THE MAKING OF MALAYSIAN

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THE MAKING OF MALAYSIAN 1963
ByJAVA UNIVERSAL
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GROUP MEMBERS
Nur Fatmawati Binti Ab Manaf CC05046
Nor Hamiza Binti Zainal CC050
40 Nurul Nadiah Binti Haji Hameran CC05049
Hazlina Binti Nordin
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WORK PArtiTION
NUR FATMAWATI BINTI AB MANAF NOR HAMIZA BINTI Z
AINAL NURUL NADIAH BINTI HJ HAMERAN HAZLIN
A BINTI NORDIN
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WORK SCHEDULE
28 JULY 2005 12.00 PM
KMC 05 AUGUST 2005
2.00 PM
BLOCK C15 206 06 AUGUST 2005
3.00 PM BLOCK C14
07 AUGUST 2005 8.00 PM
BLOCK C15 209
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INTRODUCTION
Malaysia was declared a new nation on 16
September 1963.This occurred six years after inde
pendence.Nobody expected Malaya to become
Malaysian in such a short time.This change
happened with the agreement of the partie,who
united or a common benefit and interest.
Various Factors contributed to the formation of
the new nation.It was however,the active role on
the part of Malaya and the leaders in Kuala
Lumpur that successfully brought the dream to
fruition despite a host of difficulties.
Indeed it was clear that Malays
strength,based on her experience at fostering ra
cial co-operation since Independence,convinced
the future member countries.
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THE IDEA OF MALAYSIA

• The British cabinet had discussed 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.
  
• Idea of unification had been voice by David
  Marshall who suggested
  that Singapore unite with Malaya(1955).The idea
  was also sounded by
• Ghazali Shafie(1954) and Tan Cheng
  Lock(1955).
  
• Tunku Abdul Rahman and Lee Kuan Yew
  Singapore and Malaya should join together.
  
• idea was developed by Tunku when he stated his
  readiness to accept
  
• not just Singapore but also Sarawak,Brunei
  British North Borneo after they had obtained
  their independence and they should join
  voluntarily.

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FACTORS FOR THE INFORMATION OF MALAYSIA
INDEPENDENCE THROUGH UNIFICATION

• Only Malaya was free from any outside power
  after it independence.
  
• Sabah,Sarawak,Singapore Brunei still under
  British rule.
  
• Freedom through unification,was a primary
  factor for the future
  
• member countries.
• .

UNDERSTANDING FOR DEVELOPMENT

• Another reason felt by all the future member
  countries
  
• -question of fostering regional
  understanding.
  
• -creating one united nation for the progress
  of the country and
  
• the people

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ETHNIC BALANCE AND UNITY

• Not emphasided by singapore but was important to
  authorities in
  
• Kuala Lumpur.
• Tunku wanted a Malaysia federation,a large union
  include Sabah,
  
• sarawak,Brunei and not just a union of
  Singapore with Malaysia,
  
• to ensure the preservation of ethnic
  balance.
  
• Maintainning a balance between non-Bumiputras
  and Bumiputras
  
• would ensure peace and stability region
• Language contituted the medium and channel for
  unity and the
  
• cultivation of an indentity

ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION

• The economic potential in a state could be
  further developed
  
• Singapores - international trade
• - industry
• - tourisme
• Bruneis - oil products
• SabahSarawak forestry product
• Malayas - mineral
• - agricultural products

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COLLECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM

• The communist threat was a source of worry to
  all the future member country
  
• Malaya always exposed to the communist threat
  event through the emergency
  
• that lasted twelve years.
• Brunei was also facing the spread of communism.
• Singapore was worried that they might face the
  same problem
  
• British concerned over the problem for the sake
  of British investment in
  
• South East Asia

UNITED IN INTERNATION RELATION

• Kuala Lumpur wanted to reinforce the pact among
  the regional countries be
  
• stronger internally and international arena
• Tunku stressed on the plan for political and
  economy co-operation among
  
• the country

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REACTION TOWARDS THE IDEA
Singapore

• Every body agreed to the formation of a new
  country and new government
  
• Lee Kuan Yew apparently was most interested.
• Certain other parties in Singapore who were
  doubtful of Malaysias stability
  
• People of Singapore gave their full support but
  political changes in Singapore
  
• (1961) change the mind.
• PAP government under Lee Kuan Yew,received
  opposition from the United
  
• Peoples Party which had broken a way from
  the PAP his a socialist party
  
• Bring independence to Singapore trough some
  other way using a different
  
• ideology.
• Height of UPP opposition was during the Hong Lim
  constituency bye-election.
  
• Ong Eng Guan,contested againts the PAP
  candidate and won the election.
  
• Incident that threatened the information of
  Malaysia was the Anson bye-
  
• election(July 1961).

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BRUNEI

• Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin faced strong
  opposition from Ahmad M.Azahari
  
• (leader of Parti Rakyat Brunei).
• Azahari wanted to bring Brunei into another
  organization by uniting with
  
• British North BorneoSarawak under the name
  of North Kalimantan.
  
• Opposition from Azahari culminated into a form
  of armed rebellion that
  
• was ultimately quelled by the Sultan with the
  help of British.

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SABAH AND SARAWAK

• Were aware that the countrys participation in
  Malaysia would mean
  
• they would be free from British imperialism.
• Believed the communist threat that was becoming
  more worrying
  
• would be more easily over come under one new
  government.
  
• But still afraid abut losing their position
  because of Malayan domination.
  
• Non-Malays afraid of being discriminated.
• Fear that the status of their religion and
  language would be threatened.
  
• The Chinese were afraid that they would be
  flooded with economic
  
• competition from their Chinese Singaporean
  counterparts.

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MALAYSIA FACED WITH EXTERNAL OPPSITION
The Philippines were against the formation of
Malaysia while Indonesia tried to prevent its for
mation and immediately became hostile to Malaysia
after the new country was established.
The Philippines

• President Macapagal claimed Sabah was originally
  a part of Philippines
  
• territory.
• The formation of Malaysia thus complicated his
  efforts to claim Sabah.
  
• As and indication of his objection to the
  information of Malaysia,
  
• Macapagal broke of diplomatic between
  Philippines and Malaysia

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Indonesia

• Indonesias opposition to Malaysia was more
  serious
  
• Failing to influence Malaya,President Sukarno
  launched a confrontation
  
• policy against Malaya on 20 Jan 1963.
• Sukarnos grounds for opposing the information of
  Malaysia because
  
• Kuala Lumpur ignore Indonesia in Malayas
  plan to set up a new country
  
• while Indonesia was neighbour and friend to
  Malaysia.
  
• Sukarno claim Malaysia to be a new kind of
  political structure that would ignore
  
• Indonesias interest and weaken spirit of the
  Malay Archipelago
  
• General Suharto took over the power of
  government as the new president and
  
• re-assessed Sukarnos confrontation policy
  and worked hard to restore peace.

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SINGAPORE SEPERATION FROM MALAYSIA

• About two years later Malaysia was formed the
  Malays and Chinese in Malaya
  
• and Singapore experienced racial
  polarization.
  
• The split in Singapore Kuala Lumpur relations
  arose initially in the first
  
• Malaysia general election in 1964.
• The attitude of lee Kuan Yew and DAP in general
  was interpreted by MCA
  
• and UMNO as PAP tactic for taking over the
  role of the MCA in protecting the
  
• interest of the Chinese community.
• The PAP (people action party) call to the Chinese
  to support the pap and to force
  
• UMNO leaders to alter their social and
  econimic treatment of the city dwellers
  
• made UMNO leaders regards the act as a direct
  attack on the Malay people and
  
• the special rights of the Malays.
• A large number of them interpreted Lees,and in
  general the PAPs action as a
  
• move to create hostility.Hostility political
  feeling soon grew into negative racial
  
• sentiments.
• .

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• In fact,the tenseness exploded into riots twice
  ,on 21 july and 2 sept.1964
  
• First 4 months of 1965,relations singapore-kuala
  lumpur were marked by
  
• disputes with more and more leaders joining in
  the fray.
  
• On 27 april 1965,singapore announced a convention
  to from a United
  
• Oppsition Front with the aim to flight for
  equality of rights.
  
• Lee kuan yew started his Malaysia for
  Malaysianschampaign underlining
  
• that no community in Malaysia was more native
  than other communities.
  
• The Malaysia considered this statement a direct
  challenge to their status.
  

• Tan Siew Sin and T.H.Tan were among the MCA
  leaders who suggested
  
• that Singapore break away from Malaysia.
• 7 august 1965,lee and Tunku signed the separation
  agreement .
  
• 9 august 1965,parliament passed the separation
  act with that
  
• Singapore officially left Malaysia.

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MORAL VALUES

• We should respect our country and try to protect
  from any
  
• colonization.
• We should take all the challenges and event from
  the making of
  
• Malaysia as values.
• We should try to keep our countrys peaceful.
• We should proud to be a Malaysian..

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REFERENCES

• Malaysian studies book
• http//sejarah malaysia pnm.my/

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