10 Facts About East Malaysia

1.

East Malaysia is less populated and has less developed settlements than West Malaysia.

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East Malaysia includes a significant portion of the biodiverse Borneo lowland rain forests and Borneo montane rain forests.

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3.

The Constitution of East Malaysia provides that there shall be two High Courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction.

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4.

East Malaysia's office is the fourth highest in the Malaysian judicial system .

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5.

Since 2008, East Malaysia played a more significant role in the national political landscape.

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6.

Landscape of East Malaysia is mostly lowland rain forests with areas of mountain rain forest towards the hinterland.

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7.

East Malaysia contains the five highest mountains in Malaysia, the highest being Mount Kinabalu at 4095 m, which is the highest mountain in Borneo and the 10th highest mountain peak in Southeast Asia.

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8.

East Malaysia currently has two public universities, namely Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Universiti Malaysia Sabah .

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9.

Major airports in East Malaysia are Kuching International Airport, Labuan Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

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10.

Shipyards in Sabah and Sarawak build steel vessels for offshore supply, tug, barge and river ferries when compared to shipyards in Peninsular East Malaysia that focus on building steel and aluminium vessels for the government as well as oil and gas companies.

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