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Paris court to hear Malaysia’s US$14.9 bil Sulu dispute on July 7: Azalina

Proceedings will review the legality of the US$14.9 billion award and various related legal matters, including the role of arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa

Semporna must be patient: Malaysia pursues Sulu masterminds

Govt identifies informant, funder to Sulu claimants, agrees that they should be prosecuted

Sulu sultanate heirs upset over Sabah’s decision to evict Bajau Laut

Family ambassador Matthew Pajares-Yngson says they are ‘heartbroken’ as fisherfolk community has lived there for centuries, considers it their ancestral land

Sulu Sultanate case: Madrid’s appeals court dismisses ‘rogue’ arbitrator Stampa’s contempt of court charge, says Azalina

Controversial arbitrator had awarded self-proclaimed heirs of the Sulu Sultanate for its claims over Sabah

United Tausug Citizens demands US$15 bil ‘cession money’ from Malaysia

A self-styled group, the United Tausug Citizens (UTC) People of the Sultanate of Sulu, has asked the Malaysian government for an immediate payment of US$15 billion (RM70.26 billion) in “cession money” and recognition of UTC as a sovereign and independent “state kingdom”.

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