Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics
The conflict between the federal government and the state of Sabah has occurred since 1963 stemming from the dissatisfaction of the people of Sabah towards the implementation of their autonomy rights as contained in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63). This dissatisfaction led to an anti-federal...
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| description | The conflict between the federal government and the state of Sabah has occurred since 1963 stemming from the
dissatisfaction of the people of Sabah towards the implementation of their autonomy rights as contained in the 1963
Malaysia Agreement (MA63). This dissatisfaction led to an anti-federal sentiment among the people of Sabah towards the
federal government, which threatened the stability of the Federation of Malaysia. Hence, this study examines the factors
leading to the emergence of anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and assesses the impact of such sentiment on Malaysian
politics utilising the concept of federalism as an analytical tools. The primary source of this artile comprised interviews,
whereas books, journals, official government reports, articles and news portals were used as its secondary sources.
Findings revealed that the factors promoting the anti-federal sentiment among Sabahans are thedissatisfaction with the
implementation of autonomy rights and MA63, the imbalance in infrastructure development, the socio-economic gap
between Sabah and the states in the Peninsula, distribution of oil royalties and the presence of illegal immigrants. This
anti-federal sentiment has createda strained relationship between the federal government and Sabah, the demand for
self-government, the fading of patriotism, the threat to national harmony and unity, the rise of state nationalism and the
decline of the people’s nationalism. Consequently, this sentiment threatens the stability of the federation and therefore
requires an immediate solution to maintain national unity and sovereignty. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:208002022-12-19T09:00:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20800/ Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics Mohammad Azziyadi Ismail, Mohammad Agus Yusoff, The conflict between the federal government and the state of Sabah has occurred since 1963 stemming from the dissatisfaction of the people of Sabah towards the implementation of their autonomy rights as contained in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63). This dissatisfaction led to an anti-federal sentiment among the people of Sabah towards the federal government, which threatened the stability of the Federation of Malaysia. Hence, this study examines the factors leading to the emergence of anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and assesses the impact of such sentiment on Malaysian politics utilising the concept of federalism as an analytical tools. The primary source of this artile comprised interviews, whereas books, journals, official government reports, articles and news portals were used as its secondary sources. Findings revealed that the factors promoting the anti-federal sentiment among Sabahans are thedissatisfaction with the implementation of autonomy rights and MA63, the imbalance in infrastructure development, the socio-economic gap between Sabah and the states in the Peninsula, distribution of oil royalties and the presence of illegal immigrants. This anti-federal sentiment has createda strained relationship between the federal government and Sabah, the demand for self-government, the fading of patriotism, the threat to national harmony and unity, the rise of state nationalism and the decline of the people’s nationalism. Consequently, this sentiment threatens the stability of the federation and therefore requires an immediate solution to maintain national unity and sovereignty. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20800/1/53677-196350-1-PB.pdf Mohammad Azziyadi Ismail, and Mohammad Agus Yusoff, (2022) Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics. AKADEMIKA, 92 (3). pp. 237-249. ISSN 0126-5008 https://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/issue/view/1466 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Azziyadi Ismail, Mohammad Agus Yusoff, Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics |
| title | Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics |
| title_full | Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics |
| title_fullStr | Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics |
| title_short | Anti-federal sentiment in Sabah and its impact on Malaysian politics |
| title_sort | anti-federal sentiment in sabah and its impact on malaysian politics |
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