Revisiting the formation of Malaysia: The contestation over equal partnership of the Bornean states

• Main Authors: A Rahman Tang Abdullah, Bilcher Bala
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: DS595.8-597.215 History; JC319-323 Political geography
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32463/1/Revisiting%20the%20formation%20of%20Malaysia%2C%20The%20contestation%20over%20equal%20partnership%20of%20the%20Bornean%20states.ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32463/2/REVISITING%20THE%20FORMATION%20OF%20MALAYSIA%2C%20THE%20CONTESTATION%20OVER%20EQUAL%20PARTNERSHIP%20OF%20THE%20BORNEAN.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32463/; https://msc12.pssm.org.my/eproceedings/ Password:@MSC12PSSM2021
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

This paper re-evaluates the contestation over the equal partnership of the Bornean states of Sabah and Sarawak in the historical process of the formation of Malaysia and their constitutional status in the Federation of Malaysia in relation to the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 (MA63). This contestation...