Sabah should focus its efforts on reverting to the title of Yang di-Pertua Negara for its head of state, instead of following Sarawak to change the chief minister's designation to premier, said former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee.

The Sabah Progressive Party president (above) said the Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negara title was changed to Yang di-Pertua Negeri in 1976, and it was time to revert to the original term via a constitutional change to reflect Sabah's status as a nation that joined the federation of Malaysia.

"Obtaining substance of autonomy is...