religious polemics on edge in Malaysian politics

Malaysian public narratives are on edge with religious political polemic. From 30,000 feet, you should have in mind that : 

• 1. Malaya has a ~47% religiously conservative-Muslim voter base. Birthrates, past and present, indicate that this base will grow in the near term ( 1-2 decades ). Sources say that as many as 86% of the country's Muslims support the official status of the Syariah legal system.
• 2. Sabah and Sarawak are on the way to getting a super-minority of parliamentary seats, 35%, which would allow them to collectively block unfavourable constitutional amendments ( requires 67% ).
• 2a. This furthermore means that with less than 50% of Malayan support, a unified Sabah and Sarawak could PASS constitutional amendments.
• 2b. Note that Sabah has become more conservative-Muslim since 1963, for interesting reasons you should read on separately.