Project Mahathir: ‘Extraordinary’ Population Growth in Sabah
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.... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
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| Schlagwörter: | Politikwissenschaft / Sozialwissenschaften / Soziologie / Political science / Social sciences / sociology / anthropology / Political Process / Elections / Political Sociology / Political Culture / Population Studies / Sociology of Population / Bevölkerung / politische Willensbildung / politische Soziologie / politische Kultur / Malaysia / illegale Einwanderung / Region / Bevölkerungsentwicklung / Wachstum / Wahlbeteiligung / ethnische Struktur / illegal immigration / population development / growth / voter turnout / ethnic structure |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29243942 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/33699 |
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.