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Thursday, 5 December 2013
STAR: "We are Independence" - DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN
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STAR: All BN MP "declare independence" to restore Sabah rights - DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN
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STAR: What I meant by 'independent' - DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN
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Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan is the Chairman of STAR Sabah and State Assemblymen for N33, Bingkor, Sabah.
He also contested in P180, Keningau garnering 11900 strong votes
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Kota Kinabalu: Sabah State Reform Party (Star) Chief Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan clarified that what he meant in response to a Daily Express reporter's question on rumours of him leaving the party to be an independent assemblyman like three others recently was that his Sarawak-based party is already independent.
He said in a statement that Star was neither aligned to the ruling Barisan Nasional nor the opposition Pakatan.
Hence, he had no intention of becoming an Independent or BN-friendly Assemblyman.
"My struggles for the Sabah cause and the restoration of rights and autonomy for Sabah and Sarawak are beyond money politics," he said.
On the other hand, Jefrrey said if all Sabah Umno/BN Members of Parliament were to declare themselves as independent assemblymen, they could all demand for the restoration of Sabah's rights and autonomy from the Federal Government more effectively. He said if only they could do this, there would be a change in the Federal Government or a round of fresh elections.
On another matter, Dr Jeffrey said the State and Federal Governments and its Ministers have failed the people in Sabah and turned a blind eye to unwarranted increases in the electricity tariff in Sabah without solving the real problems.
Dr Jeffrey said it is a gross misconduct and misgovernance on their part by creating a "lose-lose-lose" scenario for Sabahans. He was responding to the 16.9 per cent increase in electricity tariff for Sabah and Labuan compared to only 15 per cent increase in the peninsula starting next year.
He said the governments need to understand that as the ruling administration, they are first and foremost, holding trusteeship as well as fiduciary and social responsibilities to the people.
"They cannot put themselves in the shoes of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) who are corporate bodies and not government agencies responsible for power generation, maintenance and supply," he said in a statement, Thursday.
If the TNB and SESB could not operate efficiently, he said, the government should then stop its monopoly and open the electricity sector to other players.
"Let it be known that there are other capable Malaysian companies that are operating power projects in other countries and many are doing well without government subsidies," he said. The first loss for Sabahans, he said, is that there is absolutely no justification for any increase in the tariff.
This is because there was already an increase in 2011 compared to non-increase in the tariffs in the peninsula since 1986 as acknowledged by Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.
"It is a double increase and a double whammy for Sabahans as increasing costs caused by other factors such as the Cabotage as well as lower minimum wages compared to the peninsula are increasing the burden on the people and affecting their daily lives," he said.
Jeffrey said the State Government and Federal Ministers from Sabah should have fought for the exemption of any increase for Sabah.
"Why have they not done so? Are they so lame, useless and powerless or simply do not care for the people in Sabah?" he asked.
He said that the State Government and leaders should take lessons from the Chief Minister of Sarawak who announced that there would be no increase in electricity tariffs in Sarawak.
The rate of tariff of 16.89 per cent in Sabah compared to 15 per cent in the peninsula, he said, is not only an additional loss but also a slap in the face for Sabahans and Sabah leaders.
He said that there is absolutely no justification for the higher rate of increase given that there was already an increase in 2011 and contrary to the Federal Government's policy for 1Malaysia.
The different rates of increase, he said, shows that it is in fact 2Malaysia, one for the peninsula and the other for Sabah and Sarawak, the so-called equal partners in the Federation of Malaysia.
To this, Jeffrey asked why can't the Federal Government be fairer to Sabah and ensure that the rate of increase, if at all and which is absolutely unjustified, be the same as the peninsula.
"Even with the lower rate of increase, the Minister announced that the Federal Government will be spending another RM14 billion for consumers in the peninsula.
"Why is there no corresponding support for Sabah?" he asked.
This higher rate of increase, he said, is only for show and confirms the "couldn't care less" attitude, disrespect and non-prioritisation of Sabah's interests by Federal leaders from the peninsula.
The matter is made worse for Sabahans when these Federal leaders are ably aided by stooges from Sabah who only know how to "kow-tow" to their political masters and have forgotten that they are in positions due to being voted in by the people in Sabah, he said.
Even the people in the Federal Territory of Labuan, he said, are not spared and are burdened with the unfair increase.
"Labuan only remains a Federal territory in name and is treated as a step-child or far-flung colony instead of being part of the "real" Federal territory when the increase is the same as Sabah and not the peninsula.
"So, why isn't Labuan not treated equally with the Federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya?
"Why the double standards for Labuan? If it is a true federal territory, the rate of increase should be the same as the peninsula" he said.
He said the loss is even greater for Sabahans.
Like Sarawak, he said, Sabah produces natural gas which is used by Independent Power Providers (IPPs) in the peninsula who are subsidised to the tune of about RM19 billion a year while Sabah and Sarawak consumers get no such subsidy.
This does not even include the RM26.6 billion that is going to Petronas and the Federal Government in 2014 from Sabah's oil and gas, he said.
If the Federal Government were just to transfer RM1 billion in subsidies to consumers in Sabah, the Federal would not suffer any financial loss, he said.
On the other hand, he said, the RM1 billion will give 833,333 households in Sabah free electricity of RM100 per month for a whole year.
"So, why isn't the State Government and the Minister of Energy who is from Sabah looking after the interests of Sabahans and fight for some concessions for consumers in Sabah on this gas that is coming from the earth in Sabah?" Jeffrey asked.
At the local level, he said that the State Government should ensure that SESB fulfills its obligations to the people in Sabah.
The SESB, he said, needs to ensure that there is real improvement and consistency in power supply and operate with efficiency so that there is justification for any tariff increase.
Based on economic theory, he said, if the SESB improves its efficiency, it could only mean that the costs of generation of power supply is lowered and these savings will translate into a lower tariff for the consumers.
"There is no basis for any tariff increase without real efforts being put in to provide efficient and consistent power supply," he said.
He said that by merely quoting that there is a reduction in System Average Interruption Duration Index (Saidi) from 2,867 minutes/customer in 2009 to 557 minutes/customer in 2012 is a deflection of the real problems and inefficiency of power supply by SESB.
He said that because of SESB's inefficiency it is also known as "Sabah Everyday Sure Blackout".
Quoting a reduction in Saidi to 557 minutes, he said, is only cheap publicity and nothing more than self-praise, a pat on one's own back and aimed at misleading the people when its target was 450 minutes.
"They have missed the target by a mile. The true effort and target should be towards 0 minutes.
"It has to be remembered that part of the decrease in Saidi is due to an increase in number of customers," he said.
Mathematically, Jeffrey said the average Saidi would also drop even if there is no reduction in the total amount as a higher number of consumers in 2012 compared to 2009 will result in a lower average Saidi.
Credites: Daily Express
STAR: Debate on Sarawak, "916 Occupation Day" wants live telecast - LINA SOO
Sarawak nationalists respond to PBB supreme council member Idris Buang's challenge to debate if Sarawak and Sabah should pull out of Malaysia
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Lina Soo is a candidate for State Reform Party (STAR) for P196 Stampin, Sarawak in GE-13 and the author of popular book "Sarawak the Real Deal"
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KUCHING: A Sarawak nationalist Facebook group outlined conditions for debate on Malaysia’s formation after a Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council member accepted the challenge.
Calling itself 916 Occupation Day, the group through its administrator Lina Soo, said the debate themed ‘Sabah & Sarawak should pull out of Malaysia’, with Idris Buang be telecast ‘live’.
“A ‘live’ debate would be appropriate as we can actively engage the people of Sarawak and Sabah, instead of arguing in the social media until the cows come home,” said Soo.
The debate was originally proposed by several members of nationalist Facebook groups last month, and Idris accepted it despite a warning by a federal level deputy minister not to do so.
“We commend the ‘bravery and sporting spirit’ of Idris for accepting the challenge to debate on an issue of public interest and importance.
In accepting the challenge last month, Idris stipulated certain conditions for the debate. In response, 916, through Soo, also proposed several considerations to facilitate the debate.
“We suggest it takes place on March 2, 2014. With Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year around the corner, it will give time for civil groups and online communities to to turn out for the event.
“(We suggest) that Idris, a man of influence and means, to book an appropriate venue as the debate is apolitical and open to all members of society,” said Soo.
Soo also added that the debate be Oxford-style or in the Australasia format where each team comprises three members and given seven minutes to present their views and three minutes rebuttal time.
A senior member of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s PBB party, Idris said Sarawak nationalists were ‘inciting Sabahans and Sarawakians to cede from Malaysia’.
Last week, deputy home minister Wan Junaidi warned politicians to discontinue raising the Malaysia Agreement, calling the act ‘treason and seditious’.
Sarawak Land Development minister James Masing was quoted by a local daily stating that Sarawak’s position in the Malaysian federation should be reviewed from the historical aspect.
Credits: FMT
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By, Rajah Raqafluz
KUCHING: A Sarawak nationalist Facebook group outlined conditions for debate on Malaysia’s formation after a Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council member accepted the challenge.
Calling itself 916 Occupation Day, the group through its administrator Lina Soo, said the debate themed ‘Sabah & Sarawak should pull out of Malaysia’, with Idris Buang be telecast ‘live’.
“A ‘live’ debate would be appropriate as we can actively engage the people of Sarawak and Sabah, instead of arguing in the social media until the cows come home,” said Soo.
The debate was originally proposed by several members of nationalist Facebook groups last month, and Idris accepted it despite a warning by a federal level deputy minister not to do so.
“We commend the ‘bravery and sporting spirit’ of Idris for accepting the challenge to debate on an issue of public interest and importance.
In accepting the challenge last month, Idris stipulated certain conditions for the debate. In response, 916, through Soo, also proposed several considerations to facilitate the debate.
“We suggest it takes place on March 2, 2014. With Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year around the corner, it will give time for civil groups and online communities to to turn out for the event.
“(We suggest) that Idris, a man of influence and means, to book an appropriate venue as the debate is apolitical and open to all members of society,” said Soo.
Soo also added that the debate be Oxford-style or in the Australasia format where each team comprises three members and given seven minutes to present their views and three minutes rebuttal time.
A senior member of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s PBB party, Idris said Sarawak nationalists were ‘inciting Sabahans and Sarawakians to cede from Malaysia’.
Last week, deputy home minister Wan Junaidi warned politicians to discontinue raising the Malaysia Agreement, calling the act ‘treason and seditious’.
Sarawak Land Development minister James Masing was quoted by a local daily stating that Sarawak’s position in the Malaysian federation should be reviewed from the historical aspect.
Credits: FMT
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STAR: Fitnah "Lompat parti" - SMS antara Hendry Minar dan Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan
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Hendry Minar is a candidate for State Reform Party (STAR) for DUN Keranaan, Ranau, Sabah in GE-13
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SMS antara Saya dan DDJK pada 28 November 2013.
Me: 08:27am
Pagi DDJK, mohon pendapat berkenaan wakil
rakyat PKR yang melompat ke BN. Tq
DDJK :18:37Pm
Kesian....muda mudahan boleh memahami agenda Borneo kelak!
Me: 18:50Pm
Ok YB Datuk, STAR semangkinbersinar. sejujur
dan peribadi, saya tidak mahu YB Datuk lompat BN.
Bertahan dalam STAR kerna graf agenda borneo
semangkin diterima oleh rakyat sabah.
DDJK:18:56Pm
Untuk apa mau lompat? KESIAN INI SABAH.
Me: 19:28Pm
Ok DDJK. GBU. tq.
Itu adalah perbualan saya sendiri dengan DDJK dan saya masih yakin
bahawa berita DE kelmarin 05.12.2013 adalah propoganda.
Kalau DDJK melompat keBN/UMNO itu saya tidak yakin namun kalau DDJK
melepaskan jawatannya dalam STAR kerana pihak ROS
tidak dapat meluluskan apa yang sepatutnya. sepertimana
kelulusan parti lain, maka itu saya tidak ada halangan asalkan
tidak bersekutu dengan Parti UMNO/BN/PKR.
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Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan is the Chairman of STAR Sabah and State Assemblymen for N33, Bingkor, Sabah.
He also contested in P180, Keningau garnering 11900 strong votes
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STAR: New Sabah Government in GE-14
Rajah Raqafluz (Pen name) is the admin for "STAR TODAY". Believe in STAR Sarawak and United Borneo Front (UBF), advocate of Borneo Agenda, Friends of the Trust and a firm follower of Harunyahya.
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Improve Power Supply and Efficiency Before Charging Higher Tariffs - DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN
“… It’s a gross misconduct and misgovernance on their part creating a “lose-lose-lose” scenario for Sabahans”
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Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan is the Chairman of STAR Sabah and State Assemblymen for N33, Bingkor, Sabah.
He also contested in P180, Keningau garnering 11900 strong votes
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Image“The federal and Sabah governments along with their Ministers are failing the people in Sabah and turning a blind eye to unwarranted increases in the electricity tariffs in Sabah without solving the real problems.
It’s a gross misconduct and misgovernance on their part creating a “lose-lose-lose” scenario for Sabahans” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief in response to the 16.9% increase in tariffs for Sabah and Labuan compared to 15% increase in the Peninsula commencing next year.
The governments and Ministers need to understand that as the ruling regime, they are first and foremost, holding trusteeship as well as fiduciary and social responsibilities to the people.
They cannot put themselves in the shoes of TNB and SESB who are corporate bodies and not government agencies responsible for power generation, maintenance and supply.
If TNB and SESB cannot operate efficiently, then the government should stop their monopoly and open the electricity sector to other players. Let it be known that there are other capable Malaysian companies that are operating power projects in other countries and many are doing well without government subsidies.
The first loss for Sabahans is that there is absolutely no justification for any increase because there was already an increase in 2011 compared to no such increase in tariffs in the Peninsula since 1986 as acknowledged by the Minister, Datuk Maximus Ongkili, himself.
It’s a double increase and a double whammy for Sabahans as increasing costs caused by other factors such as cabotage as well as lower minimum wages compared to the Peninsula are increasing the burden on the people and affecting their daily lives.
The Sabah government and the federal Minister from Sabah should have fought for the exemption of any increase for Sabah.
“Why have they not done so? Are they so lame, useless and powerless or do not care for the people in Sabah?” queried Dr. Jeffrey.
The Sabah government and Sabah leaders should take lessons from the Chief Minister of Sarawak who announced that there will be no increase in electricity tariffs in Sarawak.
Secondly, the rate of increase of 16.89% compared to 15% in the Peninsula is not only an additional loss but a slap in the face for Sabahans and Sabah leaders.
Again, there is absolutely no justification for the higher rate of increase given that there was already an increase in 2011 and contrary to the federal government’s policy for 1-Malaysia.
The different rates of increase shows that it is 2-Malaysia, one for the Peninsula and the other for Sabah and Sarawak, the so-called equal partners in the Federation of Malaysia.
Why can’t the federal government be fairer to Sabah and ensure that the rate of increase, if at all and which is absolutely unjustified, be the same as the Peninsula?
Even with the lower rate of increase, the Minister announced that the federal government will be spending another RM14 billion for consumers in the Peninsula. Why is there no corresponding support for Sabah?
This higher rate of increase just only shows and confirms the “couldn’t care less” attitude, disrespect and non-prioritization of Sabah’s interests by the federal leaders from the Peninsula.
The matter is made worse for Sabahans when these federal leaders are ably aided by stooges from Sabah who just only know how to “kow-tow” to their political masters and have forgotten that they are in positions due to being voted in by the people in Sabah.
Even the people in the federal territory in Labuan are not spared and are burdened with the unfair increase. Labuan only remains a federal territory in name and is treated as a step-child or far-flung colony instead of being part of the “real” federal territory when the increase is the same as Sabah and not the Peninsula.
“Why isn’t the federal territory of Labuan not treated equally with the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Why the double standards for Labuan? If it is a true federal territory, the rate of increase should be the same as the Peninsula” further queried Dr. Jeffrey.
The third loss is even greater for Sabahans. Like Sarawak, Sabah produces natural gas which is used by IPPs in the Peninsula who are subsidized to the tune of some RM19 billion a year while Sabah and Sarawak consumers get no such subsidy. This does not even include the RM26.6 billion that is going to Petronas and the federal government in 2014 from Sabah’s oil and gas.
If the federal government were just to transfer RM1 billion in subsidies to consumers in Sabah, the federal suffers no financial loss. On the other hand, the RM1 billion will give 833,333 households in Sabah free electricity of RM100 per month for a whole year.
“Why isn’t the Sabah government and the Minister of Energy who is from Sabah looking after the interests of Sabahans and fight for some concessions for consumers in Sabah on this gas that is coming from the earth in Sabah?”
At the local level, the Sabah government should ensure that SESB fulfill their obligations to the people in Sabah. SESB needs to ensure that there is a real improvement and consistency in power supply and operate with efficiency so that there could be a justification for any tariff increase.
Based on economic theory, if SESB improves its efficiency, it can only mean that the costs of generation of power supply are lowered and these savings will translate into a lower tariff for consumers. There is no basis for any tariff increase without real efforts being put in to provide efficient and consistent power supply.
Merely quoting that there is a reduction in SAIDI from 2,867 minutes/customer in 2009 to 557 minutes/customer in 2012 is a deflection of the real problems and inefficiency of power supply by SESB. It is a known fact of such inefficiency until SESB is also known as “Sabah Everyday Sure Blackout”.
Quoting a reduction in SAIDI to 557 minutes is only cheap publicity and nothing more than self-praise, a pat on one’s own back and aimed at misleading the people when its target was 450 minutes. They have missed the target by a mile. The true effort and target should be towards 0 minutes.
It has to be remembered that part of the decrease in SAIDI is due to an increase in the number of customers. Mathematically, the average SAIDI will also drop even if there is no reduction in the total amount as a higher number of consumers in 2012 compared to 2009 will result in a lower average SAIDI.
All said of the tariff increase, it is crystal clear that the federal and Sabah governments and the Sabah Umno/BN leaders have failed Sabahans.
All Sabahans should remember this when coming voting time in GE-14 and vote out leaders that do not look after the interests of Sabah and Sabahans and give the opportunity to other leaders to form the next federal and Sabah government.
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BROOKE TRUST: The Brooke Gallery open to public in April 2014
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