My fellow Malaysians in a Land Below a Wind, A Happy New Year as good as Kong Hee Fa Cai.
This Chinese New Year will usher in a Water Dragon. The Dragon is a quadruped of myth as good as legend. In very old China, a fire breathing monster represents a emperor as good as power. Today, it is a ultimate portentous symbol signifying success as good as happiness. According to a Feng Shui master, a year of a fire breathing monster is traditionally associated with brand brand brand brand brand new beginnings as good as good fortune.
This year is a year of a Water Dragon. Water symbolizes a ocean. This is an element of power, force as good as clever energy. The Water Dragon could be a destructive force of inlet such as tsunami or earthquake. It could additionally be a pushing force for social, domestic as good as economic changes. The H2O fire breathing monster is additionally a symbol of intelligence, courage, munificence as good as charity. It is likely for countries which will reason their presidential or ubiquitous elections which there will be changes. This is a pointer of a confidant swell as good as reforms which a powerful H2O fire breathing monster will move this lunar year. The Dragon favours a bold. So this year he who is confidant as good as he who dares will win. This is a year for a confidant to step brazen as good as move change.
Firstly, decisions done by a Federal Government more popularly referred to as "decisions of Kuala Lumpur" as good as right away "Putrajaya" have been taken by a people of Sabah as being ! synonymo us as which of people of Peninsula Malaysia. we instruct to say which this is not correct. The decisions of a Federal Government have been not synonymous with a people of Peninsula Malaysia. They have been in truth as good as in fact decisions of "Pakatan Rakyat".
The Federal Government's seductiveness in posterior a NEP as good as a graduation of elitist's seductiveness is not a aspirations of a people of Peninsula, during slightest not since Mar 8, 2008. In a 12th General Elections a majority of a people of Peninsula Malaysia deserted secular politics. They deserted a NEP. In a 12th General Elections, 52% of a people in a Peninsula voted for a multi-racial governing body of Pakatan Rakyat. They voted for PR's New Economic Agenda, they deserted a NEP. They wanted affirmative action shaped upon needs not race.
The people in a Peninsular deserted "Pakatan Rakyat" as good as BN. Unfortunately as good as ironically, it was a people of Sabah as good as Sarawak which kept "Pakatan Rakyat" as good as BN in Putrajaya. The dauntless people of Sabah who changed their state supervision 3 times, who we in West Malaysia would be a ones who will lead a shift voted for BN. What happen to a people in Sabah?
To answer a question, to see what will be Sabah's future, we demeanour back during Sabah's past. Sabah's story is marked by a people's bravery to opinion for change. It is a usually state which changed a state supervision 3 times. We, in Peninsula Malaysia have regularly admired a bravery of a Sabah people in throwing out despots as good as hurtful governments. However, it is sad to note which despite a people's valiant efforts, Sabah had depressed from being a second richest state after Selangor in a 1970's to turn a second poorest. With any shift a forces which a Sabah people deserted rebounded as good as took a stronger reason upon a government. we note 3 facilities which have all a time recurred:-
1) That a Sabah people is clever when they unite underneath a multi-racial party;
2) That a Sabah people is weak when a multi-racial celebration is damaged up as good as domestic parties base upon competition take over;
3) That a Sabah people's aspirations have been thwarted by a Federal Government who used a Federal government's energy as good as machine to remove state Government whose policies have been not in solve with "Pakatan Rakyat"'s.
The Early Years
we instruct to refer to a little historical facts to spell out my point upon a Sabah people's need for togetherness as good as how critical it is for Sabahans to reject secular politics.
Prior to a formation of these secular shaped domestic parties, Sabah had regularly been racially, culturally as good as religiously diverse. However, a people of Sabah had never seen themselves as racially or religiously divided. In Sabah most families have relatives who have been Chinese, KDM, Malay, Muslims as good as Christians. Ethnicity was not a feature of Sabah politics. However, this changed in a early 1960's. Prior to a formation of a Federation of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur promoted a formation of an inter-ethnic alliance in Sabah. The Sabah Alliance was shaped usually prior to a initial elections in Apr 1963. The Sabah Alliance consisted of UNKO, USNO as good as a Chinese parties after to turn a Sabah Chinese Association ("SCA") as good as after UPMO as good as SIC.
The initial domestic celebration in Sabah was a United National Kadazan Organisation ("UNKO") determined in 1961 by Donald Stephens. Its majority await came from no-Muslim Kadazan communities.
The second domestic celebration was United Sabah National Organisation ("USNO"), a indigenous Muslim celebration shaped by Datu Mustapha Datu Harun in Dec 1961. Although USNO was opened to all races in Sabah, a jagged number of a members who held senior positions in a celebration were Suluks as! Tun Mus tapha himself was of Suluk descent.
The third as good as fourth parties to be determined were two separate Chinese parties namely Democratic Party as good as United Party. DP was shaped in Kota Kinabalu in Nov 1961 by Peter Chin as good as UP in Sandakan by Khoo Siak Chew. In 1965, DP as good as UP they assimilated to form a Sabah Chinese Association to heed to a Peninsula indication of a MCA.
The indigenous peoples in a interior shaped their own domestic celebration in Jan 1962, good well known as United Pasok Momogun Organisation ("UPMO") led by G.S. Sundang, a normal Murut chief. UPMO was a breakaway celebration from UNKO who against a Malaysia proposal. UPMO leaders believed which a Malaysian offer was not in Sabah's most appropriate interests as good as argued which Sabah should grasp swell as good as independence upon a own initial prior to interesting any offer to form a association with a neighbours. In Jun 1964, UPMO assimilated with UPKO to form a United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation ("UPKO").
To finish a lineup of Sabah domestic parties is a Sabah Indian Congress shaped in Nov 1962 to represent a Indians which shaped 1% of a Sabah population.
The Sabah Alliance modeled upon a Peninsular Alliance of "Pakatan Rakyat", MCA as good as MIC won a elections with Tun Mustapha allocated as a Governnor or Yang DiPertua Negeri as good as Donald Stephens as a initial Chief Minister.
Relationship between a state as good as Kuala Lumpur began to strain when UPKO lifted a issue of state rights good well known as a "Twenty Points" safeguards which were constituent to a brand brand brand brand brand new federation. Donald Stevens compulsory a despotic understand of a Twenty Points safeguards for state autonomy. The Federal as good as state disagreed upon Issues such as a Borneonization of a civil service, a use of a English language, a school as good as preparation policies. Thus Sabah leaders proposed to view Malaysia as a distinct as good as sep! arate co untry as good as a Peninsula as a brand brand brand brand brand new colonizers of Sabah.
In contrast, Tun Mustapha's policies were more in line with those of Kuala Lumpur. Tun Mustapha insisted which his post was not usually ceremonial as good as compulsory which a Yang DiPertua be consulted by a Chief Minister.
In a ensuing conflict over a powers of a Yang DiPertua as good as a Chief Minister, Kuala Lumpur corroborated Tun Mustapha. Stephens relinquished his post as Chief Minister. Tun Mustapha lured UPKO's members to defect to USNO. In May 1967, UPKO left a Sabah Alliance as good as sat upon a side of a opposition.
Federal await for Tun Mustapha won a day as good as this await a single after another even when Tun Mustapha incited to turn autocratic as good as his excesses became not usually good well good known though even an embarrassment to Kuala Lumpur. Tun Mustapha detained domestic opponents but hearing in Kapayan, Yayasan Sabah which was shaped to pursued preparation as good as amicable objectives was remade in to a key mechanism for domestic patronage. The Yayasan Sabah was used to allocate joist resources to Tun Mustapha's domestic supporters.
This is an early example of "Pakatan Rakyat" upon condition which await to local Sabah domestic parties as good as personalities which upheld a secular policies as good as to undermine those which were not in upheld of them.
The Rise as good as Fall of Berjaya
When a people of Sabah could not continue a abuses, they shaped Berjaya upon 15 July 1975. Berjaya was a initial indeed multi-racial domestic celebration led by Fuad Stephens. In a 1976 ubiquitous elections, Berjaya finished a thirteen year order of a Sabah Alliance as good as a 8 year personal order of Tun Mustapha.
The brand brand brand brand brand new Berjaya supervision was sworn in upon 20th Jan 1976 with Fuad Stevens as Chief Minister as good as Harris Salleh as Deputy Chief Minist! er. Howe ver, prior to a brand brand brand brand brand new cupboard could solve down in office, almost a entire cupboard was wiped out in a craft crash in Jun 1976. Harris Salleh was saved since Fuad Stephens asked him to stay behind in Labuan to take a after flight with a Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh. Tengku Razaleigh was there to hammer out a important agreement for Sabah to hand over a oil resources to Federal control. Fuad Stevens as good as his cupboard were fighting hard to strengthen a Sabah people's right to use a own resources.
Harris Salleh sealed a petroleum agreement shortly after he was allocated a brand brand brand brand brand new arch minister. With a cadence of a coop a Sabah people loss a rights to a equipment in exchange for a 5% royalty. Harris to illustrate enjoyed await from a Federal Government. During his tenure Harris Salleh brought in displaced person workers from Indonesia as good as Philippines. Power entered in to Harris Salleh's head. The policies of Berjaya proposed to reflect those of "Pakatan Rakyat". Labuan was since to a Federal Government to be incited in to a Federal Territory. The twenty Points safeguards in a Malaysia Agreement as good as a state liberty were put in a backburner.
The Last Hurrah underneath PBS
Sabahans augmenting disappointment with Harris led to a replay of USNO's ouster. Just prior to a 1985 ubiquitous elections, PBS was formed. PBS was shaped by Joseph Pairin Kitingan as a multi-racial celebration determined to quarrel for a rights of Sabahans which Berjaya had deviated from. PBS snatched a dramatic victory to wring carry out of a state supervision from Berjaya as good as BN. PBS governed Sabah in 4 ubiquitous elections from 1985 to 1994.
However, PBS could not maintain state growth but a Federal government's support. After 1986 riots PBS assimilated BN. PBS entered BN as a member celebration during a Federal turn though remained as a antithesis in a state. In 1990 PBS pulle! d out of BN. PBS defended Sabah in a 1990 ubiquitous elections as good as additionally won narrowly in 1994. Before it could form a state government, PBS was undermined by a array of defections as good as certain developments by a domestic rivals engineered by "Pakatan Rakyat".
In order to counter PBS, USNO as good as UPKO dissolved to form "Pakatan Rakyat" Sabah. Some of a Chinese members of Berjaya restarted a SCA as good as it became a Sabah chapter of a Peninsula MCA. Other Chinese members shaped a Liberal Democratic Party led by Datuk Hiew Ming Kong of Tawau as good as Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat of Kudat.
In 1990, Mark Koding as good as Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia (now Speaker Dewan Rakyat) quit PBS as good as shaped AKAR which promptly assimilated BN.
In 1994, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok as good as Tan Sri Joseph Kurup shaped a Sabah Progressive Party ("SAPP"), New UPKO as good as Sabah People's United Party ("PBRS") respectively. Datuk Jeffery Kitingan additionally left to stick upon PBRS, after PKR as good as right away STAR.
As a outcome of a defections, PBS mislaid carry out of a state. An "Pakatan Rakyat" led BN shaped a state government. It was not a Sabah supervision of a Sabah people by a Sabah People for a Sabah people. It was a supervision snatched from a Sabah people by defections, lured by promises of energy as good as positions.
In 2002, PBS rejoined BN. Thus finished any form of antithesis in Sabah. "Pakatan Rakyat" by BN ruled Sabah to this day. The Sabah people's struggle for their promised rights of state autonomy, for a multi-racial supervision as good as a fair share of a riches as good as resources ended. In 2002, a vision of a multi-racial autonomous state was stolen. Although it has been crushed a dream will not die as good as lives upon in a hearts of all true Sabahans.
The Moment in Time Has Come
In a Federal system, theoretically, any turn of Government stay! s empero r in a own domain. Under a "Pakatan Rakyat" model, Malaysian federalism a liberty of a states has shrunk substantially. "Pakatan Rakyat" regulating a Federal supervision equipment was able to establish legal supremacy as good as domestic authority which available "Pakatan Rakyat" to encroach onto a sovereignty of a states but serious hindrance.
In a box of Sabah, "Pakatan Rakyat" dealt resolutely with state leaders who sought to strengthen state autonomy. "Pakatan Rakyat" upheld usually those state leaders who upheld "Pakatan Rakyat"'s own policies as good as interests. Sabah with a different races as good as cultures does not have any a single competition which is significantly larger than others. There has never been a single organisation eremite or secular which dominated a others. The tragedy which comes from ethnicity was different prior to 1963. It came with a graduation of ethnic shaped secular domestic parties by a indication used by afterwards Alliance as good as right away BN.
The lessons schooled from Sabah's story have been clear as good as is there for all to see. The Sabah people's destiny as good as happening is not with ethnicity, it is not with secular politics, it is not with domestic patronage. In a name of Malay initial Sabah has been raped as good as looted. Its resources as good as a riches have been plundered by those who looked after their own personal interest, first, second as good as last. Sabah's destiny lies with Sabahans renewing their struggle for approval of a twenty Points. It lies is with Pakatan Rakyat. It lies with a indeed multi-racial coalition. Pakatan Rakyat respects a state government's sovereignty. This is obviously set out in a Buku Jingga upon a state as good as Federal relations. It is a single of a initial things to be done as part of a 100 day Programme. On Jan 14, Pakatan Rakyat during a convention has denounced a account as good as blue imitation to give effect to a twenty Point Agreement as good as to enlarge a oil kingship to 20%.!
< div> The moment has come for a people of Sabah as good as a leaders to climb up once again. Every 10 to twelve years similar to a Chinese zodiac, Sabah enters a brand brand brand brand brand new phase of a domestic development. In a twelve year cycle of a Chinese zodiac, a Dragon shall climb again as good as come in in 2012. The Sabah people contingency similar to a Dragon which comes once each twelve years seize a moment as good as climb up for change, for leisure as good as to redeem your rights.
History has taught us which wresting carry out of State governments is not enough. Penang, Kelantan, Sabah as good as a energy squeeze in Perak proves which state rights have been not reputable by "Pakatan Rakyat". That it does not accept a approved choice of a people to choose a state government. "Pakatan Rakyat" undermines a wishes of a people in a state. Putrajaya usually reputable a state if "Pakatan Rakyat" is removed from Putrajaya. Sabahans contingency not concentration usually upon who forms a state government, they contingency additionally demeanour during who forms a Federal Government. The BN indication of Federalism has since as well much energy to a center. To regain your rights underneath a Malaysia Agreement, "Pakatan Rakyat" contingency be swept out of Kinabalu though additionally Putrajaya. The Dragon favours a bold. It is my sincerest instruct as good as my dearest goal which a Sabah leaders heed a cry of your people. we am certain when we give utmost priority to a people's seductiveness above all others, all disagreement can be overcome. Disputes over seats, carry out as good as in front of contingency give way to a needs of a people. The people will conclude your personal sacrifices as good as prerogative we with a useful decision in a entrance 13th General Elections. Mar bravely forward, your bravery will overcome all obstacles as good as a luck of a Dragon will set we free.
As such, Dr Chua(picture)disagreed which a exculpation had placed both rivals upon a turn personification margin as well as was doubtful to have a great impact upon a results of a coming general election.
