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Persatuan Kebangsaan Melayu Sarawak (PKMS)
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Perkasa irrelevanness, apartheid-like mindset and secret Malayan economic agenda
Questions still hang over Perkasa and its chapter in Sarawak. While its leadership claimed that it has existed in the state for five years, the Registrar of Societies revealed that there is no Perkasa chapter in Sarawak. However, the presence of Perkasa might still be felt as it might exist in the dormant state just like certain quarters who claim to be "Umno-Sarawak". These two racial and religious threat to Sarawak just slithers like a snake and waiting for the opportune time to make its presence official if Sarawakian doesn't take stern action like they always do in the past, today and in the near future.
A Sarawakian business woman described Perkasa as an “extremist Malay organisation for Malays in Malaya”, saying the organisation’s push was purely for more business and economic equity.
“Their intention to come to Sarawak is to open the way for Malays from Malaya to do business in the state. This is just like what they did in Sabah.
“It’s not about religion. It is more about giving Malays from Malaya [economic] superiority. Religion is just a way for them to convince the Malays,” she told theantdaily.
The business woman, who declined to be identified, has interests in the oil and gas industry and revealed that her company’s repeated bids for downstream projects were rejected because of her Sarawakian roots despite being a Malay (Sarawak Malay).
She claimed that Perkasa had deep connections in the industry and decision-making bodies such as Petronas’ Vendor Development Programme, thus enabling their “cronies” to grab lucrative contracts.
She added that Perkasa members in Malaya did not consider Sarawakian Malays as true Malays in their eyes and were discriminatory against Sarawakian companies like hers. This incident and prejudices aren't abnormal since even the political parties in the government (BN coalition) and Pakatan Rakyat also have this apartheid-like mindset towards their counter-part in Sarawak.
Persatuan Kebangsann Melayu Sarawak opportune time
In Sarawak, currently, the only Malay association actively represents Sarawak Malays in making their views heard is Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). There is Persatuan Kebangsaan Melayu Sarawak which exists even before the Malaysia federation formation in 1963. It must be noted that PKMS have been officially established on 10 October 1939 even before the Japanese invasion (1941-1945) and Sarawak colonization by the British Empire (1946-1963). The founder of PKMS at that time is well educated Sarawakian Malays.
During cession of Sarawak into British Empire through trickery and manipulation on 1946, Sarawak loses its independence after 100 years of being a sovereign state under White Rajah of Sarawak administration. PKMS is the strongest union which is against the cession of Sarawak into British Empire which subsequently losing its independent status. Anti-cession movement from 1946-1951 by PKMS is well known throughout Sarawak as they strike to restore the Brooke monarchy and Sarawak independent.
However, since that legendary opposition against mighty colonialist empire, PKMS have become dormant and Sarawakian Malay today is in doubt whether it is still active. However, with the current political, social and religious scenario in Sarawak, PKMS should have made a stand with all Sarawakian in arms and take this opportune time to thwart any Malaya Agenda which would also be a losing ground for Sarawakian Malay as well. Being tricked and given a sweet promise here and there for the interests of hidden and manipulative Malaya Agenda should become a common sense already for Sarawakian to detect in first sight after 50 years of Sarawak neo-colonization by Malayan parties and stooges.
Thus, by associating themselves (PKMS) with the fellow Sarawakian and fighting for Sarawakian cause as they did in the past, and by playing their historical card properly, it wouldn't take long for PKMS to revive and safeguarding the interest of Sarawakian and Sarawakian Malay in particular. Borneo Agenda and United Borneo Front seem to be the right vehicles for them to accelerate PKMS revival and resurface again with strong stand, Sarawak for Sarawakian!
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Rajah Raqafluz (Pen name) is the admin for "STAR TODAY".
Believe in STAR Sarawak and United Borneo Front (UBF), advocate of Borneo Agenda, and a firm follower of Harunyahya.
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