Town Hall-style Meeting on proposed Ministry of Orang Asal and Minority AffairsTown Hall-style Meeting on proposed Ministry of Orang Asal and Minority Affairs
KOTA KINABALU - State Reform Party (Star) chairman Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, in a brief speech, took a voice vote from among the 300 people assembled to support his proposal that the proposed Ministry be called the Ministry of Orang Asal and Minority Affairs (MOAMA). The Ministry was originally mooted as the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA).
Former Sabah State Secretary, Tan Sri Simon Sipaun, recalled that he had proposed a Ministry of Indigenous Affairs when he was Deputy Chairman of Suhakam, the Malaysian Human Rights Commission.
He hoped that the proposed Ministry would not suffer the fate of the Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli which has always been headed by a non-Orang Asli. Suhakam, he said, had proposed the Department beheaded by an Orang Asli, but to no avail.
He also recalled, from an oft-given speech, that “life in Sabah was better before Malaysia”.
Usno protem vice president Abdullah Sani, in his speech, touched among others on the "increasing marginalisation & disenfranchisement" of the Suluks and Bajau in their traditional areas along the eastern seaboard in Sabah and the statelessness of the Pala'u (sea gypsies or Bajau Laut) community.
According to him, the Suluk and Bajau are becoming a minority compared with the illegal immigrants.
When they complain, according to him, Umno tells them: "Don't worry. We are all Muslims. Don't think in terms of Suluk, Bajau or illegal immigrants."
The point is that the Suluk and Bajau -- the only communities in Sabah which supported the formation of Malaysia, according to Sani -- are being given the short end of the stick by Umno while their representatives in the party have been compromised. They consider this as an act of betrayal by Umno and Malaysia.
At the same time, they are not being allowed to revive Usno, a move which violates the Federal Constitution. The Suluk and Bajau have reportedly been "suffering" since 1976, the year Berjaya defeated Usno in the state polls.
He supports the formation of the Ministry of Orang Asal and Minority Affairs.
By Daniel John, Advisor, Human Rights for All (HuRiFA) Sabah
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DeleteThe burgeoning population of illegal immigrants in the east Malaysian state of Sabah has been a thorn in the side of many Sabah natives. They said foreigners have taken away jobs, business opportunities and now, allegedly stealing native land.
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DeleteMany arrived by boats in the 1970s during the Jolo civil war, and more than 80,000 were accepted as refugees and given permits to stay and work.
DeleteToday, the Filipino market along the city's waterfront is a reminder of that past. A popular tourist attraction, the Filipino market is also a symbol of Sabah's perennial immigrant problem."
DeleteThe problem in Philippines, fighting and fighting especially economic problems, that's why they come here to find food and shelters," said Roslaine, a mother of four who sells pearls at the market.
DeleteIt is a family business started by her great-grandparents, who arrived from Mindanao, 40 years ago.Now, she and her family are all Malaysian citizens.
DeleteImmigrants - both legal and illegal - contributed to Sabah's population explosion. In 1970, Malaysia's second largest state had just over 600,000 people. By 2010, the number had more than quadrupled to a staggering 3.2 million.
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DeleteWilfred M. Bumburing, the member of parliament for the Tuaran district in Sabah, said: "They are already going into the fabric of our economy, they control the taxis, the buses now they are going to mini markets, displacing our people... They bring along their poverty, social problems, and culture of crime."
DeleteThe pressing concerns of Sabah natives have finally prompted Prime Minister Najib Razak to set up a royal commission of inquiry to tackle the problem, as resentment was further fuelled by suspicion that the government gave citizenship to foreign immigrants during Dr Mahathir Mohamad's term as Prime Minister, in exchange for votes to stay in power.
DeleteUnder a state-funded squatter resettlement program, thousands of illegal immigrants have been moved inland to ease congestion in cities across Sabah.
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DeleteIllegal immigrants or PATI (pendatang asing tanpa izin issues were found to be the most important issue in Sabah that needed immediate attention from the government.
DeleteThis was mentioned by 53% of respondents of a recently concluded survey of Sabah voters. This expectation was followed by concerns over cost of living (38%), corruption (21%), jobs (13%) and welfare/poverty alleviation (10%).
DeleteIn the same survey, 54% of the respondents felt that that Sabah state was headed in the right direction, representing a marked 12% decline from an earlier Merdeka Center survey conducted in November 2009 which recorded 66% of respondents saying the state was in the right direction.
DeleteSabah is on the right track to gain further growth and progress and a sustainable economic development,having recorded numerous achievement and successes in various areas under its development agenda.
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DeleteCM Musa Aman said the various initiatives taken by the government were beginning to bear result including the ETP and GTP which has entered its 2nd phase of implementation.
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ReplyDeleteMusa said the government had made great effort to carry out a balanced development without sacrificing the ecosystem,biodiversity or culture of the state.
ReplyDeleteAfter that we have also actively pursued various initiatives and steps to narrow the development gaps and poverty rate between the urban and rural areas.
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DeleteContinue efforts to lower the development gaps between the urban and rural areas.
DeleteSolid investment figures and praise for the state’s financial management have been among the highlights in a year that has seen stable economic growth for Sabah. The focus will now shift to ensuring that budget programmes designed to build on those achievements are implemented properly.
ReplyDeleteDatuk Seri Muhyiddin Yassin characterised Sabah’s financial performance as ‘extraordinary’, noting that RM255.7 million (US$83.69 million) from the country’s rural transformation programme – some 26 per cent of the overall figure – was being invested in more than 2000 transformation projects.
ReplyDeletePrivate sector investments increased to RM94 billion (US$30.85 billion) in 2011, up 19.4 per cent compared to 2010, Muhyiddin said, and foreign direct investment (FDI) reached RM32.9 billion (US$10.79 billion) last year, up 12.3 per cent from the RM29.3 billion (US$9.6 billion) seen in 2010.
ReplyDeleteThis momentum continued into 2012: as of October, some RM114 billion (US$37.31 billion) worth of investment had been recorded in the state.
ReplyDeleteSince the 2008 launch of the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC), which aims to triple the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and increase total GDP four-fold by 2025.
ReplyDeleteDatuk Seri Musa Aman, the chief minister of Sabah, noted that some US$20 billion worth of oil and gas projects had been implemented in 2012.
ReplyDeleteA recently approved Investment Incentive Package for the SDC is expected to further increase investment activity in the state.
ReplyDeleteThe incentives cover investment in tourism, manufacturing, agriculture and major industries, and are available in designated strategic development areas and projects such as Kinabalu Gold Coast Enclave, Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct (SAIP), Sandakan Education Hub, Sabah Oil and Gas Industrial Park, Interior Livestock Valley, Marine Integrated Cluster and the Lahad Datu Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC)
ReplyDeleteThe incentives will vary based on the focus areas, offering incentives such as full tax exemption on statutory income for up to 10 years, investment tax allowance of 100 per cent on qualifying capital expenditure for five years, and full exemption on import duty and sales tax exemption, subject to current policy.
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