Alliance of the Independent Nations

Posted: **Mon Aug 03, 2026 11:14 pm**

TLDR
AIN-Malaysia will replace the West Pacific as my main nation. The West Pacific will therefore essentially leave AIN, so I will not have a secondary nation.

My roleplay intention with AIN-Malaysia will be on transport and the build environment. Any roleplay on other matters (such as politics, business and trade relations) will be brief (via the news) or may not be roleplayed at all. I want to "restart" on a clean slate, so any bilateral or multinational roleplay done on the West Pacific will not be transferred over to AIN-Malaysia.

Further explanations are explained in the application.

General Information

(Note: Malaysia is both the official title and short form name of the nation.)
Motto: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Unity is Strength)
National Anthem: Negeraku (My Country)
Capital Cities: Putrajaya (administrative); Kuala Lumpur (national)
National Language: Malay
Recognised Language: English
Demonym: Malaysian
Government: Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy

Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia): Ibrahim Iskandar
Perdana Menteri (Prime Minister): Anwar Ibrahim

Legislature: Parliamen Malaysia (Parliament of Malaysia)

Upper House: Dewan Negara (Senate)
Lower House: Dewan Raykat (House of Representatives)

Currency: Malaysian dollar (M$) (MYD)
Time zone: UTC+8 (MST)
ISO 3166 code: MY; MYS

Geography
Area: 336,405 km2 (129,887 sq mi) (66 of 195, Top 34%)

For more information, visit the respective Wikipedia articles: Brunei; Malaysia; Singapore.
Below is the satellite image and topography map of Malaysia. It should be noted that the Limbang division of Sarawak has been given to Brunei, with the reason to be explained further under "History: Points of Divergence".

Demographics
Population: 40.8 million (2025 estimate) (38 of 195, Top 20%)
Population Density: 121 pop/km2 (314 pop/sq mi) (102 of 245, Top 42%)

The demographics of AIN-Malaysia will be the same as the combined IRL nations of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore.

AIN-Malaysia is multiethnic nation. However, for record keeping purposes, its people are broadly organised into 4 races: Bumiputeras (Malay, Orang Asli and other indigenous people), Chinese, Indians and Others. This is similar to the CMIO model of IRL-Singapore, though IRL-Malaysia organised it to bumiputeras and non-bumiputeras.

For racial breakdown of the respective states and territories, visit here: link.

There is a long and bloody history of what IRL-Malaysia should aspire to be: a Malay Malaysia or a Malaysian Malaysia (Malay-first nation vs all-races-are-equal nation). However, for the purpose of AIN-Malaysia roleplay, Malaysian Malaysia shall be the main aspiration.

Economy
GDP (PPP): US$ 2.599 trillion (2026 estimate) (18 of 196, Top 9%)
GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$ 63,703 (2026 estimate) (32 of 190, Top 17%)
Gini: 40.2 (2025 estimate)
HDI: 0.868 (2023 estimate)
Currency: Malaysian dollar (M$) (MYD)

The GDP and GDP per Capita of AIN-Malaysia will be the same as the combined IRL nations of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore.

The Gini coefficient and HDI of AIN-Malaysia are the weighted average by GDP of the three IRL nations (60% of IRL-Malaysia's, 38% of IRL-Singapore, and 2% of IRL-Brunei). However, as I am unable to verify IRL-Brunei's Gini coefficient, its weightage has been taken out of the calculation for AIN-Malaysia's Gini coefficient.

History: Points of Divergence
The history of AIN-Malaysia shall be the same as IRL-Malaysia's, IRL-Singapore's, and IRL-Brunei's. A combined summary can be viewed from here: link.

TLDR:
(Click on "Show Spoiler" to view AIN Malaysia's history that remains unchanged from IRL-Malaysia.)

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Malaysia has been at the crossroads for many cultures from China and India, and later from the Arabs. Islam eventually became the dominant religion by the 13th century, adopted by the many sultanates of the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. The first European coloniser arrived in the 15th century, where the Portuguese conquered Malacca, which were later captured by the Dutch. Meanwhile, the Spanish took the Philippines away from Brunei.

After losing five northern Malay sultanates to Siam, the remaining Malay sultanates aligned themselves with the British, who've later established Penang and Singapore. Through an agreement with the Dutch in 1824, the British eventually controlled the entire Malay Peninsula, though leaving some powers to the Malay sultans especially with regards to the Malay culture. In 1909, Siam later ceded four of five northern Malay sultanates to the British. On Borneo, the British controlled North Borneo and took Sarawak from Brunei, with the latter becoming a British protectorate.

Under British rule, many immigrants from Southern China and British India come to British Malaya and Borneo for job opportunities, and over time a professional class emerged especially amongst the Chinese, who've eventually dominated the Malayan economy. Meanwhile, the British appointed elite Malays to positions in the police and local military units, while educating young Malay elites to reinforce colonial notions of race and class hierarchies (these Malay colleges soon became the birthplace of Malay nationalism). By contrast, the Chinese largely funded their own schools and colleges. These efforts highlighted the colonial policy that Malaya belonged primarily to the Malays, treating other races as temporary residents, a view increasingly at odds with reality, fuelling resistance against British rule. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party established rival clandestine organisations in Malaya, sparking frequent disturbances in Chinese towns.

In World War II during the Japanese occupation of British Malaya, a Sook Ching massacre was conducted, killing up to 80,000 Chinese in Singapore and later the rest of Malaya (equivalent to about 10% of Singapore's population at that time). The Communist front formed a resistance army to fight against the Japanese. In contrast, the Japanese viewed the Malays from a pan-Asian perspective and encouraged a limited form of Malay nationalism but soon alienated the Malay nationalists by allowing Japan's ally Thailand (previously Siam) to annex four Northern Malay states that Siam ceded to the British in 1909. Furthermore, the collapse of Malaya's export markets caused widespread unemployment, affecting all races and increasing Japanese unpopularity.

By the time Japan surrendered and the British returned to British Malaya and Borneo in 1945, pre-war status quo was untenable, and the desire for independence strengthened. The Malay Peninsula was briefly reorganised as the Malayan Union in 1946 but soon replaced with the Federation of Malaya in 1948 as the Malays restored autonomy of the Malay sultans and opposed the British's plans to grant citizenship to the Chinese and other non-Malays. Meanwhile, the Chinese in Malaya wanted independence with equal citizenship for all races, but there were two opposing approaches: the Communist front advocated for open insurrection against the British (Malayan Emergency), while the Moderate side seek cooperation with the Malay nationalist for equal citizenship by making sufficient concessions to Malay sensitivities to alleviate their concerns.

Under the Alliance Party (AP), the Malay nationalist - Moderate Chinese pairing went on to win local and state elections in both Malay and Chinese areas between 1952 and 1955. AP's leader, Tunku Abdul Rahman, became the Chief Minister of Malaya following the 1955 general elections and later as Prime Minister of Malaya after it achieved independence from the British in 1957.

After the war, British Borneo (Sarawak and North Borneo) eventually became British Crown colonies. They were far less economically developed than Malaya, and their local political leaders were too weak to demand independence. Singapore, with its large Chinese majority, achieved self-autonomy in 1955, and in 1959 Lee Kuan Yew became Prime Minister. The Sultan of Brunei remained a British client in his oil-rich enclave. Between 1959 and 1962, the British government orchestrated complex negotiations between these local leaders and the Malayan government.

In 1961, Lee proposed the idea of forming Malaysia to Tunku during a meeting, whereby Malaysia would consist of independent Malaya and the British colonies of Brunei, British Borneo and Singapore. It was stated that this would allow the central government to better control and combat communist activities, especially in Singapore. It was also feared that, if Singapore became independent, it would become a base for Chinese chauvinists to threaten Malayan sovereignty. The inclusion of British colonies besides Singapore was intended to maintain an ethnic composition similar to that of Malaya, with the Malay and indigenous populations of the other territories balancing the Chinese majority in Singapore. After conducting surveys amongst the local populace and drawing up memorandums to safeguard local interest, North Borneo and Sarawak agreed to the merger. In Singapore, a referendum was held and 70% supported the merger with substantial autonomy granted to the state government. Brunei, however, withdrew from the merger [1st Point of Divergence] due to opposition from segments of its population (including an Indonesia-funded armed revolt), as well as arguments over the payment of oil royalties and the status of the sultan in the planned merger. Malaysia eventually came into being on 16 September 1963, consisting of Malaya, North Borneo (now renamed to Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore.

At the time when Malaya gained independence in 1957, Malays comprised 50% of the Malaya's population, Chinese 38%, Indians 11%, and others 1%. This balance was altered by increasing the Chinese population through the inclusion of majority-Chinese Singapore, raising concerns among the Malays. Under Malaysia, it increased the Chinese proportion to nearly 40%; the Malays will become a plurality instead of the majority. AP were concerned about the possible appeal of Lee's People's Action Party (PAP), then seen as a radical socialist party, to voters in Malaya and supported the AP's Singapore branch to challenge Lee's position there. Lee, in turn, ran PAP candidates in Malaya at the 1964 federal elections, despite an earlier agreement not to do so. Racial tensions intensified as PAP created an opposition alliance promoting multiracialism and social justice. This provoked Tunku to demand that Singapore withdraw from Malaysia. Despite efforts by Singapore's leaders to remain in the federation, on 9 August 1965, the Malaysian Parliament voted 126–0 in favour of the expulsion of Singapore [2nd Point of Divergence].

1st Point of Divergence: Brunei joins Malaysia [Full Explanation]
Original Timeline: While the Brunei Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III was supportive of Brunei joining Malaysia to achieve independence from British influence, disagreements over the sharing of oil profits, possible limitation of the Sultan's power, and especially the Indonesia-backed Brunei revolt made him change his mind.

In the AINverse: The above mentioned events will still take place. But to entice Brunei to join Malaysia, both Tunku and Lee urged Sarawak to return both Limbang and Trusan districts to Brunei. In return, Singapore will give an additional interest-free $30 million loan to Sarawak only on top of an existing partial interest-free combined loan of $150 million for Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak. In addition, while the Communist-backed Brunei Revolt did not succeed, the Indonesia-backed conflicts are now spreading to neighbouring North Borneo and Sarawak. Should Brunei pull out from Malaysia, it would risk giving Indonesia a "second chance" to takeover Brunei, which could strengthen the Communist foothold on Borneo. "Better Together", Omar Ali Saifuddien will then agree to join Malaysia, though under the assurance that the Sultan of Brunei is to retain its status as both Heads of State and Government.

2nd Point of Divergence: Singapore remains in Malaysia [Full Explanation]
Original Timeline: Due to growing racial tensions between the Malays and Chinese, Malaysia PM Tunku, through a vote in the Malaysia Parliament (Singapore MPs were absent), expelled Singapore out of Malaysia.

In the AINverse: The above mentioned events will still take place, but the Singapore MPs would be present. Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak MPs would also be present. All four states protested against the vote for two reasons: Singapore expelled will leave the four states without at least one-third of seats, giving Malaya a supermajority (thus free reign to meddle in local politics of the Bornean states), and the Bornean states would no longer receive a combined $180 million loan from Singapore. Malaya insisted the increasing difficulty in racial reconciliation with Singapore takes greater precedence, but the Bornean states hit back as Malaya have yet to formalise the 18/20-Point Agreements (which guarantees the Bornean states are equals to Malaya, and not subjects of Malaya). The argument got so heated to the point that the four states MPs threaten to leave Malaysia (despite the risk of being absorbed by either Indonesia or the Philippines, or taken over by Communist) and walked out of Parliament.

Now becoming a Constitutional Crisis, the Malayan leaders are anxious to find a solution. Malaya could use force to subdue the "rebellious" four states, or cancel the Malaysia project, since with Singapore out, the Bornean states are no longer needed to balance the racial composition of Malaysia. However, losing the four states could mean:

Losing access to Bornean resources, particularly oil.
The Communist movement in Brunei and Singapore could regain momentum and risk giving more fuel to the Malayan Emergency.
- Neighbouring Indonesia, whose leader Sukarno is a Communist sympathiser, is engaging a Konfrontasi warfare against Malaysia, and could use Brunei and Singapore to further its goal to dismantle the "neo-colonialism" Malaysia project.
- Also to note, Southeast Asia is already engaged in a Communist warfare in Vietnam, so another Communist warfare would further destabilise the region.
The Philippines would have more incentive to take back Sabah if the state left Malaysia.

Ultimately, leaving the four states to their own devices is a far greater risk, especially with the ongoing Konfrontasi. As such, Malaya and the four states entered several rounds of negotiation and later agreed on the principle of "Five Equals under One Malaysia". Malaya would govern its own 11 states, whereas the four states would become autonomous territories of Malaysia. The Federal Government would maintain matters best served at the federal level, namely defence and foreign affairs, while the five "equals" would then individually handle other aspects of governance including internal affairs, finance, education, immigration and resource rights. In addition, while the five "equals" will have a say in federal governance, they also agree not to interfere with each other governance.

Modern AIN-Malaysia
The history of AIN Malaysia beyond 1965 will remain undetailed due to the complexity in navigating racial politics of AIN Malaysia. However, for the purpose of AIN roleplay, present day AIN Malaysia is governed under "Malaysian Malaysia".

Main points of AIN Malaysia's history:

During the initial years, Malaya and the four autonomous territories will do their own things, though some federal issues remain heated.
However, "Malaysian Malaysia" continues to gain traction in Malaya. This is made prominent once Singapore advances ahead economically as one of the Four Asian Tigers, thus able to wield significant economic and political influence.
At some point, "indirect" interference from the four autonomous territories creep into Malaya and chew into "Malay Malaysia" dominance, leading to a flashpoint (1969 riot?).
"Malaysian Malaysia" eventually takes over "Malay Malaysia", but "Malay Malaysia" still receive significant support amongst Northern Malaysia, including calls for more self-autonomy.

Purpose of AIN-Malaysia
I do not want the politics and economy of AIN-Malaysia (including trade relations) to be my main roleplay, though there may be brief, non-detailed mentions via news articles. That being said, AIN-Malaysia won't refuse to participate in the wider AIN roleplay, such as AINVision.

Rather, I want a huge roleplay focus on AIN-Malaysia's infrastructure and the build environment. I want to specifically focus on Johor-Singapore, though I may involve the rest of AIN-Malaysia in the future. I would love to see companies from all your AIN countries to come and complete to build and manage the road and rail infrastructure projects of Johor-Singapore. I have an idea on how to do it and I think it would be fun for everyone.

Preliminary map of road and rail infrastructure of Johor-Singapore. Subject to change.

What will happen to the West Pacific?
I love the West Pacific that I've created and I am satisfied with what I had achieved with it in AIN. I've developed the West Pacific for over 10 years, even back when it was Ca'onja, further back when it was the Melanesian Federation, and way back when it was birthed as Fornax. But recent roleplay engagements had me finding myself defending the West Pacific's actions more and more, something I had grew weary of and was not my original intention of my preferred roleplay.

I love transport and the build environment, and I had long wanted to do that within the AIN environment. It was attempted briefly with ROSTEC, but the incompleteness of the West Pacific made it difficult to advance this roleplay further. It is why I've decided to switch to a "more completed" Johor-Singapore instead as it already exists, which would make my preferred roleplay much easier to implement.

I did thought of keeping the West Pacific as a secondary nation, but I've decided against it as I don't think I'll be able to juggle between the two nations with the same amount of love.

Therefore, should AIN-Malaysia be accepted into AIN, the West Pacific shall no longer be a member of AIN. I also would want to "restart" with a clean slate, so there will be no AIN-Malaysia's replacement for any projects done on the West Pacific.

Edits to Application

[04/08/2026] Under "Demographics", an edit was made to replace a table with a screenshot of said table as the formatting did not appear correctly when viewed on mobile.
[05/08/2026] Added a "TLDR" at the very top of the application to quickly explain what will happen to the West Pacific.

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