BELURAN: The Sabah chapter of State Reform Party (STAR) said Malaya which controlled the Federal Government has been too much against Sabah, taking huge state revenues, not honouring pledges and gave back less than 5 percent to the second biggest state in Malaysia.
"Every year the Federal Government collected various taxes from Sabah to the tune of RM20 billion and this does not yet include the oil revenue derived from Sabah, whereas the State Government was only allowed to collect smaller taxes like on land and property, only about RM3.6 billion yearly. This is grossly not sufficient for Sabah," said Kitingan.
He said this in his speech to launch the Beluran division of STAR which was attended by some 600 community leaders and adults in Kampung Palantong near here yesterday (Feb 17).
"We lost many opportunities to progress, we lost our independence because we are treated as a colony of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur (the Federal government) should honour Artcile 11 of the Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) Report in which Sabah should collect its own revenue.
"If Malaya honoured the agreement we should have been be at par with Brunei and Singapore in term of revenue. We would have been more developed and progressive by now," he said adding that Sabahans must not anymore trust any outsiders but themselves to determine their own future.
Meanwhile 2,800 application forms to join STAR were handed over by various parties at the function which was attended by the Sabah chapter secretary, Guandee Kohoi and its Information Chief, Edward Linggu.
According to Kohoi, out of the 2,800 forms, about 200 each were from leaving Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) members.
Another two STAR divisions in Batu Sapi and Kinabatangan were launched today by the STAR Sabah chapter vice chairman, Jalumin Bayogoh.
Also in attendance yesterday in Beluran were former PBS members from Kuamut who had joined STAR, led by Kuamut PBS Youth former deputy 1, Lius Meliton. Meliton in his statement said he was attracted to Kitingan's struggle and also the leadership of James Ait from Kuamut STAR who selflessly fought for the natives rights there.
Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan
Chairman, STAR Sabah Chapter
Dr. J.. You will need the Malay votes in Sabah to win as well. By saying that, clearly you are a leader of certain race.... Just say leaders at Federal level, not Malay... What is the local KDM leader in KL is doing?... Idiot..
ReplyDeleteWhere got MALAY in Sabah? Projek IC?
DeleteThere is no Malay in Sabah except for 'pilak and indon'! cause if they stated their...i don't thing government will easyly to receive it! from janang gayoh...
DeleteAll voters regardless of race and religion are equally important, do not just focus on one and neglect the rest.
Deletefunny. why we got so many MALAYS here in sabah nowadays? in the old day, they supposedly not even reach 50k heads.
Deletei don't think we got malay in sabah except maybe those PATAI...
DeleteThere was no 'Malay' classification in Sabah in 1960. WHO, REALLY, ARE THE 'MALAYS'?
DeleteAhmad Alliuddin
FROM PHILIPPINES & INDONESIA LAH!
DeleteWHY WASTE TIME ARGUING POINTLESSLY ON HOW TO BEG FOR OUR OWN MONEY?
DeleteEvery year we lose an outflow of billions in oil and gas and taxes to develop Malaya while we suffer most from poverty.
We all agree we are being robbed by UMNO Malaya.
If our wealth can be used to develop Malayan states why can't we take control of our resources to develop Sabah?
Why should we pay taxes to Malaya? We owe it nothing from 1963. Nothing! and we got nothing since except more poverty!
Isn't Sabah an equal partner to Malaya? Not 1/13th part of Malaya?
We have been duped into Malaysia! The only way to save ourselves from further plunder is not by voting but by taking Sabah out of Malaysia.
Sabah is richer than Malaya and can be a fully independent State!
Wake up Sabah brothers and sisters- Malaysia has been BAD for us. Lit is a cancerous growth. The longer we let this sickness grow the worse for us. We can cure this disease by cutting out Malayan colonial rule.
Unite for an free and independent Sabah!
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ReplyDeleteAda bah Malay di Sabah! Malay palsu iaitu KDM yg masuk islam, dan PATI.
ReplyDeleteOrang Berunai, Bajau, Kedayan, Bisaya, Tidong, Idahan dan Sungai tidakpun jadi Melayu walaupun mereka islam!
Hahaha... Melayu palsu bah!
Maluuu...
BNUMNO= Kerajaan Haram kerana pengundinya adalah PATI!
Is that make sense?
Bagus kalo itu KDM yg Jadi Melayu jadi Tuan!
ReplyDeleteItu PATI yg jadi Melayu saja yg jadi tuan.
KDM yg jadi Melayu jadi tamaha saja!
Hahaha...
Tapi si Gapari ni pun apa beza dia ? Dulu, ada kuasa juga tapi apa dia buat ? Dia bantai kayu balak pigi timber agent di HK, baru timber agent jual p jepun... Tu timbet agent dia juga. Dapat commision bila YS jual sama timber agent (Dia sendiri) Masa tu dia juga boss YS. Bila jual p Jepun, untung lagi.. 2 kali makan o. Kalau export terus p jepun, mana dapat untung dua kali.. Ini kah jaga hak Sabah.. Apa yg dia cakap pasal hak Sabah memang bagus... Tapi semestinya orang lain yg buat. Bukan dia.. Nanti, minyak lagi agen tumbuh macam cendawan sana sini. Sekali tengok, dia juga boss...
ReplyDeleteKetamakan buat manusia lalai dan pentingkan diri.
DeleteDo not judge people from their past, because they no longer be there. at least we got someone who dare to fight the hungry umno/bn people. dont be like the pbs, ldp, upko, pbrs, whatsoever who got their balls hide almost every time. the umno/bn leader use our gov wealth like there is no tomorrow. is this what u want? if so, be ready to be cursed by ur children, great grandchildren.
DeleteJangan terlalu tamak, nanti mrugikan kita juga sendiri.
DeleteGreed leads to failure. This is a fact.
DeleteJK ni pun kadang-kadang tidak tetap pendirian..tukar-tukar parti..
DeleteKalau PBS dan UPKO tidak berjaya minta PM buat RCI...undi saya dan persatuan keluarga saya pasti STAR!
ReplyDeleteAfter UPKO's president Bernard Dompok meet with the PM to discuss this matter, the federal has finally approved the RCI, all we need to do is to wait for the official announcement of the implementation of the inquiry.
DeleteTunggu sahajalah keputusan daripada PM Najib Razak bila masa yang terbaik untuk melaksanakan RCI di Sabah.
Deletemasalahnya bilanya to? selepas negeri ini hancur di tangan PTI?
Deleteitu hak kita sebagai pengundi...
Deleteharap RCI dapat di tubuhkan, isu ini tidak akan berenti selagi RCI tidak di tubuhkn.
DeletePM pasti akan buat pengumuman nanti, tunggu sahaja la.
DeleteI'm sure the people has their mind of their own to vote for what is best for them.
DeleteUPKO berbincang dgn PM tentang RCI dan ia dah dipersetujui, walaupun ia belum diumumkan sekarang, pasti ia akan dumumkan juga nnti.
Deleteusaha sedang dibuat..harap RCI akan ditubuhkan..
DeleteThe federal Ministers from Sabah are corrupted or not? Why these Sabahan Ministers allowed KL to dictate the terms on the oil royalty as the natural resources legally belong to the State of Sabah. Sabahans must vote these corrupted MPs out in the GE13. Being cheated by KL for so many years yet the Sabahans continued to vote for the thieves from the Penisular, what a shame?
ReplyDeleteThe terms of the oil royalty was done by the hands of one Harris Salleh, but we cannot change what has already passed, we can only make the best of what the future brings.
Deletewhy not. these are not an act that passed and sent by the Heaven Kingdom to be fully implemented here. no man-made laws & agreement will last forever.
Deleteits up to the rakyat now..
DeleteIt is time that the Federal Government start giving back to Sabah and Sarawak. East Malaysia deserves higher oil royalties as well as Federal Allocations.
ReplyDeleteIs that possible to happen?
Deleteyes...sabah and sarawak deserves more...
DeleteSabah deserves more, that's right.
Deletekedua2 royalti minyak dan peruntukan dari kerajaan Persekutuan adalah hak rakyat Sabah. tiada alasan untuk mengurang atau menghapuskannya.
DeleteMALAYA is sure too much...i will fight for the sake of my children's future...
ReplyDeletemy vote will goes to Star Sabah...i hope my fellow true sabahan will join me..
Deletevote wisely...
ReplyDeleterakyat perlu nilai dengan bijak dan undilah dengan bijak.
DeleteBoleh kh Star menunaikan janji mereka??
ReplyDeleteI have doubts with STAR. They make too many promises, and some or most of the promises he made sounds too good to be true.
DeleteSTAR dan Jeffery tidak boleh dipercayai sangat, Jeffrey lagi orang tiada pendirian.
DeleteSTAR is still new in Sabah. they still need time to improve their ability to fight for Sabahan rights.
Deleteberjanji memang mudah..tapi belum tentu apa yang dijanjikan mampu untuk ditunaikan.
DeleteApapun, semua terletak di tangan rakyat, banyak cakap pun tiada guna.
ReplyDeleteI thought 1Malaysia covers it all.
ReplyDeleteSAPP boleh!!!
ReplyDeleteso if you don't want Sabahan to lost anymore opportunity to progress, then you should ready to give full cooperation with other opposition parties.. just forget about your dream to be the next CM of Sabah..
ReplyDeleteOR YOU COULD SAY THE LONGER SABAH STAYS UNDER MALAYAN RULE IN MALAYSIA THE MORE WEALTH IT WILL LOSE!
DeleteWHERE IS THE INDEPENDENCE & PROGRESS AFTER 48 YEARS?
ARE WE STUPID TO ASK FOR MORE?
WE CAN BE RICH & INDEPENDENT WITHOUT MALAYAN COLONIAL RULE!
STOP BEING HOPELESS & PATHETIC.
WE CAN HELP OURSELVES. THE FIRST MOVE IS TO MOVE SABAH OUT OF MALAYAN COLONIAL RULE FOR INDEPENDENCE!
JK jangan ingat dengan sokongan KDM boleh menang keseluruhan di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteJangan fikir bahawa mudah untuk menewaskan Kerajaan yang ada sekarang ini. Kerana kita sendiri tahu bahawa kerajaan yang ada sekarang ini masih relevan untuk penduduk Sabah.
ReplyDeleteJika STAR fikir boleh...Bagaimana dengan SAPP yang mahukan kerusi di Sabah juga.
ReplyDeletePenduduk Sabah sekarang ini yang menentukan siapa yang akan mereka pilih untuk mentadbir Sabah selepas ini.
ReplyDeletevote still goes to BN.
DeleteKerajaan Negeri Sabah semestinya yang terbaik untuk Sabah sekarang. Kerana mereka tetap memperjuangkan hak penduduk Sabah. Apa masalah yang dihadapi pasti akan dibincangkan untuk mencari jalan penyelesaian.
ReplyDeleteI believe the people in Sabah know that unlike the opposition, BN makes and keeps their promises
ReplyDeleterakyat pasti tahu menilai mana yang baik dan tidak..jadi biar rakyat tentukan pilihan mereka sendiri.
ReplyDelete