Peaceful protest on oil and gas issues

Sarawak wants share in the oil and gas industry.

KUCHING: Taking their cue from Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem’s recent statement on the oil and gas industry (O&G), that “we cannot stand and stare”, the Sarawak Association for People’s Aspirations (Sapa) will hold a peaceful protest on the oil and gas issues in Miri on Sept 15, a day before Malaysia Day.

The protesters want Sarawak to get a share of the cake from Petronas and the federal government .This is expected to help reverse the current status of Sarawak being subjugated, exploited and dirt poor.

“Independence should mean ownership and management of Sarawak’s resources and wealth,” said Sapa President Lina Soo who will be leading the protest.

She outlined the objectives of the protest which will be presented to the CEOs of the MNCs in Miri:

to demand that O&G contracts be prioritised to Sarawak companies who fulfill the criteria over West Malaysia and foreign companies;

to demand for more jobs and scholarships for Sarawakians from the industry; and to demand that Sarawak be given a stake in Petronas.

Soo claims that Petronas and Shell are at the moment sidelining Sarawak companies when awarding contracts and favouring those from the peninsular and abroad.

It’s the same story when it comes to employment and career prospects in the industry, added Soo. “Many of our people leave oil-rich Sarawak to escape the discrimination and seek employment overseas.”

She noted that the industry has been exploiting the oil and gas resources for the past 40 years, to the tune of RM50 billion to 80 billion a year, and yet no Sarawakian has ever been appointed to the Petronas Board of Directors.

Bintulu, stressed Soo, was an affront to Sarawakians since it has become a little West Malaysia over the years.

“The senior employees in the O&G industry are all from the peninsular,” said Soo.

She urged the people of Miri to come forward and support the protest.

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/09/12/peaceful-protest-on-oil-and-gas-issues/

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Retain essence of Sedition Act says Salleh Tun Said

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Legislative Assembly Speaker Salleh Tun Said Keruak remarked that the Sedition Act 1948 should be maintained as it is meant to safeguard public order and national security.

“Whether the government maintains or chooses to repeal the Act, the essence of it which emphasises preserving peace must be retained,” he told reporters here today after a forum.

He was a panellist in a forum involving higher learning institution students, organised jointly by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Ministry’s Information Analysis and Management division and the Information department.

Salleh who is also the Usukan assemblyman, said even though the people in the country were accorded freedom of speech, there must be some restraint to protect the interests of the respective communities.

“No country in the world gives absolute freedom to its citizens to speak or act unrestrained at the expense of peace,” he said. - Bernama

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/09/15/retain-essence-of-sedition-act-says-salleh-tun-said/

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Mengapa UK tidak penjarakan pemisah Scotland?

Dua hari selepas Malaysia menyambut harijadi yang ke-51, bekas kuasa penjajah kita, United Kingdom (UK) akan menghadapi saat genting hidup-matinya: pungutan suara Scotland untuk menuntut kemerdekaan.

Soalan yang cukup menghairankan kita ialah mengapa UK tidak menggunakan Akta Hasutannya untuk menahan, menyiasat, mendakwa dan mempenjarakan golongan pemisah Scotland ini?

Akibatnya kepada UK jika Scotland merdeka

Kehilangan Scotland amat besar bagi UK. Bukan sahaja UK akan hilang 1/3 wilayah dan 1/10 penduduknya, tetapi lebih lagi ia akan hilang prestijnya sebagai kuasa dunia. Dalam Kesatuan Eropah (EU), UK yang menjadi lemah akan semakin terpinggir.

Bukan sahaja tiada lagi Kingdom of Scotland untuk disatukan (United) dengan Kingdom of England, malah Great Britain tidak sesuai lagi dipakai sebagai namanya kerana itu merujuk kepada seluruh pulau yang merangkumi England, Scotland dan Wales.

Paling penting sekali, kedudukan UK sebagai ahli tetap berkuasa veto dalam Majlis Keselamatan Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (UN) – legasi kemenangan Pihak Berikat atas Pihak Axis bersama-sama Amerika, Cina, Rusia dan Perancis itu mungkin hilang.

Jika Scotland mengisytiharkan selepas kemerdekaannya UK menjadi dua buah negara baru, England (dengan Wales dan Ireland Utara) mungkin tidak dapat menjadi mewarisi kerusi itu.

Malah kapal selam berkuasa nuklear di markas Trident mungkin terpaksa dipindah.  

Perbandingan dengan negara lain

Kemerdekaan Scotland bukan sahaja membawa padah kepada UK, malah juga kepada parti-parti politiknya dan beberapa negara Eropah yang lain.

Untuk kehilangan ini, Perdana Menteri David Cameron mungkin akan dijatuhkan oleh parti Konservatifnya.

Malah Ketua Pembangkang Parlimen Ed Miliband mungkin juga akan disalahkan dan digulingkan terlebih dahulu oleh Parti Buruh kerana selama ini Scotland hampir adalah “deposit tetap” Parti Buruh.

Parti Buruh memenangi 41 daripada 59 kerusi (69%) yang mewakili Scotland di Parlimen Westminster (kebangsaan). Ini tidak terlalu jauh kalau dibandingkan dengan kemenangan BN dalam 48 daripada 57 kerusi (84%) yang mewakili Malaysia Timur di Parlimen Persekutuan kita.

Tanpa Scotland, peluang Parti Buruh untuk memerintah negara serpihan UK itu akan menjadi agak tipis.

Maka kemerdekaan Scotland daripada UK lain sekali daripada penceraian Singapura daripada Malaysia pada 1965 atau penceraian Slovakia daripada Republik Czech pada tahun 1992.

Dalam kes Malaysia dan Czechoslovakia, perpisahan itu sebenarnya menguatkan kedudukan parti pemerintah di kedua-dua negara yang “tinggal” dan yang “keluar”.

Sebenarnya, dalam kedua-dua kes ini, perundingan penceraian dimulakan oleh pihak yang “tinggal” dan tidak mendapat sokongan media massa.

Sebaliknya, kemerdekaan Scotland akan ditentukan oleh rakyat Scotland, bukan elit atasan.

Seramai 97% warga Scotland yang layak mengundi berdaftar untuk mengundi dan undi “ya” dan undi “tidak” dijangka akan menjadi sangat dekat. 

Semasa orang Scotland berasa bangga kerana mereka dapat membincangkan dan menentukan penceraian negara mereka dengan begitu demokratik, rasional dan bertamadun, negara-negara Eropah lain seperti Sepanyol, Belgium, Itali, dan Perancis merasa sangat risau dengan perkembangan ini.

Dalam kata lain, orang Scotland berbahagi tentang sama ada negara mereka harus berpecah daripada UK. Tidak kira apa keputusan itu, tidak kira betapa kecilnya undi lebihannya, keputusan itu akan dihormati oleh semua pihak dalam masa beberapa tahun.

Sekiranya Scotland berjaya merdeka, Catalan yang kini sebahagian daripada Sepanyol dan Flanders (berbahasa Belanda) yang kini sebahagian daripada Belgium mungkin akan menjadi negara baru.  

Dan EU yang kini mempunyai 28 negara ahli mungkin akan melihat bilangan ahlinya berganda. Sempadan antarabangsa Eropah banyak berubah selepas peperangan.

Kali terakhir ini berlaku tanpa pertumpahan darah yang serius – kecuali Bosnia, Croatia dan Serbia – ialah apabila Soviet Union dan Yugoslavia tumbang dengan berakhirnya Perang Dingin. Percubaan Rusia untuk mengubah sempadan Ukraine dan sebelumnya di Georgia amat ditentangi oleh masyarakat antarabangsa.

Tetapi sekalipun penceraian itu berlaku dengan cara yang aman dan bertamadun, ia masih merugikan pihak yang ditinggalkan. Maka Sepanyol dan Belgium menyatakan azam mereka menolak kemasukan Scotland yang merdeka ke dalam EU, supaya Scotland yang kesendirian akan mencegah gerakan pemisahan yang lain. 

Mengapa tidak gunakan penjara dan senapang?

Kita yang kononnya mempunyai nilai-nilai Asia mungkin tidak dapat faham – mengapa orang Eropah bodoh sangat, tidak menggunakan kekerasan untuk memecahkan gerakan pemisahan sahaja?

Di China, semua pengerak pemisahan – tidak kira pengebom Uyghur yang membunuh orang lain atau sami Tibet yang membakar diri dalam protes – dipatahkan dengan keras dan kejam.

Dari Filipina, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, India ke Pakistan, golongan pemisah yang berjuang dengan pena dijawab dengan penjara dan mereka yang berjuang dengan senjata dijawab dengan senapang.

Kecuali Timor Timur yang berjaya membebaskan diri daripada penjajahan Indonesia selama 25 tahun, Aceh yang berjaya mendapat kedudukan wilayah istimewa dan Filipina Selatan yang cuba, gagal dan cuba lagi pelan autonomi, tidak ada contoh kejayaan yang lain.

Negara-negara bangsa berjaya mengekalkan sempadan mereka sekalipun itu kejayaan itu mungkin diangkat oleh pengaliran darah.

Jika cara penyelesaian secara keganasan itu dikatakan nilai Asia, maka tidak lama kemudian orang Eropah/Barat masih lagi orang Asia. Dalam abad ke-20, mereka masih berfikir seperti orang Asia hari ini.

Kemerdekaan Ireland daripada UK pada 1922 dicapai hanya setelah peperangan yang berlangsung selama dua tahun dan melibatkan hampir 50,000 askar daripada kedua-dua pihak.

Di bawah pemerintahan diktator General Francisco Franco yang berakhir hanya pada 1975, komuniti minoriti Sepanyol terutamanya Basques, Catalan dan Gracia banyak ditekan. Dan rakyat Basques menjawab keganasan dengan keganasan. Keganasan hanya berkurangan secara perlahan-lahan selepas Sepanyol menjadi demokrasi.

Di Amerika Syarikat, Perang Saudara dalam abad ke-19 berlaku tidak secara langsung kerana negeri-negeri Selatan ingin mengekalkan sistem pengabdian tetapi tercetus apabila negeri-negeri Selatan berpecah untuk membentuk negara baru, Confederated States of America.

Cinta tidak dapat dipaksa

Sememangnya UK memansuhkan Akta Hasutannya pada tahun 1967, 19 tahun selepas akta seumpamanya diperkenalkan ke Malaya, tetapi itu bukan sebabnya golongan pemisah Scotland tidak dipenjara, Parti Kebangsaan Scotland (SNP) dapat menerajui Kerajaan Wilayah Scotland dan akhirnya Scotland dapat mengundi untuk menentukan masa depan mereka pada Khamis depan.

Apa yang berlaku ialah seperti negara Eropah/Barat lain, UK kini melihat negara sebagai milik rakyat dan bukan rakyat milik negara.

Kalau negara itu milik rakyat, maka pengekalan atau pemansuhannya, atau perubahan sempadannya seharusnya bergantung kepada kebergunaan negara itu kepada rakyatnya.

Negara wujud hanya untuk memajukan kebajikan rakyat, bukan menjahanamkannya.

Hubungan negara dan rakyat ini boleh diibaratkan seperti perkahwinan dan individu-individu yang berkahwin. Apakah perkahwinan itu wujud untuk membahagiakan si suami dan si isteri, ataupun perkahwinan itu harus dikekalkan walaupun suami dan isteri sengsara?

Sementara cinta itu tidak dapat dipaksa, ia boleh dipelihara, dipupuk dan dikembangkan.

Jika perkahwinan itu menemui kebuntuan dan suatu pihak itu menuntut penceraian, pihak yang lain seharusnya duduk berunding untuk mencari pengaturan yang dapat membawa kebahagiaan kepada kedua-dua pihak, dan bukannya membelasah, mengurung malah mengancam untuk membunuh pihak yang ingin bercerai.

London kini cuba menawarkan syarat-syarat yang lebih baik untuk mengekalkan perkahwinan Scotland dengan bahagian UK yang lain. Saya berharap tawaran itu cukup baik untuk menawan kembali  hati Scotland.

Pada prinsipnya, saya berpegang kepada pandangan salah seorang pengasas Amerika Syarikat, James Madison, bahawa negara yang besar lebih selamat daripada kezaliman kerana populasi yang besar lebih cenderung bersifat majmuk untuk menjadi semakan dan imbangan.

Menjelang Hari Malaysia yang mulia, saya tidak dapat tidak teringatkan ejekan Presiden Sukarno 51 tahun dahulu bahawa satu-satunya perubahan yang akan dibawa oleh projek Malaysia ialah perpindahan Pejabat Tanah Jajahan (Colony Office) dari London ke Kuala Lumpur.

Jika kita benar-benar cintakan Malaysia, kita mesti membuktikan ramalan Sukarno yang berniat jahat itu salah sekali.

Sebaliknya, sesiapa yang menganggap Sabah dan Sarawak sebagai tanah jajahan Malaya adalah pengkhianat dan musuh dalam selimut. Jika Malaysia berpecah, mereka akan diingati dalam sejarah sebagai golongan pemisah Malaya.

Saya tidak percaya kepada penceraian tetapi saya percaya sepenuhnya hak untuk meminta cerai, itu adalah jaminan perkahwinan yang bahagia. Hanya apabila kita takutkan penceraian, kita akan hargai teman hidup kita.

Maka, saya berdoa Malaysia akan wujud selama-lamanya sebagai penggabungan kerana cinta, tidak sekali-kali sebagai percantuman kerana paksa. – 14 September, 2014.  

Source :http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion/wong-chin-huat/article/mengapa-uk-tidak-penjarakan-pemisah-scotland#sthash.ukb31b2l.dpuf

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Tolak Parti-parti malaya di Bumi Borneo!

Pemimpin yang wujud sekarang ini adalah hasil daripada sokongan undi yang diberikan. Jikalau tiada undi yang diberikan, mereka itu hanyalah orang biasa.

Sebab itu apabila hendak membuang undi, fahami terlebih dahulu dasar (asas) perjuangannya. Bukan kita undi pemimpin tersebut kerana diberi duit, zink, tangki biru dan macam-macam. Hasil daripada tindakan nanti, inilah yang terjadi.

Tolak ideologi politik malaya kerana mereka hanya ingin mempergunakan kuasa undi Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak untuk terus kekal di Putrajaya. Sama ada umno-bn dan pr adalah sama. Pkr adalah pecahan umno yang tersisih tetapi memiliki mentaliti yang sama.

Di Borneo ini, hanya parti Politik Tempatan sahaja yang layak bertanding dan rakyat Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak WAJIB memfokuskan kepada parti tempatan sahaja. Sama ada pembangkang atau kerajaan. Yang penting parti tempatan. Ini kerana ideologi politik parti tempatan khasnya untuk rakyat Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak. Maka perjuangannya hanya memfokuskan kepada Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak.

Demikian juga perjuangan politik parti-parti malaya iaitu untuk orang malaya. Apabila mereka mengatakan untuk rakyat malaysia, mereka sebenarnya bermaksudkan rakyat malaya. Kenapa? Kerana malaya kini sudah menganggap diri mereka adalah malaysia dan bukan lagi malaya.

Bangsa kita, Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak terperangkap dalam permainan politik ini.

Sekarang anda sudah faham?

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Ramai Menolak TAPI Majoriti MENYOKONG

Pihak SSKM ingin mengulas komen dibawah ini... Sila baca dulu...

"Menuntut hak Sabah dan Sarawak tidak salah. Tapi yg ditolak adalah laungan `keluar` dari Malaysia. 

SSKM juga ditolak kerana menanam kebencian kepada rakyat Semenanjung/Malaya. Sedangkan ianya patut ditujukan pada pihak berkuasa. Ini dapat dilihat pada komentar pembaca yang menaruh prejudis dan kebencian melampau terhadap warga semenanjung.

Majoriti rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak menjadi contoh kepada penolakan sifat perkauman. Namun SSKM dan page berkaitan menabur prasangka negatif terhadap manusia lain(yang tidak perlu) atas dasar keturunan dan asal usul semata-mata(yakni Tanah Malaya). Ini dinamakan perkauman juga.

Disebabkan itu saya percaya sebahagian besar rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak menolak SSKM dan kumpulan berkaitan. Hak perlu dituntut tetapi kenapa sehingga tegar menghasut perpecahan dalam negara.

Jika anak Sabah dan Sarawak memilih untuk perjuangkan dengan cara yang betul, jangan terkejut jika rakyat dari Semenanjung yang menetap dan melihat sendiri kedaifan pembangunan di Sabah dan Sarawak akan turut menyokong anda.

Itulah beza antara pejuang atas dasar kebenaran dan pejuang atas dasar kebencian."

Pihak SSKM tidak menanam kebencian terhadap orang malaya. Apabila merujuk kepada konteks perjuangan ini, Admin kerap kali mengatakan "pemimpin malaya". Sekali lagi, "pemimpin malaya".

Dalam perjanjian malaysia yang dimetrai dengan tandatangan, setiap pemimpin negara telah menurunkan tandatangan masing-masing. Apabila kenyataan digunakan seperti "malaya", ia merujuk sepenuhnya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin malaya secara khusus dalam kerajaan malaya yang telah menyamar menjadi malaysia.

Perjuangan ini bukan soal kebencian semata-mata tetapi adalah kemarahan yang sudah sampai ke tahap limit nya dan kini inilah hasilnya... Bercakap mengikut kematangan dan professional, sudah ada banyak usaha dilakukan melalui saluran yang betul tetapi adakah kerajaan bersedia mendengar atau memberi peluang untuk perkara itu didengari? Tidak.

Adakah perjuangan SSKM berlandaskan kepada perkauman? Itu adalah satu dakwaan jahat dan tidak benar. Perjuangan SSKM melangkaui soal perkauman mahupun agama kerana apa yang diperjuangkan dalam SSKM adalah untuk semua kaum/etnik dan agama di Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak.

Ramai Menolak TAPI Majoriti MENYOKONG

Tidak dinafikan ramai yang menolak ideologi perjuangan ini kerana golongan ini sebenarnya mempunyai konteks pemikiran yang sempit serta negatif. Ditambah lagi dengan terpengaruh ideologi politik malaya yang berlandaskan kepada ketuanan melayu dan rasis telah meresap dalam pemikiran golongan ini. Atas sebab itulah, apa-apa perubahan yang sebenarnya membawa kebaikan untuk Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Bangsa Negara Sarawak telah dinilai, dihakimi dan didebatkan secara negatif dalam lingkungan konteks ideologi malaya yang jelas menanam perasaan takut dan hormat kepada bangsa malaya secara menyeluruh dan khususnya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin malaya.

Inilah yang sebenarnya maksud "Minda Terjajah" kerana tidak berkemampuan untuk berfikir jauh secara positif dalam pelbagai aspek sebagai sebuah Bangsa Yang Merdeka Dan Berdaulat!

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Tentera Tempatan Negara Sabah

Sabah Border Scout merupakan Tentera Tempatan Sabah yang telah menjaga Persempadan Negara Sabah, Kalimantan dan Filipina... Sepanjang mereka berkhidmat, tiada istilah berlaku pencerobohan di Negara Sabah...

Dan pendatang daripada Filipina sangat kurang. Yang terlepas masuk itu sangat bernasib baik.

Tapi sebaik sahaja umno mencengkam Kerajaan Negara Sabah, pada tahun 1994, Sabah Border Scouts telah di mansuhkan... Sekarang, adakah anda memahami mengapa kita tidak boleh benarkan parti malaya memerintah di bumi Borneo ini?

bn dan pr umpama buah nangka. Mereka adalah daripada pohon yang sama. Bezanya, buah nangka yang berjenama umno-bn kini sudah terlalu masak dan mulai buruk manakala pr pula masih muda dan segar... Tetapi rasa mereka tetap sama... Rasa "Penjajah"

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Putrajaya Takut akan Kerajaan Negara Sarawak

Sedar atau tidak, tekanan demi tekanan diberikan kepada Pejuang Kebangsaan Negara Sabah sahaja sedangkan di Negara Sarawak langsung tidak disentuh. Ini adalah disebabkan malaya amat takut dengan kerajaan Negara Sarawak kerana kelantangan untuk menyatakan pendirian... SSKM bergerak aktif di kedua-dua negara ini termasuklah diluar negara...

Tidak dinafikan malaya kini sedang merancang dan mengatur strategi untuk menjatuhkan kerajaan Negara Sarawak melalui tali barut mereka. Atas sebab itulah Generasi Bangsa Negara Sarawak mesti melindungi Kerajaan yang ada sekarang. Jikalau mahu sangat menukar kerajaan, pastikan hanya parti politik tempatan pembangkang sahaja yang mencabar. Tapi mesti yang akan terus mempertahankan slogan Sarawak for Sarawakian!

Generasi muda Negara Sabah perlu bertungkus lumus untuk menyingkir ideologi fahaman malaya iaitu umno. Sebab segala masalah yang timbul adalah disebabkan umno. 

Umno adalah cancer yang mesti dihapuskan sepenuhnya di negara Sabah.

Pihak SSKM selama ini membuat pemerhatian tentang perjalanan politik di Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak. Pihak kami tidak terlibat dengan politik atas sebab itu pandangan dan pemerhatian ini adalah bebas atas nama Sabah for Sabahan dan Sarawak for Sarawakian!

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Sekarang anda faham mengapa kerajaan persekutuan cemas?

Untuk renungan dan kefahaman anda semua... Mana yang lebih berkesan dan memberikan impak yang besar? Bersuara di dalam negara atau bersuara di luar negara???

Doris Jones sekarag berada di Pusat Pentadbiran Negara-negara Komanwel. Itulah sebab malaysia takut sama Doris Jones atas sebab London memegang segala perjanjian Malaysia. Rumput tidak akan bergoyang jikalau tidak ditiup angin... 

Sememangnya pungutan suara ini sendiri dinasihatkan oleh pegawai Komanwel, Queen Councel Anthony Lester bahawanya Perjanjian Malaysia itu sudah terbatal atas sebab Negara Brunei tidak menandatangani dokuman perjanjian malaysia setelah 11 jam disediakan dan dikuatkan lagi dengan tindakan pemisahan Negara Singapura daripada Persekutuan.

Dengan itu, beliau menasihati untuk membuat punggutan suara sekurang-kurangnya 300,000 dan bawakannya kepada kerajaan persekutuan terlebih dahulu untuk membuat penyemakan perjanjian malaysia itu. Jikalau tiada tindakan, UN akan masuk campur kerana perjanjian malaysia itu sendiri dibawah tanggungjawab UN.

Apabila mengimbas kembali usaha untuk membuat penyemakan semula perjanjian malaysia itu, YB.Darell Leiking sudah bawakan usul tersebut ke Parlimen tetapi ditolak. YB.Datuk Dr.Jeffrey G.Kitingan juga sudah membawa usul tersebut ke DUN Sabah tapi ditolak (CM Sarawak, Adenan Satem telah memberitahu awal-awal akan menolak sebarang cadangan untuk menyemak perjanjian malaysia di DUN Sarawak yang ingin dibawakan oleh YB.Fong Pau Teck dan menyebabkan YB.Fong membatalkan niatnya). 

Pemimpin Negara Sarawak pula memerhati dan membuat persedian untuk bertindak bila-bila masa sebaik sahaja masanya tiba.

Maka, pungutan suara melalui Petition Online ini akan terus kepada United Nation (UN) untuk mengkaji semula perlaksanaan janji-janji yang telah dipersetujui pada 9 Julai 1963. Jikalau memang benar tidak dipenuhi, Referendum akan dilakukan untuk memutuskan sama ada rakyat Negara Sabah dan rakyat Negara Sarawak benar-benar tidak mahu lagi bersekutu dengan malaya ataupun terus kekal.

Negara Sarawak setakat ini tidak mempunyai masalah kerana lebih 80% mahu berpisah.

Cerita di Sabah pula berlainan kerana ada umno. Mereka kini sedang giat dan berusaha siang malam memberikan kad pengenalan kepada warga asing agar kekuatan politik mereka kukuh dengan sokongan projek ic ini. Tetapi itu hanya kuat di pantai timur. Pantai Barat Negara Sabah masih perlu banyak dilakukan.

Atas sebab itulah mengapa Generasi Muda Negara Sabah mesti bersatu untuk menyingkirkan parti-parti malaya. Ini kerana jikalau pr juga yang memerintah, mereka mahu tidak mahu terpaksa menyambung kerja umno demi kelangsungan politik mereka.

Berlainan pula dengan parti tempatan. Ini kerana sistem kerajaan akan dirombak dan kad pengenalan Negara Sabah akan dibuat semula untuk mengasingkan Rakyat Negara Sabah dan malaysia. Ini bermaksud, rakyat Negara Sabah boleh memiliki hak kerakyatan malaysia tetapi tidak semestinya orang malaysia boleh menjadi rakyat Negara Sabah.

Dengan itu, baru kita mampu membuat pilihan raya yang adil yang mana hanya rakyat Negara Sabah sahaja yang boleh mengundi untuk menentukan masa depan negara Sabah.

Sekarang anda faham mengapa kerajaan persekutuan cemas?

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SSKM's official Statement of the Alleged Instigated From The Federal Government of Malaysia Sabah

Greetings to people of Sabah and Sarawak. I'm Doris Jones, and I want to make an official statement to represent a group in Facebook called Sabah Sarawak leaves Malaysia (SSKM).

Looking at the current situation in Malaysia, the Government of "Malaya" who had posed as "Malaysia" has now issued a threat to the Nationalists of the Borneo State. I, myself as the people of Sabah was very disappointed, but not surprised by the actions taken by the government of "Malaysia", which is led by a party that dominating Sabah, through the support of "Illegal Immigrants (PTI)" particularly on the East Coast of Sabah.

I would like to briefly explain some of the struggles of SSKM's Group.

The group name of "SSKM" being adopted, for a purpose, to see either the people of Sabah and Sarawak have this sentiments, seemingly the majority of people in Borneo has always had the same and stronger sentiments.

SSKM is a group consist of people of Sabah and Sarawak. The establishment of SSKM to educate and reveal the long hidden truth of this matter, especially to the young generation. 

Basically, all this are about to share knowledge as well as information of the Borneo's history. Such as, The First and Second World's War, The British Colonisation, The Kingdom of James Brooke, Malaysia before and after the formation.

The bias and misconduct of many leaders of Sabah and Sarawak, especially "Malaya" has been disclosed for the young generation of Borneo, for them to view, make an understanding and make some reflections to choose on whether to repeat the same history of one or rectify the situation, with no political motives.Thus, to make an overall of rise of nationalism. In another words, to rise the spirit, to fight and restore the absolute rights that has been betrayed, broken particularly by the leaders of Malaya in particular and the Federal Government of Malaya generally. 

It is also has been seen clearly, through the discovery of a book written by a British professor, entitled "Malaysia". For us to understand better about the formation of Malaysia. 

In addition, there is no obligation to any individual to participate, but it is on their own will after knowing this truth, that has been hidden by the leaders of Malaya to distort the history of Sabah and Sarawak over the years. One example of a victim of political games in silencing the voice is Datuk Dr.Jeffrey G. Kitingan.

Every words is manipulated by them. Other than that, Datuk Dr.Jeffrey G. Kitingan also labeled as a self-interested person, done falsely accusations corruption and accused him. Consistently with these words "To destroy the trees, poisoned the roots. To destroy a civilization of a nation, get their history twisted and scratch the image of their leader."

An individually sharing either through Facebook or meeting face-to-face is one of SSKM's efforts to raise awareness on the misconduct matters made by the Federal Government. 

The richness of natural resources and all kinds of taxes which under control by Sabah and Sarawak's state government, is been taken by the Federal Government on the basis of distribution of wealth to all states, particularly in Malaya. Indeed, it is very contrary with The Agreement Contained in 18/20 points, The Malaysia Agreement 1963, IGC report and The Cobbold Commission Report.

Emphatically, SSKM has been charged of, or with the word's of "Sedition" used by the Federal Government now rulling over us (SSKM), to show us (SSKM) are in the bad light, and indirectly the Federal Government wants to hide their treachery.

In SSKM, we reveal all the historical facts and recorded documents to all people especially to the members and committee.We also fight based on the law without causing any physical harm.

We also believe that the threat of intimidation by an increasingly played by the state media is actually reinforces the strength of the people of Sabah and Sarawak State to face them in court and argue based on the facts so that the voice of indigenous people will be heard either in Malaysia or at the international level. In facts, most of the countries in the world are eyeing the Malaysia Government about injustice done by them. Last but not least, "Pergo Et Pergo" & "Dum Spiro Spero".

Doris Jones

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SABAH HAK KITA ANAK NEGARA SABAH... SEGALA SUMBER MILIK KITA SEMUANYA...

ALLAH telah tentukan di sinilah kita lahir, di sini kita dibesarkan dan di sinilah juga kita mati dan di semadikan dan tiada lagi bumi lain kecuali nasib dan mahunya kita di lontar ke sungai gangga bila tanah semuanya bukan milik kita lagi.

Di sana sini ada saja tipu, rampok, ugut dan mencuri kesan hidup susah yang sama kita rasai kesan gaji tidak memadai disbanding dengan harga barang yang meningkat harga disamping di sana sini ada saja muka-muka asing yang pandangan satu macam dan kita bak hidup dalam penjara yang siap bererti tidur malam tak lena dan makan pula tak kenyang.

Hidup semacam apa ini?

Yang kita mahu bukanlah kaya raya macam perampok, penipu kroni dan saudara mara pemimpin atasan yang jelas katanya seperti malaikat tetapi taktiknya menipu rakyat tika dimusim pilihan raya mereka dating dengan janji-janji manis sedang janji lama tidak ditunai dengan beribu macam alasan.

Memang pemimpin kita bijak bercakap dan bijak membuli orang kampung yang dikasih zink, tangki biru dan sedikit wang terus menjabat tangan dan ucap terima kasih berjuta tanpa ia tahu itu zink, tangki dan wang sebenarnya memang hak mereka kesan hasil Sabah dan tanpa mereka tahu berjuta-juta masuk ke poket mereka kesan balak, hutan dan segala macam di seludup ke kantung.

Apa saja yang kita lihat di Sabah ini dan anak-anak berbodong keluar university dengan ijajah yang kadang-kadang tidak mendidik mereka jadi bijak, malah siap hanya akur dan tunduk kepada yang membuli dan memang begitulah setting otak mereka dan kesannya university kita di Malaysia tersorot jauh banding university luar negara sebab mahasiswa kita hanya ditunda kala berjalan dan bukan diajar untuk membedah sesuatu persoalan.

Lihatlah kesan kecelakaan dan pencerobohan di Lahad Datu, saudara-saudara kita dari Negara cina menurun 80% hadir ke Negara kita dan kita kehilangan pendapatan, bidang perhotelan hidup segan mati tak mahu.

Baik sawit dan getah harga menurun jatuh ke lantai sebab cina sudah beralih pandang membeli di Negara lain dan di Malaysia banyak simpanan dan atasan pula kuasai pasaran, maka yang sudah orang kampong dan semakin susah bila harga barang berlompatan harganya dan nanti GST hadir lagi mencekek leher dan jangan hairan kita punya ramai yang stress dan gila.

Musa Aman, apa saja yang kau lakukan dan kenapa Sabah yang kaya sejak di bawah kepimpinanmu mendapat anugerah termiskin dan anak-anak Sabah berpuluh ribu mungkin ratusan ribu berlarian ke semananjung Malaysia untuk cari makan kesan di Sabah pengangguran sekitar 50,000 orang.

Kalau tak bijak memimpin Sabah dan yang bersuara asyik diugut tangkap, maka terbaik kamu letak jawatan sahaja dan kami sabahan memang terluka dan tentunya kamu tahu Musa Aman luka di tangan nampak darah dan luka di hati apa kamu tahu?

Saya menulis bukan menentang kerajaan tetapi mahu kamu sedar akan keselahan kamu dan jangan terlalu korupsi dan menipu rakyat sabahan dan ini Sabah milik bersama dan kami berhak berkata dalam Negara yang kononnya merdeka.

NURLIYANA

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Scotland's vote on independence: What you need to know

(CNN) -- On September 18, Scots go to the polls to vote on the future of their country.

It's a vote that could end Scotland's 307-year union with England and Wales as Great Britain -- and see it launch into the world as an independent nation of some 5.3 million people.

When campaigning began, that seemed a far-fetched prospect. But the most recent polls suggest that what many Britons consider unthinkable could happen -- and the United Kingdom as we know it could be torn asunder.

Here's what you need to know about the landmark referendum.

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What are the Scottish voting on, and why?

Voters will be presented with a simple yes/no question: Should Scotland be an independent country?

The Scottish government, led by the Scottish National Party, says this is a "once in a generation opportunity" for Scotland's people to take control of the decisions that affect them most. A "yes" vote means that "Scotland's future will be in Scotland's hands," it says, and that life will be better and fairer for its people.

British Prime Minister David Cameron wants Scotland to remain part of an undivided United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He says that it is a decision solely for the Scottish people -- but that remaining part of the United Kingdom will give them security and strength. "There will be no going back," he warns.

Because the United Kingdom has no written constitution, there's no established law to govern the process. So these are truly uncharted waters.

Why is this significant to the rest of the world?

The question mark over Scotland's future is already having an impact on domestic and international business. Some worry that the breakup of the United Kingdom could undermine London's standing as an international financial capital.

Last month, 130 business leaders published an open letter in which they warned of the impact of uncertainty over issues including currency, regulation, tax, pensions, EU membership and support for Scottish exports. A day later, more than 200 other business leaders signed an open letter backing an independent Scotland.

The British pound sank Monday after the first poll that showed the "yes" vote in the lead, with CNN Money reporting that it reflected uncertainty over the outcome of the referendum and an increased risk of a "messy divorce."

The UK's defense capability could be affected. The Scottish government says it wants to remove nuclear weapons from Scotland as soon as possible -- namely, the UK Trident nuclear submarine fleet based at Faslane. The Scottish government says, "It is our firm position that an independent Scotland should not host nuclear weapons and we would only join NATO on that basis."

Scotland would have to renegotiate its entry to both NATO and the European Union if it votes for independence. EU leaders have signaled they would take a hard line and make Scotland apply to join like any other independent nation. However, the "yes" campaign says it could easily be done through amendments to existing treaties.

If Scotland chooses to split from Britain, it could give other people ideas.

The debate is being closely watched by independence movements in Spain's Catalonia province, Canada's Quebec province and France's Mediterranean island of Corsica.

If Scotland votes to leave, the British Prime Minister will likely come under pressure to resign -- although he has told UK media "emphatically" he will not do so. The major Westminster parties have promised to devolve more powers to Scotland if it chooses to stay in the union.

Who can vote?

Thanks to a bill passed last year extending the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds, almost everyone living in Scotland who is 16 or older on the day of the referendum will be able to vote.

This means English or Welsh citizens who reside in Scotland can take part. But Scots who are living elsewhere in the United Kingdom or overseas will not be entitled to cast a ballot.

It also means that the residents of England, Wales and Northern Ireland get no say on a historic change to the makeup of the United Kingdom.

What's the history behind the vote?

Scotland has long had a testy relationship with its more populous neighbor. The Act of Union in 1707 joined the kingdom of Scotland with England and Wales, but many Scots were unhappy at being yoked to their longtime rival south of the border.

Since 1999, Scotland has had a devolved government, meaning many, but not all, decisions are made at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. In May 2011 the nationalist Scottish National Party, which had campaigned on a promise to hold an independence referendum, surprised many by winning an outright majority in the Scottish Parliament.

In October 2012, the UK and Scottish governments agreed that the referendum would be held, and the question to be put to voters was agreed on early last year.

Dauvit Broun, a professor of Scottish history at the University of Glasgow, said one driving force for the vote was the widening gulf between the policies pursued by the coalition UK government in Westminster, led by the Conservative Party under Cameron since 2010, and what the Scottish people want.

Many Scots are strongly opposed to the current Westminster government's attempts to reform -- or in their eyes dismantle -- the welfare state and say it was not elected by them. Illustrating that sentiment, there's only one Conservative MP in Scotland at present, leading humorists to point out that even giant pandas are better represented (Edinburgh Zoo has two.)

"Since the period of Margaret Thatcher, there has been a growing divide, and a sense that what Scotland feels consensus about ... has become more and more different to England," Broun said.

Looking further back, Scotland and England have been growing apart since the demise of the British Empire, Broun says. The decline of the Presbyterian church in Scotland, which provided a sense of self-government and Scottish identity, has also played a part in fueling the desire for independence, he said.

Who are the main players?

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond is the ebullient leader of the pro-independence campaign. Labour MP Alistair Darling, who represents an Edinburgh constituency, heads the pro-union Better Together campaign.

We obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies we will ever have remains a strong, robust, united and effective partner.

Barack Obama

The pair have taken part in two TV debates, with Darling widely judged to have come out on top in the first, by a narrow margin, and Salmond to have done significantly better in the second.

David Cameron has also spoken strongly in favor of Scotland remaining part of the United Kingdom.

It's not just UK politicians who are getting involved. Singer David Bowie, in a Brit Awards acceptance speech delivered by supermodel Kate Moss, pleaded, "Scotland, stay with us."

Former Manchester United football club manager Alex Ferguson also opposes a split and has backed the "Better Together" campaign. "800,000 Scots, like me, live and work in other parts of the United Kingdom. 

We don't live in a foreign country; we are just in another part of the family of the UK," he is quoted as saying.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who lives in Scotland, made a hefty donation to the Better Together campaign, and Beatles star Paul McCartney has signed a letter urging Scottish voters to stick with Britain.

The Yes campaign has its own celebrity backers -- including former James Bond star Sean Connery, actor Brian Cox, and comedian Frankie Boyle.

Actor Alan Cumming launched the Twitter campaign #goforitscotland. "What's happening now in Scotland is the most exciting political and social discourse that will forever change our destiny. Check it out!" he tweeted as the vote nears.

Even U.S President Barack Obama has gotten in on the act. He acknowledged it was a decision for the people of Scotland, but added: "We obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies we will ever have remains a strong, robust, united and effective partner."

What are the key issues?

Questions over the economy have dominated the debate.

The Scottish government argues the country would be better off after independence, largely based on its taking control of revenues from North Sea oil and gas found in Scottish waters. It says it would manage the energy industry better, invest to boost production, and create a wealth fund, similar to Norway's oil fund, to benefit future generations.

But not everyone agrees with the Scottish government's rosy assessment. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in March said the latest figures showed Scotland's budget deficit had worsened relative to the rest of the United Kingdom, thanks to falling North Sea revenues and higher public spending north of the border. It also warned of the dangers of relying too heavily on a volatile and ultimately finite income source.

The Scottish government says the economy is diverse, with other key elements including food and drink, tourism, creative industries, universities, financial services and manufacturing.

Another big issue is what currency an independent Scotland would have.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has said he wants Scotland to continue to use the pound in a currency union with the rest of the United Kingdom, and that it has the right to do so.

But the three main parties in Westminster -- David Cameron's Conservatives, their coalition partners the Liberal Democrats, and Labour -- have all said this won't be an option. The Scottish government responded that this was "bullying" from Westminster.

It's unclear what would happen to Scotland's share of UK debt if it's not part of a currency union.

What's the mood?

A series of opinion polls in past months has given the pro-union camp a lead. However, the most recent polls have shown that shrinking or disappearing altogether.

A YouGov poll conducted for The Sunday Times and released on September 7 caused waves when it showed the "yes" vote narrowly in the lead for the first time, excluding undecided voters. YouGov President Peter Kellner said it indicated support for the Better Together campaign had fallen "at an astonishing rate."

Of course, it's just one poll among many.

The latest poll of polls by ScotCen, an independent research center, shows the "no" camp hanging onto a narrow lead over the "yes" camp, but the gap continues to close.

Many in the Yes campaign feel they have a momentum of support that will build toward the September 18 vote.

But the No campaigners are confident they represent the silent majority who, after considering all the factors involved, will decide against independence.

What would happen if Scotland votes Yes?

Should Scots defy Westminster's expectation and vote "yes," there will be a flurry of activity to ensure everything is in place for Salmond's projected independence date of 24 March, 2016.

Upon confirmation of a victory, the Yes Scotland leader will put together his "Team Scotland" negotiating team. It is expected to include his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, alongside a broad, cross-party group.

Cameron -- if he hasn't been forced to resign after presiding over the breakup of the UK's 300-year-old union -- will need to form his own negotiating side.

Chief among the matters up for negotiation are the currency union and Scotland's share of the UK's national debt, the relocation of the Trident fleet and even potential border controls. The "yes" campaign has said it intends for Scotland to remain part of the Common Travel Area, which allows free movement for citizens of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Cameron will have to move quickly to avoid financial instability by giving a definitive answer to the currency question, and there has been suggestion that the next UK general election -- scheduled for May 2015 -- might be postponed until after Scotland has exited the union.

The Scottish government would have to set in motion a process to produce a written constitution. Queen Elizabeth II would remain head of state.

An independent Scotland would also have to negotiate paths to membership for both NATO and the European Union, two international organizations that the "yes" campaign says are in Scotland's future.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/09/world/europe/scottish-referendum-explainer/index.html

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Cameron begs Scotland: Don't rip our family of nations apart

Edinburgh, Scotland (CNN) -- UK Prime Minister David Cameron is campaigning in Scotland Wednesday in a last-minute bid to persuade voters to stick with the United Kingdom ahead of an independence referendum in eight days.

Also north of the border are Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats, partners with Cameron's Conservatives in the coalition government, and opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.

The trip comes as the latest opinion polls indicated that the pro-independence and pro-union campaigns are neck-and-neck.

If Scotland's voters choose independence on September 18, it will mean the breakup of a 307-year-old union between England, Wales and Scotland as Great Britain.

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Cameron and Miliband canceled their usual weekly clash at Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament to make the trip. They are campaigning separately as they seek to win over the undecided voters who will be key to the outcome of the landmark vote.

The Prime Minister appealed to the emotions in a speech to an audience in Edinburgh, saying, "I care hugely about this extraordinary country, this United Kingdom, that we have built together."

He would be heartbroken, he said, "if this family of nations was torn apart."

'Last gasp piece of desperation'

Opinion polls suggest the pro-independence "yes" campaign, led by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond of the governing Scottish National Party, has the momentum as the vote nears.

Speaking to supporters Wednesday, Salmond said the politicians' visit from London was "counterproductive" for the "no" campaign and would be seen by Scotland as "a last gasp piece of desperation from the Westminster establishment."

He added, "I mean they're not popular in England, never mind popular in Scotland."

The latest poll of polls on Scottish independence shows the "no" camp hanging on to a narrow lead over the "yes" camp, but the gap continues to close. The poll of polls, by ScotCen, an independent research center, shows "no" at 52% and "yes" at 48%.

Almost anyone living in Scotland age 16 or over on the day of the referendum will be able to vote. But voters in the rest of the United Kingdom -- England, Wales and Northern Ireland -- do not get a say on what could be a historic change. That includes Scots who live outside Scotland's borders.

'We desperately want you to stay'

Cameron also used emotive language in an opinion piece published in the Daily Mail newspaper Wednesday in which he recalled the United Kingdom's historic achievements -- and promised that more are to come if it sticks together.

"Let no one in Scotland be in any doubt: we desperately want you to stay; we do not want this family of nations to be ripped apart," he wrote.

"Across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, our fear over what we stand to lose is matched only by our passion for what can be achieved if we stay together."

The three parties have all promised that Scotland, which already has devolved government, would be granted increased powers, for example over taxation and social welfare programs, if it votes to stay in the United Kingdom.

"There is a lot that divides us -- but there's one thing on which we agree passionately: the United Kingdom is better together," the three party leaders said in a joint statement Tuesday.

"We want to be listening and talking to voters about the huge choices they face. Our message to the Scottish people will be simple: 'We want you to stay.' "

Former PM warns of damage

A YouGov poll carried out Monday suggests that people in England and Wales are opposed to Scottish independence by a substantial majority, with 60% opposed to 19% in favor.

Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major, writing Wednesday in the Times of London, warned that if Scotland votes for independence, it and all the United Kingdom would suffer as a result.

"The UK would be weaker in every international body and, most damagingly, within the European Union," he wrote. "Our chance of reforming the EU would be diminished, and the risk of our exit from it enhanced."

Cameron has promised to hold a referendum on UK membership of the European Union by the end of 2017 if he remains Prime Minister after the general election next year.

Campaigners for Scottish independence have said they want to remain part of the European Union. EU leaders have indicated that an independent Scotland would have to apply to join like any other nation.

Will the oil last?

The independence issue has polarized Scotland, with much argument over the potential economic costs or benefits, particularly with regard to the North Sea oil and gas found in Scottish waters.

The Scottish government says it would manage the energy reserves better than the UK government, benefiting the Scottish people. But some experts have warned against over-reliance on a finite resource.

Energy giant BP came out Wednesday against Scottish independence and voiced caution over North Sea prospects it described as "smaller and more challenging to develop" than before.

"Our business invests for decades into the future. It is important our plans are based on a realistic view of the North Sea's future potential and the challenges the industry faces in continuing to operate here," it said.

"As a major investor in Scotland -- now and into the future -- BP believes that the future prospects for the North Sea are best served by maintaining the existing capacity and integrity of the United Kingdom."

Queen 'is above politics'

Buckingham Palace has made clear that Queen Elizabeth II will not take a position on the Scottish referendum amid UK media reports that lawmakers are urging her to intervene on behalf of the union.

"The Sovereign's constitutional impartiality is an established principle of our democracy and one which the Queen has demonstrated throughout her reign," a palace statement said.

"As such, the Queen is above politics, and those in political office have a duty to ensure that this remains the case.

"Any suggestion that the Queen should wish to influence the outcome of the current referendum campaign is categorically wrong. This is a matter for the people of Scotland."

The queen would remain head of state of an independent Scotland.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/10/world/europe/uk-scottish-independence/index.html?sr=fb091014soctlandlatest930avodtopphotolinkpack

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It’s out in the open now

Talk of Sabah pulling out was carried out underground until the threat to arrest the so-called secessionists.

ON Thursday, a day after I arrived in my home state of× Sabah for a holiday, I had a dilemma.

I was driving in Kampung Inobong, Penampang, about 14km from Kinabalu, and I drove past a one-metre-long snake in the middle of the road.

I reversed my vehicle so that my six-year-old daughter× Apsara could see a “live” snake. And so that Apsara,who is an urbanite as she lives in× Jaya, could know and appre­ciate that× Sabah was still “wild”.

There was the snake. It was stuck in the middle of the road because someone had run over its tail.

On the side of the road was a Kadazandusun villager on a motorcycle.

“Kasih mati (Kill it),” he said.

“Sia tidak mau. Sia takut kena bad luck. (I don’t want to. I’m afraid of getting bad luck),” I said.

“Kasi langgar bah (Run it over),” he pleaded, and he made a gesture with his hand to show that it was a cobra.

Not that I was a mind-reader but I think he wanted me to kill the cobra because he was afraid it would strike someone in the village.

I said a prayer – that I wouldn’t get bad luck for killing it – and I ran over the cobra with the right front tyre of the× Hilux pickup truck I was driving.

I looked at the rear-view mirror. It didn’t die.

I reversed the truck. And ran over the snake again.

I looked at the rear-view mirror but I was not sure if it was alive. I drove towards Kota Kinabalu.

The SMS app on my smartphone beeped.

“Philip, could I make a statement about Borneo’s secession?” a politician from× Penampang asked.

“Boleh (Can),” I sms-ed.

“When shall I c u bro?” he said.

“Can email me,” I sms-ed.

“Ok bro,” he replied.

“Thanks. Try to send by tonight so I can include in my column which is due tomorrow,” I SMS-ed. “Curious, why you want to make a statement?”       

“Why? How long do you want 2 b colonised?” he replied.

“Ok thanks,” I SMS-ed.

I wanted to question him on his liberal usage of the word “colonised” but I didn’t as I was driving.

Still worried that the cobra would bring me back luck, I decided not to write about secession that is the hot topic – other than the leaks in the× Science and English papers in the UPSR (Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah) – in Sabah.

But the secession topic could not be avoided.

On the front page of Daily Express was the headline: “Jeffrey welcomes KL’s ‘let’s talk’.”

“KOTA KINABALU: The best and the only way to deal with the incessant calls for secession or separation is to take the bull by the horns and address them, said STAR Sabah chief Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan,” the× Sabah newspaper reported.

“Welcoming the statement by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar that Putrajaya wanted to meet with the ‘separatists’, he said it was time for the Federal Government to address the unhappiness behind the calls for secession/separation/Sabah Sarawak rights.”

Interestingly, Dr Jeffrey, who was accused of plotting to bring Sabah out of Malaysia, was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and held in the Kamunting detention centre for 30 months in the 1990s.

On Facebook, there’s a “Black 16 September” campaign organised by the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia page to say “no to Malaysia Day”.

That night I had beer with an ex-Sabah chief minister and the topic of conversation was – surprise, surprise – secession. We also discussed the Scottish independence movement.

Despite my running over a cobra, I shall give my take on this issue, which the ex-Sabah chief minister described as “it was discussed underground until the threat to arrest the so-called secessionists brought it out in the open”.

He was echoing Dr Jeffrey’s statement that “the issues are all the same but the calls become louder and more intense the longer these frustrations are ignored over time”.

For me, one of the root problem is that Sabahans feel that Putrajaya has neglected them in terms of development.

Take my drive to Kampung Inobong as an example. The journey is about 14km from Kota Kinabalu. But it takes me about 25 minutes to reach the village because I can only drive around 80kph, as it is a trunk road and not a highway.

Even within a 15km radius of Kota Kinabalu, the roads are not the highways that KLites take for granted.

In Petaling Jaya, residents protest against Kidex (the Kinrara–Damansara Expressway) whereas I’m sure Sabahans would embrace it with open arms.

In the interior of Sabah, children have to hike for hours to go to school, as there is no road in the village.

To be fair to the Federal Government, it has brought in development. For example, Kampung Inobong is now closer to Kampung Pogunon via road as the Government has built a bridge over the Moyog river.

But the development is not coming fast enough.

The other concern of Ori (Original) Sabahans is that Photocopy Sabahans (illegal immigrants who somehow managed to get citizenship illegally) are outnumbering them.

Another concern is the extremist voices coming from across the South China Sea via social media. The extremists have told Sabahans to “leave Malaysia if they didn’t like what was happening in the country”.

Some Sabahans have literally interpreted it as a command for Sabah to leave Malaysia.

Source: http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/One-Mans-Meat/Profile/Articles/2014/09/13/Its-out-in-the-open-now/

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'We fear not arrest for it will make us stronger'

The possibility of arrests does not rattle Sabahans and Sarawakians, said Sabah Star chairperson Jeffrey Kitingan today.

He stressed that the fight for their rights would continue even if he himself is arrested.

On the contrary, Jeffrey said a government crackdown would provide additional impetus to their struggle.

“I do not intend to prepare for anything and I will just pray. Any arrest will be good for the struggle for Sabah and Sarawak.

“It will get stronger and eventually lead to the separation of the Borneo states,” he declared in response to threats of arrest against alleged secessionists.

In a strongly worded statement, he said before carrying out any arrest, federal leaders need to understand that Sabah and Sarawak agreed to the formation of Malaysia.

“If the basis for the formation of Malaysia is not honoured, Sabah and Sarawak have the legal right not to continue with Malaysia.

“In such a scenario, the de-merger or dissolution of Malaysia would be the last and forced option for Sabah and Sarawak,” he added.

Who are the real traitors?

The Bingkor assemblyperson said such a move would not be treasonous.

However, he added it would be treason only if Malaya or the peninsular government refused to honour the agreement for the formation of Malaysia.

Yesterday, Deputy Inspector-General Mohd Bakri Zinin (right) said the police have identified those responsible for calling for the secession of Sabah from Malaysia.

He said they would be investigated for allegedly making seditious statements.

Should there be a dragnet for treason, Jeffrey said, the police must instead target those involved in Project IC and the issuance of dubious identity cards to foreigners and making them Umno members as well as Sabahan voters.

“The evidence is all in the RCI hearings,” he added.

Delving into history, Jeffrey said the issue of secession does not arise at all.

“In 1963, Sabah and Sarawak merged with the Federation of Malaya and Singapore to form Malaysia and partly to help solve their problems.

“In 1965, it will be noted that the federal government and the government of Singapore signed the separation agreement even before the matter was tabled for approval in the federal parliament on Aug 9, 1965.

“Wouldn’t it be secessionist and treasonous for the separation agreement to be signed before it was tabled in parliament?

“Wouldn’t the calls by Umno leaders, religious bigots and Malay extremists to chase out other Malaysians be separatist, seditious and treasonous?” he asked.

He said that the real issue at hand now is that the people of Sabah and Sarawak are unhappy and have the right to voice their unhappiness.

“Sabahans and Sarawakians realise they have been taken for a ride and cheated by Malaya in the name of the federal government. Malaya has taken over and treated Sabah as a colony.

“The federal leaders should take a drive round Sabah and look at the reality of the situation,” he added.

The Malayan leaders, he said, would be committing the “greatest sin” against Malaysia as well Sabah if they arrest the people to shut their voices.

“The world is watching,” he cautioned.

Source: http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/63087/

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