• The British Cabinet had discussed about the issue in 1888 and subsequently more seriously in 1931 after the British successfully controlled the nine Malay states as well as Sarawak and British Borneo (Sabah). Before 1951, UMNO leaders stated the wordiness about the entry of Sarawak and Sabah into Malaya t they afraid that the Malay interest espacially in terms of population numbers diminished. Formation of Malaysia: 1963: Singapore in Malaysia: 1963–1965: ASEAN Declaration: 1967: Second communist insurgency: 1968–1989: New Economic Policy: 1971–1990: Peace Agreement of Hat Yai: 1989: National Development Policy: 1990-2000: Barisan Nasional era. Historical Map of East Asia and the Western Pacific (16 September 1963 - Formation of Malaysia: In 1961, Indonesia attacked Dutch New Guinea. But the idea was welcome. However, the proposal was opposed by the Philippines as they asserted a claim over Sabah. Initially all the four colonies agreed to join the federation. The state's formation was highly controversial, and both the Philippines and Indonesia made claims to parts of East Malaysia. Mixed concept about the formation of Malaysia. They opposed the idea of the formation of Malaysia because of several misgiving which is the first one is the Philippines President, Macapagal argued that the British had no right to transfer Sabah over which it had a claim that Sabah is a part of Philippines. The formation of Malaysia is on 16 September 1963. Meanwhile, Singapore and British Borneo had agreed to merge with the recently independent Federation of Malaya to form the new state of Malaysia. The dispute was resolved by the United Nations, which transferred the territory to the Indonesians in 1963. Internal rebellions supporting these claims or regional independence were suppressed by Commonwealth forces and three years of semi-war called Indonesian Confrontation on the borders to Indonesia ensued. This is because Sabah once was a part of Sulu Sultanate. Formation of Malaysia; Events; Malaysia Bill: Cobbold Commission • 18-point agreement • 20-point agreement: Singaporean referendum: Sarawak communist insurgency: Piracy in the Sulu Sea • Cross border attacks in Sabah • Moro conflict: Brunei revolt • North Borneo Federation: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: Manila Accord: Maphilindo: Sarawak Self-governance: Malaysia Act 1963: Nort Tunku Abdul Rahman proposed the formation of Malaysia with British colonies Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei. The Idea of Malaysia • The idea of unifying the countries in the region with Malaya had been brought up by the South East Asian leaders and the British. As we celebrate the 48th anniversary of our beloved nation, it is time to reflect on the circumstances which led to the formation of Malaysia with …