PENAMPANG - A complainant from Taman Public near Kota Kinabalu is unhappy that her mother and sister were labelled as illegal immigrants by an article that appeared in a political news media recently.
Rosaria Michael, 42, said they are Kadazans from Penampang, and approached Likas assemblyman and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president Datuk Liew Teck Chan for help to clear the names of her mother, Bernadette Poya Sobinting, sister Margaret Michael, 49, and cousin Rosina Mudin, 51, who are tobacco vendors in Donggongon township.
Since the vendors are from Donggongon, Penampang, Liew brought them to SAPP Moyog office where SAPP Moyog CLC chairman Aloysius D Siap organized a meeting with them.
During the meeting on March 18, the spokesperson for the group, Margaret, said after reading the news from Ubah Sabah last month entitled "Cahaya Baru Untuk Siapa?" that appeared in DAP's January 2013 issue, she said she could not sleep as she, her mother and cousin had been labelled as illegal immigrants.
Their photos, taken in Donggongon and captioned as PATI, appeared in the publication.
"We came to complain as we are strongly against being labelled as illegal immigrants and we chose SAPP to clear our names.
"Why are we being labelled as illegal immigrants when we are Kadazans, born and bred in Kampung Tulung Inobong and Kampung Tanaki, Penampang?
"We are very disappointed with DAP state secretary and Moyog divisional head Dr Edwin Bosi for not refuting the statement from their publication. He, being a Kadazan, should have put things right and defended us but he did not. My friends are making fun of us, which is embarrassing.
"This is the problem with peninsula-based parties like DAP which does not know the difference between the locals and the illegal immigrants. They are labelling us KDMs as illegal immigrants and to us this is against our culture and tantamount to harassing us," she said.
According to Margaret, her mother has been operating her tobacco business in Donggongon for the past 20 years.
"I myself have been selling tobacco in Donggongon for the past six years," she said, adding that a police report would be made on the matter.
Present at the meeting were Liew, Aloysius, SAPP information chief Chong Pit Fah, SAPP Moyog Women chief Martina Libasa, SAPP Moyog secretary Francis Mojikon, Wilfred Gaban, Danny Tan and David KS Ng.
Margaret and Rosina then proceeded to the Penampang police station to make a police report.
Yet foreigners can get IC so easily...this is Sabah under BN.
ReplyDeleteAlso, could this be because they are not Muslim? For Sabah's sake I hope not...
Ini juga kelemahan kerajaan BN memberi mykad secara weng-wenangnya.
Deleteisu kerakyatan sering dipertikaikan.
DeleteKadazan antara suku kaum utama di Sabah.masakan mereka pendatang asing.kecualilah jika orang asing diberi pengenalan sebagai berbangsa kadazan.
ReplyDeleteLatar belakang dan identiti mereka harus dikenal pastikan.
DeleteTidak perlu menuduh secara melulu tanpa siasat latar belakang.jangan2 sendiri yang asalnya sebagai PATI.
ReplyDeleteSiasatan harus dibuat agar isu ini dapat ditanggani secara mendalam.
DeleteDemocratic Action Party, or better known as DAP was established in the 1960’s by Mr. Devan Nair. DAP declared to be irrevocably committed to the ideal of a free, democratic and socialist Malaysia, based on the principles of racial and religious equality, social and economic justice, and founded on the institution of parliamentary democracy.
ReplyDeleteIs DAP really upholding their principles of multi-ethnicity? Since Devan Nair, the only other Indian who rose to prominence in DAP is Karpal Singh. Since its establishment, no other Indian has held a top post in the party. If that is astounding, it is even more shocking that there has never been a Malay leader holding any top position in DAP. The nation’s most populated ethnic group has little or no say in DAP.
ReplyDeleteTime and time again DAP has been accused of practising race-based politics. Despite the leaders of DAP claiming false to the allegations, results of the last DAP elections speak for itself. None of the Malay candidates who contested for a Central Executive Committee (CEC) position managed to get into the Top 20. Before a national uproar could occur, as an eye wash two Malay candidates were appointed to the CEC. Only time will reveal how much they can contribute with their representation. The number of Indian candidates also is kept to a bare minimum.
ReplyDeleteBeing a party that claims to be multi-racial the representation of non-Chinese ethnic group is a worrying sign. Till today we still see some members of DAP at war with its coalesced party PAS over the hudud issue. What if DAP-PKR-PAS does someday form the government? Are we, a small nation like Malaysia heading towards separation of states?
ReplyDeleteThe biggest opposition party with the most amount of representation in parliament after Barisan Nasional seems to lack genuine multi-ethnic representation at the elected leadership level. DAP is definitely not practising multi-ethnicity as preached by their leaders. DAP will not represent and will not reflect the diverse cultures and beliefs which constitutes the people of Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a long time before the DAP becomes fully multi ethnic. You cannot find anything overtly racist in the DAP's constitution or in their stated objectives as a political party but they have not yet escaped the stigma of being overly Chinese-centric. That is why people see them as racist. For the record the DAP does have non-Chinese but as the writer says they are very few in number.
ReplyDeleteOther than the BN, there is no real multi ethnicity in party politics in Malaysia (except maybe for the PPP - Kayveas punya party and some of the parties in Sabah and Sarawak but you can argue that point as well). By the same measure (which we used for the DAP) all the political parties in Malaysia are "mono-ethnic" to an extent.
ReplyDeleteThe political reality is a Malay / Muslim must provide leadership to any multi-ethnic political party in Malaysia. This is NOT by Law or by the Constitution but just a reflection of the reality on the ground. And he or she must be genuinely committed to multi ethnicism. So far this formula has worked quite ok. It is not ok but it still works.
ReplyDeleteThis reality will only change if a non Malay / non Muslim leader emerges who can win the trust of the majority Malays. Just figurehead Malays / Muslims playing the Ali Baba leadership role will lead to trouble. This was the situation in the country prior to 1970.
ReplyDeleteSeorang ahli DAP hari ini menyatakan sokongan kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yang berjaya memimpin negara dengan begitu cemerlang dan aman selama ini. Lee Chee Cheng (gambar atas) yang juga bekas Timbalan Pengerusi DAP Cawangan Taman Megah, Cheras dekat sini berkata beliau tidak akan mensia-siakan undi dalam Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU-13) yang akan datang. "Saya waras dan matang untuk menilai kerajaan yang telah bertungkus-lumus bangunkan Malaysia sehingga berjaya pada tahap hari ini."Saya cintakan Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteaya juga cintakan DAP. Tapi saya cintakan DAP yang bersih. Saya tidak akan taat kepada mana-mana pemimpin yang angkuh dan penuh tipu muslihat," katanya dalam satu sidang akhbar di sebuah kafe di Bandar Sungai Long di sini. Biarpun menghadapi kesukarann untuk bertutur dengan jelas kerana sakit angin ahmar, beliau ketika membaca teks kenyataan media berharap Perdana Menteri terus maju dan jaya memacu Malaysia ke arah kecemerlangan dan keamanan.
ReplyDeleteIni bukan kali pertama PR menghina dan memandang rendah terhadap kaum KDM.
ReplyDeletePenghinaan tidak harus buat, suku kaum harus dihormati.
DeleteDAP Jimmy Wong pernah menggunakan status anak Sabah walaupun bukan Bumiputra.
ReplyDeleteIsu kerakyatan sering dimainkan dan sengaja dikelirukan.
DeletePR pernah menghina tarian Sumazau serta menggambarkan masyarakat KDM sebagai minoriti dan tidak penting dalam arena politik Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteIsu perkauman tidak harus dipolitikkan.
DeletePenerimaan gelaran Huguan Siou oleh Anwar Ibrahim juga satu penghinaan. Perkara itu telah menyinggung perasaan kaum KDM.
ReplyDeleteAntara pemimpin Sabah yang lantang mengkritik Anwar Ibrahim adalah Setiausaha Agung United Pasokmomogun KadazanDusun Murutrganisation (UPKO), Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau menyifatkan tindakan tindakan itu sebagai jenaka yang keterlaluan. Menurut beliau adalah menjadi satu kesalahan memberikan anugerah atau pangkat tersebut, kerana pangkat tersebut hanya dikhaskan kepada masyarakat KadazanDusun.
ReplyDeleteBendahari UPKO yang juga Ahli Parlimen Putatan, Datuk Dr Marcus Mojigoh, pula menyifatkan tindakan itu sebagai menghina masyarakat KadazanDusun memandangkan Huguan Siou hanyalah diberikan kepada tokoh yang amat dihormati oleh masyarakat. Menurut beliau, Anwar hanyalah seorang ahli politik dan beliau datang ke Sabah hanya bertujuan politik dan beliau tidak wajar dianugerahkan dengan gelaran Huguan Siou.
ReplyDeleteManakala seorang lagi tokoh politik Sabah iaitu Naib Presiden Parti Bersatu Sabah(PBS), Datuk Herbert T Langadan pula menyifatkan tindakan Anwar Ibrahim itu sebagai tindakan gila dan terdesak. Anwar Ibrahim menurut beliau tidak layak untuk anugerah Huguan Siou. Beliau berpendapat tindakan sewajarnya harus diambil oleh pemimpin-pemimpin KDM ke atas Anwar Ibrahim.
ReplyDeleteNampak gayanya kali ini Anwar Ibrahim telah tersilap perhitungan dengan sensitiviti masyarakat Sabah terutama dari suku masyarakat KadazanDusun. Masyarakat KadazanDusun telah melantik Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan sebagai Huguan Siou atau Ketua Utama (paramount leader) semenjak tahun 1984. Bagi masyarakat KadazanDusun hanya ada satu Huguan Siou dan tindakan memberi gelaran tersebut kepada seorang dari Semenanjung Malaysia berketurunan Mamak adalah satu penghinaan ke atas mereka.
ReplyDeleteHanya persatuan Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah (KDCA) sahaja yang boleh menganugerah dan melantik “Huguan Siou” kepada mana-mana pemimpin masyarakyat KDM yang layak. Entah sejak bila KDCA memberikan kelonggarkan kepada penyokong-penyokong PKR untuk memberikan gelaran itu kepada orang luar (bukan dikalangan KDM) sesuka hati.
ReplyDeleteSepatutnya penyokong dan pemimpin-pemimpin PKR Sabah tidak sewenang-wenangnya menganugerahkan sebarang gelaran kepada pemimpin tertinggi mereka hanya kerana mahu mendapatkan sokongan politik. Tindakan itu bukan sahaja boleh menimbulkan kekeliruan di negeri maupun negara ini mengenai istilah Huguan Siou, malah mencemar, mencabar dan meremehkan kewujudan pertubuhan KDCA yang sepatutnya bertanggungjawab menganugerahkan gelaran itu kepada mana-mana pemimpin KDM yang layak.
ReplyDeleteIsu dimainkan untuk mendapatkan perhatian.
DeleteNampak gayanya hayat Anwar di Sabah amat tipis kerana masyarakat KadazanDusun merupakan pengundi majoriti di Sabah. Apakah tindakan ini akan membuatkan masyarakat KadazanDusun akan boikot ke atas parti DAP, PKR dan PAS di dalam PRU-13 yang akan datang? Hanya masa yang akan menentukannya.
ReplyDeleteIsu ini sengaja dimainkan untuk kepentingan politik sahaja.
DeleteThe Barisan Nasional (BN) government cares for the total needs of the people, not just physical infrastructure but also mental and financial needs, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.
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DeleteHe said that the distribution of the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) and 1Malaysia netbooks were clear proof of this development strategy.
“Only the BN government can conceive and implement such creative assistance programmes for the people. Unlike the Opposition, who are only good in talking and misleading the people,” he said when distributing iDola netbooks to the public in Kota Marudu district and Matunggong sub-district.
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DeleteOngkili distributed 941 netbooks to 352 university students and the rest to NGOs, village heads, village committees, religious bodies and parent-teacher associations in the Kota Marudu district.
DeleteFor Matunggong, he distributed 1,010 netbooks to the same target groups. This put the total number of netbooks already distributed under the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)’s 1Malaysia Netbook Distribution Programme in Kota Marudu parliamentary constituency to more than 4,500 units.
DeleteOngkili, who is also Member of Parliment for Kota Marudu, said Kota Marudu had been fortunate to have among the highest number of recipients of the netbooks in the state, as part of the national broadband initiative aimed at increasing internet access for target groups, students and the poor.
The effort had also proved fruitful as the MCMC had found that the district now had the highest broadband penetration for rural districts in Sabah, with a 30 per cent increase, since the distribution of the netbooks began in October last year, he added.
DeleteOngkili also told the people that as the units were limited, they had to fulfil set requirements to receive the aid.
Delete“As 15,000 families in Kota Marudu would fulfil the requirement of having household income of RM3,000 and below, we have to be selective in giving out the netbooks.
Delete“As such we target NGOs, students and families with university-going children and cannot give it to every individual. For example, one unit of netbook is given to a family with a child or children studying in university,” he said.
DeleteBN mempunyai financial yang baik, itulah mereka menggunakan duitnya secara besar-besaran. Yang penting berjaya menambat hati rakyat.
DeleteAmbuyat,teruteru,mantera, kunu anaksabah, drako ...tak da kerja ka ? asyik nama kamu ja dlm ruangan komen komen ni....ooops tak pe le kan ada habuan pula dari AminoBNed.......tak paye keje kaye sb ada.........Iblis yg di kenali bagi..kekekeke
ReplyDeleteThe old guard at Pakatan Rakyat has been quiet for some time, but with the coalition's election manifesto receiving flak for being unviable and socialist, DAP's Lim Kit Siang has now offered some more proposals which he probably hopes will energise a tired DAP.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Kit Siang should be reminded of the DAP's refusal to be a part of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that reviewed the Lynas project last March. It's easy for Kit Siang to now talk about parliamentary committees, but where was he when his own party MPs were boycotting such a committee?
ReplyDeleteIf Kit Siang was so interested in democracy, he should start by promoting internal democracy within his party itself. He should, for instance, call an immediate re-election of the DAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) whose 'flawed' election in January was a complete fiasco.
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