{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_47xovrnoip5yczsenhiq","title":"Why Sabah has Malaysia watching South China Sea tensions more closely","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/why-sabah-has-malaysia-watching-south-china-sea-tensions-more-closely-47xovrnoip","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_47xovrnoip5yczsenhiq","seq":1309499,"kind":"article","title":"Why Sabah has Malaysia watching South China Sea tensions more closely","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3369554/why-sabah-has-malaysia-watching-south-china-sea-tensions-more-closely","summary":"Malaysia’s long-standing strategy of non-alignment amid US-China rivalry in the South China Sea could soon be tested, with the eastern state of Sabah sitting near a potential flashpoint involving Philippine territory. Observers pointed to comments by Malaysian Defence Minister Khaled Nordin, who last week voiced concern that a conflict or “unexpected incident” in the maritime region could spill over into Malaysia. Khaled, who singled out Sabah, added that Malaysia was…","published":"2026-10-02T09:30:11Z","seen":"2026-10-02T09:32:56Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-scmp-com-d6f939","name":"scmp.com","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1198574","name":"South China Morning Post","type":"newspaper","country":"CN","designations":["daily newspaper","online newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-scmp-com-d6f939","topics":["asia"],"authors":["author","Ushar Daniele"],"entities":[{"id":"Q179029","name":"Sabah","type":"place"},{"id":"Q833","name":"Malaysia","type":"place"},{"id":"Q37660","name":"South China Sea","type":"place"}],"image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/02/16691114-070b-4f56-95c4-0750ea9ba21d_68ee480c.jpg?itok=hSYKLhAb&v=1790930163","mentions":4,"story":"st_47xovrnoip5yczsenhiq","category":"politics","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"category2":"conflict-war","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.2199999988079071,"political":0.8999999761581421}]}