EXPOSE: "a Sarawak traitor"?

NEGARA SARAWAK

KUCHING: Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Jaafar’s warning to parties questioning the legitimacy of Malaysia has shocked Sarawak netizens, who’ve dubbed him ‘a Sarawak traitor’.

Affronted users of the social media maintained that Sarawakians have the fundamental right to question and ask for a review of the 1963 Malaysia Agreement and that it was not seditious.

Junaidi had on Sunday reportedly warned politicians “playing around” and raising the Malaysia Agreement-related issues. He said it was ‘treason and seditious’.

“The issue can disrupt unity between West Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Raising the issue is an act of treason. The Malaysia Agreement should not be raised anymore,” he said.

A posting of Junaidi’s contentious comment on the Sarawak Sovereignty Movement (SSM) Facebook page drew 58 wide-ranging comments with hundreds of likes within a day.

User Skidz Chai screamed “Pengkhianat Sarawak (Sarawak’s traitor)!” while another Penan Murum posted: “This fellow is (Prime Minister) Najib’s (servant) and is brainwashed by Malaya. A Negara Sarawak traitor!”

SSM regular Morshidi Abdul Rahman posted: “We are not playing around about the Malaysia formation issue

“We are questioning the legitimacy of the Malaysia establishment when there are facts showing the Sarawak nation (Negara Sarawak) had been tricked by the British and Malayan leaders in the early sixties.

“Most Sarawak leaders (then) were inexperienced and not highly educated to know what the actual Malayan agenda was.

“Only now we (Sarawakians) can see ourselves their agenda to enrich Malaya and drain off as much oil gains and taxes as possible for the benefit of Malaya only.

“As our people are not ‘smart lawyers’, cannot we ordinary citizens know the truth?” he asked.

Malaya’s lackey

His views were echoed by another user Walter Gregory Ripon, who said: “All agreements of course must be reviewed from time to time to ensure there is no deviation from the foundations of the agreements.

“As an educated minister, please do not make statements like an uneducated person.”

Xavier Ginafah Sidop, meanwhile, theorised that Junaidi was acting on the orders of Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

“Pak Wan (Junaidi) must have been bashed up by his boss Zahid. That’s why he gave the first warnings to Sarawakians. What had happened to you, Pak Wan?” he asked.

Other users reminded Junaidi and other Sarawak ministers about who had originally put them in power.

“YB (Wan Junaidi), be careful. Who had appointed you to be a YB? Malayans or Sarawakians?” asked Arel Nyeo Bakar

Yet another posting commented on the Malayan trickery. “As expected, a Sarawakian had been used for this issue (warning against questioning Malaysia’s formation).

“The PM and his Malayan gang are having a good time siphoning SS riches, while there are two Sarawak ministers covering them.

“Harapkan pagar, pagar menghisap duit sama (the people who were trusted, also stealing from us). These ministers will be troubled when the state election comes.

“We will not forget his statements saying Sarawakians are playing around. We now know who to vote for,” said user Queenasia Skyetv.

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Ahli PKR masuk Umno/BN: BAGAIMANA NASIB PARTY STAR SABAH? - HENDRY MINAR

BAGAIMANA NASIB PARTY STAR SABAH?

Hendry Minar is a candidate for State Reform Party (STAR) for DUN Keranaan, Ranau, Sabah in GE-13

Saya ingin menyatakan disini dasar PARTI STAR SABAH dengan sidang akhbar berkenaan ahli PKR yang kembali kepangkuan UMNO/BN.

Kita perlu sedar bahawa kita tidak boleh bergantungharap kepada orang lain bagi menyelesaikan permasaalahan kita di SABAH. Ini kerana pihak lain berkemunkinan tidak ada keinginan untuk menyelesaikan masaalah-masaalah kita disabah kerana agenda mereka bukan agenda rakyat sabah. Keutamaan kita juga mungkin bukan keutamaan mereka.

Kita perhatikan perkara berikut.

UMNO/BN.

UMNO / BN hanya berminat melakukan sesuatu demi kepentingan mereka sahaja. Agenda mereka adalah untuk mengekalkan kuasa politik mereka agar mereka ( UMNO/BN) terus menguasai sabah, memungut hasil-hasil dan megeksplotasi sumber-sumber minyak sabah dan menjadikan rakyat sabah seakan tebusan mereka demi memanfaatkan Malaya / UMNO. Mereka mewujudkan pelbagai masaalah disabah agar kita terus bergantung kepada mereka. Apakah kita mahu perkara ini berterusan ?.

PKR / PR.

Keutamaan PKR / PR adalah untuk menakluki putrajaya dan menggantikan UMNO/BN. Selayang pandang, PKR/PR ada mempunyai cirri-ciri kebaikan. Walau bagaimanapun, akhirnya perjuangan mereka ini adalah semata-mata untuk mengekalkan dan melindungi politik mereka sahaja.

Tujuan politik PKR/PR adalah mengambilalih kuasa politik disabah dari UMNO dan meneruskan dominasi dan agenda perti dari semananjung / Malaya yang berdasarkan sabah kekal dibawah pemerintahan mereka / Malaya dibawah PKR/PR disamping terus menguasai dan mengekspolitasi sumber-sumber minyak sabah, hasil-hasil pendapatan sabah dan lain-lain.

Untuk mencapai tujuan mereka, PKR/PR perlu memastikan sabah kekal sebagai negeri ke12 dan ke-13 dalam Malaysia.

Mengapa STAR tidak mahu bergabung dengan UMNO/BN mahupun PKR/PR ?

Ini disebabkan star sabah amat kosistan dengan dasar perjuangannya iaitu mempertahankan Hak sabah dalam Malaysia disamping menjaga kepentingan rakyat sabah keseluruhan tanpa mengira kaum dan anutan agama.

1. Sabah adalah tanah tumpah darah kita, kita mesti memberi kesedaran kepada parti dari semananjung UMNO / PKR bahawa sabah berhak mendapatkan kuasa autonominya dan memungut segala hasil untuk pembangunan sabah dan rakyatnya.

2. Adalah menjadi keutamaan kita menyelesaikan sebarang permasaalahan kita sendiri kerana ianya melibatkan kita sendiri.

3. Kita tidak mahu penguasaan sabah silih berganti manakala rakyat sabah pula terus menderita.

4. Tanah tumpah darah kita adalah tanggungjawab kita.

Bagi beberapa individu yang pada mulanya berjuang dalam PKR/PR dan kini kembali kepangkuan UMNO/BN, pendapat saya adalah kerana mereka ini adalah individu-individu yang kecewa kerana tidak dapat apa yang mereka inginkan semasa PRU-13 lepas dan juga selepas PRU-13. 

Kepentingan kawasan adalah yang utama bagi mereka ini walaupun tidak mengambil kira keseluruhan kehendak rakyat dikawasan mereka berbanding pejuang yang ada dalam star yang ingin melihat kuasa hak sabah dalam Malaysia dikembalikan demi rakyat sabah dan generasi akan datang.

Namun saya berharap agar mereka yang kini kembali kepada UMNO/BN agar dapat terus berusaha demi kemajuan kawasan masing-masing.

STAR SABAH sebelum, kini dan akan datang tidak akan tunduk kepada kekuasan dari UMNO/BN dan PKR/PR selain berjuang untuk rakyat sabah.

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Meanwhile...in SRI AMAN, SARAWAK.

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Situation is ‘iri om iri’ @ “it remains the same” - DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN

Situation is ‘iri om iri’, says Jeffrey

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

KOTA KINABALU: Ever since Jeffrey Kitingan returned to the Sabah Legislative Assembly after a lengthy absence, he has not failed to raise the political stakes as well as leave red faces in the august House by speaking his mind.

Some may call it brash and foolhardy, but Kitingan has never shied away from controversy and forcing people to think about uncomfortable truths.

The newly elected Bingkor assemblyman’s view of Sabah’s ruling elite is that they retain a subservient attitude to federal politicians in the peninsula and continue to tiptoe around important issues affecting the state rather than correct the imbalances.

That outspokenness has obviously not gone down well. Kitingan has raised the same issues over and over again but sadly the state government continues to ignore it again and again.

His favourite phrase to describe the situation comes from the Dusun expression “iri om iri” – which loosely translates as “it remains the same” – and a putdown of the Barisan Nasional coalition party leaders who boast of their accomplishments.

Kitingan has used the term to hammer home the message that there has been no change in the social condition of the majority of people in Sabah and the state government remains indifferent.

He first used the phrase in June during the first state assembly sitting after Sabah’s Barisan Nasional won the 13th general election, where he famously equated the conduct of the House to that of a cowshed.

None of the demands that have been raised such as a review of the oil royalty, transparency in Petronas, Borneonisation, the controversial Project IC and poverty, among others have been entertained in the state assembly sittings, he’s pointed out.

The government is unwilling to allow these issues to be debated, he said, because the ruling coalition politicians are worried about upsetting the federal government.

He explained how the state BN government was also refusing to debate the all important 1963 Malaysia Agreement even though it was well known that it had been subverted 40 years ago.

“What is the government’s effort to ensure that the Borneonisation programme is fully implemented? What is the government’s stand on the latest issue of transfer the Kadazandusun and Murut judges and magistrates to the peninsula? Isn’t this against the Borneonisation policy?”

“Instead, what we have here is ‘Sabah Palsu’ (Fake Sabah). Everything which has come into the state is fake. Fake IC, fake name like Harian Bte Duakali Lima, Donald Duck, Batman Bin Superman, fake nationality, fake teeth… everything is fake.

“What is not fake is hiring security guard and supplying him with (a) weapon, allowing the fake people to vote, rob and kill,” said Kitingan, who is also Sabah State Reform Party (STAR) chairman.

“No improvement at all, iri om iri,” he repeated when debating the budget at the state legislative assembly sitting last week.

Sabah dependent

While shying away from slamming Chief Minister Musa Aman’s administration, Kitingan nevertheless said he was “not impressed” with the state government’s performance in safeguarding the rights and dignity of Sabahans.

The state BN government fares no better on the issue of poverty eradication in the state which the coalition has had almost two decades in power to address, he said.

Kitingan noted how the state government did not seem to be aware that Sabah has become overwhelmingly dependent on the federal government for everything.

“Without us realizing it, we have surrendered away our autonomy power for the sake of position and privileges. It is no wonder we are still tagged as the poorest state in the country despite the huge budget in Sabah’s history,” he said.

According to official statistics, there are 42,400 poor households in Sabah, almost a four-fold increase compared to Sarawak’s 12,600, he noted adding that this was a shameful record for any government.

Poverty eradication, he added was not something for the government to boast about as was trumpeted from time to time by the state government but rather the duty of any responsible government.

Kitingan also downplayed Musa’s brag that the 2014 Budget was unprecedented in its size, saying the actual financial situation of the state government was nothing to be proud about given that the deficit of RM1.039 billion was the highest in Sabah’s history.

“The state’s financial situation is also not firm because it depends very much on two commodities namely palm oil sale (20%) and petroleum royalty (30.5%),” he said adding that the commodities are subject to the global market.

He also noted that the state’s revenue was decreasing and not increasing. In 2013, income was projected at RM3.828 billion while for next year it is forecast at RM3.583 billion.

Sabah’s debt will also increase from RM500 million to RM1 billion and this does not include its debt to the federal government, he added.

“To finance the debt using bonds and borrowing is bad financial management given the decrease in income and increase in expenditure.

“The state government actually has a lot of resources to improve its financial situation,” he said.

The solution to this financial quagmire is simple, he said and this is to demand back Sabah’s financial rights from the federal government.

In the villages here where it is commonly heard, the phrase “iri om iri” is usually accompanied by the rolling of eyes emphasising frustration at not being able to achieve something better.

If the previous Sabah Legislative Assembly sittings are any indication, there will be more eye rolling to come.

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Tengku Razaleigh akan kupas Perjanjian Malaysia Jumaat ini

KOTA KINABALU : Bekas Menteri Kewangan yang juga pemimpin paling lama Umno, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, sekali lagi akan bertandang ke Sabah Jumaat ini dan bakal membongkar pelanggaran-pelanggaran terhadap Perjanjian Malaysia dan 20 Perkara.

Beliau akan mengupas isu-isu sensitif berhubung pelanggaran-pelanggaran oleh Kerajaan Pusat dan juga Kerajaan Negeri terhadap dua dokumen penting penubuhan Persekutuan Malaysia pada 16 September, 1963 dulu.

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EXCLUSIVE: SARAWAK CAN'T NAME GOVERNOR

King won't accept Jugah

SARAWAK CAN'T NAME GOVERNOR - TENGKU

Tengku Abdul Rahman warned the Sarawak Alliance leaders that they would be going against the Malaysia Agreement should they insist in appointing Temenggong Jugah as the head of state.

"It was agreed." the Tengku said. "that if the Chief Minister is a Dayak then the Governor should be a Malay. As such the Yang-Dipertuan Agong would not be able to accept Temenggong Jugah's appointment."

Referring to the recent disturbances in Sarawak during the presence of the United Nations Malaysia mission, the Tengku said: "They took place because of the existence of a weak government there."

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EXCLUSIVE: Sibu 28 August 1963 - 3000 riot in Sibu Town, Sarawak. UN team races to safety

Sibu 28 August 1963: 3000 riot in Sibu Town, UN team races to safety as mob begins stone attack

Two policemen were injured in an anti-Malaysia riot here this morning.

A mob of 3000 had gathered outside the Methodist Secondary School, where the UN team fact-finding mission was to hear evidence. 

They surged across the school padang from Quensway Road as the UN cars arrived. Stones were thrown.

Police retreated as far as the building. Then they began to use batons. Two warning shots were fired.

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BN hegemony and monopoly of the native Adat - DR. PATAU RUBIS

State Reform Party, Sarawak (STAR) chairman Dr Patau Rubis

THE NEWS - LANDS GRAB (BIBUKAR, SARAWAK)

I’ve been observing the trend and behaviour of the Bibukar that never wanted to open up their mind on politics and it games. I am sorry to say this since Opposition is given no change to win the constituencies either State Assembly or Parliamentary. They voted Barisan Nasional because the YB’s are kind to them; he build roads in the villages are tar-sealed them till the doorstep. Christoper Kiyui and Edward Luwak, both opposition candidate were sidelined for being vocal about perimeter survey in the constituency. 

They could not think of second opinion and blames other as not educated, aboriginal, unwise and radical for supporting PKR and DAP. Politics has divided those who could not understand its games and drama. It is shameful, if we follow it games without understand and distinguish between good and bad politics and get ourselves blindly obsessed with it. We support the YB either because we want to get famous like him/them or just to follow the crowd. 

Darod Sadong land has been a trap to the Bibukar after the perimeter survey is done and the land titles were given to them. These only comprise of the village home site and excluded “communal lands (pemakai menoa), pulau galau, explored forest (temuda)”. We only allowed to survey our village boundary but not our native lands; fruit farms, farm land which is far away from the villages. This will automatically declare as State Land since nobody claims those with documentation. I would say that this smart move by our YB and our “NGO” to only allow us to survey a tiny land for flocks and barnyard behind our house. 

And now, the Bibukar are awakened by the recent logging concessionaire at the Darod Sadong. The issues that are spinning in my heads are: 

1. Who is a Tebedu State representative? Only he and the Temengong who know the best on the Daros Sadong Status (either it is a state land or NCR land). Has Serian district office let the public (affected community) to know the issue? 

2. Why the Bibukar are not informed earlier regarding on the logging concession? Why nobody tells it earlier? Who has the authority to approve and recommend any logging concession? 

3. Who did they vote in the last 2 elections? Richard Riot?, Micheal Manyin? Edward Luwak or Christopher Kiyui? 

4. If they voted for Barisan Nasional, then they should leave it to themselves to get the matter solved with any political intervention from PKR and DAP as what is always happening in BN’s constituencies. 

5. The old people said “ don’t deny your land and don’t let other people encroach your lands because there will be nothing for your children”.

DR PATAU RUBIS

Perimeter survey without knowing Bidayuh Adat regarding village Boundaries can indeed be tragic. The BN government has compounded this issue by making the election of the village a selection process for BN hegemony and monopoly of the native Adat. However if BN continues to abuse their power, surely one day it will fall.

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Calls for transparency on dam projects - DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN

Calls for transparency on dam projects

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

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government owes frightened residents of Kaiduan and Tambatuon a full and frank disclosure of proposed dam construction projects on their doorstep, STAR Sabah chairman, Jeffrey Kitingan said yesterday.

He said that so far the people in the vicinity of the proposed dams  do not have the full details behind the proposed dams that are being rammed through by the state government.

A full explanation of the rationale for the projects must be given by the authorities so that all those who will be impacted can make their case to the state government in return, said Kitingan who represents Bingkor in the state legislature.

“They must also be given the opportunity to be heard before evaluating and proceeding with the dams,” he stressed when asked to comment on the proposed dams in Kaiduan in Penampang and Tambatuon in Kota Belud.

“This is equally applicable to other projects that affect the lives and livelihood of the people,” he said.

Commenting on the on-going spat over the Kaiduan dam issue between his brother-cum-deputy chief minister Joseph Pairin Kintingan and Moyog assemblyman Terence Siambun, Kitingan said “people do not complain for no reason”.

“There are obvious reasons for the grievances of the people affected by the proposed Kaiduan dam in Penampang which may affect about 10 villages in the district and thousands of people living there.

“It may be traumatic and nerve-wracking as it involves displacement and uprooting from their villages which the villagers have known all their lives since the days of their ancestors,” he said.

Kitingan also believes there may be a shortfall in the amount of necessary information getting down to the people on the ground.

“It would be better to have proper dialogues between the government and the people so that there is transparency and feedback from the people.

“The dialogues will ensure the right information is available and that (either) a viable win-win project can be implemented or a bad unsuitable project is avoided,” he said.

‘Govt can no longer impose decisions’

Kitingan cautioned against “the old days and old ways” of a know-all government of the day claiming to do what is good for the people and bulldozing their way.

“The government can no longer hide information from the rakyat. The government and the ministers, civil servants and consultants of any project need to learn that that they can no longer impose their decisions and will on the people anymore,” he said.

He said the voting out of the Barisan Nasional (BN) representatives by the voters of Moyog, Penampang and Kadamaian was a lesson which the Sabah government should pay heed to as it was obvious that they were punished for not listening to the people.

Kitingan also said that the state government must be transparent about all such projects which, due to past controversies, have tainted all government projects, large and small.

“For all we know, there may be a hidden agenda somewhere by some people. There could also be other possible solutions.

“From feedback gathered, there could be a better alternative site and alternative river to the Tambatuon dam.

“For the Kaiduan dam, the solution may lie in expanding and improving the efficiency of the existing dams and building a smaller alternative dam to the proposed Kaiduan dam.

“A bigger dam could also be built further away without displacing so many people and villages and piping the water a longer distance to Kota Kinabalu and the surrounding areas,” he said.

The Barisan Nasional government, he said, should also not have any problem regarding costs on alternative projects that would not have such a detrimental impact on the people.

“If the federal government can fund the new Pahang-Selangor water pipeline through a specially built 43km transfer tunnel and through the Titiwangsa Main Range from Pahang to Selangor/Klang Valley costing RM3.94 billion and (for) a total project cost of more than RM9 billion, surely it can fund the alternative dam for Kota Kinabalu, if necessary through a new water tunnel through the Crocker Range.

“After all, the federal government and Petronas will be receiving RM26.6 billion from Sabah’s oil and gas in 2014 and the Umno/BN federal government owes its current stay in power due to the MPs from Sabah.

“If the current 22 BN MPs from Sabah were to switch camps, there could be a change of the federal government or another round of fresh elections,” he pointed out.

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