Former PM's call to Sarawakians to wait "patiently" for development set to trigger an outpouring of scorn and seething resentment
KUCHING: What is wrong with these federal leaders, scholars and politicians? Don’t they think before they speak? Who gave them the right to lie, cheat and be condescending to Sarawakians, and for that matter Sabahans?
First it was an ‘insulting’ statement from Zaki Amir, Chairman of Special Review Commission on Civil Service Transformation, about Dayaks’ mental capacity and now former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has stirred the ire of locals by asking them to patiently wait for development.
And these are only two leaders in the now. Archives offer a litanny of stupid and downright rude statements mouthed by eminent and ‘learned’ personalities who are not only ignorant of their debt to Sarawak and Sabah but who have forgotten the meaning of common decency, politeness and speaking the truth.
Mahathir recently said the people of Sabah and Sarawak should be patient and wait for natural resources to be extracted and the fruit of foreign investments to materialise before they can experience the same tempo of development as their counterparts in the Peninsula.
Seriously, how long do oil rich states have to wait for development?
Coming from Mahathir, the statement is strange considering he is well aware of how much the federal capital has exploited the oil and gas resources of Sabah and Sarawak.
Sarawak commenced its oil production in the early 1900s while Sabah has been producing oil for 30 years now.
And Petronas, a petroleum company wholly owned by the federal government, has been exploiting the oil and gas resources in Sabah and Sarawak on land and offshore since 1974.
And in return for their natural resources, Sabah and Sarawak received five percent oil royalty and the current status of being the “poorest” states in the country.
Sarawak Senior Minister James Masing who also helms Dayak based Parti Rakyat Sarawak was sarcastic when he questioned Mahathir’s rationale for asking “us to wait patiently”.
“Mahathir wants Sarawakians and Sabahans to be patient?
“Our oil and gas resources are depleting, almost finished and he is asking us to be patient,” said an irate Masing.
He said if Sarawak had retained its oil rights and used the oil and gas revenue strictly for “our own state” these past years, Sarawak would be on par with West Malaysia in terms of development.
“Just look across at West Malaysian towns and cities now and that speaks for itself,” he said, bemused at Mahathir’s comment that development in Sabah and Sarawak had “outstripped” the peninsular.
Source: FMT
we are stupid to be Malayan partnership..independent is the best option we have..
ReplyDeleteWAIT PATIENTLY 4 DEVELOPMENT!
DeleteWE OUTSTRIPPED MALAYA - WAIT FOR MALAYA TO CATCH UP LAH!
MALAYA LOOTED SABAH SARAWAK WEALTH FOR 49 YEARS & BUILD SHOWCASE BUILDINGS LIKE SABAH SARAWAK TOWERS, PUTRA JAYA NEW PALACES & INFRASTRUCTURES!
WHEN MALAYA IS FULLY DEVELOPED- SABAH SARAWAK GET THEIR TURN! INI KALI LAH!
THANK YOU MAHATHIR FOR ROUSING OUR NATIONALISM BETTER THEN WE CAN!
PLEASE CONTINUE THIS ENCOURAGING DEBATE!
3 CHEERS FOR MAHATHIR- WE MAY NOT LOVE YOU BUT LOVE WHY YOU ARE SAYING.
YOU CONFIRM THAT MALAYA HAS BEEN ROBBING US & UN-DEVELOPING SABAH SARAWAK
WE WANT TO UND-FEDERATE FROM MALAYA!
HIDUP SABAH SARAWAK INDPENDENCE!
SABAH FORN SABAHANS & SARAWAK FOR SARAWAKIANS!
Tidak perlulah kita terpedaya dengan apa yang PR cuba katakan.
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Apa yang berlaku sekarang ini PR cuba untuk menghasut dan menghantui fikiran rakyat dengan pelbagai cerita buruk yang direka-reka semata-mata. Kenapa tidak menceritakan apa yang kerajaan BN telah lakukan? Mungkin ini akan menyebabkan sokongan kepada mereka akan jatuh.
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Secede from Malaysia is meaningless IF Sabah own leaders don't possess the good characters. IF they are corrupted, will the situation get better?
Deletecome on world... let us have our real independence for Sabah.
ReplyDeleteWe don't want malayan with us. No partnership please.........!
THOSE WHO ARE STILL STUPID & WANT PARTNERSHIP WITH MALAYA-AT LEAST ASK FOR EQUAL RIGHTS LIKE SABAH SARAWAK GET A TURN TO BE PRIME MINISTER AND KING ...ROTATE ALL MINISTERIAL POSTS BETWEEN THE 3 COUNTRIES...AND WE KEEP OUR 18/20 POINTS RIGHTS!
DeleteTHAT WOULD BE EQUAL!
OTHERWISE WHY YOU STILL WANT AUTONOMY TO REMAIN UNDER MALAYAN CONTROL AS MALAYAN STATES?
HOW STUPID DO YOU WANT TO BE?
siapa yang masih menyokong BN memang lah stupid,bah kalau sudah bekas PM yang paling berkuasa dalam petronas bercakap begitu apa ditunggu lagi..blah lah inda rugi kalau memperjuangkan nasip rakyaat dari memperjuangkan perut sendiri.....
ReplyDeleteSupporting BN doesn't mean have to agree with what Mahathir has said.
Deletebiarlah rakyat sendiri tentukan siapa yang jadi pilihan mereka pada PRU akan datang.
DeleteMasing-masing menilaikan kata-kata Dr. M, terima atau tidak, terpulang juga.
DeleteBaru2 ini kita mendapat gangsa hasil sumbangan dari Pandalela dari Sarawak. Jd jangan lah kita judge sebelum kita melihat secara keseluruhan.
ReplyDeleteTidak ada yang bodoh didunia ini kerana kita semua adalah sama, sebagai seorang manusia.
ReplyDeleteSama juga keadaannya denga politik. Bukan parti yang tentukan maju mundur sebuah negara tetapi kepimpinannya.
Deletesemua harus berganding bahu untuk melakukan apa yang terbaik untuk rakyat.
DeleteTidak perlulah menilai orang lain kerana diri kita sendiri pun tidak lah sempurna.
ReplyDeletesebaiknya semua harus fokus terhadap pembagunan yang berterusan.
Deleteorg sabah tapi pilak buat apa..
ReplyDeleteSabah and Sarawak, has never been sidelined in terms of development as seen by the big chunk of allocation given under National Key Result Areas (NKRA).
ReplyDeleteBN leaders here in refuting opposition’s allegation that the state had been neglected in terms of development, cited the frequent visits to the state by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to personally feel and monitor the progress of development in both states.
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DeleteThis spoke volumes about Najib giving priority to development of the state, adding that the opposition front was hard pressed by their lack of issues to harp on.
Taking a swipe at the opposition, they said their unkind remarks were merely sweeping statements made to confuse the people.
DeleteNKRA is evidence of the prime minister giving priority to the development of infrastructure in Sarawak and Sabah as both states received the biggest allocations, almost the same as the whole of the Peninsula.
ReplyDeleteCountries such as India for instance, which got their independence much earlier than Malaysia, are still improving on their infrastructure.
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DeleteThat is why Malaysia is called a developing country. The fact is Sabah and Sarawak has gone far in the improvement of its infrastructure, and is still continuously improving.
That is why Sabah and Sarawak’s rural development cannot afford to be politicised.
DeleteNajib’s frequent visits to Sabah and Sarawak reflected his care and concern for both Borneon states.
ReplyDeleteSabahan and Sarawakians should reciprocate by supporting him in his endeavour to bring progress to Malaysia.
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DeleteThe opposition definitely find him a threat in their attempts to take over the government and will always try to show that the federal government has neglected the state’s development.
DeleteOn the other hand, what good things have the opposition ever said about Malaysia and the present government? They are an ungrateful and unappreciative lot who only know how to criticise, criticise, and criticise!
Even if there are things that are done good, they will find ways and means to find fault to make it look that the programmes are failures.
DeleteUMNO menghadapi cabaran giat dari pembangkang, ini juga merisaukan Najib supaya kerap datang melihat keadaan.
DeleteNajib had lived up to his slogan of ‘people first, performance now’. The opposition’s action glaringly reflected that they were desperate, feeling the pinch of running out of issues to harp on for their political mileage.
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DeleteThis was because BN had done a good job in bringing about development to Sabah and Sarawak and its people.
The people are wise enough to know what is happening.
ReplyDeleteIt is advisable to be wise and be care of what we are been feed.
ReplyDeleteLet us know exactly what the government is doing.
ReplyDeleteAre the opposition even sure of themselves?
ReplyDeleteWe need progress in Malaysia and co-operation amongst ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThe leaders can’t please everyone, they are considered successful when they can bring development.
ReplyDeleteChanging a capable party is like taking a huge unnecessary risk. The good effect is very rare. We should always count our blessings and consider our good progress as a gift from God
ReplyDeleteCM is satisfied with the preparations for all UMNO divisions to face the coming general election
ReplyDeletethe Chief Minister, said he also found out during his visit to the Umno’s six zones in the state that unity existed among the party leaders and members, including BN component parties
DeleteInstead we must continue to intensify efforts so that the victory momentum can be maintained and hence, enabling the BN government to continue to safeguard the people’s interest
DeleteTo ensure excellent performance and success, there is a need to work diligently and be highly committed, said Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman
ReplyDeleteMusa also urged all party members to be in a state of preparedness to face the coming general election. What is important is that all BN component parties must understand their respective duties and to work closely to strengthen the ruling coalition
DeleteMay BN lose their fixed deposit.
Delete“Our oil and gas resources are depleting, almost finished and he is asking us to be patient,” said an irate Masing.
ReplyDeleteThe 50th year of the formation of Malaysia starts today, September 16, 2012. The question Masing should ask himself is, "Why am I still in BN???"
James Masing is not qualified to ask that question, “Mahathir wants Sarawakians and Sabahans to be patient?" Mr Masing, you are part of the reason why Mahathir blatantly asked Sarawak and Sabah to 'be patient'! Why don't you just disgracefully retire and let PR do the job.
proses pembangunan di Sabah dan Sarawak harus dilaksanakan berterusan.
ReplyDeletemelalui pebagai projek yang dilakasanakan di kedua-dua negeri ini, pembangunan akan lebih cepat.
ReplyDeletePerancangan dan pengendalian projek adalah unsur penting menjayakan projek.
Deleteperlu tengok juga tengok siapa yang mentadbir negara ini.. kalau Tun M, kenyataan beliau memang patut dikritik habis2an.. jika Najib, kenyataan beliau (Tun M) ada kebenarannya.. hanya diera pentadbiran Najib, barulah ada kajian semula berkenaan dengan royalti minyak..
ReplyDeletePerkembangan Sabah masih banyak perlu diusahakan.
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