Federation of Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore formed Malaysia on 16th September, 1963. Later Singapore left to become an independent country. Sarawak and Sabah is a special autonomous state within Malaysia which many parts of the administration are under the jurisdiction of state government.The highlights of these include separate immigration control, Islam’s status as a national religion being not applicable and the state’s indigenous peoples enjoying the same “special” rights given to the Malay community in West Malaysia.
Sarawak, along with Sabah, also has its own special section in the Federal Constitution. Particular highlights are special declarations towards native customary rights, such as The Land Code of Sarawak and the Forest Ordinance which govern the indigenous peoples and their land rights.
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