Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation.

1963年，当先前的英国殖民地新加坡，还有位于婆罗洲北海岸的东马来国家沙巴和砂劳越加入联盟后，马来西亚诞生了。

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They provide merely for the five countries to "consult" in the event of an attack on Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak, the Malaysian states on Borneo, are excluded).

对于新加坡和马拉西亚半岛(沙巴、沙捞越、婆罗洲上的马来西亚除外)发生的袭击事件，它们仅仅对五国提供建议。

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Boasting a tail three times the length of its head, the newly described long-tailed slug is found only in the high mountains of the Malaysian part of Borneo, scientists said in April.

它的尾巴居然有头部的三倍那么长！这种新发现的长尾蛞蝓金生活在马来西亚婆罗洲的高山地区，科学家于今年4月公布了该项发现。

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The ministers met again on February 25th, in Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo, and claimed that at least the new fires around settlements were under control.

ECONOMIST: The fire next time

On March 24th it was reported that two people in Sabah, in Malaysian Borneo, were ill with encephalitis, which had hitherto been confined to the mainland.

ECONOMIST: A horrible end for Malaysia��s porkers

The group of some 200 Filipinos landed at a coastal village in the Lahad Datu district of Sabah, on Malaysian Borneo, saying that the territory was theirs.

BBC: Malaysian soldiers in Sabah province (7 March 2013)