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Project Mahathir: ‘Extraordinary’ Population Growth in Sabah
[journal article]
Abstract The Malaysian state of Sabah faced an “extraordinary” population growth during the last
decades. Illegal immigrants are said to have been issued Malaysian Identity Cards based
on false statutory declarations. The so-called “Project Mahathir” changed Sabah’s ethnic
make-up as well as the participa... view more
The Malaysian state of Sabah faced an “extraordinary” population growth during the last
decades. Illegal immigrants are said to have been issued Malaysian Identity Cards based
on false statutory declarations. The so-called “Project Mahathir” changed Sabah’s ethnic
make-up as well as the participation in elections. Politicians are said to have made use of
“Phantom voters” in order to decide Sabah elections. Finally, with the help of a petition
Sabah-based NGO’s demand an investigation into the case: Those who are responsible for
the massive influx of illegal immigrants may soon be charged.... view less
Keywords
Malaysia; illegal immigration; region; population development; growth; voter turnout; ethnic structure
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 71-80
Journal
Südostasien aktuell : journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, 25 (2006) 5
ISSN
0722-8821
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works