It’s an open secret in Sabah that Lee told Huguansiou (paramount chief) Donald Fuad Stephens that he (Lee) would be prime minister of Malaysia after Tunku and that Stephens would be made deputy prime minister. Stephens was ecstatic when he heard this and screamed from the aircraft door, upon his return to Kota Kinabalu, “Malaysia bagus” (Malaysia is good) in flashing the “very good” sign. Full story
OPINION: Lee is to be faulted for dragging Sabah into Malaysian Federation - Joe Fernandez
Free Malaysia Today, 12 Mar 2011
If Lee is to be faulted, it can be more on the grounds that he was “before his time” as he still remains today and for dragging Sabah into the Malaysian Federation. He could also be faulted for being naïve enough to be taken in by then Malayan prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. Euphoria, no doubt, made Lee momentarily lose his usual good judgment of situations and character.
It’s an open secret in Sabah that Lee told Huguansiou (paramount chief) Donald Fuad Stephens that he (Lee) would be prime minister of Malaysia after Tunku and that Stephens would be made deputy prime minister. Stephens was ecstatic when he heard this and screamed from the aircraft door, upon his return to Kota Kinabalu, “Malaysia bagus” (Malaysia is good) in flashing the “very good” sign. Full story
It’s an open secret in Sabah that Lee told Huguansiou (paramount chief) Donald Fuad Stephens that he (Lee) would be prime minister of Malaysia after Tunku and that Stephens would be made deputy prime minister. Stephens was ecstatic when he heard this and screamed from the aircraft door, upon his return to Kota Kinabalu, “Malaysia bagus” (Malaysia is good) in flashing the “very good” sign. Full story
