KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 9 -- In an impromptu exchange with a member of the public, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addressed concerns over Sabah's long-standing 40 per cent revenue entitlement, explaining that the federal government has already been allocating more funds to the state than it collects in revenue.

During his walkabout at the popular Gaya Street Sunday Market here, Anwar told a visitor that while the federal government collected about RM10 billion in revenue from Sabah, it allocated around RM17 billion back to the state.

"Don't listen to the political campaigns of others, listen to me - I am the prime minister," Anwar was heard saying in a video of the encounter that has since gone viral.

A man had asked Anwar when th...