KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 17 -- Sabah's long-disputed 40 per cent revenue entitlement is now closer to resolution through a dedicated technical platform, according to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

Armizan, who recently replaced Datuk Ewon Benedick as Sabah's representative on the MA63 Implementation Action Council technical committee, said his optimism comes from concrete progress in federal-state technical discussions.

"I am optimistic we can resolve the 40 per cent matter soon. My confidence isn't rooted in political speeches based on rhetoric but in the progress of the official development and technical reports," he told reporters here today.

He said the ...