“Indigenous non-Muslim bumiputera challenge to Muslim dominance in Sarawak (1987), Sabah (1985-1986), in both cases lost the political confrontation. Significant political interference from the federal followed to ensure Muslim dominance in both states.
“Ketuanan Melayu ideology was never accepted in Sabah and Sarawak. Moreover, Malay communities in Borneo did not really identify with Malayan Malays.”
馬來西亞是個多元民族國家，但不是一個「三大民族」國家，「三大民族」是西馬才比較符合的種族分佈結構