Sabah, Sarawak 50 Years in Malaysia plagued by bad politics
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Malaysia is a bad idea by the British and life in Sabah was better before the creation of the enlarged federation, writes Joe Fernandez elaborating on the view that Sept 16 is not national day but Occupation Day. There are three options for the future: (1) tolerating the present situation by doing nothing; (2) seceding or (3) reviewing the status of Sabah and Sarawak, said Jeffrey Kitingan in his paper presented at a Borneo forum last weekend.
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