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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

SABAH NATIVES PROTEST MALAYAN RULE



PROVOCATIVE....STAR leaders with part of the crowds holding the provocative banners.

By : LUKE RINTOD (FMT)

KENINGAU: As Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak went about wooing support for his embattled government in this interior district of Sabah, he was kept blissfully unaware that the natives here are restless.

The stage-managed show of support for the federal government which is bitterly resented here for failing to raise the quality of life in one of the richest states, was in stark contrast to the heartfelt show of protest and call for freedom just down the road in a tamu (local bazaar) ground.
A mere 25 kilometres away from the Keningau town where Najib was busy attending special functions arranged for him by the state government, a group of about 500 locals waved half a dozen banners calling for ‘independence’ for Sabah.

The group led by State Reform Party (Star) Sabah chairman Jeffrey Kitingan was celebrating a Kaamatan or harvest festival at the Apin-Apin Tamu Ground but they took the opportunity nevertheless to make their own political statement.

Denied use of a stage at the shaded tamu ground by the District Council they built a makeshift stage to put on their Kaamatan show.

An organising committee member told FMT that Umno and PBS politicians had pressured the District Office to deny them use of the stage.

Early this (Sunday) morning the organisers and Kaamatan revellers put up banners along the Apin-Apin road which Najib, his wife Rosmah Mansor and entourage will pass on the way from Keningau to Tambunan for the launch of a community college called KDM College.

The crowd in Apin-Apin though dwarfed by the nearly 20,000 who turned out Saturday night for the national level Kaamatan celebration at Keningau Stadium, was high-spirited and intense.

Bias local media

Jeffrey, whose elder brother Joseph Pairin Kitingan, the PBS president and a deputy chief minister was busily escorting Najib on his two-day visit to Sabah, described the mood in Apin-Apin as excellent.

“We cannot any longer tolerate the colonisation by Malaya where we continue to be treated as a mere colony when we are so big and rich and yet our people are the poorest in Malaysia. How can we accept this?

“Just look at Keningau parliamentary seat itself is bigger than the states of Perlis, Penang and Malacca combined and yet we in Keningau only have one MP and two state assemblymen and one District Officer. This is unfair,” he said.

The wording on the the banners read: “Sabah adalah negara bukan negeri ke-12 Malaysia”, “Kami mahu Perkara 20 dilaksanakan“, “Hentikan penjajahan Sabah, laksanakan Perjanjian Malaysia” “Tolak Umno penjajah, Sabah negara merdeka“, “Kami menuntut hak NCR“, and “RCI untuk siapa?, Hapuskan Projek IC Mahathir”.

The local press though aware of the protest in Apin-Apin refused to acknowledge it and focused on Najib’s visit.

Those who attended the Apin-Apin Kaamatan celebration questioned the selective reporting in the face widespread disquiet in Sabah over its political future under the Umno-led Barisan Nasional coalition.

CROWD....Dr Jeffrey addressing the crowd in Apin-Apin.

A resident who wished to be known only as Rayner told FMT they were disappointed with the pro-government slant to all news in the local mainstream media.

“Maybe it is their policy, maybe they are on the take, who knows with some editors being given datukships and JP and so on. They have become more vulnerable to exploitation, and certainly some have compromised their so-called independence,” he said.

Meanwhile, Star flags were seen fluttering in many places here and in some areas side by side with the Barisan Nasional and PBS party flags recently put up to coincide with the Prime Minister’s visit. - Sabahkini

28 comments:

  1. Sabah inginkan hak2 mereka dan perkara 20 dipertahankan.

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    1. It's impossible to get any independence under our current Government.

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    2. is the 20 points still relevant ?

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    3. 20 Points is still relevant and valid. Sabahan leaders must fight for it. we need our autonomy power.

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  2. they will be disappointed..

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    1. They should just focus on the election than protesting.

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  3. Bantah saja tidak ada lain lagikah. JK takut hilang sokongan di Sabahkah.

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  4. Biarkan saja mereka ini dengan bantahan yang dibuat. Yang pasti kerajaan persekutuan pasti akan melakukan yang terbaik untuk semua.

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  5. Salah satu cara mereka untuk dapatkan perhatian. kita lihat sejauh mana STAR boleh pergi.

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  6. Sabah is a unique place. Multiracial but still we can live in prosper. What is implemented in Malaya, sometimes may not be suitable in Sabah.

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  7. Star mula sudah menggunakan cara parti2 Malaya untuk mendapatkan sokongan politik.. tidak mustahil Jeffrey akan menghasut penyokong2nya untuk melakukan demonstrasi di Sabah atau sebarang bentuk provokasi keterlaluan..

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  8. apa bentuk kebebasan yang sebenarnya dimahukan oleh Star? kebebasan bersuara? yang JK himpunkan 500 orang untuk buat provokasi kecil2an tu bukan kebebasan ka??

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  9. kalau maksud kebebasan itu ialah membebaskan Sabah dari Malaysia, baik Jeffrey lihat dulu perkara 7 dalam perjanjian Sabah.. dalam perkara 7 itu ada disenaraikan bahawa Sabah tidak berhak keluar dari persekutuan..

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  10. The commitment of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and close relationship between the Federal and State governments, have brought about progress to the State.

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  11. The BN administration under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was constantly striving to ensure development for Sabah. Sabah would continue to undergo rapid development under the BN.

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  12. SABAH had spent 75.5 per cent of State allocation and 74.9 per cent of Federal allocation to undertake development projects last year.

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  13. The development projects under Sabah Development Corridor were implemented smoothly, with 98.4 per cent of the RM100.4 million allocation utilised last year.

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  14. This reflects the State's financial standing is strong as a result of competent and efficient management as well as proactive steps undertaken by the Government.

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  15. With the full support and determination of the Federal and State governments, more programmes and development projects funded by the Federal Government are able to be implimented through Government Transformation Programme and Economic Transformation Programme.

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  16. Amongst other matter, the State's per capital income has increased from RM14,829 in 2009 to RM17,242 in 2010.

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  17. In addition, the unemployment rate has dropped from 5.6 per cent in the first half of 2010 to 5.4 per cent in the same period last year.

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  18. Meanwhile, it is noted that investment amounting to RM77.5 billion was required to undertake 31 entry point projects (EPPs) in Sabah.

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  19. The Federal Government will assist the private sector to kick-off the EPPs by allocating eight per cent of the amount, while detailed implementation plans for each EPP was already prepared.

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  20. As such, the private sector is encouraged to take advantage of these investment opportunities and invest in the 31 EPPs.

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  21. The continuous distribution of various forms of assistance by the government helped to improve the people’s source of economy and livelihood.

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  22. Karisma 1Azam is one programme that benefited those in the lower-income group through the provision of initiatives that boosted their standard of living.

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  23. The assistance rendered will bring benefits to people of all races. This shows that the BN government does not leave anyone out because its main agenda is to help all the people.

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  24. As such, the people of Sabah must ensure a victory for the ruling coalition in the coming election to ensure continuity in development. The people would only gain by supporting the BN as it is the only party that could safeguard their interest.

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