A forgotten Filipino kingdom is given billions by a European judgment

ONE OF the quickest ways to amass vast wealth is to seize control of a region of Asia's largest island, Borneo. Every night, the Sultan of Brunei retires to the world's largest private residence.

Philippines hands off on Sulu sultanate heirs’ claims on Sabah, but…

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine government has distanced itself from the Sabah claims being pursued by the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu, but President Bongbong Marcos said his administration would not relinquish even a square inch of the country's territory.

Why are the Philippine heirs of a sultan clashing with Malaysia over Sabah?

A DISPUTE over a colonial-era land deal, involving territories in the furthest corners of Malaysia and the Philippines, is back in the spotlight after the heirs of a defunct Philippine sultanate attempted to seize assets belonging to Malaysia’s national petroleum company Petronas worth some US$15 billion (S$22.8 billion).

Malaysia defiant, to fight Sulu sultanate heirs’ claims

MALAYSIA WILL protect the country’s assets over claims by the Sulu sultanate heirs, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Sarawak now wants independence

 ‘Inspired by actions of Sultan of Sulu heirs vs. Malaysia”

FOLLOWING THE French arbitration ruling which ordered Malaysia to pay the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu some $14 billion based on the alleged violation of payments of RM5,300 cession money under an 1878 agreement, some politicians in the state of Sarawak - under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) - are now using the actions taken by the heirs of Sulu sultan to demand freedom and independence from the Federal government.

Malaysia will not pay Sulu sultan heirs, Sarawak to demand freedom

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Malaysia has flatly rejected an order by a French court to pay heirs of the Sultan of Sulu over $14 billion based on the alleged violation of payments of RM5,300 cession money under the 1878 agreement signed by Sultan Jamal Al Alam, Baron de Overbeck and the British North Borneo Company’s Alfred Dent.