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Allahyarham A. M. Azahari
From Wikipedia, the free encyuclopedia.

Sheikh Azahari bin Sheikh Mahmud (1928/29–2002), better known as A.M. Azahari, was a Brunei politician turned rebel.

Born of mixed Arab-Malay heritage in Labuan, he was educated in Java and later fought against the Dutch there. He was the leader of the Brunei People's Party which sought to reduce the power of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III to a constitutional monarch during theBrunei Revolt in 1962.

Azahari's party won all 16 elected seats in the 33-member legislative council and as a left-leaning politician, Azahari strongly objected to the Sultan's idea for Brunei's membership in the Federation of Malaysia, along with British North Borneo (which was later renamed toSabah), Sarawak and Singapore.

The idea of the North Kalimantan was originally proposed by Azahari, who had forged links with Sukarno's nationalist movement, together with Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, in Java in the 1940s. The idea supported and propagated the unification of all Borneo territories under British rule to form an independent leftist North Kalimantan state.

Azahari personally favoured Brunei's independence and merging with British North Borneoand Sarawak to form the federation with the Sultan of Brunei as the constitutional monarch.

However, the Brunei People’s Party was in favour of joining Malaysia on the condition it was as the unified three territories of northern Borneo with their own Sultan, and hence was strong enough to resist domination by Malaya, Singapore, Malay administrators or Chinese merchants.^[1]

The North Kalimantan (or Kalimantan Utara) proposal was seen as a post-decolonizationalternative by local opposition against the Malaysia plan. Local opposition throughout the Borneo territories was primarily based on economic, political, historical and cultural differences between the Borneo states and Malaya, as well as the refusal to be subjected under peninsular political domination.

During the Brunei Revolt, Azahari was in Manila and managed to avoid capture by British and Commonwealth forces that help quell the revolt. He was even involved in the Limbang raid.

Life in exile & Death.

After his defeat, Azahari fled to Jakarta where he was granted asylum by President Sukarno in 1963 and lived in exile in Kalimantan. A. M. Azahari later died in 2002 in Bogor, Indonesia. He was 75.

He is survived by a wife and more than 10 children. Azahari was the strong voice against the proposal by then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra to merge Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei to form Malaysia.

Instead, Azahari, who led BPP from the time it was formed in 1956 to when the party was disbanded in 1962, proposed the formation of a unified state consisting of Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo.

References.

^ Pocock p. 129

World History Study Guide. "Parti Rakyat Brunei History Summary". Retrieved Dec. 15, 2005.
Sejarah Indonesia "The Sukarno years: 1950 to 1965". Retrieved Dec. 15, 2005.
US Department of State. "Brunei". Retrieved Sep. 17, 2010.

Y.A.B Allahyarham Syeikh Azahari bin Syeikh Mahmud
Prime Minister of North Borneo Federation
In office 7 November 1961 – 18 September 1962
Monarch	Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Preceded by	post created
Succeeded by	post abolished
Leader of Partai Rakyat Brunei
In office 2 October 1947 – 7 November 1957
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Jasin Affandy
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1928 British Crown Colony of Labuan
Died	3 September 2002 Kalimantan, Indonesia
Political party	Partai Rakyat Brunei
Spouse(s)	unknown
Alma mater	Special Military School of Saint Cyr School of Applied Artillery

Link: (wiki - A._M._Azahari) .

Brunei Smartest, Singapore Smarter, Sarawak Stupid, Sabah Most Stupid Beyond Redemption!! (Part-1. Brunei)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009

I don't have to be a Malaysian history expert or professor to talk about the formation of Malaysia. Tunku Abdul Rahman "invited" Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore to form "Federation of Malaysia" with Malaya. Therefore, Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore could have more privileges and special rights than "any of the states in Malaya", in short, they should not be deemed as just one of the states in the Federation of Malaysia, they ought to be treated as a "treaty-member" with Malaya!

Let's look at Brunei in Part-1:
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The Brunei Sultanate would have ceased to exist as an independent state without Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saiffuddien.

In August 1963, Indonesia was opposing the proposed Federation of Malaysia and confronting Malaya and Singapore. Only eight months earlier, on 8 December 1962, Brunei had faced a revolt by Sheikh Azahari of the Partai Rakyat Brunei (PRB) and British forces from Singapore had flown in to put down the rebellion.
It was a time of great peril when the Sultan decided not to join the proposed Federation. Singapore went ahead and joined the Federation. Sultan Omar Ali was under great pressure from the British who had hinted that they would be leaving the region soon. But he stood firm.

He put his position as Sultan and the fate of his people on the line. His judgment was that the British would be responsible enough to give him some time to get his country in better shape before British forces left.

The late Sultan was a modest man. He was soft-spoken, with a frequent smile when speaking to his friends. He lived a simple and frugal life.

On May 1961, Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Malayan Prime Minister, at an address to the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore, mooted the formation of Malaysia, to include Brunei, Sarawak, North Borneo (subsequently to be named Sabah), Singapore and Malaya.

On 5 December 1961, Sultan Sir Omar Ali described the Malaysia proposal as very attractive. In January 1962, he appointed a Brunei-Malaysia Commission to report on the opinion of the people. On 18 July 1962, the Sultan stated that he accepted the Malaysia proposal in principal, but that did not necessarily mean it was final.
If agreement could not be reached on important conditions affecting benefits to the people and the state, Brunei would not participate in the Malaysia plan.

In August 1962, the Partai Rakyat Brunei (PRB) won a landslide election victory in four District Councils, which in turn would choose 16 members for the Legislative Council (LegCo). The PRB won 54 seats and had all the 16 members required for the LegCo.

But they could not form the government. The 17 government nominees outnumbered the PRB in the 33-member Council. Sheikh Azahari, leader of the PRB, rejected the proposal that Brunei join the proposed Malaysian Federation.

Azahari put forward three motions at the LegCo meeting, for 5 December 1962; first, to reject the proposal of a Malaysian Federation; second, to request the restoration of Brunei's sovereignty over Sarawak and North Borneo and the installation of the Sultan as constitutional monarch of the North Borneo Federation; and third, a request to the British to grant independence to Brunei not later than 1963.

The Speaker of the LegCo disallowed the motions because the issues fell within the purview of the British government under the 1959 British-Brunei Agreement. Sheikh Azahari, the PRB leader then decided to resort to a military solution and staged a rebellion led by its military wing, Tentera Nasional Kalimantan Utara (TNKU).
The revolt began on December 8. It was put down in short order by British forces flown in from Singapore. On 20 December, Sultan Omar Ali declared a State of Emergency, suspended the Constitution, dissolved the LegCo, and appointed a 14-member Emergency Council comprising four ex-officio members, including the British High Commissioner, Sir Denis White, and 10 members nominated by the Sultan.

Negotiations on Malaysia were resumed in earnest following the end of the rebellion. The sultan did not accept the terms that Malaya offered him. When the Malaysia Agreement was signed on 9 July 1963 in London, Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak signed on. Brunei did not. He was very firm in his decision not to join. As a result, after Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963, Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, recalled hundreds of Malaysian teachers and government officers seconded to serve the Brunei administration. Their departure caused a temporary dislocation in Brunei.

Several accounts were given to explain the reason for Brunei's decision not to join the Malaysian Federation. One account cited disagreement over oil revenues as the primary cause. Kuala Lumpur wanted Brunei to hand over control of its oil to the federal government after 10 years. Kuala Lumpur also wanted to immediately tax any new oil and mineral finds discovered after Brunei joined Malaysia and to make the Sultan's contribution of $40 million to the federal revenues compulsory rather than voluntary. The Sultan was said to have found these terms unacceptable.

Another account from Kuala Lumpur alluded to the Sultan's unhappiness over the issue of royal precedence. Sir Omar was neither willing to compromise Brunei's control over its oil revenues nor ready to have his privileges as the Ruler of Brunei curtailed. More to the point, the vibes that Sultan Omar Ali felt during the negotiations were that he would become subordinate to Kuala Lumpur's leaders and he would rank behind Malaysian's nine Sultans in seniority, besides giving up a chunk of this oil wealth to KL. He met Lee Kuan Yuan soon after Singapore was asked to leave Malaysia in August 1965, he nodded with satisfaction that his decision not to join was wiser than Singapore's acceptance of Malaysia.

Just over two months after Malaysia was formed, on 1 December 1963, the British Colonial Office cut its long-term connection with Brunei. The British High Commissioner in Brunei, no longer called the British Resident, henceforth would deal with Secretary of State for Commonwealth.

When the Labour Government took office in 1964, it became clear that sooner or later they would withdraw their forces from east of Suez. This would jeopardise Brunei's secure position as a protectorate. British advisers pressed the Sultan to hasten the implementation of constitutional reforms so that there could be a democratic government in place. In March 1965, a second general election was held for District and Legislative Councillors. 36 candidates contested for 10 LegCo seats in the 21-member LegCo that would comprise six ex-officio members and five members nominated by the Sultan. 88 candidates fought for seats in four Districts Councils. A large number of candidates contesting under political parties were defeated by independents because the political parties were weak.

On 4 October 1967, Sultan Omar Ali, then aged only 53, abdicated in favour of his 21-year-old son, Hassanal Bolkiah, born on July 1946. It was a strategic move he made to buy time before a British withdrawal. Protracted negotiations with the British on Brunei's future continued following the abdication. The Sultan, now the Seri Begawan, dragged out the discussions. He wanted the son to get familiar with the administration. Moreover, his son was only 21 years old. He deflected pressure to adopt the British adversarial Parliamentary system.

He argued with the British that he needed a few years for the young Sultan to learn the ropes and strengthen the domestic situation ahead of any constitutional changes. He bought time from 1963 to 1983, over 20 years, when the British finally withdrew, and Brunei became an independent state. Without the skilful and determined stand taken by Sultan Omar Ali in the full knowledge that he was risking the future of his Sultanate if the British were to leave precipitately, he saved his dynasty, delayed majority rule before Brunei was ready, and secured Brunei's continued defence by an agreement to pay for one British Gurkha battalion that would stay in Brunei but under British control. A discreet presence remained.

The Seri Begawan has preserved Brunei's oil wealth. He left the bulk of his country's reserves with the Crown Agents to manage. He was fortunate that Britain acted with responsibility. Most of all, the Seri Begawan played his hand with considerable skill. He pleaded for time to educate enough local Bruneians who could manage the administration of the country.

Less than three years after independence, on 7 September, 1986, he passed away. He was deeply mourned by the people of Brunei. They knew that he had saved their independence and are able to live as they wish, keeping their oil wealth. It was Sir Omar's statecraft. He built the infrastructure of state. By the 1980s, he had given the sultanate's 200,000 people a high per capita income of US$20,000, among the world's most privileged. He strengthened Brunei's Islamic institutions.

Sultan Omar Ali took calculated risks with courage. He has a keen sense of what was politically possible. During the 17 years from 1950 to 1967, he brought economic, social and political developments to Brunei. With two Five-Year Development Plans, he provided for an education system throughout the state.

He built schools to teach English, gave scholarships to promising young students to study in overseas institutions. He provided school children with at least one free meal a day. Religious schools were given high priority. Hospitals, clinics were set up and dental services to schools were provided.

He eradicated dysentery and malaria. He provided electricity for the whole state. He developed the roads and telecommunication system. He reclaimed swamp lands and resettled people.

He set up the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment in 1961, which evolved into the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The Currency Board was established in 1967. Sultan Omar Ali has ensured the survival of an independent Malay Muslim monarchy at the end of the 20th century.

He has built a strong foundation before passing the mantle to his eldest son. His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has guided Brunei since independence in 1984, a 25-year period, during which Brunei has progressed in material and social terms.

The old Sultan would have been happy to know that an independent Sultanate in Brunei has progressed in the quarter century after independence. His son, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, has preserved his heritage. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has continued to expand the numbers of abler Bruneians who are educated abroad, and created a thicker layer of the higher educated and well-informed elite.

In December 1964, a year after Malaysia was formed, the Malaysian government decided to terminate the Board of Commissioners of Currency and to issue a new currency for Malaya, Singapore and the Borneo territories, including Brunei.

The Malaya-British Borneo Currency Agreement was terminated two years later. The Malaysian government in Kuala Lumpur declined Brunei's request that it be given a seat on the policy-making body. Also, Malaysia opposed Brunei's request that the portrait of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia should not appear on the new notes. Hence, Brunei enacted legislation in January 1967 to form its own Currency Board.

During one of the Sultan Haji Omar Ali visits to Singapore after independence, he had smiled broadly and, with his eyes twinkling and his moustache twitching, saying to Lee Kuan Yew, "You are now like Brunei. It is better for you."

If Brunei joined the Federation of Malaysia, the state of Brunei would be poorer, much much poorer! And we the West Malaysians would be much much happier to have another obedient and stupid natural resources supplier, at cheapest cost! sigh, we failed to con them into our "Malaysia Plot" and now better known as "1Malaysia Plot"...

COMMENT:

14 comments:

ho said...: Brunei smart did not joined
Malaysia. See what happen to Sabah ans Sarawak.Sabah poorest state despite have oil and natural resources; December 17, 2011 at 2:50 AM
tuhay77 said...: I wonder if it's really better if Sabah didn't join up with Malaysia.. I mean the British was pulling out it's military force out of Borneo.. Wouldn't Borneo be an easy prey for other forces.. Indonesia & Philippines.. And Malaysia is better in all aspect.. Brunai was a special case.. It's protected by Sarawak & Sabah from external threat.. What do u think?.. Just my two cent.. :-); February 25, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Vend said...: " i love my country & i pray for a progressive peaceful & prosperous malaysia, fair & equal society? and you said sarawak & sabah most stupid, is this mean peaceful for you & what you called ourselves as ONE Malaysia despite you saying sabahan most stupid.. WTF are you talking about????; February 25, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Vend said...: " i love my country n i pray for a progressive peaceful, prosperous Malaysia, fair n equal society.. and you say sarawak n sabah the most stupid? is this what you mean peaceful? you called ourselves as ONE united malaysia despite you saying stupid to sabahan? WTF are talking about????; February 25, 2012 at 9:30 PM
Freedom said...: As a previous North Borneon, I fully agree British North Borneons are the most foolish of all. They and their descendants continue to be very foolish and colonized until this very day for mere pittance. Wake Up lah and Viva la North Borneo!; February 25, 2012 at 9:53 PM
NieLL said...: Brunei are the smartest people in Borneo than any of us ( Malaysian). see what happen to Sarawak and Sabah? it is SLOW PROGRESS DEVELOPMENT!! KIND LIKE A PALESTINE STATE. well I wish I Am Bruneian...; March 4, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Kevin Ee said...: The Tunku was very wily. he wanted Brunei, Sarawak and Sabah because of their natural resources. He used Singapore to help convince the Chinese in Sarawak and Sabah to agree to join Malaysia. Lee Kuan Yew was scared Singapore could not survive on her own without any natural resources and a hinterland, so he worked hard to persuade the Chinese in S'wak and Sabah and to promote a Malaysia for Malaysians which subsequently DAP took it up. S'wak and Sabah wanted a secession clause added in, in case the union did not work out but the bloody Brits refused. S'wak was scared of Indonesia's aggression while Sabah had the Philippines's stupid claims to worry about. But, just as the Brits wanted a stable and cooperative Brunei in her Commonwealth, she would have come to the aid of S'wak and Sabah, if Indonesia and Philippines were to invade. But, all these are history. Our forefathers were truly and surely duped by the Tunku and the Brits. It's time we demand our fair share of our natural resources and bring about peace, progress, justice and equality for us Sarawakians and Sabahans.; May 27, 2012 at 4:04 AM
erwin1911 said...: You can be Bruneian if you want to... we're opened...Sarawak especially Miri district is the richest oil district in Sarawak..but too sad...i really sad...the district look so poor development...the people really low income...because all the wealth and profits are going to the Gov Centre...few are going to Miri...How chicky the Late to persuade Sarawak....damn James Brook!!!!...Thanks God Brunei is blessed...i think we just need smarters to boost the economy and tourism...; July 27, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Unknown said...: Where is part 2 brother?; July 28, 2012 at 11:11 AM
JyhSeng Ong said...: sorry to say.....
Sarawak & Sabah ppl were not stupid.

It was their leaders who were so selfish and sell their ppl to TAR.

Sabah & Sarawak could maintain as an independent states; February 15, 2013 at 9:41 PM
Unknown said...: Sheikh Azahari, I believe is a national hero towards Brunei. He found the conspiracy amongst his opposing party to over throw Brunei's government rule. But no one believed him as the opposing party had labelled him as a traitor for creating a revolt (which was to stop the opposing party) If not for him, Sheikh Azahari Sheikh Mahmud Brunei would not be wealthy neither would the Royal family. If anyone can hear me, Lee Kwan Yew knows the truth.; March 7, 2013 at 4:58 AM
Unknown said...: Lee Kwan Yew knows the truth. Sheikh Azahari sacrificed his life an was exiled from his country.; March 7, 2013 at 5:00 AM
rupanx said...: Come on! neither Sabah or Sarawak but the British was and is remains stupid to now. In those critical days, in the name of a Commonwealth Queen, the British did threatened the leaders of Sabah & Sarawak who protested against the formation of Malaysia. They, including Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra have to obey the mastermind-British.; April 17, 2013 at 7:10 AM
Ah Lek said...: Media censorship under iron fist control for the last 50 years has made Sarawak one of the poorest state in Malaysia, are we going to wait for another 50 years? No, we are not, now that we are forming a movement, SSM "Sarawak Sovereignty Movement" to demand our rights back, please join us:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SarawakSovereigntyMovement/; May 31, 2013 at 1:28 AM

Link: (Brunei smartest Singapore smarter) .

Sunday, May 28, 2006

50 Years Ago

Last night, I was browsing through my library, that does sound a bit pretentious, doesn't it? Let me start again. Last night, I was browsing through my little collection of books and I come across this book which I 'borrowed' from my dad's collection of books - the "State of Brunei Annual Report 1961-1962" (printed Brunei Press, 1964). For some of today's blog readers, that could be the birthyear of your parents, so it is a bit ancient.

This book is interesting as it reports events of 1961 and 1962. Brunei Annual Reports in those days were published by the Broadcasting and Information Department which was just merged in 1961. Prior to that it was two separate entities known as the Brunei Information Service and Radio Brunei Service. In 1975, the department has gone full circle to be separated again as Radio Television Brunei and the Information Department which remained till today. Back to the book. What I found interesting about the book, it reports things as a matter of fact. The book actually reported events of December 1962 in the first chapter entitled 'General Review of 1961 and 1962' as follows "... an insurrection broke out on the 8th December, 1962, which seriously affected the manpower situation in the State and, in turn, the economic situation..." The other 16 paragraphs talked about the what has been done in the country.

Many things were done and many things were not done, some sounding as if it has not changed till today. That first chapter talked about the elections for the District Councils and the Legislative Council; the granting of scholarships; expansion in the medical services; the Brunei Malay Regiment was formed; the General Orders (regulations concerning the Civil Service) was promulgated (and up to now unchanged); the Public Service Commission (PSC or more commonly known as SPA) was set up; Malay language was being encouraged by having Language Week and the Language and Literature Division was set up. Many things were not done or not undertaken including - very little building works were undertaken, in forestry, large area was under licence or little or no work was done, there were many outstanding land applications, many of which dated back to pre-war years; PWD unable to do work due to lack of staff; and more water was needed because of the presence of troops in Brunei due to the revolt.

Among the statistics included the population of Brunei at that time. In 1960 there were 83,877 people in the country of which 59,203 are Indigenous (which I presumed are Malays and the 7 puak jatis), 21,975 (Chinese) and 2,879 (others). There was comparison to 1911 when there was only 20,916 (Indigenous), 736 (Chinese) and 66 (Others). There was a whole bunch of other statistics, all equally interesting to know what happened in those years.

One of the changing feature I find is the attitude of Bruneians. Nowadays, there is a growing trend towards welfare, like it or not. The figures I get and the stories I hear from the Community Development Department indicated that Bruneians are getting too 'dependent' on welfare. But in 1962, the Annual Report pointed out that "... it is necessary to point out that the Malay, Dusun, Murut and Iban social structures are such that applications for assistance are rare, members of the family considering it their responsibility to take care of relatives who are in need..." and "... there are also a number of Chinese charitable organisations which cater for destitute members and in particular, arrange for funerals and give assistance to dependents of sick members of the various Chinese communities..."

Many things happened in 50 years. Developments were made. Progress attained. But worryingly attitudes also changed. We can make the difference in the next 50 years. Think about it.

COMMENT:

13 comments:

Anonymous said...: i blame azahari for running off to the philippines.; Sunday, May 28, 2006 3:15:00 PM
Anonymous said...: On the topic of the rebellion, I would just like to mention that I went to (what was known at the time, and I think still is, as) the "best school in Brunei" and not once in the five years I spent in High School was I taught about the Brunei Rebellion. Thank god for liberal and honest relatives, I was one of the lucky ones, but there are still loads of people who are oblivious about this piece of their country's history. Which was covered up and deleted from the curriculum (dare I say up til now?).
Bruneians need to know important things like this, after all isn't the point of history to learn from the past?; Monday, May 29, 2006 12:18:00 AM
silent reader said...: Hello to the owner of this wonderful blog,

As an obsessive blog reader, this is the sort of thing that I have been looking for. I guess I can stop reading the Datin diaries now...

From now, I will eagerly await your entry and once in a while might leave a comment.

On the subject of the Brunei Rebellion, I think it is a shame that no attempts are made to explain to the youngsters of the why-what-when of the rebellion.

p/s:transparency is the way forward. to instill trust in the government.; Monday, May 29, 2006 12:32:00 AM
LSM said...: I also went to the 'best school in Brunei' back in the 90's and we didn't learn about the Brunei rebellion either. A few months back however I happened to be flipping through a local history book and lo and behold the rebellion was mentioned. According to the book, the rebellion was sparked because Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III considered joining Malaysia. Of course, they made no mention of the Brunei's only (and vetoed) election.; Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:08:00 AM
Anonymous said...: what's written in the history book is bias..the truth is sealed and only known by the family members.sheikh azhari had good intentions but traitors messed things up. he ran away because he would have been assasinated anyway..just like his brother sheikh muhammad!only sheikh nikman was saved but went to jail 1962-1990 (although he had no involvement in it!) grandchild of the rebel.; Friday, December 29, 2006 11:28:00 AM
One Who Was There said...: I was living in Brunei when the Brunei Rebellion occured. There is information out there about the Rebellion but you must dig for it. It is truly a shame that Brunei school children are not taught about this part of their history. This "rebellion" or "small war" as the British forces refer to it, changed Brunei's history and therefore is very significant.

In a nutshell this is what happened:

1. The Parti Rakyat Brunie (PRB) headed by A.M. Azahari, won 10 seats on the 21-seat legislative council.

2. Azahari was a politically ambitious man who did not favour the Sultan's idea of having Brunei join the Federation of Malaysia. Instead Azahari proposed the formation of Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei, with of course himself as leader.

3. On Dec. 5, 1962, these three proposals were submitted to the Legislative Council:
i) Reject the idea of joining Malaysia
ii) Restore Brunei sovereignty over Sarawak and Sabah
iii) British grant of independence to the Borneo federation by 1963.

4. The proposals were rejected and on the morning of Dec. 8, 1962, the PRB staged a coup.

It is abundantly clear from historical accounts that this coup had been planned for sometime ... training had taken place years before in the jungles of Kalimantan and Sarawak. Azahari had always been prepared to got to battle to achieve his goals.

It is very interesting to note that just before the rebellion took place, the PRB leader had fled to Manila. Nothing like leaving your followers to fend for themselves.

On the afternoon of Dec. 8, Azahari announced in a press conference in Manila that the Sultan had declared an independent state of Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak and had designated him (Azahari) as prime minister and minister for foreign affairs and defense.

And so while PRB members were attacking Shell installations, police stations and government buildings and kidnapping and killing innocent people, Azahari was sitting safe and sound in Manila, waiting for his people to deliver his kingdom to him.

Unfortunately for Azahari, the coup was ill-planned, the PRM members were not well-armed, the Brunei population did not rise up to support PRB and British military action was swift.

Unlike Azahari who had fled, the Sultan stayed in Brunei although Shell had a launch outside the Istana to take him to safety ... he waited out the rebellion with is people.

Azahari's accounts of Dec. 8, had changed over the years probably in an attempt to have history look more kindly upon him, but his public actions on Dec. 8, were already part of that written history for all the world to see and historians have been able to balance what he said in later years with what he actually did and said on Dec. 8, 1962.

After his death in 2002, his daughter released a statement saying that her father had long regretted his part in the Brunei Rebellion.

It is a shame that Azahari could not find the courage in his lifetime to apologize to the innocent victims of his political ambitions -- the families of the Shell employees who were kidnapped, tortured, wounded and killed during the rebellion; to the families of the police officers who were wounded and killed in the defence of their police stations; to the British soldiers who died in the defence of a country not their own.

In his lifetime, Azahari was never held accountable for his deeds, one can only pray that in death, he was.

Dato' Haji Harun bin Haji Abdul Majid has a book coming out in July, 2007 on the rebellion. You can search Amazon.com for it. It is as far as I can tell a factual study of the Brunei Rebellion but what he does not measure is the human toll on the people who lived through that rebellion.; Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:55:00 AM
One who was there and captured Affendi said...: In the early 1960s the demise of colonial rule reached the island of Borneo, painfully. Borneo comprised four separate countries: the British territories of Brunei; North Borneo - soon to be known by its old name, Sabah, after it was absorbed into Malaysia; Sarawak; and Indonesian Borneo, also known as Kalimantan. The British trio covered the northern quater fo the island and had never been a separate political entity, nor had their inhabitants ever seen themselves as having a national identity.

Geographically most of Borneo is a vast expanse of jungle and mountain, even more so in the 1960s than now. Britain wanted to be rid of Borneo; Malaya wanted it to redres a population imbalance and the whole to become Malaysia. Only Brunei demurred. The Political wing of a dissident secret army, the North Kalimantan National Army, backed by Indonesia, won a critical election. Its commander was Yassin Affendi, a one-time client of the Japanese. The overall leader as Sheik Azahari and a rebellion broke out on 8 December 1962 in Brunei Town, since renamed Bandar Seri Begawan.

Indonesia's aim was to prevent the formation of Malaysia or, failing this, to attack it militarily, economically and politically while the new nation was too weak to react. In 1961 President Sukarno of Indonesia started to call his undeclared war a 'Confrontation' between Indonesia and Malaya, as it still was and Malaysia as it might become, and when Sheik Azahari rebelled against the Brunei Government in December 1962, Surkarno saw his chance. Military conflict was inevitable and Britain was sucked into it.

Two unusual military aspects soon evolved on the British side. One was the raising of auxiliary policemen to be the army's 'eyes and ears with a sting' on the border. These were the Border Scouts. Initially sections were commanded by Gurkhas. The second development was the initiation of secret cross-border operations to keep the Indonesian Army at arm's length.

In the military sphere Malaysia could in no way have held its own without British and other Commonwealth support. Gradually agreement was established between Indonesia and Malaysia in 1965-66 and Confrontation ended, 'not with a bang but a whimper', but not before and Indonesian Army officer, Sumbi, had tried to lead a force of a hundred men through Sarawak to Brunei to sabotage oil installations. He had trained in England as a parachutist and in JWS. His saga is told int he soldiers stories.; Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:25:00 PM
bernie lee said...: My name in Bernie Lee, was living in Seria during the Rebellion, My brothers and sister were between 10 and 14 years were living in a Shell house close to Seria Receration club, my mum was in Kota Kinabalu visiting her family and her sons from her first marriage , my dad was caught by the rebellions and was put into the Roxana Movie theater , there were over 400 civil people caught while on their way to work ,
my dad Mr. Lee Boo Sen was on of their prisoners ,, ,,,I just remember that it was end of November and we hardly have any rice or food left, my mum was surpose to return to do the once a month shopping but she got stuck in Labuan.

During that time with my brothers and sister we hardly have any food to eat but we were very happy hearing that my dad was caught by the Rebellion, we were hoping and praying that he'll never retune.
My dad Mr Lee Boo Sen now 86 living in Kuching was a very brutal man.
But one day he was brought home by one of his Rebellien friend ,, what a shame. till today my brothers and sister could not think positive about him,; Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:18:00 PM
Anonymous said...: To the one who captured Affendi ... it's a shame you didn't shoot the bastard.; Tuesday, November 08, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Anonymous said...: SALUTE & THANK THE BPP & TNKU FOR THEIR ANTI-MALAYSIA UPRISING DEC 8 1962.

If the Brunei People's Party (BPP) had not opposed the British Malayan neo-colonial scheme to con Brunei into the “Malaysia” federation, Brunei would be languishing in poverty like Sabah and Sarawak after UMNO Malaya drained out their oil and other wealth over 49 years.

So you should ALL be proud of your own Brunei brothers who gave their lives and freedom (some jailed for over 25 years) and contributed to the independence of Brunei from Malayan colonial domination.

AM Azahari (1928-2002- born in Labuan) should be honoured as a national hero and a patriot instead of being portrayed so negatively. Why?

He led the independence uprising- a rebellion against British colonialism AND the Malaysia new colonial plan to consolidate British hegemony over the Borneo/Kalimantan colonies under Malayan rule. Before in August 1962, the BPP. It was done not just for himself but for all the people- Brunei Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak for which he had proposed a unified state of North Kalimantan to resist Malayan domination.

Although the uprising appeared poorly planned it was brought on by the speed with which Britain was moving to impose “Malaysia” on Brunei Sabah and Sarawak.

Maybe the BPP could be criticised for failing to do better ground work to unite with the independence movements in Sabah and Sarawak on ideas and actions. That is history.

The most important outcome of the Uprising is that Brunei today is free and independent and not part of Malaysia. Thanks to an uprising.

There were recent efforts by the Kuala Lumpur government to manoeuvre the current government into Malaysia. In 1990 they even tried to bribe Azahari to head a new government if he could get Brunei to become part of “Malaysia” to fulfill UMNO supremacists dream of “Melayu Raya”. The racial balance argument was just their excuse to takeover and colonise the 3 British colonies.

To his credit Azahari stood by Brunei independence and rejected the Kuala Lumpur approaches. There is a You Tube video posted of an interview with him and he talked about the uprising and the KL moves before he passed away. He remained true to Brunei and his dream of a united North Kalimantan state not for himself but for all of us in Northern Borneo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6_69gIIIo

Brunei people today while they are able to enjoy independence and the benefits from their resources such as oil wealth it is a shame that they are taught to condemn the man and the Party that saved them from being the slaves of a foreign master. We should be the ones who ought to be ashamed of ourselves for holding such views.

A recent news report mentioned that the Brunei people were enjoying high quality housing built by the government while in Sarawak thousands upon thousands of people lived in shacks and extreme poverty (not to mention Sabah the poorest state of Malaysia-why?). So are the people of independent Singapore. See some comments in this report:
http://www.sarawakreport.org/2012/12/taib-strikes-sarawaks-oil-at-last/

If AM Azahari and the BPP had been allowed to form the government in 1962, it is posited that would have been similar developments for the people. And because of the uprising, the positive impact has trickled down to the people over 50 years.

For this Brunei people if not the government should be grateful and proud that Azahari never betrayed Brunei's right to independence as have Sabah and Sarawak politicians who sold out their countries. That is why he should should be a national hero of not just Brunei but also Sabah and Sarawak!

Do think beyond the false ideas embedded in our mentality by the British!; Sunday, December 09, 2012 10:38:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Azahari is not a hero because nothing he did was heroic. It's interesting, isn't it, that the writer of the above comment, is trying to revise the history of what actually happened on Dec. 8, 1962, just as Azahari did in that Youtube video.

Azahari didn't give two figs about Brunei's independence -- he wanted a Brunei that was part of Sarawak and Sabah -- "the United States of Borneo" is what he referred to this new country with him as leader of course. Read his words from that time -- they are out there for the world to read.

A hero? Not likely ... no matter how you spin it. He was a politician who had a plan that failed, and he ran like the coward he was.

His political ambitions caused a war that destroyed lives. Before you go calling this man a hero, educate yourself beyond a Youtube video.

Azahari is dancing in hell where he belongs.; Saturday, December 22, 2012 9:38:00 AM
Anonymous said...: IT IS EASY TO CONDEMN WHEN YOU SEE HISTORY WITH AN INGRAINED WESTERN COLONIAL MINDSET!

Whatever your view- you cannot deny that Brunei is lucky not to be sucked into a ponzi neo-colonial scheme called "Malaysia" under the rule of one of the world's most corrupt regimes. Thanks UK!

Sabah and Sarawak unfortunately did not have wise leaders like the late Sultan who delayed the rush into Malaysia and held on till Brunei could stand on its own. He saved Brunei worse than a fate in hell.

Azahari's idea of a North Kalimantan Federation was not a bad idea supported by people in North Borneo and Sarawak.

Why not? This makes more sense to unite the 3 territories under a genuinely people's government for the people by the people? With the natural wealth they have North Kalimantan would have fared much much better than what Sabah and Sarawak are now as the POOREST Malaysian vassal states.

If Azahari took a more middle road approach and not take an anti-imperialist stand the west probably might have supported him.

But in the days of black and white political struggle against imperialism and colonialism it was all or nothing.

After 50 years of "independence in Malaysia" the people of former North Borneo and Sarawak have been the biggest losers as the 2 territories became Malayan vassal states being pumped dry of their wealth.

On the other hand all who can see Brunei and Singapore enjoying the fruits of their independence can appreciate the meaning of real independence!

The struggle for independence is not over. The first great wave was in the 1960s. A new wave has now started!

The legacy of AM Azhari and those with similar ideas live on.; Sunday, December 30, 2012 2:04:00 PM
Anonymous said...: For me, Azahari and those who sacrificed their lives are heroes for it is through their sacrifices that we Bruneians are able to enjoy our independence, Alhamdulillah. I do hope that one day, the history books will be written to tell the truth about the struggles of the PBB to gain independence for Brunei from the colonial British and escape the clutches of Malaysia. I also hope that more people would be prepared to sacrifice their lives for what they believe in. After all, we are only answerable to Allah and no one else; Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:08:00 AM

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Sheikh Azahari bin Sheikh Mahmud (1928/29–2002), better known as A.M. Azahari, was a Brunei politician turned rebel.

Azahari strongly objected to the Sultan's idea for Brunei's membership in the Federation of Malaysia, along with British North Borneo (which was later renamed to Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore.

" …., there was also doubt about the motives of the possible rebels. What did they want? Much of this has to do with the enigmatic performance of Azahari. In September 1962, The Borneo Bulletin had two statements on the front page from Azahari. In one he talked about a meeting with leaders in Sarawak and North Borneo to press for the creation of “an independent federation of Borneo.” In the other, in an interview with the Sultan, he pledged the support of his party to the ruler’s acceptance in principle of the proposed plan for Malaysia.Early in December, Azahari announced that three motions would be proposed at the first meeting of the new Legislative Council:

(i) Rejecting Malaysia.

(ii) Requesting the restoration of Brunei sovereignty over Sarawak and North Borneo.

(iii) Calling for a British grant of independence to a Borneo federation not later than 1963.

The Party Rakyat appear to have been genuine in their belief that the findings of the Cobbold Commission were fraudulent and had hopes of popular support in Sarawak and North Borneo.

The Sultan of Brunei saw the uprising as a rebellion against joining the Federation. In this sense the popular mood contrasted sharply with the views of the Sultan’s closest advisors. Many of the appointed members of the Legislative Council were happy in principle to be part of the new Malaysia; though some voiced doubts and concerns over the concessions demanded by Kuala Lumpur.

The Sultan had no intention of surrendering his sovereignty to the PRB by fleeing the country. The Sultan and the people shared one thing in common. They were fed up with the protracted negotiations over the new Federation. The people feared their country would be coerced into joining; the Sultan believed that while Brunei was a Protectorate with very considerable control over its affairs, Malaya was a former colony. "

- by: Dato’ Haji Harun Bin Haji Abdul Majid
MPhil. (King’s College, London)

"..KEHIDUPAN DUNIA HANYALAH Kesenangan YANG MEMPERDAYA" [QS. AL 'IMRAN (3):185].

Firman Allah S.W.T., yang bermaksud: Wahai orang yang beriman! Janganlah kamu mengambil orang yang bukan daripada kalangan kamu (seperti Yahudi, Nasrani, dan Munafiq) menjadi teman karib (yang dipercayai). Mereka tidak akan berhenti berusaha mendatangkan kesusahan kepada kamu. Mereka sukakan apa yang menyusahkan kamu. Telah pun nyata (tanda) kebencian mereka pada pertuturan mulut mereka, dan apa yang tersembunyi oleh hati mereka lebih besar lagi. Sesungguhnya Kami telah jelaskan kepada kamu ayat ayat (Kami), jika kamu memahaminya (memikirkannya).” - [Al Quran Surah Al Imran ayat 118-120] .

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