MANILA - The Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo is not keen on retrieving from Sabah the bodies of its 28 fighters who have been reported as killed by Malaysian security forces since March 5.
“In line with the preaching of Islam, why would we still disturb the souls and the spirits of the deceased? They are now rested in peace,” said Abraham Idjirani, spokesman of the sultanate.
“You know, among Muslims, kuntento na ang isang tao basta mailibing siya within 24 hours,” Idjirani added.
According to the teachings of Islam, a deceased person must be buried within 24 hours after his or her death. After the 17-day standoff erupted in a firefight on March 1, the Sulu sultanate asked Malaysia for a ceasefire to be able to bury their dead.
Since March 5, Malaysian security forces had conducted offensive operations to flush out Kiram’s followers. According Sabah Police Commissioner Hamza Taib, 61 of the sultan's followers had been killed from March 5 to 15.
The Malaysian government had written the Philippine government regarding the repatriation of the bodies in three days, although it did not specify the dates for this period.
"We have sent the letters through our Foreign Ministry. In fact, today there will be a meeting between the Foreign Ministry and the Philippine Embassy. Technically the three-day period has not lapsed yet," Taib said in a report by news network GMA-7.
Propaganda
Idjirani said the offer of the Malaysian government to have the remains of the dead fighters retrieved and sent back to the Philippines is just another “black propaganda.”
Idjirani said should the Sultanate of Sulu agree to retrieve their dead fighters from Sabah, the retrieval team should be guaranteed immunity from arrest or harassment by a neutral country.
“Now the proposition of Malaysia is another black propaganda. First of all, there is no definition of conditions on how the retrieval is to be done. It is also very alarming on the part of the Sultanate of Sulu as without the intercession of a neutral country, Malaysia could order the arrest of the retrieval team and accuse them of being members of the Royal Security Force,” he said.
Idjirani added that the retrieval of the deceased fighters should be covered by media both local and international and be made in the presence of a neutral humanitarian organization such as the Red Crescent or the International Committee of the Red Cross.
He also said that Malaysia should also allow an independent group to conduct autopsies on the remains of the dead sultanate fighters to prove that they were indeed killed in combat and were not tortured to death.
“If that should happen, we challenge Malaysia to allow an independent body to conduct autopsies on the remains. We have still to solicit the consent of the relatives,” he said.
Idjirani believes that the 10 fighters earlier reported as captured by Malaysian security forces could have already been killed. He said that the refusal of Malaysia to present the 10 could mean that they are already dead.
By Mike Frialde (ph)
Pengganas Kiram III semakin terdesak dan tertekan bilamana ABRI, ATM, PDRM dan TENTERA FILIPINA melakukan pengawasan sempadan dengan ketat.Perkembangan terkini pencerobohan pengganas Sulu kini merebak ke negara Indonesia.
ReplyDeleteUMNO FED & SHELTERED THE SULU FIGHTERS AS BROTHERS ON LANDING & NOW THEY SHOOT THEM AS TERRORISTS
DeleteA comment from Malaysia Chronicle a Sabahan bogger says:-
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:10 posted by pull_me59
Actually I am sick with this in the news everyday. I am living in Sandakan Sabah and have friends living in Lahad Datu!
We all wonder what the hell is the BN or UMNO trying to prove! First of aqll there are only about 200-300 people who landed on Feb 9th and the government know! Ok so far so good, Instead of finding out if they were terrorist aor as they call it, *INTRUDERS* they didn't make any attempts to investigate but instead...gave them food and water....FED THEM! then with growing concern by the Sabahans, two weeks later then started to cut off their food supply!
The IDIOT, HOME MINISTER said they are not terrorist and now they call them terrorist!Ok the people of Sabah wonders why the BN /UMNO morons is making this look like a full scale war when in actual fact there is no threat. For your information, everyday lives goes on as usual, there is no trouble and because the idiotic UMNO morons made it look like it is so unsafe that it is causing harm to the Sabahans. Business here are affected and people don't go out at night and shops are force to close at 6pm! even restaurants and coffee shops which used to stay open till 12am, now closes at 6-9pm! Not because it is unsafe and there are army and trucks around but cs no business!
Latest we have the greatest PRETENDER himself, visiting the troops as if it is a full scale warfare.....STUPID BN/UMNO ESP THE GOOD FOR NOTHING DEVIL HIMSELF, MAMAK KUTTY.....YOU HAVE RETIRED....FOR FCUK SAKE...GO TO HELL!
If you are anaksarawak living in Sandakan, you are not a Sabahan.
DeleteYour opinion does not reflect understanding, but just bad manner. You are not from Sandakan and you just pretend to have friends in Lahad Datu.
1. "Actually I am sick with this in the news everyday."
Sandakan people want the news because it matters to them. Lahad Datu people want the news because it matters to them. I can understand how sick you are because you are not from here. So, you know what to do.
2. "We all wonder what the hell is the BN or UMNO trying to prove!"
BN/UMNO does not have to prove anything to you. They govern so that you are safe to surf the Internet and have good time.
3. "Ok the people of Sabah wonders why the BN /UMNO morons is making this look like a full scale war when in actual fact there is no threat."
You are not a Sabahan, please do not speak on our behalf. But, I do respect your right to express your opinion.
It IS NOT a full scale war as you have pointed it out. Indeed, it is a threat, if you will, but not to you, but rather to those villagers in that area. Your friends in Lahad Dato, if any, are most likely staying somewhere else very far from ground zero. It is not a threat to them either.
Count your blessing, like million of other Malaysians, that not you or any member of your family is involved in the conflict. I am happy your family is safe. God bless them all. Please tell that to the families of our fallen heroes. A simple gesture of "thank you" will do.
4. "Latest we have the greatest PRETENDER himself, visiting the troops as if it is a full scale warfare.....STUPID BN/UMNO ESP THE GOOD FOR NOTHING DEVIL HIMSELF, MAMAK KUTTY.....YOU HAVE RETIRED....FOR FCUK SAKE...GO TO HELL!"
You have every reason to be angry.
I am very sure your mother will not be very happy with your language, but I am not complaining because not every one is born and raised in the same manner. Millions of Filipinos are good people. There are some exactly like you. But, I am not complaining. If they break the law, they face the music irrespective of race and religion. If armed robbers enter your house and rape your privacy (not your mother, sister or wife ok), please don't call the Police. They are very busy in Lahad Datu. By, the way, before you call the Police, have you pay your tax.
There are many devilish, retired mamak kutty in town. If it is your father, I am sorry I don't know him. I don't want to know him either.
HEY READ THE SECOND SENTENCE -
DeleteA comment from Malaysia Chronicle a Sabahan bogger says:-
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:10 posted by pull_me59
Actually I am sick with this in the news everyday. I am living in Sandakan Sabah and have friends living in Lahad Datu!
UMNO BN is an illegal occupier of Sabah and Sarawak and should get out fast!
The comments were taken from Malaysia Chronicle and not made by Anaksarawak.
Residensi Nunukan dan Pulau Sebatik yang bersempadan dengan Tawau, Malaysia kini di penuhi pasukan tentera Indonesia. Armada Kapal-kapal perang Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI) turut berlabuh dengan ketumbukan tentera Indonesia ditambah di sepanjang sempadan Indonesia-Malaysia-Filipina.
ReplyDeleteRakan-rakan yang baru balik dari Residensi Tarakan, Balik Papan, Nunukan dan Sungai Nyamuk di wilayah persempadan Indonesia/Malaysia menyaksikan pergerakan tentera yang tidak seperti hari-hari biasa.
ReplyDeleteMereka mendapat maklumat, pergerakan ketenteraan Indonesia dengan sejumlah Penembak Tepat turut dibawa bertujuan untuk mengawal perairan Indonesia daripada dimasuki oleh pengganas-pengganas Sulu ini. Nampaknya, saki baki pengganas Sulu ini tidak dapat bergerak lebih jauh.
ReplyDeleteMereka terpaksa mengharapkan paya bakau dan bukit bukau di ladang sawit untuk bersembunyi dan bergerak dalam kumpulan yang kecil. Perairan menuju ke pulau-pulau berhampiran di sempadan Filipina sudah di kawal ketat.
ReplyDeleteKini, perairan Indonesia pula dikawal oleh pasukan Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI) laut dan darat. Raja Azumuide dan kumpulannya hanya ada satu pilihan...Menyerah tanpa syarat!
ReplyDeleteBiarpun berpengalaman dalam peperangan gerila di selatan Filipina sejak 1899, taktik gerila pengganas dari Sulu yang menceroboh pesisir pantai Lahad Datu sejak 12 Feb lepas, tidak mampu melumpuhkan pertahanan negara.
ReplyDeleteSebaliknya pasukan keselamatan negara terutama Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) yang juga telah lama menggunakan taktik serangan gerila termasuk ketika berhadapan ancaman komunis antara 1984 dan 1989, berjaya melumpuhkan kumpulan militan itu.
ReplyDelete"Keampuhan taktik gerila pengganas menceroboh negara dan kini berkubu di Tanjung Batu tidak mampu menandingi taktik pasukan keselamatan di negara ini. "Ini dibuktikan dengan jumlah pengganas yang ditembak mati sehingga kini mencecah 62 orang," kata Panglima Medan Tentera Darat Lt Jen Datuk Seri Zulkiple Kassim.
ReplyDeleteZulkiple berkata taktik ATM itu sentiasa dipertingkat dan diperkemas dengan pelbagai latihan dan penambahan inventori aset pertahanan bagi memastikan kedaulatan negara sentiasa dijaga.
ReplyDelete"Kita satu-satunya negara di dunia ini yang memenangi peperangan dengan komunis melalui taktik gerila," katanya.
Jamalul Kiram III, ketua lanun Sulu telah mengarahkan lanun-lanun Sulu agar meneruskan serangan dan melakukan kekacauan di Sabah. Walaupun angkatan tentera Malaysia, Filipina dan Indonesia memperkemaskan kerjasama dan mula menyekat keluar masuk lanun-lanun Sulu, nampaknya mereka masih mahu bercakap besar dan bermegah-megah kononnya Amerika Syarikat berada di belakang mereka dengan Anwar Ibrahim sebagai dalangnya untuk Asia Tenggara membabitkan Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteAmerika Syarikat sedang mengintai dan mencari-cari tempat untuk membina penempatan serta pangkalan tentera laut serta udara bagi menyaingi dan mengawasi China yang sekarang merupakan penjual dan pedagang senjata ketiga terbesar dunia selepas Amerika Syarikat dan Russia.
ReplyDeleteSelepas penutupan Pangkalan Laut Teluk Subic dan Pangkalan Udara Clarke di Filipina, Amerika Syarikat amat memerlukan sebuah kawasan seperti Sabah untuk pangkalan tentera mereka.
ReplyDeleteJamalul Kiram III telah 'tersalah cakap' bahawa lanun-lanun Sulunya akan melakukan serangan secara besar-besaran sebaik-baik sahaja Amerika Syarikat sudi menurunkan bala tentera mereka sebagai bantuan. Bagaimanapun, dengan kerjasama angkatan tentera Malaysia-Filipina-Indonesia, laluan untuk lanun-lanun Sulu itu hidup dengan selamat sudah tertutup melainkan mereka menyerah diri dan meletakkan senjata.
ReplyDeleteKepala lanun Sulu itu mengarahkan agar serangan dilakukan secara perang gerila. Sesuatu yang sebenarnya amat dimahiri oleh angkatan tentera Malaysia. Malaysia merupakan satu-satunya negara yang memerangi pengganas komunis dengan kaedah perang gerila.
ReplyDeleteBahkan Amerika Syarikat sendiri pun, terpaksa belajar daripada Malaysia taktik peperangan berkenaan walaupun pada suatu peringkat Amerika Syarikat 'tidak berpuas hati' kerana Malaysia enggan mengajar sepenuhnya kaedah berkenaan.
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DeleteWaooooooo ! nampaknya menurut kamu America Syarikat bila bila nak serang pun Malaysia tak Gentar sebab Malaysia jauh lebih handal dalam tktik peperanagan dari mereka lah.......Obama mungkin perlu di beri tahu ni....jgn cuba cuba perangi malaysia......
DeleteJamalul Kiram III, Nur Misuari dan lanun-lanun Sulu itu telah bertahun-tahun berperang menentang tentera Filipina. Mereka tidak pernah berjaya, sebaliknya MNLF pula telah berpecah menjadi kumpulan yang lebih kecil dan saling bertempur sesama sendiri.
ReplyDeleteNur Misuari yang buta kayu dan buta sejarah, tidak mampu mengakui bahawa Kesultanan Sulu yang dibangga-banggakannya sudah tidak wujud lagi. Tuntutan lanun-lanun Sulu itu terhadap Sabah, sebenarnya tidak lebih daripada tuntutan penjahat yang buta huruf dan enggan menerima hakikat, mereka hanyalah segerombolan lanun yang tidak mempunyai keupayaan tetapi kuat nafsunya.
ReplyDeleteAncaman Kiram itu pastinya dipandang berat oleh pihak berkuasa Malaysia. Pastinya, sebelum mereka mula melancarkan peperangan gerila, tentera dan polis Malaysia akan terlebih dahulu akan memburu mereka sehingga ke lubang cacing sebagaimana yang dilakukan terhadap pengganas komunis sehingga Chin Peng pun tak berani nak masuk ke Malaysia lagi, sebaliknya hanya menjerit-jerit dari Thailand dan China dengan menggunakan para pemimpin PKR, DAP dan Mat Sabu-PAS!!!
ReplyDeleteKiram does not have to teach us about Muslim burial and practices.
ReplyDeleteNot all the dead Sulu terrorists were Muslim. We assumed they were. We should bury them under the Sulu Sea as per the International practice.
Lahad Datu is a sacred burial ground for generation of my family.
Please do not desecrate with bloods from those pigs.
Kiram does not have to teach us about Muslim burial and practices.
ReplyDeleteNot all the dead Sulu terrorists were Muslim. We assumed they were. We should bury them under the Sulu Sea as per the International practice.
Lahad Datu is a sacred burial ground for generation of my family.
Please do not desecrate with bloods from those pigs.
Kiram does not have to teach us about Muslim burial and practices.
ReplyDeleteNot all the dead Sulu terrorists were Muslim. We assumed they were. We should bury them under the Sulu Sea as per the International practice.
Lahad Datu is a sacred burial ground for generation of my family.
Please do not desecrate with bloods from those pigs.
Kiram does not have to teach us about Muslim burial and practices.
ReplyDeleteNot all the dead Sulu terrorists were Muslim. We assumed they were. We should bury them under the Sulu Sea as per the International practice.
Lahad Datu is a sacred burial ground for generation of my family.
Please do not desecrate with bloods from those pigs.
Kiram does not have to teach us about Muslim burial and practices.
ReplyDeleteNot all the dead Sulu terrorists were Muslim. We assumed they were. We should bury them under the Sulu Sea as per the International practice.
Lahad Datu is a sacred burial ground for generation of my family.
Please do not desecrate with bloods from those pigs.
Polis Daerah Sandakan menahan tiga lelaki yang mencurigakan di Kampung Sim-Sim di Sandakan semalam selepas menerima laporan daripada penduduk kampung itu.
ReplyDeleteKetua Polis Daerah Sandakan ACP Rowell Marong berkata ketiga-tiga suspek itu ditahan pada 3 petang tadi mengikut Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-langkah Khas) 2012.
ReplyDelete“Identiti ketiga-tiga suspek belum dikenal pasti dan sejauh mana penglibatan mereka dengan kes pencerobohan di Lahad Datu.
“Bagaimanapun ketika ditahan, mereka tidak memiliki senjata berbahaya atau senjata api,” katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama.
ReplyDeleteRowell turut memohon kerjasama penduduk di daerah ini agar tidak sama sekali mempercayai khabar angin atau membuat andaian dan menokok tambah cerita yang mempunyai hubung kait dengan aspek keselamatan.
Sebaliknya, beliau berkata sekiranya penduduk mempunyai sebarang maklumat, mereka diminta segera menghubungi balai polis berhampiran.
ReplyDeleteSementara itu, tinjauan Bernama di Kampung Sim-Sim petang tadi mendapati beberapa anggota polis mengadakan kawalan di kampung itu yang merupakan antara perkampungan yang didirikan di atas air, di daerah ini.
ReplyDeleteAnak perempuan Jamalul Kiram, yang duk mengaku dirinya Puteri, Jacel Kiram dikantoikan media Filipina apabila memperlihatkan gambar-gambar kejadian di Selatan Thai sebagai kononnya kejadian di Lahad Datu.
ReplyDeleteKurang yakin dengan apa yang dipertontonkan, salah satu media Filipina, GMA melakukan penilitian lanjut terhadap gambar itu dan terbukti ia bukan pencerobohan di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteGMA mendakwa ia telah berulang kali cuba menghubungi Jacel untuk mendapatkan penjelasan berhubung gambar berkenaan tetapi gagal.
ReplyDeleteIni menjadikan Jacel juga bukan seorang puteri raja seperti yang didakwanya dalam setiap sidang media.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan Filipina menolak bulat-bulat permintaan Sultan Sulu Jamalul Kiram III agar Malacanang mengadakan perbincangan dengan Malaysia dan mengiktiraf tuntutan pihaknya ke atas Sabah.
ReplyDeleteSebaliknya Manila mahu pengikut Sultan Sulu dipanggil balik dari Lahad Datu, yang diceroboh 12 Februari lalu.
ReplyDeleteEdwin Lacierda, jurucakap Presiden Filipina berkata, kerajaan negara itu tidak akan mengadakan perundingan berkenaan isu Sabah kecuali Sultan Sulu membawa balik kumpulan penceroboh terbabit dari wilayah Malaysia.
ReplyDeletePresiden Benigno Aquino mengeluarkan amaran keras ke atas Jamalul Kiram dan pengikutnya bahawa mereka boleh didakwa telah melanggar peruntukan perlembagaan negara itu.
ReplyDeleteAquino juga menggesa Jamalul Kiram mengarahkan adik dan pengikutnya meninggalkan Sabah supaya tindakan mereka tidak menjejaskan hubungan dua hala Malaysia-Filipina.
ReplyDeleteSetiausaha Luar Filipina Albert del Rosario juga berkata, beliau sekali lagi meminta Malaysia melanjutkan masa, empat hari yang diminta hujung minggu lalu, bagi kumpulan penceroboh berkenaan meninggalkan Lahad Datu.
ReplyDeleteTIDAK siapa tahu siapakah Sultan Sulu yang sebenar, melainkan Tuhan yang selama ini menguji waris Sultan yang masih menerima RM5,300 sebulan daripada Kerajaan Malaysia?
ReplyDeleteNamun tidak siapa juga tahu bahawa wang cession berkenaan tidak dapat ditunaikan dan disimpan oleh Pemegang Amanah iaitu Peguam Ulka T.Ulama disebabkan tidak siapapun yang masih hidup diiktiraf sebagai Sulta Sulu yang sah.
ReplyDeletePersoalannya, jika benar Kesultanan Sulu masih wujud, kenapa semua yang mengaku Sultan Sulu yang datang ke Sabah menggunakan PASPORT FILIPINA dan bukannya PASPORT SULU!
ReplyDeleteLebih memeranjatkan seorang warga Malaysia di Lahad Datu, Datu Abdul Razak Datu Aliuddin mengaku Sultan Sulu dan North Borneo seedangkan beliau memegang Mykad Malaysia?
ReplyDeleteSiapakah sultan yang sebenarnya ini. Memang jika dilihat Jamalul kiram 111 ini bukannya sultan tapi seorang penganas.
ReplyDeletePerdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menempelak pemimpin pembangkang yang menuduh insiden pencerobohan bersenjata di Lahad Datu, Sabah sebagai satu sandiwara sedangkan pasukan keselamatan negara berkorban nyawa bagi mempertahankan negara.
ReplyDeletekerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) tidak pernah mengarahkan anggota keselamatan melakukan sandiwara sebaliknya mengarahkan mereka mempertahan dan menjaga kedaulatan negara.
ReplyDeleteMost heirs to long-dead sultanates would be laughed out of the room if they laid claim to modern territory on the basis of a 135-year old claim. Yet, with the self-styled Sultan of Sulu sending an armed gang to invade Sabah on the basis of such a claim, let us consider whether his claim is valid.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, Jamalul Kiram is just one of nine claimants to the defunct title of Sultan of Sulu. He is by no means the recognised heir, rather he has chosen to call himself the "Sultan", his brother the "Crown Prince", and his daughter "Princess" etc. More importantly, the Sulu sultanate was itself abolished way back in 1917.
ReplyDeleteThe Sulu claim to Sabah stems from its acquisition by the Sulu sultanate in 1704 as a reward for helping the Sultan of Brunei to quell a rebellion. In 1878, the then Sulu ruler ceded the territory to the British North Borneo Company (NBC), which, in turn, transferred sovereign rights over Sabah to Britain in 1946.
ReplyDeleteWhen the British granted independence to the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, Sabah was one of the territories turned over to Malaysia, which continues to pay a token rent to the heirs of the Sulu sultanate to this day. That in a nutshell is the history.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to remember that, after Sabah was ceded to Britain in 1946, neither the Sulu clan, nor the Philippine government that was its formal successor, made any claim on Sabah till 1962. The fact that they didn't see fit to raise this claim for sixteen years shows that they realised an opportunity much later.
ReplyDeleteIn June 1962, the Philippine government lodged a formal claim to sovereignty over Sabah, or British North Borneo as they called it. But Malaysia's claim proved far stronger.
ReplyDeleteThe legal question centred on the translation of the Malay-Arabic word 'pajak' that appeared in the vernacular version of the 1878 agreement that handed Sabah over to the British North Borneo Company (NBC). In common parlance, the term could be used to denote both "to lease" or "to cede".
ReplyDeleteThe British and Malayan governments pointed out that the English language document agreed by the Sultan of Sulu categorically stated that the land was ceded "forever and until the end of time", and not leased as the Philippines claimed.
ReplyDeleteMalaya's position was further reinforced by the International Court of Justice ruling that "a historic title, no matter how persuasively claimed on the basis of legal instruments and exercise of authority, cannot – except in the most extraordinary circumstances – prevail in law over the rights of non-self-governing people to claim independence and establish their sovereignty through the exercise of bona fide self-determination."
ReplyDeleteIndeed, in line with the internationally accepted principle of self-determination, the people of Sabah expressed their preference to join the larger Malaysian Federation through a free referendum in 1962 that was supervised by a United Nations fact-finding mission.
ReplyDeleteAnd again in the 1963 election, the majority of the people of Sabah showed they had no desire to be a part of the Philippines, or, for that matter, of the historical Sulu sultanate.
ReplyDeleteThat is where the matter rests today. To mollify Jamalul Kiram, the Philippine government is now considering taking Malaysia to the International Court of Justice, but any Philippine claim to Sabah stands little chance of being recognised.
ReplyDeleteIt is perhaps ironic that Sabah first came into Sulu possession in 1704 because they helped end an uprising, yet in 2013 the Sulu claimants are trying to regain it by attempting an armed intrusion themselves.
ReplyDeleteThis is their last stab at history, before the Sulu claim will have to give way finally to the modern reality.
ReplyDeletePerdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak memberi kata dua kepada kumpulan penceroboh bersenjata di Lahad Datu supaya menyerah diri atau berdepan sebarang tindakan yang akan diambil pihak berkuasa Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata masa untuk mempertimbangkan apa juga permintaan kumpulan penceroboh yang mendakwa sebagai tentera Kesultanan Sulu dari Filipina sudah berakhir.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan Malaysia amat bertegas dalam hal ini, kerana jenayah yang dilakukan oleh kumpulan penceroboh itu amat serius, katanya kepada pemberita.
ReplyDelete"Dan mereka hanya ada dua pilihan iaitu sama ada menyerah diri ataupun menerima apa-apa tindakan yang akan diambil oleh pihak berkuasa dan pihak keselamatan," katanya.
ReplyDeleteThe Lahad Datu invasion episode is no more than a pretentious display of authority by the pretender Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and those in cahoots with him.
ReplyDeleteThe ridiculous action taken by Jamalul and his loyal militants is an act in futility. What more when Malacanang palace itself has made it clear that the Sulu Sultanate is now defunct with the last recognised sultan being Sultan Jamalul Ikram II (1884-1936).
A group of 234 militants led by Jamalul’s brother the so called Rajah Muda Agbimuddin Kiram landed in Kampung Tanduo on Feb 9, ostensibly to renew the so called sultanate’s claim over Sabah.
ReplyDeleteAfter weeks of negotiating a peaceful departure of the armed invaders, Malaysia had no choice but boot them out.
And after many of his free booting mercerneries died fighting, Jamalul in a face saving attempt stated that they would never surrender in Lahad Datu and would fight until their last men.
The ‘Sulu Sultan’s’ condescending attitude were further compounded by the polemics of the Sultan’s brother ‘Sultan Bantilan Esmail Kiram II’ and pride of Jamalul’s daughter ‘princes’ Jacel Kiram.
ReplyDeleteCertain local leaders (opposition) and the Sulu Sultanate’s symphatisers in Sabah also provided certain recognition to Jamalul.
Even before the events started unraveling, an opposition leader in Sabah had admitted of meeting the ‘Sultan of Sulu’.
However, he did not dwell into what transpired in the meeting and had clarified that the one he met was not Jamalul behind the current woes. This is not surprising as no less than six parties are claiming the throne of the Sulu Sultanate that is no longer recognised.
The local leader is said to be highly vocal over Sabah’s rights and autonomy.
ReplyDeleteHowever, since the incident, he has not been heard in the open.
Jamalul remained defiant right from the start, even when the Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino’s warned him that ‘you will not succeed’ (in claiming Sabah). He has been obstinate despite the fact 62 of his men have been killed along with 10 Malaysian security personnel.
Jamalul and his followers have no regards to history and the fact that Sabahan’s have decided Sabah (formerly known as North Borneo) as one of the states under the Malaysian Federation.
The stand taken by the Philippine Government during the formation of the Federation of Malaysia is well reported by the ‘Philippine Daily Inquirer’ daily that reproduced the original article quoting Senator Lorenzo Sumulong that appeared on the Manila Times dated 25 March 1963.
ReplyDeleteSumulong in his privilege speech on Sabah (filed by President Diosdado Macapagal on June 22, 1962), said; “What is the gain of involving ourselves in North Borneo (now Sabah), if after all, even if we recover it, we are committed to the idea of letting the North Borneans determine what their eventual fate would be?… the better course to follow is for our government to inform the United Nations (UN) in due time, i.e., when the Federation of Malaysia Plan is submitted for consideration in the UN, that we are voluntarily relinquishing whatever claims of sovereignty we may have to any portion of North Borneo in order to accelerate the changing of its status from a non-self-governing territory to that of a self-governing or independent state and that we favour holding a plebiscite under UN auspices to give the people of North Borneo the opportunity to freely express their will and wishes…”
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) Prof Dr Shariff AK Omang said the invasion could have been avoided if the group concerned understood the plebiscite conducted by the Cobbold Commission.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what, the incident like mentioned by prime minister has served as a wakeup call for Malaysia to enhance its future planning and strategies in mitigating threats to the nation’s sovereignty.
Subsequent to the intrusion, UMS has established the Sabah Strategic Studies Centre as a platform to provide views, advice and information relating to future issues relating to safety, economy, social, history, education, politics and domestic issues.
“Now we are faced with a security threat, maybe in the future we may face threats to our economy and so forth,” he said.
However, all this and the historical facts are not good enough to convince Jamalul and his followers that their struggle is in vain.
Ufortunately we seem to be climbing uphill with this one-
DeleteREAD MY LIPS- T.H.E.R.E. WAS NOT "PLEBISCITE" OR "REFERENDUM" EVER HELD ON THE MALAYSIA QUESTION IN SABAH OR SARAWAK!
THE COBBOLD COMMISSION WAS AN "ENQUIRY" - TO FIND OUT IF THE BORNEO PEOPLE SUPPORTED THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL...
IT WAS NOT A FORMAL VOTE. ITS FINDINGS WERE BASED ON INTERVIEWS OF ONLY 4000 PEOPLE IN THE 2 COLONIES.
THAT WAS ABOUT 4% OF THE POPULATION AT THE TIME...HOW CAN THIS FIGURE BE USED TO CLAIM THE BORNEO PEOPLE WANTED MALAYSIA????
NEITHER THE PEOPLE OF SABAH OR SARAWAK WERE EVER GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SAY "YES" OR "NO" TO THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL!!!!!!!!
HAVE WE GOT IDIOTS INDEED!
1. "THE COBBOLD COMMISSION WAS AN "ENQUIRY" - TO FIND OUT IF THE BORNEO PEOPLE SUPPORTED THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL...IT WAS NOT A FORMAL VOTE."
DeleteThe Cobbold Commission was one of the legal instruments under the then British System. It was accepted by UN. It does not matter whether you accept it or not as it was recognised by UN.
Seriously, I don't care if Misuari or Kiram did not accept it either. They can argue with UN. You can too.
Let's move on and create better Malaysia.
2. "THAT WAS ABOUT 4% OF THE POPULATION AT THE TIME...HOW CAN THIS FIGURE BE USED TO CLAIM THE BORNEO PEOPLE WANTED MALAYSIA???? NEITHER THE PEOPLE OF SABAH OR SARAWAK WERE EVER GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SAY "YES" OR "NO" TO THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL!!!!!!!!"
I was too young at that time, but I remember my elders in the village did mentioned that Tun Mustapha came to visit them and the meeting took place in my father house then. The village where I was born was rather remote; no electricity, piped water, radio, TV or phone. I am not sure whether opinions from those odd 200 villagers were taken into account or even constitute 4% of the population. But, USNO won the first election. Parikatan (USNO/SCA/UPKO) won the election too. I guess that was the best available system at the material time to show support to the formation of Malaysia.
But, I did remember as a small boy, seeing Indonesian army marching into our village. It was fun to see soldiers. They did not caused any harm to us except all the houses were closed and the kampung was dead quiet. Now, I knew that was the confrontation. If Indonesian army were successful...
There were chaos too when several hundred Filipino vessels (we called them 'mundu') berthing across the sea. During the night, the sea front was full of lights from the vessels. I kind of like it as I seldom see such spectra of lights. The village was dead quiet and no light from any house. I did not know why. Now, I knew those vessels escaped from Mindanao when Marcos (Catholic Christian) massacred the Moros (Muslim Suluks) when they refused to invade Sabah. The incident is known as Jabida Massacre which was reported few days ago in PH media. It will be awesome if the Suluks did invade my village to claim Sabah. How about that.
Within the context of what happened around my village at the material time almost simultaneously, is there anybody out there..just anybody..have the audacity to tell me the Sabahan did not ever..ever given the chance to say "yes" or 'no"?
The history in the formation of Malaysia is the history about little people in my village, not about people sitting in front of laptop like me. I feel ashamed I was not the idiot in the middle of it all. Now, it is in my hand and I want to pass it to my children. The message that I told them is what has been passed to me; "bersyukur lah" ( count your blessing).
Malaysia is not perfect. Its history is not perfect. Please forgive me, I am not perfect like you after spending more than 20 years away from Sabah...many years outside Malaysia.
But, this is my Malaysia. No one can take it away from me.
1. "THE COBBOLD COMMISSION WAS AN "ENQUIRY" - TO FIND OUT IF THE BORNEO PEOPLE SUPPORTED THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL...IT WAS NOT A FORMAL VOTE."
DeleteThe Cobbold Commission was one of the legal instruments under the then British System. It was accepted by UN. It does not matter whether you accept it or not as it was recognised by UN.
Seriously, I don't care if Misuari or Kiram did not accept it either. They can argue with UN. You can too.
Let's move on and create better Malaysia.
2. "THAT WAS ABOUT 4% OF THE POPULATION AT THE TIME...HOW CAN THIS FIGURE BE USED TO CLAIM THE BORNEO PEOPLE WANTED MALAYSIA???? NEITHER THE PEOPLE OF SABAH OR SARAWAK WERE EVER GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SAY "YES" OR "NO" TO THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL!!!!!!!!"
I was too young at that time, but I remember my elders in the village did mentioned that Tun Mustapha came to visit them and the meeting took place in my father house then. The village where I was born was rather remote; no electricity, piped water, radio, TV or phone. I am not sure whether opinions from those odd 200 villagers were taken into account or even constitute 4% of the population. But, USNO won the first election. Parikatan (USNO/SCA/UPKO) won the election too. I guess that was the best available system at the material time to show support to the formation of Malaysia.
But, I did remember as a small boy, seeing Indonesian army marching into our village. It was fun to see soldiers. They did not caused any harm to us except all the houses were closed and the kampung was dead quiet. Now, I knew that was the confrontation. If Indonesian army were successful...
There were chaos too when several hundred Filipino vessels (we called them 'mundu') berthing across the sea. During the night, the sea front was full of lights from the vessels. I kind of like it as I seldom see such spectra of lights. The village was dead quiet and no light from any house. I did not know why. Now, I knew those vessels escaped from Mindanao when Marcos (Catholic Christian) massacred the Moros (Muslim Suluks) when they refused to invade Sabah. The incident is known as Jabida Massacre which was reported few days ago in PH media. It will be awesome if the Suluks did invade my village to claim Sabah. How about that.
Within the context of what happened around my village at the material time almost simultaneously, is there anybody out there..just anybody..have the audacity to tell me the Sabahan did not ever..ever given the chance to say "yes" or 'no"?
The history in the formation of Malaysia is the history about little people in my village, not about people sitting in front of laptop like me. I feel ashamed I was not the idiot in the middle of it all. Now, it is in my hand and I want to pass it to my children. The message that I told them is what has been passed to me; "bersyukur lah" ( count your blessing).
Malaysia is not perfect. Its history is not perfect. Please forgive me, I am not perfect like you after spending more than 20 years away from Sabah...many years outside Malaysia.
But, this is my Malaysia. No one can take it away from me.
1. "THE COBBOLD COMMISSION WAS AN "ENQUIRY" - TO FIND OUT IF THE BORNEO PEOPLE SUPPORTED THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL...IT WAS NOT A FORMAL VOTE."
DeleteThe Cobbold Commission was one of the legal instruments under the then British System. It was accepted by UN. It does not matter whether you accept it or not as it was recognised by UN.
Seriously, I don't care if Misuari or Kiram did not accept it either. They can argue with UN. You can too.
Let's move on and create better Malaysia.
2. "THAT WAS ABOUT 4% OF THE POPULATION AT THE TIME...HOW CAN THIS FIGURE BE USED TO CLAIM THE BORNEO PEOPLE WANTED MALAYSIA???? NEITHER THE PEOPLE OF SABAH OR SARAWAK WERE EVER GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SAY "YES" OR "NO" TO THE MALAYSIA PROPOSAL!!!!!!!!"
I was too young at that time, but I remember my elders in the village did mentioned that Tun Mustapha came to visit them and the meeting took place in my father house then. The village where I was born was rather remote; no electricity, piped water, radio, TV or phone. I am not sure whether opinions from those odd 200 villagers were taken into account or even constitute 4% of the population. But, USNO won the first election. Parikatan (USNO/SCA/UPKO) won the election too. I guess that was the best available system at the material time to show support to the formation of Malaysia.
But, I did remember as a small boy, seeing Indonesian army marching into our village. It was fun to see soldiers. They did not caused any harm to us except all the houses were closed and the kampung was dead quiet. Now, I knew that was the confrontation. If Indonesian army were successful...
There were chaos too when several hundred Filipino vessels (we called them 'mundu') berthing across the sea. During the night, the sea front was full of lights from the vessels. I kind of like it as I seldom see such spectra of lights. The village was dead quiet and no light from any house. I did not know why. Now, I knew those vessels escaped from Mindanao when Marcos (Catholic Christian) massacred the Moros (Muslim Suluks) when they refused to invade Sabah. The incident is known as Jabida Massacre which was reported few days ago in PH media. It will be awesome if the Suluks did invade my village to claim Sabah. How about that.
Within the context of what happened around my village at the material time almost simultaneously, is there anybody out there..just anybody..have the audacity to tell me the Sabahan did not ever..ever given the chance to say "yes" or 'no"?
The history in the formation of Malaysia is the history about little people in my village, not about people sitting in front of laptop like me. I feel ashamed I was not the idiot in the middle of it all. Now, it is in my hand and I want to pass it to my children. The message that I told them is what has been passed to me; "bersyukur lah" ( count your blessing).
Malaysia is not perfect. Its history is not perfect. Please forgive me, I am not perfect like you after spending more than 20 years away from Sabah...many years outside Malaysia.
But, this is my Malaysia. No one can take it away from me.
Cant believe there are still such idiot in Sabah. Firstly, jumped into conclusion and qualified himself to know best under the shield of Sabahan. Wake up you dont know that much and conscientious Malaysians of other states are trying to help. There are more qualified Sabahans working in other states than working in Sabah, so dont talk tough.
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ReplyDeleteTimbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar berkata, kesemua mayat itu dijangka dikebumikan dalam tempoh terdekat.
ReplyDeleteMenurut beliau, keputusan mengebumikan mayat-mayat tersebut dibuat selepas satu mesyuarat melibatkan Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Kementerian Luar, Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Jabatan Peguam Negara.
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