The issuance of identity cards exclusively for bona fide Sabahans is the only way to distinguish between them and non-Sabahans and to protect their rights and privileges.
Datuk Eric Majimbun, deputy president of opposition Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), said the party's proposal to issue the Sabah ICs is in accordance to the spirit of the 20-Point memorandum that sought to protect the rights of Sabahans within Malaysia.
"To say that issuing the ICs to Sabahans is impractical and comparing Sabah to Peninsular states like Kedah and Selangor not only ignores the need to arrest the gradual deterioration of Sabahans' rights due to the massive influx of outsiders into the state since independence in 1963, it also shows the apologist tendencies of Sabah BN leaders," he said in response to a statement by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussein.
The proposal to issue ICs to Sabahans is one of the main agenda in SAPP's campaign for GE13.
Datuk Yahya and some Malaya parties must stop questioning SAPP, a Sabah party's genuine intention to resolve the illegal immigrant issues. For instants, DAP has been twisting the facts on the issues of illegal immigrants to protect BN-UMNO illustrated the Malaya parties' mentality in undermining Sabah's interests and has no intention to resolve this serious problem burdening Sabah all these years.
Yahya, who is also Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industries, said SAPP's proposal was impractical because doing so would mean that other states within the country will also need to have the same exercise.
"Yahya is wrong to compare Sabah with Kedah and Selangor because their route to independence and be a part of Malaysia is entirely different."
Majimbun, who is also Member of Parliament for Sepanggar, said Yahya's statement was an attempt to defend the continued presence of peninsular political forces in Sabah and to perpetuate the erosion of Sabahans' rights and privileges successfully negotiated by the founding fathers of the state but systematically stifled and adulterated through BN's political machinations and deceptions.
Reiterating SAPP's struggle to have Sabah-based political parties ruling the state, Majimbun said witnesses' testimonies in the on-going Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah has highlighted to urgent need for comprehensive and unprecedented actions to protect Sabahan rights.
"Our rights have been clearly eroded by sinister schemes to engineer changes in our demographics by indiscriminate granting of citizenship and artificially increasing the number of one category of voters over others.
"in our midst are tens or hundreds of thousands of dubious citizens who are sharing resources that ought to be enjoyed exclusively by Sabahans.
"it will be challenging to weed out the dubious citizens, but as an autonomous state government when we win the elections, we can immediately move to distinguish between Sabahans and others, and very tangibly return many of the privileges to our people, and put a stop to the approval of, for examples, trading licences, transport permits to undeserving people."
untuk melindungi hak sabahan atau untuk melindungi kepentingan SAPP untuk kekal memerintah negeri ini?
ReplyDeleteYong Teck pasti antara individu yang pernah terlibat ini.
DeleteSiapa tidak kenal dengan Yong Teck Lee dalam kemenangan sebelum2 ini.
DeleteTerpulang kepada rakyat Sabah. Namun yang pasti penubuhan RCI ini menandakan Kerajana serius bagi menangani isu tersebut.
DeleteIdea apa yang SAPP cadangkan ini. Memang ada baiknya tapi ini akan mengelirukan pada akan datang.
DeleteSAPP cuba menarik penyokong dengan cara begini. Tapi rasanya tidak semudah yang disangkakan oleh pihak SAPP. Rakyat tidak mudah terpedaya hanya dengan cara ini.
DeleteSAPP sebagai parti nyamuk sudah terdesak untuk meminta sokongan dan undi rakyat...keterdesakan ini bermula selepas PRK batu sapi di mana YTL kalah teruk...
DeleteSAPP sentiasa memberi cadangan yang tidak masuk akal.
Deleteboleh SAPP bagi jaminan bahawa tidak berlaku pemberian IC kepada warga asing jika cadangan ini dilaksanakan?
ReplyDeletedalam permainan politik tiada sebarang jaminan...ini hanyalah taktik politik SAPP yang sempit untuk meraih sokongan rakyat sabah...SAPP memanipulasikan isu IC palsu dan PATI sebagai bahan politik mereka..
DeleteTaktik politik SAPP hanya memanaskan isu menjatuhkan BN, sedangkan mereka langsung tiada perancangan untuk Sabah, cuma kepentingan sendiri sahaja.
DeleteDeputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin has described Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)'s proposal to issue the Sabah Identification Card (IC) to qualified Malaysians in Sabah once the state-based opposition party formed the state government, as something impractical.
ReplyDeleteHe said the proposal was more of a "bait" or a sweet promise by the opposition to win the hearts and minds of the people in the next general election.
ReplyDeleteWe in Malaysia, we have only one identification card (which is issued) under the jurisdiction of the Federal government because we are one people.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Prime Minister Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has already announced the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants' problem in Sabah and had on Aug 11 last year announced the appointment of its chairman and members.
ReplyDeletepertumbuhan dan sumbangan berkesan ketiga-tiga sektor itu terhadap ekonomi negeri jelas dilihat sekarang menerusi pelancongan yang menjadi industri yang kian meningkat dengan pertambahan jumlah ketibaan pelancong dan pembinaan lebih banyak hotel.
ReplyDeletePelan 'Halatuju' inilah yang dalam tempoh beberapa tahun ini membawa perkembangan berlipat ganda pertumbuhan dalam ketiga-tiga sektor berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteKetiga-tiga aktiviti ekonomi itu menjadi kunci kepada usaha Musa meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi negeri yang memberi kebaikan kepada kehidupan rakyat
ReplyDeletesektor pengeluaran juga pesat berkembang menerusi 53 projek diluluskan tahun lepas melibatkan jumlah pelaburan RM1.5 bilion selain berpotensi menawarkan 2,600 peluang pekerjaan.
ReplyDeleteBagi Sabah dan rakyat negeri ini, pembangunan pesat telah dicapai dan sedang dialami sejak Musa mengambil alih pucuk pimpinan.
ReplyDeletePembangunan ini sudah terserlah untuk ditatapi. Oleh kerana adanya kestabilan politik di negeri ini, pelabur luar telah datang untuk membuat pelaburan dan perangkaan terakhir menunjukkan lebih RM10 bilion dilaburkan
ReplyDeletemenunjukkan keyakinan pelabur asing terhadap pucuk kepimpinan di negeri ini.
ReplyDeletepenghargaannya kepada kerajaan negeri dan persekutuan yang diterajui Barisan Nasional kerana dapat memberi kehidupan yang baik dan kemakmuran kepada rakyat
ReplyDeletePerdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak mahu golongan pelajar yang berjaya melanjutkan pengajian ke institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) supaya mengambil peluang itu untuk mencipta kecemerlangan akademik serta meningkatkan pengetahuan sedia ada.
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ReplyDeletekemajuan negara yang dikecapi sejak tahun 1957 bukan terbina dengan sekelip mata tetapi ia dibina atas pergorbanan dan usaha berterusan oleh kepimpinan kerajaan sejak Merdeka.
ReplyDeleteI doubt it.
ReplyDeleteThe waiting game for the election date will be over soon, with the current government calling for the Dewan Rakyat to be dissolved anytime before 28 April 2013.
ReplyDeletePoliticians on both sides of the divide will contest 222 Parliamentary seats and 505 state-assembly seats throughout the nation, except in Sarawak.
ReplyDeleteChief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has called on the people to work together to bring more progress to Sabah and Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteHe assured that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government listens to the needs of the people and constantly strives to address matters raised.
ReplyDeleteHe cited the Royal Commission of Inquiry on illegal immigrants in Sabah as a step by the government after concerns were brought up by various quarters
ReplyDeleteThis shows our sincerity and it is my hope that we allow the RCI to finish its investigations before running into our own conclusions,” said Musa in his message in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration.
ReplyDelete“Let us also continue to bridge gaps between Malaysians in the peninsula with us here in Sabah, and neighbouring Sarawak.
ReplyDeleteThere has already been a lot of progress in nurturing understanding, and this must be enhanced on a continued basis
ReplyDeleteHe called on the people to review the achievements and find ways to overcome setbacks and use the experiences whether personal, or in government or in the private and non-government sectors, as reminders to us on how best to move forward.
ReplyDeleteThere is positive development in several sectors of the economy, notably in oil and gas, palm oil and tourism, which are also listed in Malaysia’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)
ReplyDelete“This is evident through the establishment of relevant learning centres at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park, Sandakan Education Hub and Kimanis Petroleum Training Centre
ReplyDeleteMusa also gave an assurance that the BN government will continue to look into the welfare of the people regardless of background.
ReplyDeleteHe said the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) was now in its second phase, and the government is also disbursing RM100 to schoolgoing children for them to buy educational materials.
ReplyDeleteHe lamented that it was unfortunate that some quarters were taking full advantage of the situation by criticizing the government for its efforts
ReplyDeleteMusa stressed that the BN government has a proven track record, and investors continue to be drawn to the country to do business.
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ReplyDeleteTo date, 1,574 Malaysians residing abroad have registered to vote, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.
ReplyDeleteHe said the highest number of Malaysians registered to vote were from Australia with 350, followed by the United Kingdom (258), United States (108), China (88) and Qatar (86) since online registration was launched on Dec 21, last year.
Delete"The decision by EC to enable all Malaysians overseas not including government servants and students to register via online, fax and email has been effective.
Delete"About 100 Malaysians residing overseas are registering with EC daily and we hope the trend will continue. At the moment, EC has not received any protests or complaints from Malaysians abroad on the registration process."
DeleteHe said this after handing out appointment letters to three non-governmental organisations (NGO) as local observers in the coming 13th general election for Sabah and Labuan, here, today.
DeleteThe three NGOs are the Sabah branch of the Malaysian Historical Society, Sabah Youth Council and the Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah.
DeleteAbdul Aziz said among the conditions for Malaysians abroad to vote were that they must register as voters earlier and return to the country for at least 30 days in the last five years before Parliament is dissolved.
Delete"Our conditions are reasonable as we do not want them to break the cultural, family and Malaysian ties when abroad.
Delete"The conditions are similar to those imposed in other countries," he said.
DeleteMalaysians abroad who have registered as voters and wish to vote by post can download the application form (1B Form) through the EC website at http://www.spr.gov.my.
To avoid abuse, Abdul Aziz said the balloting process overseas could be witnessed by party agents.
Delete"The parties can appoint anybody as their agent there. However, the ballot papers can only be opened in front of the candidate's agent in Malaysia," he said.
DeleteBefore this, only overseas students and government employees and their spouses were eligible to vote as overseas voters.
Deletetak perlulah nak membezakan IC.
ReplyDeleteSAPP suka keluarkn idea bukan2.
ReplyDeleteSebelum ini pun SAPP sudah keluarkan cadangan untuk wujudkan IC hanya untuk rakyat Sabah tapi terdapat pelbagai pihak yang menolak.
ReplyDeleteKad pengenalan khas bagi warga Sabah adalah tidak wajar kerana perkara itu merupakan satu langkah yang tidak diperlukan.
ReplyDelete“Kenapa perlu (kad pengenalan khas?). Kita sudahpun jadi sebuah negara,”kata Shafie.
Beliau mempersoalkan langkah untuk mengawal rakyat Malaysia daripada Sabah memandangkan kerajaan masih berdepan masalah dalam menghalang kemasukan warga asing dan kumpulan pengganas.
ReplyDelete“(Kumpulan pemisah Filipian) Abu Sayyaf dan pendatang asing kita tak boleh kawal, (tapi) nak kawal rakyat Malaysia (daripada memasuki Sabah) buat apa?
ReplyDeleteKatanya, beliau maklum mengenai perjanjian 20 perkara apabila Sabah bersama Sarawak, Malaya dan Singapura membentuk persekutuan Malaysia, beliau berpendapat kad pengenalan seperti itu akan menghalang produktiviti.
ReplyDelete“Jangan lihat dari kerangka negatif. Kalau Sabah untuk Sabah, Perlis untuk Perlis, tak ke mana negara ini,” kata MP Semporna itu lagi.
ReplyDeletePerjanjian tersebut antara lainnya memberi kuasa kepada Sabah untuk mengawal kemasukan warga Malaysia ke negeri tersebut.
ReplyDeletePresiden PERKASA Datuk Ibrahim Ali pula berpendapat, janji SAPP untuk mengeluarkan kad pengenalan khas itu merupakan cadangan yang mengandungi unsur subversif.
ReplyDelete“Saya rasa cadangan ini tidak lebih untuk menarik sentimen Sabah (dalam politik).
ReplyDelete“Ini bagi saya ada elemen subversif. Ia menggalakkan unsur-unsur yang tidak membentuk perpaduan nasional,” katanya.