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Kalvin

Malaysia’s Federalism Spirit

Malaysia is a federation formed in 1963, not merely an extension of Malaya. It was established through the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), an international treaty signed by:

• The United Kingdom
• Federation of Malaya
• North Borneo (now Sabah)
• Sarawak
• Singapore (which later exited in 1965)

This means Sabah and Sarawak did not "join" Malaysia as new states — they co-founded Malaysia as equal partners alongside Malaya and Singapore. The intention was to form a new nation — not to expand an existing one.

Federalism in Malaysia, therefore, was meant to reflect equal partnership and autonomy — especially for Sabah and Sarawak, with special rights preserved under MA63, such as:

• Immigration control
• Language and religion protections
• Native land and resources
• Fiscal autonomy (e.g. oil royalties, development funds)

However, over time, many of these intended powers were gradually centralized, leading to calls for restoration and full implementation of MA63 to return to the original spirit of federation.

#MA63#Malaysia#Sabah
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Kalvin

* Did you know?

The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is not just history — it's the foundation of Malaysia.

✅ Sabah & Sarawak did NOT join Malaysia — they CO-FOUNDED it together with Malaya and Singapore.
✅ MA63 is an international treaty signed by all parties and witnessed by the UK.
✅ It promised special autonomy to Sabah & Sarawak in areas like immigration, education, religion, and resource control.
✅ Full MA63 implementation = a real federation, with equal partners — not central control from KL.
✅ Honoring MA63 is NOT anti-Malaysia. It is how Malaysia was meant to be: fair, united, and just.

We don’t need to fight to divide. We need to speak up to restore.

#MA63#Sabah#Sarawak
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Kalvin Carefour Johnny

If we depend on other countries, it's not healthy either. We have a history with foreign entities: the British, the Japanese, and the Portuguese; they colonized us and exploited us for resources. Then, China's presence encroaches into our EEZ. Philippine politicians are claiming Sabah. It seems to me that we have no one to trust, not even ourselves. It seems to me that it's best for the government to just go with the flow, enjoy the world, maintain our stability, and engage in politics and democracy while doing what is best at the moment, including being friends with both China and the US, Australia, and the countries you mentioned. Yes, better training with them than doing nothing. We are a relatively new country, lacking in many resources, knowledge, and ideologies, and we have been exploited. The local politicians are also corrupt. We just do what we are capable of at the moment, being ourselves. #malaysia #politics #politicalscience #sabah #philippines #china #usa #australia #uk

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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

Borneo's mountains reveal a #NewSpecies of #orangutan-colored giant pitcher plant phys.org/news/2024-12-borneo-m

#Sabah’s hidden giant: #Nepenthes pongoides, a micro-#endemic tropical #PitcherPlant from northern #Borneo. By Alviana Damit et al. publish.csiro.au/BT/BT24050

"The purpose of the pitcher is to capture both rainfall and insects... This newest species was found able to grow to 45 centimeters and to hold over two liters of water."

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