East Malaysia, also known as Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan or Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third largest island. It consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah, Sarawak in the west, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. Labuan is an island in a small archipelago of the coast of Sabah. East Malaysia lies to the east of Peninsular Malaysia, the part of the country on the Malay Peninsula. The two are separated by the South China Sea.
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu is a right-wing political party in Malaysia. It is currently the largest political party in Sarawak, with strongholds only in the rural areas. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the combination of three parties in Sarawak; Parti Negara Sarawak, Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak and Parti Pesaka Anak Sarawak. The formation of the party was for the purpose of the improvement of the livelihood and protect the rights of the Bumiputera in many fields such as politics, economy and social. The party is also one of the former constituents of the Barisan Nasional coalition. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of a meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018, PBB left the coalition to formed a new Sarawak-based coalition, Sarawak Parties Alliance.
The Sarawak United Peoples' Party, or SUPP is a multi-racial political party of Malaysia based in Sarawak. The SUPP president is Dr. Sim Kui Hian. He succeeded the post from his predecessor, Peter Chin Fah Kui in 2014. Established in 1959, SUPP is the first political party in Sarawak. It has its roots in left-leaning ideologies, nationalism and championing for the cause of the working class. Formerly it was one of the Sarawak component members of Barisan Nasional from 1970 until June 2018. Together with other Sarawak-based BN component parties, SUPP always has had tension in its relationship with its Peninsula-based partners. After the 2018 general election defeat of BN had proven that the model was no longer viable, and following a key meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018, SUPP has decided to leave BN to co-form a new Sarawak-based coalition of Gabungan Parti Sarawak.
Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie bin Apdal is a Malaysian politician who served as the 15th Chief Minister and the State Minister of Finance of Sabah from May 2018 to September 2020 following defeat of his coalition, Sabah Heritage Party + in the 2020 state election. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Semporna since April 1995 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Senallang since May 2018. He was the Minister of Rural and Regional Development and Vice-President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is the founding President of WARISAN, the opposition party of Sabah that is allied with the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition.
The 20-point agreement, or the 20-point memorandum, is a list of 20 points drawn up by North Borneo, proposing terms for its incorporation into the new federation as the State of Sabah, during negotiations prior to the formation of Malaysia. In the Malaysia Bill of the Malaysia Agreement some of the twenty points were incorporated, to varying degrees, into what became the Constitution of Malaysia; others were merely accepted orally, thus not gaining legal status. The 20-point agreement often serves as a focal point amongst those who argue that Sabah's rights within the Federation have been eroded over time.
Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan is Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister II of Sabah since September 2020, in May 2018, State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah since September 2020 and State Minister of Agriculture and Industries of Sabah in May 2018 at the Sabah state level. At the federal level, he served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture from March 2020 to his resignation in September 2020 and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government from August 1994 to May 1995. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Keningau since May 2018, Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tambunan since May 2018 and Bingkor from May 2013 to May 2018. He has served and been founding President of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), a component party of the federal and state ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, since July 2016. He was born in the town of Kota Marudu but hailed in the interior district of Tambunan and graduated from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His brother, Joseph Pairin Kitingan served as the Chief Minister of Sabah from 1985 to 1994.
Anifah bin Haji Aman is a Malaysian politician. Presently he is the President of Love Sabah Party (PCS). He formerly had served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia from April 2009 to May 2018. Anifah is also the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaufort (1999-2004) and Kimanis (2004-2019) in Sabah. He was a former member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, until he quit to be an Independent politician in 2018.
The Keningau Oath Stone is a monument in Keningau, Sabah erected to commemorate the terms in which the former British Crown Colony of North Borneo joined the former colony of Sarawak and the other states of the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia.
The Sabah People's Front (SPF) or in Malay: Barisan Rakyat Sabah is a political party in Malaysia formed by former president of Federated Sabah People's Front (BERSEKUTU), Berman Angkap on 8 December 2010 after its dissolution.
The Love Sabah Party or in Malay: Parti Cinta Sabah is a political party of Sabah, Malaysia. The PCS is a relatively new party and was among 20 new party registrations approved by the Registrar of Society in 2013.
The Sabah Native Co-operation Party is a political party in Malaysia focussing on Sabah. The party former name is Sabah People's Co-operation Party or Malay: Parti Kerjasama Rakyat Sabah (PAKAR) and prior to its establishment the party intended to contest in the 2013 Malaysian general election but its registration was not approved until November 2013.
The 18th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the current term of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Sarawak in Sarawak, Malaysia. The 18th Assembly consists of 82 members that were elected in the 2016 state election and is serving from 7 June 2016 until the next state election.
Datuk Darell Leiking, also known as Ignatius Dorell Leiking is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of International Trade and Industry in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penampang since May 2013, Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Moyog since September 2020 and founding as well as 1st Deputy President of the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) which is aligned with the PH opposition coalition since October 2016.
The Parti Bumi Kenyalang is a Sarawakian political party registered in 2013 and based in Bintulu, Sarawak.
Gabungan Parti Sarawak or GPS is a Sarawak-based political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional component parties operating solely in Sarawak following the federal coalition's defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election. It is currently the fourth-largest bloc in the Dewan Rakyat and forms the government in the state of Sarawak.
The 2021 Sarawak state election, formally the 12th Sarawak state election, will be held on or before 7 August 2021 to elect the 19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. All 82 seats will be up for election, presuming no constituencies are added or removed in a redistribution. As the 18th Assembly first sat on 7 June 2016, it will automatically be dissolved on 7 June 2021 if not dissolved earlier.
On 4 April 2019, a bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat of the Parliament of Malaysia. The bill proposes to amend Article 1(2) so as to restore the status of the two East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak according to the original content of Malaysia Agreement that was signed in 1963.
The 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis, commonly nicknamed as the Sheraton Move, is an ongoing political crisis in Malaysia that has led to the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as the 8th prime minister. It also oversaw the ousting of the coalition government of Pakatan Harapan after having ruled the nation for 22 months following their unprecedented victory in the 2018 Malaysian general election.
The Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah is a political party based in Sabah, Malaysia mainly to serve as the Sabah community and regionalism party. The party was formed and registered on 28 August 2013 as a multi-racial Sabah oppositon party then with the vision to present the views and will of the original Sabahans to the government. It is only started to be active in 2016 and relatively little-known new party, initially registered as Parti Gagasan Bersama Rakyat Sabah, was among the latest new parties registration approved by the Registrar of Society (RoS) and just received permission to operate as a political party in 2013.
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