This article is only addressing cosmetic change no more no less than what Malaysian Borneo States-Sabah and Sarawak are entitled to (Malaysia Agreement 1963). One country two systems
People are dissatisfied if not disgusted with the way the government is governing the country at the moment. For the last eight months political leaders have not done much constructive work. At the economic front nothing done to ease people’s burden-to curb price hike (goods), public services such as transportation, electricity, and water are looming to rise up at any moment.
Yet, as seen in politics, most politicians from the two divides preoccupied by positioning themselves where they feel comfortable. If the atmosphere continued, warmongering about the word of Allah and racial differences, which is fuelled by constant fire play by the NGOs, sponsored by interested parties or groups. Malaysia would turn into a Middle East where everything else is extreme.
The most predominant issues are religion and race, enough is to disintegrate innocent and love abiding Malaysians. It will be a big shame if we fall prey into a trap of failed State, like Central Africa Republic and many countries in the Middle East.
By the way, the problem I mentioned in this article is confined to Malaysians in Malaya. But it’s the way they do, dragging Malaysians living in Borneo to become communal like them, knowing Sabahans and Sarawakians do not share the Malayan views on religion and race. This is why I say the present political system must be changed if we still want Malaysia.
Politicians must address economic issue that burdens the citizens; desperate hungry people will resort to anything to keep going, so too desperate robbers will rob anything. Are we not scared? On January 11, 2014 gangs were on shooting rampage in Kota Kinabalu, glass windows and walls of banks, offices and car show houses were smashed. The authority said these youth did it for joy riding which I'm not totally convinced by the findings
The incident reflects how fragile is our security system and how vulnerable we are if it were to be real invaders like that one in Tanduo, Lahad Datu February 11, 2013. I'm pretty certain it would be worse when people are divided (communal). People are divided if they are not given fair treatment, if the economic pie is not shared among them, the haves continue to have more and the have nots are ever getting less or none. Remember how Parisians responded to Marie Antoinette, Queen of France who said, if they have no bread let them eat cake? Wonder whether this remark has any resemblance to price of kangkung recently? People in this country know what kangkung is, how and where it grows. Whether it’s a joke or serious, it’s an indicator. It’s not surprising why people responded by thousands lampooning Prime Minister.
People in Sabah are now in phobia with price increases, now looming in the horizon is electricity charges. The Managing Director Abd Razak Sallim (Daily Express 24.01.2014) said, TNB remains majority stakeholder in SESB as to why SESB remains little improvement compare before it was taken by TNB, he said SESB needs adequate and timely funding, well if the reason is the same when it was under SESB than something Sabahans must ponder.
Name anything, which are not increasing in prices, someone said only rainwater is going down. But rain water brings disaster to Sabah which now encountering floods, landslide, bridges swift away, and etc, (Daily Express. 24.01.2014 p6) reported today flood victims in Peninsula are getting all kinds of assistance including RM500 plus vouchers but in Sabah even getting RM50.00 is so difficult.
Continued in part II
This part is taken from an article titled Malaysian Political System Must Change
by Amde Sidik
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