Indonesia 's campaign Military_operation of infiltrations Attack into Borneo sought to exploit the ethnic and religious diversity in Sabah and Sarawak compared to that of Malaya and Singapore , with the intent of unraveling Resolve_problem the proposed Creating state of Malaysia .

PSC Committee Committing_crime member P. Kamalanathan said Statement only one demand Request by Bersih , on a minimum 21 days campaign Motion period , was not included Cause_to_be_included because it was not suitable to be implemented Action in Sabah and Sarawak .

Furthermore , maintenance of the high number of Malays in Malaysia was addressed Expressing_publicly by the inclusion of Borneo island 's regions Sabah and Sarawak into the Malaysian federation .

The conflict Hostile_encounter began Process_start when 235 militants , some of whom were armed Giving , arrived Arriving by boats in Lahad Datu District , Sabah , Malaysia from Simunul island , Tawi-Tawi , in the southern Philippines .

Kiram III stated Statement that their objective Aiming was to assert Statement the unresolved territorial claim Statement of the Philippines to eastern Sabah ( the former North Borneo ) .