The Chinese should be considered as natives or indigenous people of Sabah because history recorded their presence in Borneo as early as 835AD. Sabah Native Cultural and Welfare Organisation (Sano) President, Samson Quintin, said the involvement of the Chinese community in shaping the history of Borneo was also evident through one Ong Sum Ping in 1375 who landed in Kinabatangan.
Ong and his army succeeded in stopping the Suluks' advancement into the territory and in later years he married the daughter of the Sultan of Brunei.
"Based on this fact, I am of the opinion that the Chinese are also qualified to be considered natives of Sabah," he said in a statement here Saturday.
"There is a difference between the term Anak Negeri (indigenous) and Bumiputera," he said.
"For example, in the peninsula, the Malays do not consider themselves as Anak Negeri because the Sakai tribe and others there are the indigenous people.
"Similarly in Sabah, the term native is for native and Bumiputera is for Bumiputera," he said. (DE)
Don't confuse the Sabahans. I don't think Chinese can be native. Native mean originally people of Sabah. Orang Asal/Orang Asli
ReplyDeleteThe Kadazandusuns and their many subethnic groups, as well as the Kwijaus, the Muruts and even the Lundayehs (more recent immigrants from Kalimantan and Sarawak) qualify to be classified in this category of original peoples or original natives, perhaps more suitably called “supernatives.”
ReplyDeleteThis is serious and sensitive, so need to check it thoroughly before coming up with a decision.
ReplyDeletehal ini perlu mendapat persetujuan semua kaum2 di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteMengenai perkara ini rasanya mereka perlu berbincang dnenga mereka yang lebih mahir akan perkara ini. Kerana ini bukannya perkara yang mudah.
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