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North Borneo dispute
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The North Borneo dispute, also known as the Sabah dispute, is the territorial dispute between Malaysia and the Philippines over much of the eastern part of the state of Sabah. Sabah was previously known as North Borneo prior to the formation of the Malaysian federation.[2]
The Philippines, presenting itself as the successor state of the Sultanate of Sulu, retains a "dormant claim" on Eastern Sabah on the basis that the territory was only leased to the British North Borneo Company in 1878, and the sovereignty of the sultanate (and subsequently the republic) over the territory was never relinquished.[3] However, Malaysia considers this dispute a "non-issue", as it interprets the 1878 agreement as that of cession,[4] and it deems that the residents of Sabah (including Eastern Sabah) exercised their right to self-determination when they joined to form the Malaysian federation in 1963.[5]
- ^ "British North Borneo company charter (page 4)". OpenLibrary.org. 1878. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Ken, Danny Wong Tze (2015). "The Name of Sabah and the Sustaining of a New Identity in a New Nation". Archipel. Études Interdisciplinaires Sur le Monde Insulindien. 89 (89): 161–178. doi:10.4000/archipel.495.
- ^ "East and Southeast Asia: The Philippines". CIA Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Charlie (26 February 2013). "Sabah Standoff: Diplomatic Drama After Filipino Militants Storm Malaysia". TIME. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ James W. Gould (1969). The United States and Malaysia. Harvard University Press. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-0-674-92615-8.
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