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Malaysia, A Union for 57 Years But Not Yet Truly United

Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

17-Sep-20 07:17

Malaysia, A Union for 57 Years But Not Yet Truly United

57 years have passed since the union between Peninsula Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak.

But with many of the issues laid out in the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 yet to be resolved and the political situation still in a state of flux, it’s more important than ever before to understand the federal-state relations with East Malaysia.

Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), discusses.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning


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Tags:  Peninsula,  1963,  MA63,  politics,  federal-state relations, 


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