QUOTABLE QUOTATIONS ON A RANGE OF POLITICS VIEW ON THE FATE OF SABAH SARAWAK’S SHAM “INDEPENDENCE MALAYSIA”
(We may not all agree with the various comments but these are worth reading to see that nothing has changed for the better 5 years after they were posted on the Internet- ONLY WE CHANGE OUR FATE!)
Kelupaan Ke-sebelas
http://knightadventure.blogspot.com/2009/07/kelupaan-11.html
Janji-janji Malaya
Tetapi apa ganjaran Borneo berkat penat-lelah, sikap berani-mati, semangat setiakawan yang kami berikan dengan penuh komitmen dan dedikasi kepada Kerajaan MelayuMalaya? Bumiputera SabahSarawak mati. Mati dan terkubur dalam ‘bangsa: lain-lain’.
Bangsa: lain-lain ini dulu ada pilihan selain dari Malaysia, sama seperti Brunei ada pilihan. Tapi bangsa-bangsa bersatu Borneo pilih Malaysia. Borneo pilih untuk berkongsi minyak, kekayaan hasil semulajadi, aspirasi politik dengan Malaya. Borneo pilih untuk berkongsi nasib dan masa depan, apa nak jadi jadilah, dengan Malaya. Borneo pilih Malaya sebagai saudara. Saudara sehidup semati, duduk sama rendah berdiri sama tinggi. Sebaliknya apa balasan kita menyuap nasi, menyarung baju perisai, memberi keris kepada Malaya? Dia masih tak berani berlawan dengan Singapura sehingga ke hari ini. Tetapi dia berani menikam Borneo dari belakang. Saudara kita sendiri mencederakan kita. Saudara kita, ya Allah.
“If any idea were to take root that Malaysia would involve a ‘take-over’ of the Borneo territories by the Federation of Malaya and the submersion of the individualities of North Borneo and Sarawak…” – Cobbold Commission 1962.
Apa lah gunanya Malaysia dibentuk kalau tahu begini kesudahannya bagi SabahSarawak. Teringatkan soalan UPM Serdang. Which one you prefer? Barangkali ramai orang SabahSarawak di luar sana sudah tahu apa yang dia prefer. Dipetik di sini pendapat seorang blogger sensasi Sarawak dari laman web sarawakheadhunter.blogspot.com. Seingat pakcik, bila dia menulis artikel ini sebagai respon kepada artikel yang ditulis oleh Ooi Keat Gin “How Sarawak was won”, tiada pihak yang menyangkal keterangan Sarawak Headhunter.
On July 9, 1963, Temenggong Jugah anak Barieng, Datu Bandar Abang Haji Mustapha, and Ling Beng Siew, as Sarawak representatives, penned their signature to the Malaysia Agreement in London.
1. Did they realise what they were signing and did they really represent Sarawak? Jugah in particular did not know how to read or write (according to a fairly authentic rumour he could sign his name by following a tattoo of it on the inside of his left forearm), Abang Mustapha was a representative of the Kuching Malays – seen by many Sarawakians as collaborators with the British colonial regime and Ling Beng Siew of the rich Sibu Foochow Chinese – who had nothing to lose and everything to gain. ________
2. From the start there was no real concept of Malaysia, but a very real Malayan hegemonic control and interference over the states of Sarawak and Sabah. Singapore rebelled and was rewarded by being kicked out of the federation, which turned out to be a much better thing for (her). Sarawak and Sabah opted to remain under Malayan dominance and were rewarded by the crumbs of their own resources – the main bulk of which fuelled the modern development of Malaya and the greed and power of the Malayan elites. _______
3. Little did (Sabah Sarawak) realise that Malaya had then reached the limit of its economic resources and required a new pool of resources upon which to further develop itself, and which was to be provided by Sarawak and Sabah at their own expense and to their own detriment. _______
4. One of the main safeguards which they forgot was to keep their petroleum resources for themselves. The Malayans were glad to be silent on this, since they knew that under international law, offshore petroleum resources belonged to the federal government. _______
5. Unfortunately these safeguards have proven to be ineffective against Malayan interference with Sarawak affairs and control over its oil and gas resources to its detriment. _______
6. The only real safeguard that remains is Sarawak’s control over immigration, but even then any attempt by the state to use it to really stop Malayan exploitation would probably invite a violent response from the federal authorities in the form of a declaration of emergency or other hegemonic response. – Blogger Sarawak Headhunter.
“I feel sure that the Tunku (Abdul Rahman) for whom I have the greatest admiration, will accept the responsibility of looking after these rather backward countries (Sabah Sarawak) – much as his was, perhaps it is not unfair to say, 80 years ago – and that he will see that their people (Sabahan and Sarawakian) are treated properly and given every encouragement for development. Having said that, I think we should make Malaysia a success.” – Sir John Barlow (Middleton and Prestwich) in British Parliament July 19, 1963.
“The long-standing question among Sabahans and Sarawakians has been this: Have the promises of Malaysian independence been fulfilled for the people of these two states, or have they been liberated from British colonial rule in 1963, only to become quasi-colonies of Kuala Lumpur?” – Sim Kwang Yang, thenutgraph.com, Sept 15, 2008.
“After 45 years as Malaysians, there are not many signs of advancement (in the civil service); we don’t get a chief secretary (ketua setiausaha atau KSU), for instance. … There are many explanations offered (by the federal government). But the country has not worked hard enough to ensure that the civil service is a reflection of Malaysia. We should have a service that is Malaysia, truly Malaysia.” – Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, president of United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation; former chief minister of Sabah; September 2008.
“The people of Sabah and Sarawak feel that the federal government has not met their promise.” – Political science professor James Chin, Monash University Malaysia.
MALAYSIA 1963 adalah persekutuan 4 kerajaan – Sabah, Sarawak, Malaya dan Singapura. Singapura keluar persekutuan tahun 1965. Semenjak itu Persekutuan Malaysia dibangunkan oleh tiga wilayah-wilayah – Malaya satu wilayah, Sabah satu wilayah dan Sarawak satu wilayah; mereka menyumbang ke nadi pembangunan di Kuala Lumpur sebagai ibu negara Malaysia yang kemudiannya mengagih-agihkan kemajuan ke serata negara dari Perlis hingga ke Sabah.
Seharusnya SabahSarawak sebagai dua wilayah dalam Persekutuan Malaysia tiga-wilayah mendapat bahagian besar dalam pengagihan kekayaan negara. Sebaliknya rentak pembangunan mereka lambat manakala negeri-negeri di Malaya berkembang pesat. Sabah hendak membuat stesen TV dia sendiri juga tidak dibenarkan, walaupun dari awal 80-an lagi permohonan dibuat.
Kepentingan-kepentigan Sabah dan Sarawak diperlekehkan setiap kali – kecuali masa pilihanraya umum. Pembangunan di Malaysia, samada budaya pop atau politik nusantara, hanya berlangsung di sepanjang garisan tiga bangsa-bangsa di Malaya – Melayu, Cina dan India. Seolah-seolah hanya tempias-tempias dasar pembangunan yang sempat dinikmati oleh Malaysia Timur.
“Sarawak and Sabah feel that we have been sidelined. There is still that uneasy feeling (that begs us to question), ‘Are we really part of the three regions (Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak)?’”. “I would like to emphasise that Sabah and Sarawak are two of the most critical partners of Malaysia. And 8 March shows, we cannot ignore that. You cannot ignore us. – Datuk Seri Dr James Jemut Masing, President of Parti Rakyat Sarawak.
Barangkali di situ terletak penyelesaian masalah pembangunan Malaysia moden dan perasaan tidak puas hati SabahSarawak yang mungkin akan terluah di atas kertas undi di pilihanraya akan datang. SabahSarawak perlu diiktirafkan sebagai dua wilayah-wilayah dalam Malaysia 3-wilayah, bukan sekadar dua negeri-negeri dalam Malaysia 14-negeri.
“It’s very simple, it’s not very difficult and it doesn’t cost a lot of money. It’s not a multi-billion ringgit project; it’s a matter of political will.” – Prof. James Chin.
Antara akibat-akibat bila status keistimewaan SabahSarawak tidak diiktirafkan ialah kebajikan SabahSarawak tidak dititikberatkan. Dan antara kesan-kesannya ke atas SabahSarawak yang hilang status kemerdekaan adalah seperti berikut:
Tan Sri Simon Sipaun: I understand that Sabah is the poorest state in the country. This speaks volumes in terms of development in Sabah. What is surprising is that it happens in a state with rich natural resources such as timber, oil, gas and possibly other minerals. It has fertile soils, geographical features including mountains, beaches, islands, flora and fauna which could be developed as tourist attractions.
“Compared to Semenanjung infrastructure development such as roads, water and electricity supply is way behind. The same can be said for health care and educational facilities. For example, before the formation of Malaysia 45 years ago, the districts of Tongod and Banggi had no doctor. Today 45 years later they still have no doctor. The district of Paitan does not even have one secondary school building. If you visit remote areas abject poverty can be seen and felt everywhere.
“When I was in the Civil Service I remember at the time Sabah was producing between 110,000 and 120,000 barrels of oil per day. It was reported in the newspaper recently that Sabah has gas reserve amounting to about 12 trillion cubic feet. Yet there is no commercial project and activity related to oil and gas. Terengganu where oil was discovered much later has refinery and related activities. I read in the local newspapers recently a Petronas statement indicating that Sabah has the least amount of gas reserve and located and spread in different places. I get the impression that it is not viable to exploit it. If this is the case then it should be left alone for future generations. Yet a decision had been made to build more than 512KM gas pipeline from Kimanis in Sabah to Bintulu in Sarawak. I believe this is a multi-billion ringgit project. The source of gas is from Sabah why can’t the project be located in Sabah? If there is doubt as to the reliability of gas supply, the multi-billion ringgit project should be abandoned and the funds used to finance programmes for the eradication of poverty in Sabah.”
(Lagenda Pakcik Julaihi: Satu keadilan)
1. Trans-Borneo Highway yang menghubungi Sabah dan Sarawak bukan lebuhraya sebenarnya. Apa lebuhraya kalau setakat dua lorong? Malaya tiada masalah membina jalanraya berturap bertaraf highway di wilayah dia, kalau boleh satu kereta satu lorong. Kenapa di sana boleh di sini tak boleh?
2. Tetapi SabahSarawak ada menyalurkan wang berjuta-juta ke dalam tabung pembangunan negara di Kuala Lumpur, hasil pendapatan gas asli dan petroleum, kayu balak, kelapa sawit dan pelancongan. Jangan kata semua duit itu sudah habis dibelanjakan untuk membuat by-election di merata-rata tempat di Malaya. Betul atau palsu sangkaan ini?
3. Borneo hormati struktur negara persekutuan. Maka Borneo menyumbang ke tabung persekutuan supaya boleh persekutuan memberi makan anak-anak di Malaysia. Tetapi bila anak-anak Malaya semua gemuk-gemuk sedangkan anak-anak Borneo nyaris kebuluran, timbul perasaan curiga persekutuan Malaysia mengamalkan sikap pilih kasih. Maka timbul satu pendapat: Boleh tak bagi balik duit kami?
Mungkin boleh!
Oleh kerana Kerajaan Persekutuan lambat menjawab tiga soalan-soalan di atas walaupun SabahSarawak sudah menunggu selama 46 tahun, maka bangsa-bangsa bersatu Borneo sedang mempertimbangkan tawaran Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Hasrat PKR yang disampaikan oleh YB Dominique Ng ADUN Padungan dalam satu kenyataan bertulis pada 6 Julai 2009 berbunyi begini:
Parti Keadilan Rakyat wishes to reiterate that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has pledged to honour the 20-Points Agreement, and also enhance the level of state autonomy in Sarawak and Sabah. Pakatan Rakyat Government will:
1. Improve the representation of the two states in the federal cabinet by creating a second post of Deputy Prime Minister to be filled by a Sabahan or Sarawakian;
2. Improve the presence of officers from the two states in the Foreign and Diplomatic service;
3. Raise the oil royalty from the current 5 percent to 20 percent;
4. Provide a modern highway for Sarawak and narrow the development gap between East and Peninsular Malaysia.
(Peringatan 7:) Ada dimaklumkan di awal surat email pakcik tidak ‘menyembah’ mana-mana aliran politik. Tawaran-tawaran dari PKR disertakan di dalam babak ini sebagai salah-satu penyelesaian-penyelesaian kepada The 20-Point Agreement tidak dipatuhi. Sekiranya ada penyelesaian lebih baik yang boleh diberikan oleh pihak lain, terutama sekali oleh pihak ‘government of the day’, sila nyatakan. Tetapi setakat ini pakcik belum terjumpa mana-mana tawaran yang lebih menarik daripada tawaran PKR, seperti yang tertera di atas. Ada berani?
Makanya bila sudah lama SabahSarawak mendesak satu keadilan, apa-apa tawaran dari mana-mana pihak, tak kira Barisan atau Bulatan, sudah semestinya menggamit perasaan. Salah Barisan kalau tidak mampu bertanding. Silakan berundur dari Borneo.
Dipandang dari sudut negatif, apa yang tak sedap berkenaan umpan PKR ialah, pertama, kebanyakkan tawaran-tawaran yang diberi adalah perkara basi, ianya sekadar janji-janji baru untuk menunaikan janji-janji lama (The 20-Point Agreement) atau memperkukuhkan janji-janji lama, dan timbul tanda-tanya mengapa setakat itu yang boleh dijanjikan kalau dikenang-kenangkan jasa SabahSarawak kepada Malaysia selama 46 tahun kita merdeka; kedua, ia datang hanya selepas kejadian ‘8 Mac’ sedangkan Anwar Ibrahim sudah tahu perkara-perkara ini semasa berkhidmat di dalam Kabinet negara 1983-1998; maka ada rasa mahu bertanya, ikhlas kah dia.
Lumrah manusia mencurigai niat orang lain, takut nanti berulang lagi kedaifan SabahSarawak menurunkan tandatangan dengan terburu-buru ke atas sesuatu perjanjian. Tunku Abdul Rahman mengambil masa lima tahun sebelum bersetuju dengan Singapura untuk menubuhkan Malaysia; SabahSarawak hanya tiga bulan (Feb-April; Suruhanjaya Cobbold). Dan belum pun lama Malaysia merdeka, sudah ada pihak di Sabah menjual balik ‘safeguards’ Sabah. Sudah semestinya Anwar Ibrahim faham mengapa Borneo perlu berfikir lama-lama kali ini.
Datuk Michael Manyin, Menteri Pembangunan Bandar dan Pelancongan Sarawak, kata PKR hanya akan menghakiskan ‘safeguards’ Sarawak. Pakcik pun ada rasa begitu. Anwar Ibrahim bekas banduan, susah hendak percaya dia. Entah betul entah tipu, kita tak tahu. Kita cuma tahu kemungkinan-kemungkinan yang boleh berlaku. Tetapi apa yang pasti dan sudah terjadi ialah kerajaan Michael Manyin itu sendiri yang menghilangkan ‘safeguards’ Sarawak, yang terbaru ialah peraturan imigresen Sarawak. Bak kata Kinak Kaharah: sup tulang sup tabih, mengata orang dia yang yang lebih. Tetapi banyak perkara-perkara yang kita hendak tahu selain daripada siapa di antara Manyin dan Anwar yang panjang tulang.
Kerana jawapan terunggul yang pakcik cari-carikan ialah boleh kah SabahSarawak membangun seiringan dengan Malaya. Kalau tak boleh – mengapa tak boleh? Kalau tak tahu mengapa – mengapa tak tahu? Kalau tak tahu mengapa tak tahu – apa yang awak tahu? Maka itu pakcik berkata-kata di sini, untuk memberitahu setakat apa yang pakcik tahu.
Sehingga setakat ini, pakcik percaya saudara-saudari yang dihormati sudah mengenalpasti tiga perkara utama dalam cerita pakcik, iaitu The 20-Point Agreement; SabahSarawak sebagai dua negara dalam Malaysia 3-negara; dan mengapa Melayu satu-pertiga-Malaysia mesti membela nasib bumiputra dua-pertiga-Malaysia di Sabah dan Sarawak.
Sekiranya tiada apa-apa lagi yang perlu difaham-fahamkan, pakcik akan mengakhiri cerita pakcik di sini. Tetapi sebelum berundur, pakcik mahu memberikan ‘Kuiz Kenegaraan’ kepada saudara-saudari yang dihormati untuk menguji pengetahuan am rakyat Malaysia tentang SabahSarawak, negara kesayangan Pakcik Julaihi; datang mengadap Kerajaan Malaysia, minta tengokkan wilayah terpinggir; rakyat desa lama merana, kalau berkenan di hati perintah, nasib kami tolong pulihkan.
Kelupaan Ke-12
Kuiz Kenegaraan
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ONE FINAL QUOTE FROM A.M. AZAHARI- he led the Brunei People’s Party in opposing the Malaysia Concept/Plan to consolidate Brunei Sabah and Sarawak under on colonial administration.
Lest we forget December 8 1962 just passed was the 50 anniversary of the anti-Malaysia Brunei Uprising.
On Dec. 5, 1962, these three proposals were submitted by AM Azahari for the Brunei Peoples Party (BPP) to the Brunei Legislative Council:
i) Reject the idea of joining Malaysia
ii) Restore Brunei sovereignty over Sarawak and Sabah
iii) British grant of independence to the Borneo federation by 1963.
The British bent on pushing their Malaysia neo-colonial plan ignored them and the anti-Malaysia Brunei Uprising broke out on December 8 1962.
NO SABAH NO SARAWAK NO MALAYSIA!