“Well, you must understand that Sabah and Sarawak, through the Malaysia Agreement 1963, have control of who enters their states,” I said. “What Malaysia Agreement?” he queried. Take note of the word “formed” because Sabah and Sarawak never “joined” Malaysia as they couldn’t have joined something that did not exist. Instead of Malaya states, Sabah and Sarawak, it stated the names of the 13 states. To narrow the South China Sea divide that separates Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak, we also need geography lesson.

Source: The Star September 16, 2017 04:41 UTC