on Friday (May 11), which could result in a change of the state government just a day after it was formed.

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