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1658 |
The sultan of Brunei gave Sabah, the northeastern part of Borneo, to the sultan of Sulu, who ruled a part of what later became the Philippines. Links: Britain, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo 
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1878 |
The sultan of Sulu leased Sabah in perpetuity to the British North Borneo Company. In 1946 the company ceded control of the oil-rich Sabah to Britain. Malaysia took over the arrangement after independence from Britain, annually paying a token sum to the heirs, who are Philippine nationals. Payments were stopped in 2013, with Malaysia arguing that no one else had a right over Sabah. In 2022 The heirs of the sultanate sought to seize Malaysian government assets around the world in a bid to enforce a $14.9 billion award they won in a French arbitration court. Links: Britain, Brunei, Malaysia, Borneo
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1963 Sep 16 |
The Federation of Malaysia was formally established. Sabak (Sabah) and Sarawak, Britain’s colonies on Borneo, joined the Malayan peninsula to form Malaysia with Tunku Abdul Rahman (60) as prime minister. The federation formed under bitter opposition from Indonesia, which refused to recognize the country and waged a guerrilla war against it. Race riots erupted between ethnic Malays and the Chinese majority. Links: Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo
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2013 Mar 2 |
In Malaysia gunmen ambushed and killed six policemen as fears mounted that armed intruders from the southern Philippines had slipped into at least three coastal districts on Borneo island. 6 gunmen were also killed in the fighting. Links: Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo
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2013 Mar 6 |
Malaysian security forces battled a group of Filipino intruders in the rugged terrain of Borneo after they escaped a military assault with fighter jets and mortar fire on their hideout. One Filipino was shot and believed killed. Links: Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo
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2013 Mar 20 |
Malaysian prosecutors charged 8 Filipinos with terrorism-related offenses following an armed siege in Borneo that killed 71 people. Links: Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo
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2013 Mar 25 |
Malaysia’s PM Najib Razak announced the creation of the Eastern Sabah Safety Zone. Authorities said they will resettle people out of the area of Borneo where fighting in Sabah has left 74 people dead. Links: Malaysia, Borneo
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