RANAU : A State Reform Party (Star) leader claimed that Sabah had lost every opportunities to Malaya and is losing even more as greed entrenched itself in the ruling elites who could easily find a matching capitalists.
Star's division head for Ranau, Jalibin Paidi, in a statement here said if one reflects long enough on this point, he or she would agree with his finding that Sabah had always been at the receiving end of Malayan mannouvres in the state, both politically and economically.
Take FELDA as example, he said, the Federal agency now has 300,000 acres of land in Lahad Datu and Kinabatangan. FELDA reaps around RM3 billion profits annually from its Sabah palm oil plantation. How many have we lost here for the last decades? he asked.
He said that amount could have easily compensated for the education needs of Sabah children wanting to pursue studies. Of course FELDA sponsors students too but not Sabahans, he alleged.
Now that FELDA is to be listed, what would happen to the 300,000 acres of land?
And what about other Malayan-based agencies, and state foundations, who were given huge tracts of lands in Sabah, he said. And this not counting the huge tracts of lands being given to Malayan private and listed companies.
Jalibin who is also Star state committee member, alleged that in the ruling elites' eagerness to snatch as much profits, now they don't even care if the lands being given away to companies are in fact NCR lands and that in many cases, native kampungs are trapped inside "company's land" like those happening in Pitas, Beluran and Kota Marudu.
If Sabah leaders had put good brains at works, the state could have easily reaped these profits and therefore able to provide scholarships to Sabahans up to tertiary education and that there is no need for Sabahans to apply for the Federal PTPTN, he argued.
He also mentioned the tax and oil figures Star state chairman Dr Jeffrey Kitingan had always brought up in his speeches. "Last year the Federal collected RM22.7 billion in taxes from Sabah. It also colected RM15 billion in oil money from Sabah. That is already lose to RM40 billion a year, and only on oil and taxes, not including other remittances like fees, fines and other taxes such as road tax, but what is Sabah getting annually? peanut !," he said.
Jalibin said it is time the natives and all other Sabahans really ponder if they still want the same regime and system to control them or they want to get Star to lead the autonomous state to greater height.
The world is emancipating itself from oppressive governments. Here in Sabah we have been oppressed all the time on all corners, it is time we move forward to liberate ourselves and take charge and determine the future of our state and its people, he added.
Forget about being an autonomous state, just go for all out independence!
ReplyDeleteWhat say you?
What kind of independence? Sign another memorandum and contracts?
DeleteIndependence? Get out of Malaysia and fall into Philippine grasp? Don't forget Philippines have not release their claims on Sabah.
Deletekalau tidak silap sabah sudah merdeka sebelum pembentukan malaysia..
DeleteMemang sudah merdeka tapi kalau mahu keluar Malaysia mesti beritahu Bangsa2 Bersatu (UN) dulu supaya bantuan seperti perlembagaan, pertahanan, logistik dan lain-lain dapat diberikan segera.
Deletelook point no.7 under 20 points of agreement.. Sabah has no right to secede from federation..
DeleteKeluar dari Malaysia pun belum tentu berjaya.bukan senang.
Deleteaman sudah Sabah berada di Malaysia, tak perlu nak keluar2.
DeleteI hope Sabah will gain more things.
ReplyDeleteApalah STAR nak komen banyak pasal perkembangan Sabah.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of their strategy to win the people's support during the next general election. They need to do all they can since they planned to compete 60 seats in the state.
Deletebiasalh kalau dekat2 pru..lepas pru, diam saja tu..
DeleteMahu jadi hero bah..mesti banyak buat publisiti.
DeleteStar hanya banyak cakap kosong sahaja.Bukan boleh di percayai.
DeleteSemoga STAR sanggup memperjuangkan yang terbaik untuk rakyat.
DeleteDisagreed. Sabah is indeed having major losses in the back days but it did well in recent years. So why don't we cherish the achievements we have gained?
ReplyDeletekalau pembangkang, semua pun buruk bah...diorang saja yang cantik..
Deletebecause opposition leaders always think that they can do much better than the current govt leaders..
DeleteWhat is happening now is the consequences of what the past leaders had done.
DeletePembangkang hanya tau mengkritik sahaja, sedangkan mereka sendiri belum tentu dapat membuat lebih baik lagi daripada BN.
DeleteIf I want to touch on the PTPTN issue, I think the whole nation is impacted as well.
ReplyDeleteRasanya pembangkang sendiri pun tidak pasti tentang isu PTPTN, mereka hanya menggunakan isu ini untuk menarik undi sahaja.
DeleteSabah harus lebih membangun dan hak2 Sabah harus dipertahankan.
ReplyDeleteSabah sudah semakin membangun dan lebih baik daripada dulu.
DeleteWill the Sabah Felda Settlers be entitled for the RM15,000 durian runtuh payouts as Najib promised.
ReplyDeleteKenapa rakyat tidak dapat durian? Tax payee money for Felda?
DeleteThe positive outlook about Sabah is that others are fighting for its claim…simply because the land is blessed.
ReplyDeleteHmmm…true perhaps reason they won’t let go
DeleteMalaya parties needs Sabah for its abundance of resources, and of course the Sabahan votes.
DeleteSabah is ours and the people must fight for their rights.
ReplyDeleteagree...we must fight for our rights..
DeleteWe all have to remain united to achieve independence.
ReplyDeleteSabah has come to stay and not to be divided.
ReplyDeleteperjanjian 20 perkara harus ditunaikan dan dilaksanakan sepenuhnya.
ReplyDeleteThe Federal Government should fulfill the 20 points agreement as that is the conditions our leaders made when Sabah decided to join Malaysia.
Deletehuh.. JK make a study about Sabah wealth.. and maybe he also make a study about how much percentage he should get once he become the next CM of Sabah..
ReplyDeleteif STAR become the next state government for Sabah, it will be Sarawak turn to get rm40 billion from Sabah as STAR is Sarawak-based political party..
ReplyDeleteIt is not about who is next to be the leader but its all about how many percent does the Sabahans confident to rule their own lands.
ReplyDeleteThe Sabahans should be more aggressive to voicing out their right. Are they ready to do that?
ReplyDeleteHak & kepentingan orang Sabah harus diusaha dan diperjuangkan.
ReplyDeleteYa.. hak dan nasib Sabah dan rakyat harus diperjuangkan.
DeleteFelda mendapat durian runtuh baru2 ni..
ReplyDeleteyang saya tahu Sabah akan mendapat apa yang mereka inginkan. Namun perkara itu akan dilakukan secara berperingkat.
ReplyDeletePermainan STAR saja itu. Faham-fahamlah sekarang ini STAR cuba mencari sokongan daripada rakyat.
ReplyDelete""Of course FELDA sponsors students too but not Sabahans,""
ReplyDeleteplease give your facts showing that there is no Sabahan sponsored by Felda..
sebagai sebuah parti anti Malaya seperti STAR sudah tentu pemimpin2 mereka mempunyai perasaan anti terhadap apa sahaja yang ada kaitan dengan Malaya di negeri ini.. parti seperti ini memang bahaya untuk sebuah negara yang terdiri dari pelbagai bangsa dan agama..
ReplyDeleteSabah Barisan Nasional component parties have been urged to remain united and steadfast, and must not be afraid to rebuke the opposition for their lies and slander against the government.
ReplyDeleteChief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said this when addressing a gathering of BN component leaders and supporters at the Sabah Umno building.
ReplyDeleteThe BN election machinery must be in a strong position, united and ready to take on the opposition in the coming general election. “We must strengthen our spirit, prepare and organise our machinery together in an orderly manner. We must not be complacent,” he stressed.
ReplyDeleteMusa who is also Sabah BN and Umno chief reminded all BN components to respect the decision on candidacy, saying there should not be any bickering over who has been picked as candidates but instead should work together to ensure victory for all BN candidates.
ReplyDeleteAnd, he also advised BN components to avoid internal squabbles or misunderstanding as it would result in disunity among party members.
ReplyDeleteHe even cited the Malay proverb of “buang yang keroh, ambil yang jernih” which literally meant remove the dirty ones and take only the clean.
ReplyDeleteHence, he reiterated BN must be together as one to face the opposition in the upcoming general election which was considered the most crucial as well as very important for the future of the people and country.
ReplyDeleteHe added that BN has a remarkable track record that saw many development projects and programmes being implemented for the benefit of the people over the last 50 years.
ReplyDeleteThe Chief Minister also urged the people not to gamble on their future solely for the personal interest of certain leaders. “Do not make a mistake in selecting your representatives. Do not place your future on the opposition leaders who have no track record, who are opportunists and make only empty promises,” he said.
ReplyDeleteMusa meanwhile praised the Prime Minister, saying he had already proven his ability to govern the country well in just three years after taking over the helm of the country.
ReplyDeleteHe said this was evidenced by the various programmes introduced for the benefit of the people including the 1Malaysia concept, Government Transformation Programme (GTP), Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), National Key Result Areas (NKRA) and National Key Economic Areas (NKEA).
ReplyDeleteIn addition, he said the Federal government also introduced the 1Malaysia Clinic, 1Malaysia People’s Shop, 1Malaysia People’s Menu, 1Malaysia People’s Welfare Programme and the 1Malaysia People’s Trust Scheme.
ReplyDeleteThe BN government, he assured, would continue to implement more development projects and fulfil its promise to develop the whole of Sabah.
ReplyDeleteThe recognition accorded by a visiting foreign leader recently, who was so impressed with the progress, prosperity and harmony of our people, also spoke volume of the BN government’s efforts and achievements.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, all BN leaders, from grassroots leaders to the community leaders must go down to the people to explain and inform them of the actual situation – that the BN government has always been concerned of their wellbeing.
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