S4S says don’t confuse Merdeka Day with Malaysia Day

Only Sept 16 can qualify as National Day, as Malaysia did not exist on Aug 31, says Sarawak 4 Sarawakians.

KUCHING: Sarawak 4 Sarawakians (S4S) wants to know why Malaya’s Merdeka continues to be portrayed as the primary celebration even in Sarawak.

It cautioned against passing off Malaya’s Merdeka Day on Aug 31 as National Day for Malaysia.

“Only Sept 16 can qualify as National Day. Malaysia did not exist on Aug 31,” its chairman, Peter John Jaban, said.

Jaban said in a statement: “The Jalur Gemilang of Malaysia must not be used to celebrate Malaya’s Merdeka on Aug 31. The Jalur Gemilang is for Malaysia Day on Sept 16.”

Aug 31, he said, had no significance for the people of Sarawak, adding: “Our history must not be based on collective amnesia.”

S4S wants an end to the misinformation on Aug 31 and its place in history.

Jaban said: “There must be greater prominence nationwide on Sept 16 or 916.

“There must be an accurate portrayal of the history of the nation in schools. Malaysia, born on 16 September 1963, is not 59 years old as the signs at airports and everywhere else claim.”

Ever since Sept 16 was declared a public holiday after nearly five decades had passed, the centre of celebrations had always alternated between Sabah and Sarawak, noted Jaban.

“Do the authorities in Kuala Lumpur have something to hide? Why isn’t Malaysia Day hosted in Malaya?”

In fact, he added in a little digression, Aug 31 is the day Malaya joined the Commonwealth of Nations. “Malaya became independent on July 31 when the UK Parliament passed the Independence of Malaya Act 1957.”

He hastened to add, however, that the people of Sabah and Sarawak would be happy to celebrate Malaya’s Merdeka.

In return, he called for the people on the other side of the South China Sea to celebrate Sarawak’s Independence Day on July 22 and Sabah’s Independence Day on Aug 31.

“They should also agree to host Malaysia Day, 916, in rotation with the two Borneo nations,” said Jaban.

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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Nadira Ilana of Sabah's view of the formation of Malaysia

I'm suppose to be preparing my artist talk but i got distracted by FB and saw this great summary post by Nadira Ilana of Sabah's view of the formation of Malaysia. It is so worth sharing. I have a couple of things to add which will be at the end of this post by Nadira..

"When Tunku Abdul Rahman came to North Borneo in 1961, he was surprised to find that there were no Malays and didn't know how to talk to the natives. At first the Malaysia proposal was rejected but the urban Dusuns later supported it, causing a split that formed the splinter between Kadazans and Dusuns.

Lee Kuan Yew was critical in convincing the natives to join Malaysia. The 20 Point Agreement was formed following the Cobbold Commission because the North Borneans were worried that the Malayans who were better educated, racially segregated and pro-Melayu would convert us into Islam, take our government jobs and replace the British as our colonisers.

Malaysia was formed under the pretence of an equal partnership between Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. Today, Sabah Sarawak are considered 'states' and many peninsular Malaysians still can't tell the two apart though if not for Sabah Sarawak, there would be no Malaysia.

Coming from a pagan culture that believed in oath stones, the 20 Point Agreement in the modern world, proved to be ineffective as it was merely a gentleman's agreement with no locus standi. A majority of the promises for goodwill between Malaya and North Borneo would soon be broken.

16 September 1963, Donald Stephens chanted Merdeka at Padang Merdeka four times. Three times less than Tunku Abdul Rahman. Malaysia Day would have fallen on 31 August if not for protest from Indonesia and the Philippines.

In December 1964, barely two years after his appointment, Donald Stephens was removed as Chief Minister of Sabah for wanting to review the Malaysian Agreement because Singapore was being asked to leave. Sabah's founding father and first Huguan Siou was unceremoniously replaced with Datuk Peter Lo and he was later appointed as the Federal Minister of Sabah Affairs.

1967 saw the reign of USNO and the introduction of the most controversial figure in Sabah history yet. Tun Mustapha bin Harun was a Bajau-Suluk politician who had risen with Donald Stephens during the Merdeka talks. Transitioning from British colonisation into modern politics, he had initially accepted the TYT Governor role instead of Chief Minister because he thought that it would be more powerful.

Tun Mustapha was well liked by the federal government because he was a Muslim and they saw him as their brethren who could represent Sabah despite Muslims being a minority of 38% at the time. The Dusuns then, who were mostly Christian spoke a different language and were seen as too difficult to manipulate by the Malays.

The USNO era was harrowing for the indigenous majority of Sabah. Kadazan vernacular schools were denied. Bahasa Melayu was taught in schools instead and for a time, indigenous languages were banned from the radio. Mass Islamisation took place among the illiterate natives and some 75,000 were converted. Priests were extradited and in Tambunan, some were hidden in the jungles by villagers. Non-Muslims were being discriminated against.

In 1976, despite point 1 of the 20 Point Agreement, Sabah's official religion became Islam. We were meant to be a secular state.

The federal government went on to use Tun Mustapha's Bajau-Suluk connections to foster relations with the Moros and when the civil dispute between Mindanao and the Philippines erupted over the Moros' refusal to attack and conquer Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman had plans to take Mindanao as a Malaysian territory as they were Muslim as well. From the support from the Malaysian government came the birth of the Moro National Liberation Front and Sabah opened its doors for the first time to tens and thousands of Sulu refugees in the 70s.

Lavish spending and a playboy lifestyle nearly led to the bankruptcy of Sabah. The federal government was becoming increasingly impatient with Tun Mustapha and engineered his removal through Harris Salleh with the first Barisan Nasional government in Sabah, Berjaya.

Harris approached Donald Stephens who had converted and was now TYT Governor Tun Fuad Stephens, to step down and run as Chief Minister. The federal government was pushing for the Petroleum Agreement, which Tun Mustapha had refused and Tun Fuad was not about to budge either.

Berjaya succeeded and Tun Fuad Stephens was reinstated as Chief Minister in April 1976. 53 days later, 6 June 1976, he died in an incident that Sabahans remember as the Double Six Tragedy, killing 11 of Sabah's illustrious leaders. 14 June, the Petroleum Development Act 1976 was signed by his successor, Harris Salleh, surrendering 95% of Sabah's oil royalties. Labuan, Harris' birthplace was given away as a federal territory for free.

That's the story of Sabah's Bapa Merdeka and Malaya's Bapa Merdeka's contributions to Sabah and we all lived happily ever after. Amin."

My comments:

For Peninsula Malaysians who are sincere in understanding the formation of Malaysia and the troubled relationship East Malaysia has with the West, see James Ongkili's book "The Borneo Response to Malaysia:1961-1963" published in 1967. James Ongkili is Maximus Ongkili's big brother. Max Ongkili is currently the Federal Minister for Energy, Green Tech and Water.

This book helps explain much of the thinking of the times in Borneo. It also illuminates why Brunei decided to pull out of Malaysia. Essentially they found Tunku Abdul Rahman and his staff incredibly rude and condescending and immediately saw the problems related to Malay superioity complex and projected that they would be marginalized in a partnership with Malaya. Tunku Abdul Rahman, the great hero of Malaya was not at all popular in Borneo and was considered very arrogant. It was Lee Kuan Yew who won over the Borneans.

Look into the expulsion of Singapore. Although Sabah and Sarawak believed they were equal partners with Malaya and Singapore as a territorial signatory to the formation of Malaysia, the expulsion of Singapore was done completely in secret between Malaya and Singapore and Sabah and Sarawak were not informed of any of this. Lee Kuan Yew made a public radio address in the morning of August 9th 1965 that Singapore would be pulling out of the Malaysia Agreement. The Parliamentary sitting was later that day - AFTER this radio announcement which pre-empted the emergency parliamentary sitting - held in Kuala Lumpur. It was already a done deal. Sabah and Sarawak were not privy to any of it.

After the expulsion of Singapore. Sabah and Sarawak both wanted to pull out of Malaysia as well. Look into the history of poor ol' Stephen Kalong Ningkan the first chief minister of Sarawak. UMNO exerted its federal powers through their influence in Sarawak and Stephen Kalong Ningkan was removed from power despite being democratically elected by Sarawakian people. The expulsion of Singapore on 9th August 1965 was the beginning of the disenfranchisement of Sabah and Sarawak politics and the disregard of the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

It is this 1963 Malaysia Agreement that is in contention now. Sarawakians especially want the country to be re-aligned back to the agreements made on the formation of Malaysia. They just want what was agreed to - when they gave up dreams of their independence for this new country called Malaysia. Current news regards Petronas in Sarawak is related to this and for Borneoisation which was part of the original Malaysia Agreement.

The ignorance coming from KL to this day can make me feel ill.

Dont be an ignorant arse, learn Bornean political history.

None of this will ever 'go away'. Malaysia will be an unsettled country till all this is addressed. 'Merdeka' almost seems juvenile a shout when you understands the actualities of this country.

Ok i gotta go, got work to do.

Source: Verolian Intah Saganti Sutar

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Stop celebrating ‘Hari Merdeka Malaysia’

In August every year, the date Malaysia became ‘Merdeka’ will become a debating point. It bothers many as well, when the term ‘Hari Kemerdekaan’ is used to signify Malaysia’s independence.

Some say Aug 31 is the Independence Day, while others argue that it should be Sept 16.

For the record, whether it is Aug 31 or Sept 16, it is factually and historically wrong to say “Malaysia gained independence”.

You cannot receive independence if you were never colonised. And since Malaysia was never colonised, it is impossible for Malaysia to “receive independence”.

Malaysia was never colonised, it was born as a new federation formed by three entities after these three entities received independence separately.

The entities that received independence were Malaya (Aug 31,1957), Sarawak (July 22, 1963) and Sabah (Aug 31, 1963).

Countries like the Philippines or Indonesia who are a single entity have their independence day because when the Spanish and Dutch arrived, they ruled the country as a single entity. When they left, the country remained as it is, until today. There were no changes or mergers with other entities. Philippines is still Philippines and Indonesia remains as Indonesia.

The British meanwhile, did not colonise Malaysia. They colonised Malaya, they colonised Sarawak and they colonised Sabah, separately. And only after these three entities received independence separately, they came together to form Malaysia.

To understand Malaysia in a different perspective, think of Malaysia as the United Kingdom (UK).

UK only happened after sovereign nations namely England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the other Islands came together. Only later on Ireland opted out, and the Northern part of Ireland preferred to stay on as part of the UK, but that is a different story.

Similarly, Malaysia came into existence only after Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah as a sovereign nation came together. Singapore then opted out, leaving Malaya, Sarawak and Sabah as part of the Federation of Malaysia.

So, we should stop using the word ‘Independence Day’ when it comes to Malaysia. The term ‘independence’ is only applicable to the respective regions - specifically Malaya, Sarawak and Sabah.

Malaysia as a whole, can only celebrate Malaysia Day on Sept 16. For the ‘independence’ part, Malaya, Sarawak and Sabah should be celebrating it individually on Aug 31, July 22 and Aug 31.

As a united nation, we should also be more focused on Malaysia Day which falls on Sept 16.

For more than 50 odd years, national scale celebrations fell on Aug 31. This means many Malaysians do not even know the history of the formation of Malaysia.

Errors only recently rectified

It was only as recently as 2010, that these errors were rectified. Even then, it was a hesitant and reluctant one.

In September 2009, Anwar Ibrahim proposed to the five Pakatan Rakyat parties to declare Sept 16 as a public holiday to mark Malaysia Day. It was received with a lukewarm response, and his political rivals even accused him of distorting historical facts. A year later on in 2010, the prime minister announced Sept 16 as a public holiday.

Today, both Aug 31 and Sept 16 are public holidays, but the scale of celebrations on Sept 16 is still very much lesser than celebrations on Aug 31.

While public holidays are a norm to mark an occasion, this should not be the end goal. The significance of patriotism goes beyond a public holiday, and it should be incorporated rightly in the Sejarah textbooks. The weight of emphasis should also be proportionate.

The independence of Malaya and Sabah should be celebrated on Aug 31, the independence of Sarawak should be celebrated on July 22, and most importantly the greatest emphasis should be Malaysia Day on Sept 16.

As of now, greater significance is still given to Aug 31. There are efforts to increase the significance of Sept 16, but unfortunately these are done mostly by the private sectors, or individual groups.

Instead of celebrating independence, we as a nation should actually be celebrating the formation of Malaysia of Sept 16, and not ‘Malaysia’s independence’ on Aug 31.

Source: Malaysia Kini

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Ketua Polis Malaya-DSP Chung Salah Guna Kuasa Diturunkan Pangkat Dan Dipindahkan Ke Sibu!

Kemenangan Pasukan S4S!!~Kejadian 722 di Serian!!!

Berita terkini: Penyalahgunaan kuasa oleh Ketua Polis Daerah Serian DSP Chung (Malayan) dengan menghalang Pasukan S4S meraikan Karnival 722 di Serian, telah dipindahkan ke Ibu Pejabat Polis Kuching, pangkat jawatan beliau juga diturunkan.

Pihak berkuasa di Serian telah mengesahkan pangkat jawatan DSP Chung diturunkan, dan akan dipindahkan ke daerah Sibu ataupun balik ke Malaya.

Penduduk Serian rasa amat bersyukur dan berterima kasih kepada pasukan S4S atas pertolongan besar ini dengan membantu mangsa-mangsa membuat aduan di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kuching, menarik perhatian supaya pihak polis melanjutkan siasatan mereka.

Dengan ini, berakhirnya “Jajahan” ketua polis Malaya ini di Serian, beliau sudah cukup terkenal dengan tingkah laku yang berlagak “Bossy”, tutup tirai sajalah “Filem Aksi” beliau!

S4S sekali lagi Berjaya menamatkan misi mustahil !

Cayok! S4S!

Source: S4S

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Mengapa 31 Ogos Perlu Diboikot Oleh Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Sarawak?

Ada sebab kenapa 31 Ogos 1957 dijadikan Tarikh Kemerdekaan Malaysia. Kerana itu adalah tarikh kemerdekaan Malaya. Kerana sudah tertulis di dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia 1976 bahawa Sabah dan Sarawak adalah sebahagian daripada negeri-negeri dalam Malaysia. Dan Malaysia adalah Malaya. Pada pendapat Malaya, mereka betul. Berdasarkan fakta sejarah Malaya, mereka betul.

Malaysia adalah Malaya.

Ada sebab kenapa rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak wajib tidak boleh mengiktirafkan 31 Ogos 1957 sebagai Tarikh Kemerdekaan Malaysia.

Kerana... apa menda kemerdekaan Malaysia bermula dari tahun 1957 kalau nama Malaysia hanya ujud pada tahun 1963? Satu sahaja caranya 31 Ogos 1957 boleh menjadi Tarikh Kemerdekaan Malaysia. Caranya ialah Sabah dan Sarawak menjadi sebahagian daripada negeri-negeri dalam Malaya untuk meraikan kemerdekaan Malaya. 

Malaysia adalah Malaya.

Cara seterusnya ialah, SabahSarawak mesti bersetuju Malaysia hanya lah nama baru bagi Malaya. Bersetuju setiap tahun. Bersetuju dengan suara lantang sambil mengibarkan Jalur Gemilang Malaya. Sambil mulut berbuih melafazkan Merdeka!

Malaysia adalah Malaya.

Kalau ada rakyat SabahSarawak meraikan 31 Ogos 1957 sebagai Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia maka tanpa awak sedari awak sudah memberi tanda bersetuju bahwa Malaysia adalah Malaya. Tandanya awak sebagai rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak sudah buat salah. Awak benar di mata Perlembagaan Malaya tapi di mata Perlembagaan Malaysia awak salah.

Kerana sudah termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia 1963 bahawa Sabah dan Sarawak bukan lah sebahagian daripada negeri-negeri dalam Malaya.

Perkara ini tidak boleh disangkal lagi. Pada pendapat Borneo, kita betul. Berdasarkan fakta sejarah Borneo, kita betul. Merujuk kepada Malaysia Agreement 1963, kita adalah betul, sebetul-betulnya betul tiada lagi yang lebih betul daripada itu.

Malaysia bukan Malaya.

Malaysia Agreement adalah warkah perundangan teragung dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia dari tahun 1963 sehingga kini. Tiada Malaysia Agreement maka tiada lah Malaysia. 

Malaysia bukan Malaya.

Perlembagaan tahun 1976 pula hanya lah PINDAAN. Pindaan berat sebelah yang dibuat oleh Malaya, dipersetujui oleh Malaya dan diluluskan oleh Malaya dengan kuasa dua pertiga Parlimen. Dan kalau diletakkan bersebelahan dengan Malaysia Agreement 1963 maka Pindaan 1976 adalah tidak sah.

Malaysia bukan Malaya.

Memang benar Perlembagaan Malaysia adalah terbentuk berpandukan Perlembagaan Malaya. Tetapi ia tidak bermakna Malaysia adalah Malaya. Kerana dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia ada Malaysia Agreement yang memberi garis panduan bahawa Sabah dan Sarawak tidak perlu patuh pada Perlembagaan Malaya. SabahSarawak patuh pada Malaysia, bukan patuh pada Malaya.

Malaysia sama sekali bukan Malaya.

Malaysia Agreement masih hidup lagi dalam Persekutuan Malaysia, masih berjuang menentang asakan bertubi-tubi Perlembagaan Malaya yang mahu menjajah. Rakyat SabahSarawak pula yang kelihatan mudah mahu mengalah.

Kalau awak masih juga mahu meraikan 31 Ogos 1957 sebagai Tarikh Kemerdekaan Malaysia maka tidak salah kalau kami katakan awak adalah rakyat Malaya bukan rakyat Persekutuan Malaysia. 

Awak rakyat Malaya Pindaan 1976. Kami rakyat Malaysia yang Ori 1963. Dan kami rakyat Malaysia Ori masih memperjuangkan Malaysia Agreement. Dulu kini dan selamanya. Kerana kami sayang pada Persekutuan Malaysia. Perjuangan kami murni. Kami mahu bebaskan Persekutuan Malaysia dari cengkaman Malaya. Selepas kami berjaya baru lah mulut kami berbuih-buih melaungkan MERDEKA!

Source: Pak Cik Julaili Suut

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Tujuan Pembentukkan Malaysia Adalah Bertujuan Untuk Proses Dekolonisasi Untuk Negara Sarawak dan Negara Sabah

Tujuan pembentukan MALAYSIA ialah proses dekolonisasi untuk Sarawak dan Sabah dan seterusnya Sarawak dan Sabah akan MERDEKA.

MERDEKA di sini boleh dicapai dengan pelbagai cara. Contohnya;

1. Sarawak dan Sabah memilih (eg. Referendum, Pindaan Perlembagaan etc) untuk MERDEKA dan berdiri sendiri itu lah MERDEKA.

2. Sarawak dan Sabah memilih (eg. Referendum, Pindaan Perlembagaan etc) untuk kekal bersama Malaya di dalam Persekutuan MALAYSIA berdasarkan Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 itulah MERDEKA.

3. Sarawak dan Sabah memilih (eg. Referendum, Pindaan Perlembagaan etc) untuk kekal bersama Malaya di dalam Persekutuan MALAYSIA berdasarkan perjanjian baru itulah MERDEKA.

4. Sarawak dan Sabah memilih (eg. Referendum, Pindaan Perlembagaan etc) untuk "free association" dengan Malaya dengan pembentukan persekutuan atau unitary state etc itulah MERDEKA.

5. Sarawak dan Sabah memilih (eg. Referendum, Pindaan Perlembagaan etc) untuk membentuk Borneo Federation dan meluluskan Borneo Separation Agreement dengan Malaya, itulah MERDEKA.

6. Pelbagai cara lain etc etc

Pendek kata, MERDEKA boleh dicapai dengan pelbagai cara dan konsep atas KEHENDAK RAKYAT Sarawak dan Sabah. Sebab itu pembentukan MALAYSIA menggunakan Resolusi PBB 1541 yang FLEKSIBEL.

Faham, bisa.

Source: Zulfaqar Sa'adi

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Henti raikan ‘kemerdekaan’ Malaysia pada 31 Ogos

Meraikan Hari Kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos adalah tidak betul kerana Malaysia tidak pernah dijajah atau dimerdekakan, sebaliknya Malaysia adalah Persekutuan baru yang dibentuk pada 16 September.

Oleh Dewitt Ferrer Motijun

Apabila tiba saja bulan Ogos pada setiap tahun, akan timbul persoalan tentang tarikh kemerdekaan Malaysia yang sebenar. Sesetengah pihak mendakwa Malaysia merdeka pada 31 Ogos, dan ada juga yang mempertikaikan tarikh tersebut dan mengatakan Malaysia sebenarnya hanya merdeka pada 16 September.

Harus diingat Malaya, Sabah dan Sarawak diperintah dan dikawal secara berbeza semasa zaman penjajahan British dan diberikan kemerdekaan secara berasingan. Persekutuan Malaya dimerdekakan British pada 31 Ogos 1957, manakala Sabah dimerdekakan pada 31 Ogos 1963. Sarawak pula mendapat kemerdekaan lebih awal daripada Sabah, iaitu pada 22 Julai 1963.

Fakta sejarah jelas menunjukkan Malaysia tidak pernah dijajah atau dimerdekakan kerana Malaysia adalah satu Persekutuan baru yang dibentuk bersama oleh Sabah, Sarawak, Singapura dan Malaya secara rasmi pada 16 September 1963 (Singapura meninggalkan Persekutuan Malaysia pada 1965). Persekutuan Malaysia dibentuk melalui Perjanjian Malaysia yang ditandatangani di London pada 9 Julai 1963.

Adalah jelas Malaysia sebagai satu Persekutuan baru hanya terbentuk pada 16 September 1963 dan bukannya 31 Ogos. Tidak ada “kemerdekaan” Malaysia yang harus diraikan pada setiap tahun kerana Malaysia dibentuk dan bukan dimerdekakan. Apa yang harus diraikan ialah Hari Malaysia pada 16 September.

Sekiranya kerajaan serius menyatukan rakyat dan membina satu Persekutuan bersatu dan stabil, kerajaan seharusnya memberi pengiktirafan yang lebih kepada tarikh 16 September dan berhenti meraikan “kemerdekaan” Malaysia pada 31 Ogos, sebaliknya hanya meraikan Hari Malaysia pada 16 September.

Penggunaan nama ‘Hari Kebangsaan’ sebagai panggilan rasmi perayaan dengan tidak menyebut bilangan ulang tahun sambutan tidak menyelesaikan isu ini, kerana yang menjadi persoalannya adalah tarikh 31 Ogos.

Meraikan Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia pada 31 Ogos adalah tidak betul kerana Malaysia tidak pernah dijajah atau dimerdekakan, sebaliknya Malaysia adalah Persekutuan baru yang dibentuk pada 16 September.

Sabah dan Sarawak tidak menyertai Persekutuan Malaya, sebaliknya bersama Malaya dalam membentuk Persekutuan Malaysia. Kerajaan perlu membuat keputusan menyambut hari kemerdekaan di dalam konteks Pembentukan Malaysia pada 1963.

Rakyat Malaysia harus rajin membaca untuk mengetahui kebenaran fakta sejarah, terutamanya Perjanjian Malaysia yang membawa kepada penubuhan Persekutuan Malaysia. Sejarah sudah tertulis dan kita tidak boleh mengubahnya.

Dewitt Ferrer Motijun ialah pelajar kajian politik dan pemerintahan di Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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Lawyer questions how Malaysia can be 59

Priscilla Lau

SIBU: Displays and advertisements declaring that Malaysia will celebrate its 59th ‘ birthday’ have gotten lawyer Priscilla Lau perplexed.

She pointed out that Malaysia was only formed on Sept 16, 1963, making it 53 years old next month.

“Only Malaya is celebrating its 59 years of independence from Aug 31, 1957,” she stressed.

Lau said Sarawak just celebrated 53 years of independence on July 22, while Sabah, which gained independence on Aug 31, 1963, will celebrate its 53 years of independence on Wednesday.

“Aug 31, therefore, has no significance for us Sarawakians,” she said.

She reiterated that referring to Aug 31 as Malaysia’s Independence Day is inappropriate as there was no such thing as Malaysia’s independence.

Lau said her intention of bringing up the matter is to educate rather than criticise.

“An attitude of acceptance of a wrong will never right a matter. We must seek to right a wrong matter in every possible way so that our generations will not be ignorant of our history,” she said.

“History has already been written. We cannot seek to rewrite history through our ignorance of the truth.”

Source: Borneo Post

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SECESSION WARNING: JOHOR WILL LEAVE M'SIA IF NAJIB CONTINUES TO MUCK UP THE COUNTRY

“The biggest idol of my life – besides my father – is Fidel Castro. He may be a communist, but I respect the fact that he stood for the principles he believed in” – TMJ

Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim has a certain cut of confidence in him. Some say it stems from his royal stature. Some others suggest that he’s naturally arrogant. But isn’t that what they always say about anyone with untempered and radical ideas? Most Malaysians grow up in an environment where there was a generational hatred towards local football – and they all stemmed from our consistent failures on the biggest stage. And yes, match-fixing (No, I didn’t forget that). If not hatred, it’s skepticism. It’s part of our identity to continuously shed skeptic comments or thoughts on our own products.

And you can’t blame the fans either. For a country that only got its’ independence in 1957, we’re still trying to define an identity for ourselves. The lack of identity always meant that while great emphasis would be placed on the pursuit of success, mediocrity would latch onto it and become normalized as well, be it in studies, sports or even politics for that matter.

But then came Tunku, who literally grabbed Johor FA by its throat, and shoved significant reforms down. Three years later, a team that once had less than 100 people attend its’ home games, is now the reigning Malaysia Super League champion for two consecutive years. And they recently made history by being the first Malaysian team to ever progress into the semis of the AFC Cup.

They’ve got the best pitch in Southeast Asia. The players have rave reviews about the sort of training facilities that are made available for them, including the anti-gravity treadmill! Everyone within the club’s structure, is treated well and their salaries are paid on time. And they’ve been able to sign some of the biggest names in world football (Dani Guiza and Pablo Aimar), notwithstanding the fact that they’ve got most of Malaysia’s best players in their squad.

They recently kickstarted a comprehensive youth development program, which is being tailored by individuals that have been brought in from Borussia Dortmund. Best part? Tunku is set to meet leaders to Barcelona and Paris St. Germain later this year, to initiate similar collaborations.

Who on earth is this guy, and how is he even doing this? Absolutely stupendous.

So when I was informed that my proposal for an interview with Tunku was approved, I was naturally elated. The general populace’s interpretation of him has generally been muddled, all this while. To some, particularly Johoreans, Tunku is a revolutionary saviour who is now the indubitable voice of the people. But to others, he’s just an attention-seeking member of the royal family, who is using sports as a direct mean to amass significant political capital and mobility. But Tunku’s brutal honesty was inadvertently refreshing.

“Johor isn’t just about football. It’s beyond that. It’s a tool for uniting people and bridging the gap of racism and segregation within society. So, I’m perfectly fine if people think I’m using JDT as a political tool, as that’s precisely what I’m doing. I’ve got nothing to hide,” he said, with a casual smirk on his face.

His radical statements and gung-ho approach didn’t go too well with senior politicians within the country, particularly those sitting in executive seats within Football Association of Malaysia. He’s too young, some would say, to blatantly shift the focus away from their own misgivings. It’s not surprising really, judging by our inability to muster respect for individuals, without taking their age into consideration. “Don’t judge me by my age, judge me for my qualification and the actual merit of my statements.”

Truth be told though, credibility shouldn’t even be at the forefront of this discussion. Tunku received his secondary education at the Australian International School in Singapore, before moving on to complete his tertiary education at the Hale School in Perth. But it didn’t just stop there. It was customary for the eldest son of the Johor royal family to receive military training, and Tunku was enlisted into the Indian Military Academy as a cadet officer. Just like every other regular newbie, Tunku has big reservations about his new life at that point.

“I was scared, definitely!,” he chuckled. “It was a family tradition, and I had to be a part of it, so eventually I came to terms with it. Because at some point, I will need to be in charge of the Johor Military Force (JMF) so I figured this training would prepare me adequately for that responsibility.”

He became a captain in 2007 and eventually emerged as the first foreigner to spearhead a unit of the Indian Army during India’s Republic Day Parade, in front of President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam as well as Russia’s Vladimir Putin – a history moment that was also witnessed by his proud father, Sultan Ibrahim, who flew in to India specifically for this event. The entire experience of military life in India, turned him into the revisionist individual he is today.

In fact, he brought that exact revisionist attitude alongside him, as he embarked on a journey to revitalize Johor football. At the end of 2012, Tunku took over Johor FA and went on a cleansing spree, completely changing the staff and personnel that existed within the organization. No holds were barred, it was ruthless change from the get go. There was however, a unique bit of novelty, behind his uncompromising approach.

“I used to know someone in the Johor FA, who would frequently drop by to watch my Polo sessions, and he’d always ask me to step in and takeover the organization. He used to do it so often, claiming that corruption is ruining football in the state. At that point in my life, I was looking to step up and bring tangible changes for the people of my land, so I went to watch one of the MSL games involving Johor FA at the Pasir Gudang Stadium. There was barely anyone there, and I thought to myself, what’s going on? Because the Johor I remember watching with my family in the 90s, had a lot more support.

“That night, I told myself that I was going to change the face of Johor football. The next day, I had a meeting with the Johor FA people and I told every single one of them to clear the office and leave. It needed a fresh start and I wasn’t going to let corrupted individuals halt it.”

First thing he did upon taking charge was unifying the various clubs under JFA (Johor FA, Johor FC, MP Muar) and producing a singular identity for the state – Johor Darul Ta’azim, also known as JDT. A marketing division was established, and focus was shifted on revamping the squad. His involvement attracted a myriad of sponsors and investors, which then allowed JDT to compete for the best players within the country. The term ‘Malaysian money bags’ was coined for JDT as they rampaged through nationwide hunt, signing the likes of Safiq Rahim, Safee Sali and even Dani Guiza – which effectively sent shockwaves around the country as JDT flexed its’ financial muscle for the inaugural time.

They were also smart enough to know that success was never going to be short-term, and they barely had any tangible target for 2013, though JDT did eventually reach the FA Cup final, before narrowly losing to Kelantan 0-1. The Southern Tigers also finished third on the league table, with their causeway rival LionsXII sealing the title. That very year, the JOHOR Southern Tigers page on Facebook, uploaded a graphic featuring a quote from Tunku himself: “2013 was practice, 2014 will be warm-up and 2015 will be game time.” It was designed to send shivers down ever JDT fans’ spine. So what came in the aftermath of 2013, almost looked scripted. They went on to clinch the 2014 Malaysia Super League title, became Malaysia Cup finalists and marched into the semis of the FA Cup. Qualification into the AFC Cup was also secured – and to date, that was the sweetest success for the man himself.

“We’re into the semis of the AFC Cup this year and that’s incredible. But I won’t forget the moment we qualified for the AFC Cup last year. That was an important milestone in our long-term mission.

“When I first took over JDT, my goal was to create history. And history isn’t only created by winning trophies, it’s also by letting the world know of your existence, it’s also about having world-class facilities and being a world-class organization. As much as we wanted to do well in Malaysia, AFC Cup was always the priority, because it’s continental and it’s the best way to measure yourself against better teams and better players.

But in the midst of all the groundbreaking transformation that JDT has gone through since 2012, the biggest change would be Tunku’s initiative of getting fans more involved with the club. He’s had regular dialogue sessions with various JDT fan clubs. And that’s something he’s not limiting to Johor DT alone. Prior to my appointment with him, Tunku held an open dialogue session at the Larkin Stadium with fans from across Malaysia dropping by to openly discuss ways in which the Football Association of Malaysia needs to buck up.

There was one notable moment which left a lasting impression on everyone. An hour or so into the dialogue, a representative of Ultras Malaya stood up asking for suggestions on alternative ways in which they can voice out their frustrations, after they were made to look like scapegoats in the aftermath of their ‘flare-throwing’ incident during Malaysia’s World Cup qualifying tie against Saudi Arabia last month. Tunku’s response was succinct but powerful: “Let me represent you. Let me represent every single one of you, and I’ll mediate and express all your concerns to them.” A mighty roar of applause drowned the media room, almost immediately.”

Did he genuinely mean what he uttered? Or was it merely a calculated statement with underlying political intentions? It didn’t matter really, because his barrage of factual and intellectual attacks towards FAM validated people’s trust in him. There’s a difference between rage and dissent – TMJ’s statements (in recent times, at least), personified the latter. But despite all of these, I still posed the controversial question to him. “Are you using FAM’s failures to get the people on your side?” Yet again, his brutal honesty prevailed.

“Some may say I’m doing it for the people. Yes, that’s partially true. But I’m also voicing out my opinion, because FAM have been making wrong decisions. Why would you appoint a national team coach that has a history of match-fixing? Why does FAM need up to 40% of the money that will be injected by MP & Silva next year? How can the FAM President suggest that he was not part of the decision-making process, with regards to Dollah’s appointment last year?

“My decision to speak out, doesn’t need to be premised upon anyone, even if it is. I’m doing it because I feel it’s the right thing to do. Football doesn’t belong to FAM, it belongs to the affiliates and it belongs to the people. FAM is merely the governing body, nothing more, nothing less. So there needs to be a shift in their leadership.

“Who is going to take charge? I don’t know. People like Tan Sri Annuar Musa and I will always be biased to Kelantan and Johor respectively. Being FAM President would require one to be completely fair in their decision-making process, but I won’t be able to do that. Johor comes first for me, before Malaysia. Khairy Jamaluddin is probably the most suitable candidate, but I don’t think he’ll be keen on going back to FAM either.”

His biasness reflects in the progress that JDT have made over the last three years. They’ve never rested on their laurels – it’s been a relentless pursuit of success from Day One, as they left the rest of Malaysia behind. Today, few clubs in Malaysia can match the financial might of JDT, but barely any of them are as professionally run as JDT are. They have plans in place to send young talents over for training stints with some of Europe’s biggest teams. Construction of a new stadium and a new youth development academy is already in the pipelines. Every single milestone has been converted into a raging desire to continuously grow as a team. All the motivational lines and quotes, pasted across various walls at the Larkin Stadium, remains an impeccable testament to that. This is a man, who doesn’t have the intention of stopping anytime soon.

“In five to ten years from home, hopefully we can compete with Asia’s best. But there’s never a ceiling to this, is there? You can never really stop and say, we are now successful enough. The philosophy is always an ongoing chase, we must never get too comfortable. I’m always telling everyone around the club, the number one hindrance to growth, is laziness and comfort. The day JDT players and staff get comfortable with what they’ve achieved, that’s the day, the club dies.

“But I will not let that happen, and judging by how things are going I don’t think the fans would let that happen as well. In Johor, over the decades and centuries, we’ve always encouraged people to be united and committed to a cause. So politicians may instigate racist sentiments, but the people of Johor will always be racially united and that very unity will go on to become the backbone of this football club.”

Source: Malaysia Chronicle

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Call for Sabah and Sarawak Rights!

The reasons why we should educate ourselves, our children and our future generations.

Everyone believes that, "if we, North Borneo state of Sabah and Sarawak ceased from the Formation of Malaysia that has being agreed in the Malaysia Agreement 1963, other country will take advantage on Sabah Sarawak and will caused a war". Because that's how the rumours being spread to the natives of North Borneo since our great great grandparents still alive. And since our great great grandparents are not well educated enough about laws and political studies during that time, it makes some group of people happy with our past generations lack of knowledge or education, and they are trying their best working on limiting our education and knowledge. 

We are too comfortable with ourselves, get entertained by gadgets high technology nowadays, and being served with various movies and reality TV show, which caused us irresponsibility towards our nation. We cannot continue living our life being selfishly, just try to improve our own selves, and just think about how to pay our bills, and how to refills our kitchen pantry's food stocks. We are responsible for our future generations. The people of North Borneo Sabah Sarawak need to have at least basic Law Studies to avoid others to take advantage on us, especially when it comes to our rights. 

How Malaysia being Form in 1963, where it is being agreed between the Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak is trough International Law. And since the Malaysia Agreement 1963 being violated, all the 20 Points Of Agreements never being fulfil for more than 52 years, the "Equal Agreement" that never happened is Void. From the International Law we followed the procedures to form Malaysia, and from International Law shall we follow the procedures to ceased and claims our rights. 

Sabah Sarawak Union - United Kingdom 

(SSU-UK) registered and recognised internationally, founded by Doris Jones, to fight for North Borneo Sabah Sarawak rights through United Nation, and get the British government to review the validation of Malaysia Agreement 1963. During the process of collecting the 300,000 sign petition in Sabah , some volunteers being caught by the police in Tuaran and Lahad Datu district under the Sedition Act 1948. Federation of Malaysia being Form in 1963, which is means that the Sedition Act is never valid for it is only being use and recognised during the British colonial in Malaya before Malaya gain their independence on 31 August 1957. This kind of disruption caused by the Malaysian government's ordered to stop the petition being collected from the people's voice, can be accused under the Human Rights Act in International Law. There are few more disruption try to stop SSU-UK activities, such as the group named by SSBKM (Sabah Sarawak Bantah Keluar Malaysia). This kind of unauthorised group also can be accused under the Human Rights Act, for trying to stop the people of North Borneo to fight for their rights. 

The Malaysian government should be careful in any wrongdoing action that they may caused to stop the people of Sabah Sarawak especially the natives trying to get their justice. The Malaya who violating the MA63 Agreement, and acting like colonising Sabah and Sarawak for their benefits get the attention of other commonwealth countries, especially the safety and security of Sabah Sarawak, where the people being threatened by the statement "the Sulu might attacks Sabah Sarawak if the people demand to ceased". And ever since we trying to fight for our rights, the kidnapping issues caused by the Sulu seems have not comes to end. In our history, Australia came to North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak in 1940's to help the people and fight with the Japanese attacks during the 2nd World War. If the Malaya put North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak in vulnerable and defenceless in any situation during Sabah Sarawak under the the governance of Malaysia, or after Sabah Sarawak succeeded to ceased from Malaysia through United Nation by following International Law procedures, Australia will never let it to come arise, just like how they support Sabah and Sarawak during the attacks of the Japanese in the history. If any bodied who against the people of Sabah Sarawak try to claim Humans Rights, and questioning the involvement of Australia, the answer is, 

"It is the legitimate authorities that will take place for the safety of North Borneo Sabah Sarawak since we followed the International Law procedures, and it is the same procedures being followed by the Singapore when they ceased from the Formation of Malaysia in 1965. Military support for Sabah Sarawak will be set for few years for the border, security and safety of North Borneo, before they can manage to incorporate and possess their own Armies." And for Malaya, please don't forget the history where the Malaya also getting military support from Australia during the 2nd World War, attacked by the Japan and took thousands of Australians armie's life, Lest We Forget!

The world are aware with what is happening in North Borneo Sabah Sarawak nowadays. And most of the people around the world believes that Sabah Sarawak should get justice from the violated Malaysia Agreement 1963 for more than 52 years of Discrimination and Prosecution under the governance of Malaya. But most of the natives people in Sabah Sarawak are afraid to claim their rights because we have been brainwashed for more than 52 years, most people not knowing the procedures how to claim our rights through a proper channel using International Law and through United Nation. Fighting within Malaysia caused the person threatened by the government for the Malaysian Law mostly will backups and protect the government. 

We, the people of North Borneo Sabah Sarawak have the rights to accused the Malaysia government for violated the Malaysia Agreement 1963, like how the Singapore suing the Malaysia government in the High Court in Singapore under the provisions of the Government Proceedings Ordinance, 1956, of Malaya as extended to Singapore by the Modification of Laws (Government Proceedings and Public Authorities Protection) (Extension and Modification) order, 1965.

How can the leaders of Sabah Sarawak allowed the Malaysia government to Modified the Laws that being agreed in Malaysia Agreement 1963? We need to educate the people of North Borneo Sabah Sarawak and our children, for knowing what is happening because this is effecting our future. We are not slaves and we are not supposed to be colonised, again. We have many educated leaders in Sabah and Sarawak, yet it takes courage to fight and claims our rights, against the discrimination and prosecution tortured by the Malaysia government towards the natives of Sabah Sarawak. 

For the Malaysia government never wish an intelligent born in North Borneo Sabah Sarawak who can fight for our rights, just educate our children anyway, for we should never live in a lie.

If you understand and know how the Malaysia government breaching the Contract for more than 52 years, and you as the natives and the real citizens of North Borneo Sabah Sarawak believes that you should have Humans Rights, we should stand up together, because people from another country believes that we should get our justice. We should stop the unlawful caused by the Malaysia government, and get our justice from the International Law.

https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/sabah-sarawak-rights.html

Sign the petition today, before it is too late for our children to change in the future, the possibility of changing the future that we should responsible to take action today, from our past mistakes.

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Doris Jones (UK) & Elvera Edward(Australia) 

Saturday, June 25, 2016

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“Any State voluntarily entering a federation had an intrinsic right to secede at will”

The issue of secession was not included in the IGC report because “any State voluntarily entering a federation had an intrinsic right to secede at will”.

The view put forth by a constitution expert and a former Law professor from the International Islamic University recently is arguable.

The professor claimed that Sabah and Sarawak cannot leave Malaysia because of Article 2 of the Malaysia Constitution.

Well this Article was never amended ever since it was written into the Constitution which means that this Article was there when Singapore was “expelled” as he claimed from Malaysia in 1965.

The same Article 2 is still present today in the Constitution, not amended what-so-ever.

The Kota Belud MP and federal minister asserted that talking about seceding from Malaysia is seditious under the Malaysia law and that Sabah and Sarawak cannot secede from Malaysia.

Let me state that anyone who wants to talk about the Malaysia Agreement 1963 without showing their own stupidity must at least read the following primer:

The Cobbold Commission Report 1962

The Inter-Government Committee Report (IGC) 1963

The Malaysia Agreement 1963

There are two things that everyone must learn from the IGC. Firstly, the IGC is where five political parties from Sabah submitted their memorandum on the 29th August 1962.

Today this memorandum is commonly known as the 20 points. The 20 points is a memorandum and NOT an agreement as asserted by the Minister.

As a memorandum the 20 point document was submitted to the IGC for consideration by the committee members.

The IGC was headed by Lord Lansdowne the British Minister of State for Colonial Affairs.

Its tasks was “to work out the future constitutional arrangements, including safeguards for the special interest of North Borneo and Sarawak to cover such matters as religious freedom, education, representation in the Federal Parliament, the position of the indigenous races, control of immigration, citizenship and the State Constitution”.

Therefore, the 20 points memorandum was incorporated into the IGC report. The IGC report has 37 points and NOT just 20 points.

Secession is not seditious

Based on the above, the IGC report is the framework to formulate the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

The IGC is NOT the Malaysia Agreement 1963. It is just a report and accepted by the governments.

The IGC has similar function to the Reid Commission which drafted the Constitution for the Federation of Malaya. The IGC report was accepted and signed on Feb 27, 1963 by the United Kingdom, North Borneo, Federation of Malaya and Sarawak

Secondly, the 20 point memorandum submitted by the five political parties contain a secession clause which is point No. 7.

In this clause it was specified that there shall be no secession which means that Sabah cannot secede from Malaysia.

However, the issue of secession was not included in the IGC report.

The reason given by Lord Lansdowne was that “any State voluntarily entering a federation had an intrinsic right to secede at will, and that it was therefore unnecessary to include it in the Constitution”.

Basically what it means here is that Sabah and Sarawak is free to form Malaysia, it is also therefore free to leave.

Sabah and Sarawak does not need the approval of each of the states to leave. Sabah and Sarawak does not need the support of the Rulers Council to leave.

All Sabah and Sarawak need to do is to pass a resolution in their respective Dewan Undangan Negeri to leave and Sabah and Sarawak will become a sovereign nation.

I hope the above explanation is sufficient to clear any confusion about the content and usage of terms pertaining to the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

It is an embarrassment and shameful to see, read and hear Ministers, Professors and ordinary man in the street talking about the formation of Malaysia without them really knowing what the subjects is all about.

There is also nothing seditious about talk son secession. These are real issues based on the IGC, the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and after five decades of forming Malaysia.

These are options available to the people in Sabah and Sarawak and to avoid these discussions all the government needs to do is simply fulfill its obligations as per the agreement “nothing more, and nothing less”.

Source: Hui Lim Wee

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We're in the process of claiming our Rights through United Nation

As being part of the member of Returned Services League Australia, it's an every year events that I went to few suburbs from April 23rd to 25th for Anzac Eve Service, Anzac Dawn Service, Anzac Day Parade, and Commemorative Service.. I met all the RSL sub branch Presidents and thank them, to the Australian Armies for being part of our history, fighting for North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak during the World War 2 against the Japan. Without their backing up, we the natives of Borneo might be vanished from our Land Below the Wind.

There's one old man at his age around early 60's (Personal details privately kept) who told me that his generation since his grandfather, and his father and himself are all served their life as an Australian armies. He's never been to Borneo before, but his father did.. He told me that his father one of the armies fighting with the guerillas, and who walked along the Sandakan's trails to Ranau, what they called it "Sandakan Death March" during the Japan tried to colonised Borneo in 1940's. He seemed like have a greater information about my hometown's history than myself, since we've never being taught our true history in public educational school.

Not only that, this man are the one who start the conversation about North Borneo first, before i even begin with the topic. When he said "we still have few collection of North Borneo's stamps".. Then i asked him, whether or not he knows about the formation of Malaysia, he then answered me, yes he knows, but the information that he have is more before Sabah Sarawak still under the rule of British... They knows better, how the four countries form Malaysia in 1963, and how the Singapore ceased in 1965. I then told him that we're in a process of claiming our right from the Malaysia Agreement 1963.. Then he said, "it should be done long before, at the same time when Singapore ceased from being part of Malaysia".. Then i reply him, "it may be because we are not fit to run our own country yet during that time with lack of education, but it doesn't meant that we are not fit now since we have many great educated leaders, it's just that they don't stand together as a team".. I continue explained, "we're in the process of claiming our Rights through United Nation to reveal and justify the Malaysia Agreement 1963, and we need 300,000 signatures for the petition, that allows us to open all and everything what's beneath including dragging the corrupted who fail to fulfill the 20 Points of Agreement terms.. I am part of the hundreds volunteers who collecting the signed petition and try to educate our people with the history, knowledge and our Rights on our land.. Our representative she's in UK, the one who confronting with the UN and facing all the challenging of being verbally assault by the group who are not agreed for Sabah Sarawak to claim our Rights".. 

He then said, "It is a nobel of you all to educate and to claims your rights for the better future of your generation. It is not easy, but it's not impossible. As long as you all standing together, you will never be defeated. But if you fail for the first time of claiming your right, never feel down and giving up. It's just the first try. There's a country who gain their freedom and independence after 100 years of fighting. Imagine how many generations they need to keep them to be prepared along the process. Just never let your history forgotten and keep on encourage your people for a higher education. Once it's forgotten, your hope will be lesser to none", he said..

I have a great conversation with these groups of great people. And as our conversation concluded, I am not only get their solidarity supports to signed the petition, but the great of all, i get few volunteers, to whom i passed my files that I've prepared, to help with collecting the sign petition.

May the justice will be gain for the rights and the truth.

Source: Elvera Edward

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Kenyataan RASMI SSKM-SSU(UK) Berhubung Dengan Tuduhan Liar Callistus Fernandez

Saya Doris Jones mewakili kumpulan sosial didalam Facebook dengan nama Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) yang kini sudah bergerak dengan nama Sabah Sarawak Union-United Kingdom (SSU-UK) yang telah berdaftar dibawah bidang kuasa perundangan Kerajaan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) ingin memberi kenyataan rasmi ringkas berhubung dengan dakwaan liar seorang lelaki malaya yang bernama Callistus Fernandez, yang juga mempunyai reputasi buruk kerana didakwa merogol beberapa gadis-gadis Sabahan.

Merujuk kepada tuduhan liar oleh Callistus Fernandez, SSKM bercakap tentang Perpisahan tetapi ia bukan satu Pengkhianatan. Ia adalah hak bangsa negara Sabah dan bangsa negara Sarawak. Ia sendiri telah ditegaskan oleh Lord Lansdowne pada tahun 1962. 

Pengkhianatan boleh ditafsirkan jikalau terdapat perancangan untuk membunuh kedaulatan negara yang berdaulat atau menggulingkan kerajaan tanpa melalui saluran demokrasi. Mengistiharkan perang terhadap negara yang berdaulat ini dan berpihak kepada musuh yang melakukan perang keatas negara yang berdaulat.

Melalui tafsiran dalam hubungan kekeluargaan, Pengkhianatan juga boleh ditafsirkan apabila mana-mana pasangan itu mengkhianati status perkahwinan mereka dengan berzina dengan orang lain. Dalam kes ini, ia memfokuskan kepada diri Callistus Fernandez yang sudah mengkhianati status perkahwinan dengan melakukan curang terhadap isterinya yang berada di Cambodia (berdasarkan info Bobohizan Press). Walau bagaimanapun, gadis Sabahan yang telah menjadi mangsa kepada perbuatan terkutuk Callistus Fernandez ini belum lagi memberi penjelasan sama ada hubungan itu wujud ataupun tidak. Adakah kemungkinan penceritaan seks itu adalah merupakan saat dimana mangsa sebenarnya telah dirogol oleh Callistus Fernandez dan gambar-gambar itu dilakukan atas ugutan tetapi cerita itu diputar-belitkan? Ia masih menjadi tanda tanya yang hanya dia dan mangsa itu sahaja yang mengetahui jawapan sebenar.

Kami bukan pengganas dan itu adalah pasti! Tetapi mungkinkah tuduhan liar ini ditujukan kepada kami oleh Callistus Fernandez selari dengan kenyataan Zahid Hamidi kerana mungkin dia adalah salah seorang yang merancang untuk mewujudkan ketakutan di Sabah semata-mata untuk kepentingan politik bn-umno dan untuk mendapatkan sokongan kerajaan bagi membantunya dalam kes tuduhan merogol ini? Dalam erti kata lain, Callistus Fernandez sengaja melibatkan SSKM dalam perbuatan terkutuknya itu agar ia memberikan peluang kepada dirinya untuk mendapatkan sokongan kerajaan untuk membantu dalam kes dakwaan merogol ini.

Tuduhan sebagai Pengganas adalah satu tuduhan yang serius dan oleh kerana Malaysia sudah mempunyai POTA (Akta Pencegahan Keganasan), mengapa tidak membuat laporan secara rasmi mengikut akta tersebut? Kami tidak mempunyai senjata dan tidak pernah mencederakan mana-mana individu. Pihak kami juga tidak pernah merosakkan mana-mana kehidupan orang di malaya. Perjuangan kami adalah melalui sistem perundangan yang telah termaktub didalam Perlembagaan Malaysia itu sendiri. Adakah menuntut Hak Bangsa dan Negara itu satu jenayah?

Callistus Fernandez mungkin tahu perancangan Putrajaya yang sebenar kerana dia adalah seorang juruperunding politik kepada menteri-menteri malaya. SSKM telah dilabelkan sebagai pengganas sekadar untuk menutupi cerita sebenar tentang perancangan kerajaan persekutuan keatas Sabah.

Pihak kami juga percaya bahawa Callistus Fernandez bukan sahaja racun kepada Sabah terutama sekali melibatkan anak-anak perempuan Sabah yang muda-mudi tetapi adalah senjata untuk memalukan Sabah dalam apa-apa cara yang dia boleh atau apa-apa yang diarahkannya untuk dilakukan.

Kempen kami tidak ada kena mengena dengan Callistus Fernandez kerana ia adalah orang luar atau lebih tepat lagi adalah orang asing yang telah tinggal di Sabah untuk mencari makan, tidak mempunyai hak untuk memberitahu Sabahan apa yang mesti dilakukan.

Sabahan sangat tidak mengalu-alukan orang seperti Callistus Fernandez untuk terus berada di Negara Sabah kerana ia mempunyai potensi untuk menjadi penjenayah bukan untuk seorang tetapi untuk orang ramai.

Menjadi seorang lelaki yang berbahaya ini merupakan satu perkara yang lain tetapi menjadi sebagai seorang Perunding, pihak kami percaya bahawa dia telah mempelajari semua hal tentang Sabah dan ini membolehkannya untuk memberikan semua maklumat geografi Sabah untuk menubuhkan keganasan sebenar di Sabah.

Selain itu, pihak kami tidak mempunyai hubungan dengan Bobohizan Press. Walau bagaimanapun, kami sedar bahawa terdapat beberapa aktiviti yang telah mendapat liputan berita daripada Bobohizan Press. Untuk itu, pihak kami mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih.

Pihak kami juga tidak mempunyai hubungan dengan UVSB secara langsung mahupun tidak langsung. Tidak pernah ada kerjasama wujud diantara UVSB dengan SSKM-SSU(UK). Segala dakwaan liar Callistus Fernandez adalah jelas membuktikan bahawa ia kehilangan idea dan cuba untuk mengaitkan seberapa banyak pihak-pihak yang mampu menjadi tiket baginya untuk mendapatkan sokongan kerajaan agar membantunya dalam kes dakwaan merogol gadis-gadis Sabah yang kini hangat menjadi perbualan orang awam. Dan mungkinkah isu-isu yang mengaitkan SSKM ini semua ditimbulkan untuk mengalihkan perhatian orang ramai daripada terus memfokuskan kepada perbuatan rogolnya itu? 

Sila fikirkan kemungkinan jawapan untuk persoalan ini.


Doris Jones

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PERANG LIMBANG KE ATAS BRUNEI 1884

Limbang pada asalnya adalah tanah kuripan dibawah bidang kuasa Pengiran Temenggung Pengiran Anak Hashim yang menaiki takhta pada 1885. Dalam pada itu setahun sebelum baginda menaiki takhta, penduduk Limbang telah bangun memberontak pemerintahan Brunei di Limbang yang dikenali sebagai Perang Limbang 1884. Sebenarnya tanpa kita ketahui, mengikut sejarahnya sebelum terjadinya Perang Limbang 1884, Limbang sudahpun bangun menentang pemerintahan Brunei di Limbang. Dan alasannya tetap sama iaitu penduduk Limbang membantah keras cukai yang dikenakan oleh pembesar Brunei ke atas mereka.

Sekitar tahun 1850an, iaitu ketika pemerintahan Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II lagi sudah ada yang bangun memberontak. Pada masa itu kaum Bisaya dan kaum Murut yang mendiami Limbang sudah mula menunjukkan ketidakpuasan hati mereka ke atas pentadbiran Brunei di Limbang. Dan Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II dikatakan telah menghantar wakilnya bagi menjernihkan suasana dan akhirnya ketidakpuasan terhadap cukai tinggi yang dikenakan itu berakhir dengan baik tanpa ada pertumpahan darah di kedua-dua pihak.

Sekali lagi sekitar tahun 1860an, penduduk Limbang bangun memberontak lagi malah kali ini dengan segala senjata dan sebagainya kerana tidak berpuashati atas cukai tinggi yang dikenakan oleh pembesar Brunei ke atas mereka. Sultan Abdul Mumin yang berang pada masa itu telah menghantar tenteranya ke Limbang untuk menghadapi rakyat Limbang pada masa itu. Oleh kerana pada ketika itu Sultan Brunei telah menghantar orang Kayan di Baram yang pro kepada pemerintahan Brunei maka peperangan telah berjaya dielakkan. Ini kerana orang Murut, Bisaya dan penduduk Limbang tidak mahu berperang sesama sendiri hanya kerana pembesar Brunei yang tamak haloba.

Sekitar bulan Ogos 1884, Pengiran Temenggung Hashim telah menghantar agennya untuk mengutip cukai di Limbang. Kedatangan agen Pengiran Temenggung Hashim ini tidak disukai oleh penduduk Limbang dan pada mulanya mereka menolak untuk membayar cukai dengan cara yang beradat namun kedua-dua agen pengutip cukai Pengiran Temenggung Hashim dikatakan telah memaksa penduduk Limbang untuk wajib membayar cukai tersebut. Akibat berang dengan tindakan agen pengutip cukai itu akhirnya kedua-duanya dibunuh oleh penduduk Limbang di dalam satu pergaduhan.

Berang dengan tindakan penduduk Limbang yang membunuh agennya, Pengiran Temenggung Hashim pada 3hb September 1884 bersama-sama dengan angkatan tentera Brunei yang diketuai oleh Laksamana Tarip telah melancarkan perang ke atas penentang mereka di Limbang. Sangkaan mereka bahawa penduduk Limbang akan takut dengan angkatan tentera Brunei meleset sama sekali apabila penduduk Limbang bersatu dengan orang Murut dan Bisaya memerangi angkatan tentera Brunei tanpa ada rasa gentar di dada.

Akibat tidak tertahan dengan asakan demi asakan daripada penduduk Limbang ditambah dengan kesatuan mereka yang bersatu dengan orang Bisaya dan Murut pada waktu itu telah memaksa Pengiran Temenggung Hashim dan bala tentera Brunei mengundur diri ke Brunei. Di kala dalam pelarian itulah dikatakan Laksamana Tarip terkorban akibat terkena rejaman tombak dari pahlawan Murut di dalam perang tersebut.

Pengunduran Pengiran Temenggung Hashim bersama-sama dengan bala tentera Brunei pada masa itu tidak dibiarkan sahaja sebaliknya penduduk Limbang bersama orang Bisaya dan Murut telah mengejar mereka sehingga ke jajahan Brunei Darussalam sendiri. Di ketika itulah dikatakan banyak penempatan orang Brunei yang tinggal di sempadan Brunei/Limbang diserang dan dibakar sehingga membuatkan penduduk Brunei merasa takut dan berada di dalam suasana darurat.

Sekitar bulan Oktober 1884, Sultan Abdul Momin yang menjadi pemerintah Brunei pada masa itu telah mengistiharkan Bandar Brunei diletakkan di dalam keadaan berjaga-jaga. Dikatakan juga Sultan Abdul Momin sebagai persediaan menghadapi penduduk Limbang yang mengamuk telah cuba meminjam senjata api dari Labuan bagi kegunaan tentera Brunei yang menjaga istana kediaman baginda.

Bagi pihak penduduk di Limbang pula, mereka tidak mahu berterus-terusan untuk berada di dalam kancah peperangan. Maka mereka dengan sebulat suara telah menghantar Datuk Klassie iaitu pemimpin yang amat dihormati bagi penduduk Limbang yang juga dari kaum Bisaya dan Murut Limbang untuk membuat rundingan damai dengan Sultan Abdul Momin. Rombongan Datuk Klassie yang baru tiba di Brunei pada masa itu pula ditangkap oleh Pengiran Temenggung Hashim malah beliau juga turut memenjarakan Datuk Klassie tanpa perbicaraan.

Apabila hal ini diketahui oleh penduduk Limbang samada dari masyarakat Bisaya dan Murut pada masa itu cukup marah dan kali ini mereka angkatan Limbang adalah lebih besar kerana masyarakat Kayan di Baram juga turut serta di dalam perang mereka ke atas Brunei ini. Pada masa ini dikatakan perang Limbang ini juga mendapat bantuan senjata api dan sebagainya dari Sarawak Kingdom melalui Rajah Charles Brooke secara tidak langsung.

Apabila sekali lagi Brunei dan Limbang di dalam kancah peperangan telah menyebabkan Treacher iaitu antara orang yang berkepentingan di dalam Syarikat British Borneo Utara telah menemui Sultan Abdul Momin. Ini kerana Treacher berpendapat sebarang kancah peperangan di Limbang dan Brunei sudah tentu akan menyebabkan banyak wilayah Borneo Utara yang mereka pajak daripada Sultan Abdul Momin akan bergolak sama. Dan setelah melalui perundingan dengan Sultan Abdul Momin akhirnya Datuk Klassie dan juga rombongannya dibebaskan. Dengan bantuan Treacher juga pada ketika itu, maka satu perjanjian perdamaian telah berjaya dimeterai antara Limbang dan Brunei.

Antara terma dan syarat perjanjian perdamaian Limbang dan Brunei adalah:

1. Datuk Klassie dan rombongan Limbang hendaklah dibebaskan serta merta.

2. Penghapusan cukai-cukai yang tinggi dan membebankan rakyat Limbang. 

3. Kadar-kadar cukai yang ada pada masa itu hendaklah dikurangkan. Contohnya cukai eksport getah jelutong hanya dikenakan sebanyak 5% sahaja. 

4. Pengutip cukai bukanlah daripada wakil Sultan sebaliknya merupakan ketua masyarakat Limbang sendiri yang kemudiannya menyerahkan kutipan cukai itu kepada Sultan Brunei.

Setelah ianya dipersetujui dan dimeterai oleh kedua-dua pihak dengan bersaksikan Treacher pada masa itu akhirnya penduduk Limbang bersama sekutunya orang Bisaya, Murut dan Kayan Baram telah meletak senjata dan kedamaian serta hubungan baik antara penduduk Limbang dan Brunei diteruskan seperti biasa.

Inilah sejarah yang tidak didendangkan buat pengetahuan kita sebagai Bangsa Sarawak sekalian. Sejarah ini wajar untuk kita ketahui secara terperinci kerana apa yang berlaku selepas perang Limbang ke atas Brunei 1884 ini menyebabkan satu lagi peristiwa sejarah yang penting di dalam kronologi sejarah Sarawak iaitu Limbang sebagai salah satu empayar Sarawak Kingdom pada tahun 1885.

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Rujukan:

1. Book Title: Pensejarahan Brunei – Unsur & Faktor Pensejarahan Brunei by Awang Asbol

2. Book Title: The White Rajah: A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946 by Steven Ruciman 

3. Kertas Kerja: Perjanjian 1888: Suatu Harapan dan Kekecewaan. Oleh Ismail Bin Haji Awang Nordin (Universiti Brunei Darussalam)

4. A History Of Sarawak Under Its 2 White Rajah (1839-1908)

Source: https://archive.org/details/historyofsarawak

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