What do you know about Sabah, Sarawak?


Esther Sinirisan Chong

Peninsular Malaysians associate Sabah and Sarawak with violence and wilderness, such as the Lahad Datu siege in 2012. – EPA pic, September 4, 2018.

A FEW weeks ago, a Facebook post about East Malaysia went viral on social media. The author of the post had posed a question asking where one could buy a shotgun in East Malaysia for his sibling, who had received an offer from Unimas (University Malaysia Sarawak). In the author’s opinion, getting a shotgun was necessary protection for his sibling, who was going to live in the jungle.


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  • Well written, much often would be greeted by Malayans with "oh, you're from Sabah? Welcome to Malaysia!"

    Posted 5 years ago by Luke Skywalker