Saturday, December 20, 2008

Perkara 20 Sabah

We are not giving up, and the spirit is growing stronger... One of my dream is to get back the lost rights of Sabahans. For sure, one person cannot do it alone. So, are you with me? Together we shout the 20-Point Agreement and build the nation of Malaysia as it should be...

The agreement

Point 1: Religion

While there was no objection to Islam being the national religion of Malaysia there should be no State religion in North Borneo, and the provisions relating to Islam in the present Constitution of Malaya should not apply to North Borneo

Point 2: Language

* a. Malay should be the national language of the Federation
* b. English should continue to be used for a period of 10 years after Malaysia Day
* c. English should be an official language of North Borneo for all purposes, State or Federal, without limitation of time.

Point 3: Constitution

Whilst accepting that the present Constitution of the Federation of Malaya should form the basis of the Constitution of Malaysia, the Constitution of Malaysia should be a completely new document drafted and agreed in the light of a free association of states and should not be a series of amendments to a Constitution drafted and agreed by different states in totally different circumstances. A new Constitution for North Borneo (Sabah) was of course essential.

Point 4: Head of Federation

The Head of State in North Borneo should not be eligible for election as Head of the Federation

Point 5: Name of Federation

“Malaysia” but not “Melayu Raya”

Point 6: Immigration

Control over immigration into any part of Malaysia from outside should rest with the Central Government but entry into North Borneo should also require the approval of the State Government. The Federal Government should not be able to veto the entry of persons into North Borneo for State Government purposes except on strictly security grounds. North Borneo should have unfettered control over the movements of persons other than those in Federal Government employ from other parts of Malaysia into North Borneo.

Point 7: Right of Secession

There should be no right to secede from the Federation

Point 8: Borneanisation

Borneanisation of the public service should proceed as quickly as possible.

Point 9: British Officers

Every effort should be made to encourage British Officers to remain in the public service until their places can be taken by suitably qualified people from North Borneo

Point 10: Citizenship

The recommendation in paragraph 148(k) of the Report of the Cobbold Commission should govern the citizenship rights in the Federation of North Borneo subject to the following amendments:

* a) sub-paragraph (i) should not contain the proviso as to five years residence
* b) in order to tie up with our law, sub-paragraph (ii)(a) should read “7 out of 10 years” instead of “8 out of 10 years”
* c) sub-paragraph (iii) should not contain any restriction tied to the citizenship of parents – a person born in North Borneo after Malaysia must be federal citizen.

Point 11: Tariffs and Finance

North Borneo should retain control of its own finance, development and tariff, and should have the right to work up its own taxation and to raise loans on its own credit.

Point 12: Special position of indigenous races

In principle, the indigenous races of North Borneo should enjoy special rights analogous to those enjoyed by Malays in Malaya, but the present Malays’ formula in this regard is not necessarily applicable in North Borneo

Point 13: State Government

* a) the Prime Minister should be elected by unofficial members of Legislative Council
* b) There should be a proper Ministerial system in North Borneo

Point 14: Transitional period

This should be seven years and during such period legislative power must be left with the State of North Borneo by the Constitution and not be merely delegated to the State Government by the Federal Government

Point 15: Education

The existing educational system of North Borneo should be maintained and for this reason it should be under state control

Point 16: Constitutional safeguards

No amendment modification or withdrawal of any special safeguard granted to North Borneo should be made by the Central Government without the positive concurrence of the Government of the State of North Borneo

The power of amending the Constitution of the State of North Borneo should belong exclusively to the people in the state. (Note: The United Party, The Democratic Party and the Pasok Momogun Party considered that a three-fourth majority would be required in order to effect any amendment to the Federal and State Constitutions whereas the UNKO and USNO considered a two-thirds majority would be sufficient)

Point 17: Representation in Federal Parliament

This should take account not only of the population of North Borneo but also of its seize and potentialities and in any case should not be less than that of Singapore

Point 18: Name of Head of State

Yang di-Pertua Negara

Point 19: Name of State

Sabah

Point 20: Land, Forests, Local Government, etc.

The provisions in the Constitution of the Federation in respect of the powers of the National Land Council should not apply in North Borneo. Likewise, the National Council for Local Government should not apply in North Borneo.

Kontroversi UMNO di Sabah

Pelikkan? Kenapa UMNO boleh berakar umbi di negeri Sabah yg sepatutnya mempunyai minoriti orang Melayu?

Mari kita teliti keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 8 Mac di Sabah, negeri yang paling menyedihkan. PBS dengan 3 kerusi Parlimen 11 DUN, SAPP 2 kerusi Parlimen 4 DUN, UPKO masing-masing 4 kerusi, PBRS 1 kerusi parlimen dan juga DUN. UMNO mempunyai 13 kerusi Parlimen dan 36 DUN. Aduhai.. kita dapat meneliti di sini bahawa UMNO sudah bertapak kukuh dengan melebihi separuh DUN dan selebihnya parlimen.

Sekiranya semua parti kecuali UMNO Sabah keluar daripada Barisan Nasional, ini tidak mempengaruhi pengaruh UMNO. Dengan memiliki 13 kerusi parlimen, parti UMNO secara persendirian sudah boleh menubuhkan kerajaan negeri SABAH!!

Kenapa ini berlaku? Siapa yang mencadangkan UMNO di Sabah?

Kita tengok kemunduran Sabah hasil daripada rancangan peng"UMNO'an di Sabah. Peribumi Sabah terbiar, ekonomi dirampas, hak tergadai. Koncoh-koncoh UMNO pula semakin dihormati, disegani, ditakuti, semakin kaya. Rasuah di sana-sini.

Apakah yang boleh dilakukan? sekurang-kurangnya kita dapat mengurangkan penguasaan UMNO di Sabah? Kalau boleh lenyapkan UMNO Sabah once and for all... Kalaulah UMNO Sabah yang boleh dikatakan tunjang Barisan Nasional Sabah membuktikan pembahagian "kek" ekonomi dan pembangunan seragam dan adil, perkara-perkara ini mungkin tidak timbul.

Mari kita bersatu wahai orang-orang Sabah. SAPP telah menunjukkan komitmen mereka untuk mengubah nasib negeri Sabah. Walaupun secara realiti tindakan SAPP tidak menggugat kekuatan BN, sekurang-kurangnya SAPP telah membuka mata penduduk Sabah untuk bersatu. "Every cloud has a silver lining"... harapan masih ada untuk menyelamatkan hak-hak orang Sabah.

Ketuanan Melayu Di Sabah

Salam saudara/i,
Sekian lama saya memikirkan hal ini. Setelah mendapat peluang melanjutkan pelajaran di Semenanjung Malaysia barulah saya menilai semula identiti saya yang sebenar. Saya merupakan anak watan kelahiran Sabah, bersuku KadazanDusun, dianggap sebagai penduduk asal Sabah dan Malaysia secara am.
Isu ini saya ketengahkan setelah membaca konsep Ketuanan Melayu dari Blog Tun Dr Mahathir. Tun tidak berapa menyentuh konsep ini berhubung posisi Sabah mahupun Sarawak
Sebelum bergerak jauh, mari kita meneliti maksud Ketuanan Melayu. Melayu dianggap penduduk asal (indigenous people), Persekutuan Tanah Melayu. Cina India dan suku bukan Melayu tidak diragui dianggap sebagai pendatang. Malah dalam subjek Sejarah Tingkatan 4 and 5, Orang Melayu dikatakan mengorbankan hak mereka dengan memberi layanan yang adil terhadap penduduk-penduduk pendatang ini. Lebih baik kalau kita kata "toleransi tinggi daripada orang Melayu. Saya tidak akan bercakap lebih tentang Ketuanan Melayu di Semenanjung dan saya mungkin agak menerima konsep ini dilakukan di Semenanjung. Tapi masa sekarang selepas 50 tahun merdeka, konsep ini sudah tidak relevan dan menimbulkan tanda tanya. Apakah tujuan Ketuanan ini kalau kita hendakkan hak yang sama rata kepada seluruh bangsa Malaysia? Saya tidak mahu dianggap warganegara kelas kedua dan menganggap orang Melayu mendapat hak istimewa di Malaysia. Saya pun akan cuba bekerja keras juga memajukan Malaysia.
Ok, mari kita ke Sabah. Sabah diduduki lebih 80% penduduk asal(sepatutnya sekiranya semua pendatang tanpa izin yang dikhuatiri diberi kerakyatan dihantar semula ke negara asal). KadazanDusun mewakili lebih daripada 50% penduduk asal. Mana Ketuanan Penduduk Asal Sabah? Soalan paling utama -- Adakah Konsep Ketuanan Melayu ini boleh dilaksanakan di Sabah?
Semasa Sabah bersetuju menerima tawaran Tunku Abdul Rahman menyertai Persekutuan, ini juga bermaksud orang-orang Sabah telah menerima dan mempersetujui Konsep ini yang termaktub dalam Perlembagaan. Betapa sedihnya, atau adakah Sabah tidak memahami atau terlepas-belek akta ini? Sekiranya orang Sabah tahu akan hal ini, penentangan secara habis-habisan boleh dibuat. Saya pasti, janji-janji manis seperti biasa, kemajuan, hak orang sabah, dan sebagainya telah mempengerahui penduduk sabah yang sebilangan besar tidak berpendidikan masa itu. Kita tahu hal yang sebaliknya telah berlaku.
Ketuanan Melayu sama sekali tidak boleh dan diharamkan di Sabah Sarawak! Segala kekayaan Sabah telah digunakan untuk memajukan Bumiputera Melayu di Semenanjung. Orang melayu pula memperli kemunduran Sabah yang mereka sendiri lakukan. Siapakah yang dipersalahkan atas kemundura Sabah ini? Kerajaan atau orang Sabah sendiri?
Saya geram setiap kali berborak dengan orang Melayu mengenai sosioekonomi Sabah. ayat biasa yang menyakitkan hati seperti -- "eh.. ade ke orang tinggal atas pokok kat sabah? ... korang gune ae kayu api?? Best tak makan ulat? Korang gune sampan nak gi pekan ke..? Sedih dan geram saya dengar.
Mengapa? Sebelum tahun 1970-an, Sabah diikhtiraf sebagai negeri terkaya di Malaysia. Selepas BN mengambil alih tampuk kepimpinan, Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (UN) mengikhtiraf Sabah sebagai negeri termiskin dan duduk setara dengan Indonesia. Royalti minyak yang semestinya tidak munasabah, peruntukan tahunan yang memang tidak mencukupi. Sabah ini besar..kena perlukan duit yang banyak untuk bina jalan raya, eletrik, telefon. Johor yang lebih 3 kali kecil diberi peruntukan lebih besar. Cuma beberapa tahun ni peruntukan telah ditingkatkan.
Saya menyeru Barisan Nasional mengubah hal ini. Saya amat berharap Pengerusi BN Sabah diberi kepada pemimpin dari suku KadazanDusun. Kita ambil contoh Pulau Pinang yang menjadikan Parti Gerakan sebagai parti komponen utama BN Pulau Pinang.
Banyak harapan saya disini:
1. Ketuanan Melayu dikaji semula. Kalau orang Melayu benar-benar bertoleransi tinggi, korbankan ketuanan ini untuk Pendudu Sabah Sarawak, Cina dan India.
2. Kalau tidak diubah pun, jangan sesekali membawa konsep ini di Sabah mahupun Sarawak. Isu sensitif orang cakap. Diharamkan sama sekali.
3. Komposisi BN di Sabah dirombak semula dengan menentapkan jumlah Parlimen dan DUN yang tidak berat sebelah.
Kalau bukan kerana Sabah Sarawak, Barisan Nasional is over!! And it is happening right now! Pakatan Rakyat memang menarik minat saya dan juga golongan-golongan muda di Sabah Sarawa kerana pakatan ini bukan sahaja mempromosi Konsep Ketuanan Rakyat (bukan Ketuanan Melayu), hak sabah dan kekayaannya akan dikembalikan. Kita tengok Pilihan Raya Umum nanti!

Friday, December 12, 2008

Sabah Nation's no 1 Destination

Sabah nation's No 1 destination

Sabah dropped a bombshell at the Diplomatic Tourism Awards night, Wednesday, when it won the prestigious Celcom "Favourite Tourist Destination" gold award in a revolutionary judging system where ambassadors and senior diplomats voted.

Since about 70 diplomats in Malaysia voted, the verdict reflected strong element of "world" perception and opinion of Sabah. That point was actually verbalised by the event's organisers.

"Indeed we have the world with us tonight," remarked Dato Shamsul Falak Abdul Kadir, President of the Kuala Lumpur Tourism Council, noting the presence of ambassadors and senior representatives from 70 countries.

" I believe this is their vote of confidence in Sabah," said a beaming Datuk Masidi Manjun, Sabah Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment, after receiving the award from His Excellency Alfredo Morelli, Ambassador of Argentina, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Dato Sri Zulhasanan Rafique, Minister of Federal Territories, at a packed "Diplomacy In Tourism Dinner" at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur.

Malacca, Penang and Langkawi were among the nominees for the "Favourite Tourist Destination" category. The chase for the gold in the end was between Sabah and Langkawi but Sabah came out tops and Langkawi took the Silver.

"Finally, we can say we have the most beautiful state in Malaysia and I think what puts us above everyone else is the natural friendliness of the people of Sabah and the fact that our racial make-up is second to none in the whole country.

"We have a world class destination and we have a world class population who are naturally friendly, not judgmental, always welcome visitors as brothers and sisters," he said.

"The most-heard comments I have received from foreigners is we are naturally friendly, that we don't seem to be burdened by racial or religious baggage. They say it is only in Sabah they find people who don't talk about religion and don't talk about race," Masidi reflected.

" But a very important point I want to say about this is that I see it as a vote of affirmation that Sabah is safe which should put to bed doubts about the security issue," he said.

The main point about Diplomacy In Tourism is the idea of "reciprocal tourism," noted Dato Sri Zulhasnan Rafique in his speech.

Putting diplomats into the travel trade picture reflects a new recognition that they can indeed become key players in the development of "reciprocal tourism," he said.

Dato Shamsul cited the AirAsia mantra "Now everyone can fly" to highlight the trend that Malaysians are flying out in almost equal numbers as foreign tourist arrivals to the country.

Citing 2007 statistics, he said while tourist arrivals in Malaysia was 24.9 million, the outflow of Malaysians was about 20 million.

This changing travelling landscape in Malaysia alone makes it clear that Malaysia is not asking a one-way traffic but that new opportunities are already there to help each other gain by tapping into each other's tourist market for mutually profitable tourism.

There were eight categories in the Diplomatic Tourism Awards, namely:

-favourite western cuisine restaurant; favourite asian cuisine restaurant;

-favourite entertainment outlet; favourite spa; favourite hotel/resort;

-favourite shopping complex and favourite tourist destination.

quoted from Daily Express, Malaysia.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Ogirot o ginawo ku...

Osusah pama gia menulis dalam bahasa dusun. Osonong do mimboros kio? Osianan oki kososorou ti bahasa tokou. Amu no alaid ot otongkiadan do tulun sondiri. Oilaan tokou jumlah nopo tulun dikalangan tangaanak wagu, okon-okon ko tongondu, nga okuti nodi hot momoros do dusun...

Tatabahasa ku sondiri nga tunggang langgan moti... haro da gia penyelarasan diti pasal bahasa dusun, kesalahan-kesalahan tatabahasa. nga nu gia guna amu tulun orohian?

Nga poingkuro poh, isai2 nopo iri kosorou mongodsur do tulun momoros dusun, mangan nopo. Haro nopo da peluangku mempromosi bahasa dusun, panatasan ku nopo kopio... nuh hi milo maan.