Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Borneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borneo</span></a>'s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sabah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabah</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sarawak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sarawak</span></a> joined more-populated <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Malaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaya</span></a> in 1963 to form <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaysia</span></a>, under soon-broken promises of self-governance (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autonomy</span></a>). 60 years later, changing politics bring renewed hope for autonomy or even (unlikely) <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2024/09/18/whats-next-for-sabah-and-sarawak-after-ma63/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businesstoday.com.my/2024/09/1</span><span class="invisible">8/whats-next-for-sabah-and-sarawak-after-ma63/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/secession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secession</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decolonization</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoutheastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoutheastAsia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politicalgeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalgeography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statehood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthChinaSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthChinaSea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SundaIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SundaIslands</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EastMalaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastMalaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NorthBorneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthBorneo</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a></p>