The Sabah legislative assembly today rejected a motion to debate the seizure of Petronas assets overseas by purported heirs of the Sulu sultanate, submitted by opposition leader Mohd Shafie Apdal.

Speaker Kadzim M Yahya said the motion was rejected based on Rule 23 (2), which requires motions to be submitted within 24 hours of the start of the session.

“As this motion was submitted at...