1986 Sabah riots

Civil disorder in Malaysia April 2018 April 2018 The 1986 Sabah riots, also known as The Silent Riot,http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/25/screening-of-film-on-1986-sabah-riot-oct-27/ Screening of film on 1986 Sabah riot Oct 27 Amy Dangin The Borneo Post 25 October 2012 5 December 2012 occurred between March and May in various locations around the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The riots centred mainly in the capital Kota Kinabalu, as well as in the towns of Tawau and Sandakan. On 12 March, seven plastic explosives were detonated in Kota Kinabalu. A bomb was also detonated in Tawau. At least five bombs exploded in Sandakan killing one newspaper vendor and injuring a senior Police Field Force officer. The riots resulted in the death of 5 people.http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2086779/Article/index_html OPINION: Reforms yes, but not through violence in the streets Kalimullah Hassan New Straits Times 18 November 2007 18 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221225545/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2086779/Article/index_html 21 December 2007 dead History The riots occurred in response to the results of the 1985 state election, whereby the newly formed Parti Bersatu Sabah (United Sabah Party) won, ousting Parti Berjaya from the helm of government. Berjaya was the previous ruling party and a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN), the nation's and federal ruling coalition party. It was reported that mobs took to the streets to bring down the president of PBS Pairin Kitingan from the Chief Minister post.https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/01/world/kota-kinabalu-journal-with-houses-on-stilts-and-hopes-in-another-land.html Kota Kinabalu Journal; With Houses on Stilts and Hopes in Another Land Barbara Crossette The New York Times 1 October 1987 18 January 2007 It was also suspected that the riots were triggered by the losing parties including BN to bring forth a proclamation of emergency to justify a takeover by the federal governmenthttps://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/29/world/malaysian-rules-an-election-is-needed-in-embattled-state.html Malaysian Rules an Election Is Needed in Embattled State The New York Times 29 March 1986 8 March 2009 similar to those which happened in 1966 in Sarawak and 1977 in Kelantan.http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=387958 Nizar Not First To Refuse To Quit Alan Ting Bernama 5 February 2009 8 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090208042453/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=387958 8 February 2009 dead Pairin, himself a former member of Party Berjaya, formed PBS barely 47 days before the elections.2644213 K. Ramanathan Kalimuthu The Sabah State Elections of April 1985 Asian Survey 26 7 815–837 Asian Survey, Vol. 26, No. 7 1986 10.2307/2644213 Opponents of PBS, namely, Harris Salleh of Berjaya, and Tun Mustapha of USNO were dissatisfied with the result. Tun Mustapha then sought to get sworn in as Chief Minister illegally,New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2086779/Article/index_html Kalimullah Hassan OPINION: Reforms yes, but not through violence in the streets 18 January 2008 18 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221225545/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2086779/Article/index_html 21 December 2007 and this resulted in a court battle which ended in favour of Pairin.The New York Times Kota Kinabalu Journal; With Houses on Stilts and Hopes in Another Land https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D9163BF932A35753C1A961948260 Crossette, Barbara 1 October 1987 18 January 2007Parti Bersatu Sabah Historical Background http://www.pbs-sabah.org/pbs3/html/party/background.html 18 January 2008 https://archive.today/20130415190007/http://www.pbs-sabah.org/pbs3/html/party/background.html 15 April 2013 dead PBS later sought to have snap election because of political manoeuvring causing PBS representatives to defect.http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/22/nation/21624309&sec=nation Is snap polls the answer? Suhaini Aznam The Star 22 June 2008 8 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090906003746/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/22/nation/21624309&sec=nation 6 September 2009 dead Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad also tried to negotiate with PBS to form a coalition with BN in return for peace in the state. Finally the election was held on 4 and 5 May 1986. PBS won again and this time with a bigger margin.http://www.geocities.com/hualian_studentclub/pilihanraya/pilihanraya_umum_sabah_1986.htm Malaysia – Pilihan Raya – Pilihan Raya Umum Sabah (1986) GeoCities 8 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003224127/http://www.geocities.com/hualian_studentclub/pilihanraya/pilihanraya_umum_sabah_1986.htm 3 October 2009 dead Legacy A documentary on the 1986 riots was created by Sabahan film-maker Nadira Ilana released in 2012 called The Silent Riot. The film emerged as one of the winning proposals for the Freedom Film Fest (FFF) 2012. Further reading Gan Pei Ling. The hushed riot of Sabah in Selangor Times References Chronicle of Malaysia, Editions Didier Millet (2007). "1986". 30em Sabah Category:Politics of Sabah Category:Riots and civil disorder in Malaysia Category:History of Sabah Sabah Riots, 1986 Category:Protests in Malaysia