The Sabah government should allocate more funds to help its people have a better quality of life instead of increasing the salaries of its ministers, said activists from two Bornean NGOs.

This comes after the Sabah legislative assembly yesterday approved a bill to increase the remuneration of the chief minister, state assemblypersons, and other members of the state administration.

The Members of the Administration and Members of the Legislative Assembly (Remuneration) (Amendment) Enactment 2022, tabled by chief minister Hajiji Noor...