Said CigMa president Daniel John Jambun: “We are poor by design… There could be no other reason why we are reduced to be the poorest people in Malaysia while our states of Sabah and Sarawak are actually the richest in terms of natural resources including the oil and gas reserves that we have had.
Jambun made this startling remark while officiating a United Borneo Front function in Kampung Matupong here recently.
He claimed that certain group of people had willingly made East Malaysians very poor so that they are beholden to KL-based federal government which controlled almost every income derivable from all states in Malaysia including from supposedly-autonomous Sabah and Sarawak.
“When we are very poor, then it is so easy for them to control us and to manipulate us just like what is currently happening in Sarawak state election,” he said.
He blamed the people for not standing-up and being strong enough to defend their rights and ensure that their voices are heard.
Jambun said there was no reason for Sabahans and Sarawakians to be downtrodden. He said outsiders had ridden on the wealth of the states.
“Singapore has no oil and gas but its economy is bigger than Malaysia and its currency value is much higher than Malaysian ringgit.
“So is oil-rich Brunei though it is hardly an industrialised economy, still its currency value is much higher than ours, and its citizens have much much better and comfortable lifestyles than us in Sabah and Sarawak.
“This has happened because there is this perpetual evil design to make us poorest forever.
“No matter how many billions of rinngit the federal government poured in here, actually only a privileged few would really benefit and become rich and comfortable. The rest remain the poorest, without house, water, electricity, roads, schools and clinics.
“We must do something to change our situation,” he said.
Jambun also said that had Sabah and Sarawak been allowed to manage their own finances, as promised under Malaysia Agreement, the two could have been well on par, if not better, with Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and other opulent economies in the the region.
By Luke Rintod
Fed-up with this BN government and equally fed-up with Musa Aman.Unfortunately in Sabah no one is qualified to replace him.Why?Because thats what Sabahans are made to believe.Only Almighty Musa is CM material.The rest.......you know I know lah.Tiada bola!
ReplyDeleteThere is lots of improvement need to be done on Sabah and Sarawak. We need to be on par with the WM.
ReplyDeleteI hope the government will continue their effort to develop Sabah and Sarawak.
ReplyDeleteThe people should also need to do something la. This is for their own good!
ReplyDeleteAlso we need the government to double up the effort to make sure that there be no more poverty issue in the future.
ReplyDeleteyup, Sabah dan Sarawak amat berpotensi untuk dimajukan jika kita gunakan sumber yang ada dgn sebaiknya.
ReplyDeleteSabah pasti akan dapat menyelesaikan masalah kemiskinan ini. Kerajaan perlu mengambil perkara ini sebagai perkara utama untuk diselesaikan.
ReplyDeletePoor by design? I bet that's not true.
ReplyDeleteAdakah kita miskin dulu?Kemunculan PTI menggugat kita.
ReplyDeleteKita mesti percaya dengan kerajaan sekarang. Mereka bersungguh-sungguh untuk menangani masalah kemiskinan. Tidak mustahil akan datang Sabah dan sarawak menjadi negeri maju.
ReplyDeletemacam mana rakyat mahu maju kalau asyik minta bantuan tapi tidak pandai memajukan diri? macam mana Sabah mahu maju macam singapura kalau apa yang ada di singapura bila dibawa ke Sabah asyik disambut dengan bantahan? bila ada projek mega, pelbagai spekulasi negatif keluar dari mulut2 pembangkang kemudian diajaknya rakyat membantah. bila negeri miskin disalahkan lah pula kerajaan kononnya tidak membawa pembangunan di negeri ini.
ReplyDeletesebenarnya yang menyekat pembangunan ekonomi dan sosial di negara ini adalah pembangkang. mereka lebih suka negara/negeri kita mundur supaya mereka boleh menggunakan faktor itu untuk merampas kerajaan.
ReplyDeleteSabah dan Sarawak pasti akan maju jg suatu masa nnti.
ReplyDeleteHope Sabah wil be much better in future
ReplyDeleteGood luck to Sabah
ReplyDeleteIt's those damn PTI that made Sabah one of poorest state in Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to Sabah and Sarawak. I'm sure one day Sabah and Sarawak will be the richest and most developed state in Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteHow to change?Too many fence-sitter. If greed can be overcome, it's definite for Sabah & Sarawak to thrive better, but the choice of people to support their own kind but somehow being oppressed by them and yet do not realise they've lost so much for 20years. Iskandar Malaysia will be having 1.5LRT system, people at Sabah don't even have a proper transportation system. Rich people driving Ninja King, Alphard, Mercedes will not give a damn on poor people's plight as long they are enjoying life, sending their children to study at overseas and become PR. Pity for sabahan people, no point of blogging on reformation as the people are complacent with their current state.
ReplyDeleteKita memang perlu lakukan sesuatu utk mengubah senario ini.
ReplyDeleteWalaupun tak dinafikan Sabah dan Sarawak mempunya perubahan yang positif namun kita perlukan lebih lagi bagi memastikan Borneo kekal maju dan membangun.
ReplyDeleteSemua pihak pun harus mainkan peranan masing-masing dan keluar dari kepompong kemiskinan.
ReplyDeleteAsalkan ada usaha, saya yakin suatu masa nanti kemiskinan dapat dihapuskan :)
ReplyDeleteApapun, kita tunggu dan lihat sajalah apa yang bakal bnerlaku seterusnya.
ReplyDeleteusaha yang beterusan untuk perlu dilakukan untuk membangunkan Sabah dan Sarawak.
ReplyDeletesetiap pihak haruslah memainkan peranan termasuklah dengan memberikan idea..
ReplyDeleteSabah and Sarawak are poor for some reasons.
ReplyDeleteSemoga Sabah akan lebih baik pada masa hadapan.
ReplyDeleteMungkin ada kebenarannya.
ReplyDeleteCome on, lets figure out which method is the best to solve the poverty issue in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteAdakah kita inginkan perubahan?
ReplyDeleteLucu dgn komen Tarantula... rakyat menolak pembangunan? u maksudkan cadangan loji janakuasa arang batu ya? atau cadangan projek empangan di tambotuon kb, atau projek mega lain yg diketahui ramai akan memudaratkan alam sekitar? Tidak cukup lagi dgn banjir yg kita alami saban tahun? tiada siapa akan menolak kebaikan sekiranya penilaian alam sekitar diberikan keutamaan lebih dari keberhasilan projek mega yg dicadangkan. BUKAN SEMATA-MATA KEUNTUNGAN. penolakan yg dibuat oleh rakyat bukan semata-mata pengaruh pembangkang tetapi memikirkan akan nasib mereka dan cucu cicit mereka pada masa hadapan. apa yg kamu lakukan jika bakal anak-cucu-cicit kamu berada pada keadaan berbahaya? saya tidak menolak sekiranya kerajaan membena LRT atau MRT dari sepanggar ke pusat bandar. saya tidak menolak jika kerajaan mencadangkan laluan kereta api dari pusat bandar ke daerah pitas. saya tidak menolak sekiranya kerajaan mendamparkan sebuah jembatan dari tanah besar ke pulau labuan dan saya juga tidak menolak sekiranya kesesakan lalu lintas di sekitar pusat bandar kk diatasi dlm tempoh kurang 10 tahun. saya akan bersujud sembah kepada musa aman dan najib sekiranya mereka memperbaiki jln2 kita di Sabah sebaik jln2 di semenanjung. Saya akan memotong tangan saya sekiranya saya mengundi pembangkang jika semua yg saya sebutkan di atas dilaksanakan dan dicapai sesampai tahun 2020 (Wawasan pariah "M"). Jurang perbezaan antara semenanjung dengan sabah dan sarawak terlalu jauh di mana apa yg kita ada sekarang sudah mereka miliki 40 tahun yg lalu. kereta api yg kita ada sekarang membuatkan saya lucu tapi muak. jln2 utama seperti jalan kk-kudat-pitas, jln kk-ranau-telupid-sandakan/ld-tawau dan lain2 betul2 sangat mengecewakan. Harga barang yg naik dua ke tiga kali setahun, dasar pembangunan luar bandar yg lembab, pelaksanaan projek yg lemah dan yg paling utama rasuah yg berleluasa. Apa yg Tarantula boleh banggakan dgn BN terutamanya umno selama 47 tahun berkuasa.? Ekonomi kita bukan saingan Negara Thai. Myanmar juga tidak terkecuali. apa lagi jika nak banding dgn Singapura dan Brunei. Fhilipin pun sedang mengejar kita. Indonesia juga berada pada landasan terbaik. Sebutkan 10 kebaikan UMNO?
ReplyDeleteFaktor kemiskinan perlu dikenalpasti dan usaha untuk memajukan Sabah dan Sarawak harus dilaksanakan.
ReplyDeleteJahanam umno adalah punca utama populasi pendatang haram bertambah menjadi bumiputra Sabah.
ReplyDeleteSarawak tiada masalah pendatang haram jadi bumiputra sebab tiada umno.
Apabila umno dihalau keluar dari Sabah, 99.9% masalah di Sabah akan selesai.
SAPP should know that Sabah is poor by design after 16 LONG YEARS sleeping in the same bed with BN!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to the Sabahans and Sarawakians after this.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt there is still more to improve on Sabah and Sarawak. I hope the government will work extra hard to make Sabah and Sarawak on par with the states in WM.
ReplyDeleteLuckily i go migrate to Australia but my heart still with my home town Sabah but i cannot stand with Malaysian politic...So Suckk..Rich ppl get more rich and so pity with the poor ppl
ReplyDeleteThis is why so many brain drain in this country.
ReplyDelete