KOTA KINABALU: The Federation of Malaysia exists by virtue of the people’s cooperation and dependency on one another in keeping with the historical traditions of South East Asia.

“There has never been an Asian country that has emerged by itself and been entirely independent on its own according to history,” said Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Associate Professor Dr. Farish A. Noor.

He made these assertions during the 4th Kinabalu Lecture Series held at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

Farish was commenting on the ‘Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia’ (SSKM) movement that of late has been propagating the secession of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia.