Reaction Toward Formation of Malaysia

REACTIONS TOWARDS THE FORMATION OF MALAYSIA The marriage offer for the defining of the federation of Malaysia aroused various reactions from various segments whitin apiece of the potential Member State as tumesce as neighbouring countries. Within potential member states, the proposal stimulated the sudden rise in policy-making activities. Within the next several(prenominal) month pursuance the Tunkus announcement, several political parties had be organize to cater to various stands that began to e meld. Among the neighbouring countries, Indonesia and Philippines were among those whose reactions were clearly stated and expressed.There argon many reactions from Sabah,Sarawak,Brunei,Indonesia and Philippines. In Sabah, there are political parties such as UNKO and USNO in Sabah gave a reaction on the issue of Formation of Malaysia. Sabah made several claims as a condition for joining the fundamental law of Malaysia. They want to be joined to the new writing of Malaysia to prote ct the rights of Sabah people. At the same time, they want to drop the extra-territorial rights manmade organic law of the Constitution of Malaysia such as the discipline language.Fin anyy, Sabah agreed to become part of the Malaysia because the leaders solidarity and tolerance attitude had attracted Sabah to be with Malaysia. Next is in Sarawak. SUPP was facing internal division between its guard wing led by Ong Kee Hui and the more ultra wing led by Stephen Yong. Panas supported Malaysia on the basis that Malaysia would provide the security measures of Sarawak a seducest communists and as think of attending independence. Another Malay-dominated party, BERJASA was regulateed in celestial latitude 1961. It was led by Datu Tuanku Haji Bujang.The party declared its enemy to communist exclusively made no clear stand about Malaysia. SNAP debate to Malaysia and PESAKA supported Malaysia but this support was not unreserved. Among the Chinese, some other political party, the S arawak Chinese Association (SCA) was formed in July 1962. It was to provide an alternative to SUPP and the leadership was more docile to the Malaysia thought. The next reaction came from capital of Singapore. Singapore still carry its initial interest in Malaya and was therefore, eager to merge with Malaya when Tunku Abdul Rahman made the proposal in 1961.The only opposition came from the Communist-dominated party, Barisan Socialis. Despite this, Lee Kuan Yew actively campaigned to support the nuclear fusion. His lawsuits nonrecreational off and a referendum held on 1 folk 1962 indicated that 71. 1% of the population of Singapore supported the merger. Singapore was promised autonomy in education, revenue and labour time the central government would be operating in Kuala Lumpur. Its free entreport status would also be maintained. wish Singapore, Brunei was equ solelyy keen on the merger, since its ruler, Sultan Ali Saifuddin was hoping to gain protection from a larger countr y resembling Malaya.A. M. Azahari, the leader of the opposition party, Parti Rakyat, however, strongly opposed the merger and led a revolt against the government of Brunei, in which he was defeated. Azahari had an ulterior motive to merge all the uniting Borneo territories and place them under the reins of Brunei. Eventually, Brunei changed its mind after the Sultan realized that he wouldnt be given special rights above the other Sultans in Malaya and would have only limited oil reserves if Brunei merged with Malaya. Next is the Philippines.They opposed the idea of the governing body 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. This is because Sabah once was a part of Sulu Sultanate. Second, it argued that Malaysia was an artificial and unstable federationthat Malaysia cannot protect northwestern Borneo from communism either from China or Indonesia but they can. Third, the was a ready a plan for MAPHILINDO, a loose confederation of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.MAPHILINDO was described as a regional association that would approach issues of common lodge in in the spirit of consensus. However, it was also perceived as a tactic on the parts of capital of Indonesia and Manila to delay, or even prevent the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. The Iast one is the reaction from Indonesia. Indonesia disapproved of the new presidency due to their own ulterior motives. Indonesia, was hoping to merge with Malaya to form Indonesia Raya and at the same time, establish an independent North Borneo Federation comprising Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.Sukarno at that time declared a Confrontation policy of on Malaysia from January 1963 to August 1966 to junction his objection of the formations of Malaysia. During this period, Indonesia put a halt to all diplomatic relations with Malays ia and launched an attack. Agents were sent to overthrow the Malaysian government and at the same time, create mistaking among Malays and Chinese. The confrontation came to an eventual end when Sukarno was replaced by Suharto as the president of Indonesia.Consequently, a peace treaty was write between both countries in June 1966. As a conclusion, there are reactions that came from Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, Singapore, Philiphines and Indonesia about Tunkus idea to form Malaysia. In my opinion, the reaction from these countries did jeopardized Tunkus effort to build a new nation live of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, Singapore and Tanah Melayu and these reactions also threatened Tanah Melayus security at that time. But after so oft efforts and hardworks, Malaysia was finally a reality on 16 September 1963.