Demonstrasi Aman di Parlimen Victoria Australia Menuntut Penamatan Penjajahan Malaya terhadap Borneo

Melbourne, 15 September 2024 – Satu demonstrasi aman telah diadakan hari ini di luar Parlimen Victoria, dengan para penunjuk perasaan menyeru perhatian antarabangsa terhadap penjajahan negara-negara Borneo—Sabah dan Sarawak—oleh Malaya (kini dikenali sebagai Malaysia) sejak 16 September 1963. Demonstrasi ini dianjurkan oleh beberapa NGO dan salah satunya ialah Mosses PA Ampang, Presiden Republik Sabah North Borneo, sebuah NGO yang berdaftar di Victoria, Australia, dan bertujuan untuk mendapatkan sokongan global dalam menangani rungutan politik dan wilayah yang telah lama dihadapi oleh rakyat Borneo.

Protes ini memperingati ulang tahun hari di mana pada tahun 1963, Malaya, atas alasan membentuk "Malaysia," meluaskan sempadan politiknya untuk memasukkan Sabah dan Sarawak. Para penunjuk perasaan berhujah bahawa tiada negara baru yang dibentuk pada hari tersebut; sebaliknya, ia merupakan peluasan strategik kawalan Malaya ke atas Borneo. Dalam ucapannya, Ampang menyatakan, “Pembentukan Malaysia yang kononnya berlaku adalah satu muslihat politik yang dilakukan melalui paksaan, penipuan, dan tanpa persetujuan rakyat Borneo. Tiada referendum yang pernah diadakan, menjadikan ia satu penjajahan yang tidak sah ke atas tanah kami.”

Menurut Ampang dan para penunjuk perasaan, Perjanjian Malaysia 1963, yang membenarkan penjajahan ini, adalah batal dan tidak sah sejak awal (ab initio). Pandangan ini disokong oleh preseden antarabangsa seperti kes Kepulauan Chagos, yang memutuskan bahawa koloni tidak mempunyai kapasiti untuk menandatangani perjanjian antarabangsa atas nama mereka sendiri. Ampang turut menekankan bahawa North Borneo dan Sarawak tidak pernah menjadi pihak dalam Perjanjian Malaysia, dengan Peguam Kerajaan British di Sarawak ketika itu turut mengakui bahawa penyertaan Borneo dalam Malaysia hanya untuk tujuan persembahan. "Perjanjian Malaysia hanyalah perjanjian dua hala antara Britain dan Malaya, yang mengenepikan hak rakyat Borneo untuk menentukan masa depan mereka sendiri," kata Ampang.

Demonstrasi ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesedaran di kalangan rakyat Australia dan masyarakat antarabangsa mengenai tuntutan keadilan oleh rakyat Borneo. "Rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak berhak untuk mendapatkan kemerdekaan, dan mereka perlu diberi peluang untuk meluahkan hak demokratik mereka," kata Ampang, sambil menyeru penamatan apa yang beliau anggap sebagai “penjajahan Malaya” ke atas negara-negara Borneo. Beliau menambah, "Demonstrasi aman ini adalah satu seruan untuk mendapatkan sokongan antarabangsa bagi mendesak Malaysia supaya menghormati hak-hak rakyat Borneo. Sudah tiba masanya untuk keadilan, dan dunia perlu berdiri bersama kami."

Acara ini menggariskan usaha berterusan oleh NGO Republik Sabah North Borneo dan kumpulan-kumpulan kemerdekaan Borneo lain untuk menimbulkan kesedaran tentang konteks sejarah dan politik seputar Perjanjian Malaysia. Ampang dan para penunjuk perasaan menegaskan semula tuntutan mereka agar komuniti antarabangsa mengakui ketidaksahan perjanjian tersebut dan mencari penyelesaian aman yang menghormati hak rakyat Borneo untuk menentukan nasib mereka sendiri.

Ketika demonstrasi berakhir, para penganjur menegaskan komitmen mereka untuk terus memperjuangkan kemerdekaan Sabah dan Sarawak, sambil menggesa badan-badan antarabangsa untuk campur tangan dan memberi sokongan yang diperlukan bagi menamatkan apa yang mereka anggap sebagai penjajahan yang tidak adil.

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Three Borneo Rights NGOs to Hold Peaceful Demonstration at Victoria Parliament on September 15, 2024

 

Melbourne, September 14, 2024 – Three prominent advocacy organizations, Sabah Sarawak Rights Australia New Zealand (SSRANZ), Republic of Sabah North Borneo (RSNB), and Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM), will unite to stage a peaceful demonstration in front of the Victorian Parliamentary building. The event is scheduled to coincide with the 61st anniversary of what these groups refer to as "Malaysia's occupation" of Sabah and Sarawak since September 16, 1963.

This date, celebrated in Malaysia as Malaysia Day, is viewed by the organizers as a reminder of the historical grievances experienced by the people of Sabah (formerly North Borneo) and Sarawak. These two Borneo states were originally led to believe that they were part of the formation of a new country, but, according to the organizers, this promise was never fulfilled. Instead, they claim that the reality was an expansion of the Malayan Federation into Borneo, later renamed Malaysia, resulting in what the NGOs argue is an ongoing occupation by Peninsular Malaysia.

A Peaceful Call for Awareness and Justice

The demonstration aims to raise international awareness about the ongoing situation in Sabah and Sarawak, which the NGOs argue is one of systematic suppression, injustice, and exploitation by the central government in Kuala Lumpur. According to the organizers, this is an opportunity to educate the international community on what they perceive as a 61-year-long oppression and to correct misconceptions surrounding the creation of Malaysia.

The demonstration will also highlight:

1. Injustice and Misrepresentation: The organizers will address what they call the "betrayal" of Sabah and Sarawak, emphasizing that the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 (MA63) misled the people of both states into believing they would be equal partners in a new federation. Instead, they argue, the agreement enabled Malaya to consolidate control over their territories.
2. Harassment and Intimidation: The NGOs will present instances of alleged harassment, intimidation, and political suppression of individuals and groups advocating for Sabah and Sarawak's rights. This includes accusations of legal threats, arrests, and a lack of autonomy for local political leaders, all of which contribute to what they describe as a stifling of free expression in the Borneo states.
3. Cultural and Economic Exploitation: Another focus will be on the alleged economic exploitation of Sabah and Sarawak, particularly in terms of natural resources like oil and gas. The groups argue that the wealth generated from these resources has not been equitably distributed to the people of Borneo, leaving both states impoverished while contributing significantly to Malaysia's overall economy.

A Broader Movement for Independence

The peaceful demonstration is part of a larger movement led by these NGOs advocating for the independence of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia. The Republic of Sabah North Borneo (RSNB) has been at the forefront of these efforts, with its president, Mosses PA Ampang, calling for international support for the right to self-determination. The Sabah Sarawak Rights Australia & New Zealand (SSRANZ) organization lead by Robert Pei, founded in July 2017, has also been actively organizing forums, live talks, and public meetings to strengthen the push for independence.

Advocates point to historical grievances dating back to the signing of the Malaysia Agreement 1963, which they argue was neither fully understood by the people of Borneo nor implemented in the way it was initially promised. Calls to revisit or even nullify the agreement have been mounting, especially in light of a growing sense of disenfranchisement among the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak.

Voices of Resistance Amidst Threats

Despite the peaceful nature of their demonstrations and outreach efforts, activists involved in the independence movement have faced numerous challenges. RSNB, SSRANZ, and SSKM have all reported receiving threats, including warnings that members could face imprisonment if they return to Malaysia. However, the growing international presence of these organizations, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, has allowed them to continue their advocacy while highlighting the plight of Sabah and Sarawak on the global stage.

Mosses PA Ampang, president of RSNB, has repeatedly emphasized the importance of these demonstrations in giving a voice to the people of Borneo who, he says, have been silenced for far too long. "We are not seeking conflict, but we are seeking justice. The world needs to know the truth about what happened in 1963 and how it continues to affect us today," Ampang stated in a recent interview.

Rallying for Global Attention

As the peaceful demonstration approaches, organizers are hopeful that it will not only shed light on the issues faced by the Borneo states but also garner international support for their cause. The event, they hope, will serve as a platform for the people of Sabah and Sarawak to share their stories and push for a resolution to what they perceive as a long-standing injustice.

With the upcoming demonstration on September 15, 2024, the voices of Sabah and Sarawak are growing louder, calling for an end to what they describe as six decades of occupation and a new chapter of independence and self-determination.

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WAS MALAYSIA FORMED BY WAY OF FRAUD?

In rural areas, not many have yet ever heard about MA63 and even in towns and cities in Sabah and Sarawak, many people never heard about MA63.

Legal opinions in UN Secretariat clearly mentioned that Malaysia is not a new nation but a nation with a change of name to Malaysia. This means Malaysia is Malaya and Malaya is Malaysia. UN secretariat legal opinions are also of the opinion that Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore were gifted by UK to enlarge Malaya. Tunku in a book titled Conversation with Tunku Abdul Rahman at page 86 also mentioned Singapore Sabah and Sarawak were a gift to Malaya and Tunku also wrote a letter of thanks to the Queen for the gift.

Therefore, it was a fraud because there was no referendum at that time for people of Sabah and Sarawak to decide for themselves whether or not they wish to join Malaya to create Malaysia.

UK and Malaya cleverly overcome the need of a referendum to settle this issue by circumventing United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 of right of colonized countries for self determination by way of assessment of 4000 odd Sabahans and Sarawakians by the Cobbold Commission and came with a doctored report to say peoples of Sabah and Sarawak wanted Malaysia. How could these 4000 odds could represent the voice of 1.3 million Borneo people at that time? 

Please read the book by Prof Michael Leigh the demands by Tunku that Cobbold Commission Report must show that peoples of Borneo Territories wanted Malaysia.None of the members of Cobbold Commission could speak and understand the native languages of Sabah and Sarawak and most of our people were illiterate and could not at that time understand English. They could not understand the purpose of the Cobbold Commission which came with a report within weeks only. How could they able to travel the length and breadth of Sabah and Sarawak to find the true wishes of the people?

There are evidence in our hands that those who disagree with MALAYSIA were arrested and tortured and branded as terrorists and communists. They had to save their lives and hid themselves in the jungle and took arms to defend themselves. To take arms to defend yourself against being killed is legal under domestic and international law. 

Indonesian President Soekarno and the Philippines were against MALAYSIA and this caused the border wars in 1960s which also led to peace settlement by signing the Manila Accord with a promise by Malaya to hold a referendum but until now this was not fulfilled.

Records also showed that officials from the United Nations were "handpicked" to agree with the Cobbold Commission Report. A guy was said known could be bribed.

When fraud was involved in the creation of Malaysia, we could not allow the dead child Malaysia be revived.  In law, the law could not help any fraud.

Although in the federal constitution etc it mentioned that Sabah and Sarawak are federated with Malaya or helped formed Malaysia, but in reality, politically Sabah and Sarawak are colonies of Malaya. 

Malaya controls parliament and the federal cabinet and controls the state government by proxies in past 60 years. Malaya also have political parties from Malaya like PKR, PAS, Bersatu, DAP, MUDA fighting for seats in Sabah and Sarawak. Seats won by them are seats taken away from Sabah and Sarawak. 

Sabah and Sarawak are only given 56 out of 222 MP seats. 

At the moment, not many could be bothered to say MA63 is a fraud or that Sabah and Sarawak are colonies of Malaya. At the same time, not many feel the pain of loss of marine wealth, oil and gas and natural resources being taken by Malaya because things are not from their pockets.

Under international law, colonizers have the legal right to impose their wills on their colonies including their religion and imposing their culture, language and administration on the colonised. This gave rise to slavery by colonisers against the colonized. Please see Africa until now.

PBK has no means at the moment to set the matter straight due to lack of support, manpower and fund. It is the people's power that is important in politics. I personally believe time will come people will seek justice in the streets and there will be a peaceful revolution against MALAYSIA or the federal government. We have seen this in many African countries and even in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand had "tasted" street revolution.

You couldn't seek justice in many matters in Malaysian Court and I had discussed this with an eminent foreign law professor and a foreign judge.

Voon Lee Shan
President Parti Bumi Kenyalang

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RENUNGAN MALAYSIA AGREEMENT 1963, dan MALAYSIA ACT 1963

Perhatikan perbezaan kemasukan Scotland ke dlm UK dan kemasukan North Borneo ke dlm Malaysia. 

Parlimen Scotland meluluskan Act of Union 1707 untuk bergabung atau memasuki UK. Tapi Parlimen Britain yg meluluskan Malaysia Act 1963 supaya North Borneo bergabung dgn Malaysia pada 16.09.1963 kerana North Borneo belum mempunyai Parlimen atau Dewan Undangan Negeri pada waktu itu. Ia hanya mempunyai Parlimen atau DUN sendiri pada 25.09.1963.

Ini membuktikan bahawa North Borneo tidk ada kapasiti atau bidang kuasa utk mendatangani Malaysian Agreement 1963 (MA63). Bererti North Borneo MASIH dijajah oleh Britain waktu ia bergabung atau memasuki Malaysia pada tahun 1963 dan masih belum mencapai kemerdekaan sepenuhnya. 

Konon referendum Cobbold Commission yg menentukannya. Ketahuilah bahawa walaupun keputusan referendum 100% memihak cadangan utk memasuki Malaysia, ia WAJIB dibentangkan di Parlimen/DUN negara itu sendiri sebelum menjadi Akta. 

Oleh sebab North Borneo belum mempunyai Parlimen / DUN sendiri,  keputusan referendum tersebut terpaksa dibentangkan di Parlimen Britain hingga termeterainya Malaysia Act 1963.

Jadi sudah jelas bahawa Parliamen Britain yg membuat keputusan supaya North Borneo memasuki Malaysia, bukan North Borneo atau Parlimen/DUN North Borneo yg membuat keputusan tersebut."

Source: Jack Situn II

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KAJIAN TUNTUTAN SABAH & SARAWAK KELUAR MALAYSIA (SSKM) DALAM MEDIA MASSA

 PROF MADYA DR. NIDZAM SULAIMAN, KITA UKM 

PROF MADYA DR. KARTINI ABOO TALIB @ KHALID, KITA UKM PROF MADYA DR. SUZANNA MOHAMED ISA FUU, UKM 

LAPORAN AKHIR PENYELIDIKAN JPNIN 

JABATAN PERPADUAN NEGARA DAN INTEGRASI NASIONAL 2016 

Laporan Eksekutif: Kumpulan Kajian Tuntutan Sabah & Sarawak  Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) dalam Media Massa 

Dr. Nidzam Sulaiman, Dr. Kartini Aboo Talib, Dr Suzanna Mohammed Isa, UKM 

LATAR BELAKANG SSKM 

SSKM merupakan satu gerakan yang cuba mempengaruhi pemikiran ramai untuk mengeluarkan Sabah dan Sarawak dari Malaysia. Ia menggunakan facebook, mendakwa sebagai satu Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan atau NGO yang dipelopori oleh Doris Jones. Kumpulan ini melahirkan rasa tidak senang dengan kedudukan Sabah dan Sarawak dalam Malaysia dan mendakwa dua negeri ini tidak mendapat layanan yang sewajarnya dari kerajaan pusat. Perjanjian penubuhan Malaysia diungkit kembali akan kesahannya.  

MEDIA DI MALAYSIA 

Dalam konteks kebebasan bersuara, terdapat kekangan kebebasan media di negara ini, membuatkan SSKM menggunakan media sosial yang lebih terbuka. Akta Penerbitan dan Mesin Cetak, Akta Penyiaran dan lain-lain memberi ruang yang agak terhad. Ini menyebabkan karyawan menerbit dari luar Malaysia. 

ISU / FAKTOR 

Terdapat pelbagai faktor yang mendasari tuntutan SSKM ini seperti berikut (beberapa pilihan), 

1. Ketidakpuasan dalam Isu Royalti Minyak. SSKM berpandangan bahawa kerajaan Malaysia telah melanggar perjanjian hak royalti minyak. Kekayaan minyak Sabah & Sarawak sepatutnya menjadi negeri ini dan bukan menjadi hak ‘Semenanjung’.  

2. Isu pengagihan kekayaan yang tidak sama rata sehingga memberi impak kepada pembangunan Sabah dan Sarawak yang lebih ketinggalan berbanding dengan Semenanjung.  

3. Isu Malayanisasi dalam pengurusan pentadbiran. Kerajaan pusat didakwa melakukan dasar Malayanisasi sehingga pentadbiran dalaman dua negeri ini didominasi pegawai dari Semenanjung. 

4. Isu gagal mematuhi Perkara 20 (Sabah) & Perkara 18 (Sarawak): Kerajaan pusat didakwa telah melanggar Perkara 20 dan Perkara 18 apabila gagal melaksanakan apa yang telah dipersetujui.  

5. Perjanjian Malaysia telah melanggar perundangan antarabangsa, yang menyatakan hanya negara merdeka boleh menyertai perjanjian antarabangsa. Sabah dan Sarawak masih koloni Inggeris. 

6. Legitimasi wakil kepada rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak dalam perjanjian ini diragukan. Lima individu yang menandatangani untuk Sarawak – P.E.H Pike, Tun Jugah, Abang Haji Mustapha, Ling Beng Siew dan Abang Haji Openg tidak mempunyai mandat rakyat Sarawak. 

7. Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 melanggar Artikel 5, United Nations Decolonisation Declaration 1960 (UNDD 1960) apabila Britain dan Malaya memindahkan kemerdekaan koloni Borneo kepada Malaysia tanpa memindahkan kesemua kuasa kepada rakyat terlebih dahulu.  

8. Suruhanjaya Cobbold dan United Nations Assessment Mission tidak dilakukan dengan sempurna apabila hanya menemui 4,000 penduduk daripada jumlah waktu itu 1.2 juta dan mendakwa menerima 2,200 memo dan surat orang ramai, sedangkan ramai yang tidak ditemui.  

9. Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 dianggap terbatal apabila berlaku pemisahan Singapura pada tahun 1965 tanpa persetujuan semua pihak termasuk tanpa rundingan dengan Sabah dan Sarawak.  

10. Sabah merasa tiga pihak saja dalam pejanjian Malaysia, iaitu Sabah, Sarawak dan Semenanjung dan merasa kedudukan agak kuat sebagai satu pertiga. Namun seterusnya SSKM mendapati Malaysia telah melanggar konsep asal pembentukan Persekutuan tiga negeri apabila pentadbiran seterusnya menjadikan dua negeri ini sebahagian dari kumpulan 13 negeri.  

CADANGAN  

a) Pembangunan inklusif 

Usaha pembangunan inklusif perlu dilaksana secara agresif terhadap dua negeri ini dalam proses pembangunan Malaysia keseluruhan.  

b) Sejarah Untuk Semua 

Pusat perlu mengurangkan kawalan sehingga elemen asas federalisme hilang. Kuasa pusat yang berleluasa menjadikan negeri tidak mempunyai ruang luas untuk merancang pembangunan dalaman negeri. 

(c) Dikotomi pusat dan negeri – Perlembagaan 

Literasi mengenai dikotomi kuasa pusat dan negeri ini harus dikongsi dan difahamkan kepada rakyat Malaysia. Ia harus dilihat sebagai perbezaan kawasan secara geografi sahaja, bukan diikuti dengan perbezaan layanan, peruntukan, kekayaan dan sebagainya.  

(d) Mengambil perhatian tuntutan peruntukan dan peningkatan biaya atas nama keterpinggiran, bukan kerana keistimewaan. 

(e) Kadar 5% royalty minyak sebaiknya dirunding semuala untuk memberi kewajaran kepada hak negeri.  

KESIMPULAN 

Tuntutan SSKM setakat ini masih kencang dan tidak menampakkan akan berhenti. Kerajaan Malaysia mempunyai pelbagai pilihan untuk menangani perkara ini dan setakat ini mengambil pendirian memerhati sahaja dahulu. Pihak SSKM harus rasional dan professional dalam melaksanakan tuntutan. Manipulasi sentimen etnik, agama dan lain-lain unsur sensitif tidak akan membantu.

Source: JPNIN

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Unraveling Malaysia's Formation

 Emergency Creation of Malaysia Without Legal Basis

Saturated with Illegalities

Facts revealing how the UK colluded with Malaya to breach international Law by unlawfully denying North Borneo & Sarawak real Independence.

Malaysia Plan Announcement: On May 27, 1961, Malayan PM Tunku Abdul Rahman announced the Malaysia Plan to take over Brunei, North Borneo (Sabah), and Sarawak after secret talks with the UK government. This plan was declared without consulting or obtaining the agreement of the Borneo people.

Exclusion of Borneo Parties: On July 31, 1962, the UK and Malaya decided on Malaysia's terms without involving the proposed Borneo parties. The federation plan was set in motion, despite protests from the people, through an "inquiry on the people's wishes."

Anti-Malaysia Brunei Uprising: The December 8, 1962, Anti-Malaysia Brunei Uprising for Independence led to a British declaration of an emergency, resulting in sweeping arrests of alleged "subversives" in Sarawak (1962 to 1990s) and Singapore in February 1963.

Malaysia Agreement 1963: On July 9, 1963, the Malaysia Agreement was signed by the UK and Malaya under coercive emergency conditions with Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah), and Sarawak, which were colonies, not sovereign states. This raised concerns about the agreement's validity under international law.

Manila Accord: The July 31, 1963, Manila Accord was signed by Malaya with Indonesia and the Philippines, making Malaysia's formation conditional on the UN assessment of the Borneo people's wishes on the proposed plan and the resolution of the Philippines' claim.

UN Assurances and Mission: On August 9, 1963, the British Colonial Secretary, Duncan Sandys, informed his London office that UN officials had given assurances in favor of the UK Malayan Plan and to avoid scrutiny by the UN decolonization Committee. The UN Mission made a cursory assessment from August 16 to September 5, 1963, in breach of UN protocols on decolonization.

Preempting UN Assessment: On August 28, 1963, the British and Malayan governments amended the Malaysia Day from August 31 to September 16, 1963, before the UN assessment was completed, breaching the Manila Accord. The UN endorsed their federation despite this action.

Sabah and Sarawak's Status: On August 31, 1963, British Colonial Secretary Duncan Sandys publicly stated that Malaysia was not to give independence to Sabah and Sarawak but to transfer them to Malaya.

Despite Breaches, Malayan Colonial Takeover: On September 16, 1963, despite the breach of the Manila Accord, UN decolonization requirements, and human rights, the UK and Malaya proclaimed Malaysia under emergency conditions, and the UN endorsed the Malayan colonial takeover of Sabah and Sarawak.

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Sabah Self-Determination and Validity of Malaysia Agreement 1963 Questioned by NGOs

KOTA KINABALU: In a joint statement issued today, the Sabah Sarawak Rights Australia New Zealand (SSRANZ) international NGO and the Borneo's Plight in Malaysia Foundation (Bopimafo) NGO, along with other political parties, NGOs and individuals, expressed their support for former law minister Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar's assertion of the right of the Sabah people to self-determination. They also raised questions about the validity of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the process through which Sabah and Sarawak joined the federation of Malaysia.

SSRANZ President Robert Pei and Bopimafo President Daniel John Jambun commended Tan Sri Wan Junaidi for his speech at the Sabah Colloquium on 4 July 2023, where he emphasized the right of nations to self-determination. They highlighted that self-determination is an inalienable legal right recognized by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution (UNGAR) 1514, which allows colonies to determine their destiny and political independence without foreign interference.

On the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Malaysia Agreement (MA63), the NGO leaders raised concerns about whether the people of Sabah and Sarawak have truly achieved self-determination and the promised development progress and prosperity. They disagreed with the notion that the Cobbold Commission of Enquiry's findings, indicating two-thirds of the people supported integration into Malaysia, constituted a valid exercise of self-determination.

The NGO leaders pointed out that the Cobbold Commission's findings were based on a selective survey of opinions rather than a referendum under UNGAR 1541. They stressed that the commission's report was not legally binding and did not fulfill the requirements for a free choice or self-determination by the people in accordance with UNGAR 1541. The commission was merely an inquiry and not a proper referendum, which was necessary for the people to express their wishes on the federation question.

They further criticized the composition of the Cobbold Commission, consisting of British and Malayan officials, which they considered a conflict of interest. The NGO leaders argued that the commission's purpose was to facilitate the implementation of the Malaysia concept, denying the people of North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak their right to genuine self-determination and independence.

The NGO leaders also highlighted the Manila Accord signed between the Malayan, Indonesian, and Philippine governments, which called for a United Nations assessment of the people's wishes on Malaysia and the resolution of the Sulu Claim on Sabah. By accepting the terms of the Accord, the British and Malayan governments indirectly acknowledged that the people's consent had not been properly obtained through a referendum.

The statement by SSRANZ and Bopimafo emphasized that the Cobbold Commission's report was not a legally binding document and should not be considered a substitute for a proper referendum. They contended that the report, along with the entire process leading to the Malaysia Agreement 1963, was tainted with illegalities and used to legitimize Malaysia's formation.

The NGO leaders concluded that the lack of real self-determination for Sabah and Sarawak was evident by the ongoing Sulu Claim, which still challenges Sabah's sovereignty. They argued that a proper referendum in 1963, as advocated by the Philippines, could have resolved the claim and allowed the people of Sabah to choose between Malaysia, independence, or another state.

The statement by SSRANZ and Bopimafo, raises significant concerns about the historical context and legal basis of Sabah's integration into Malaysia. As the debate on Sabah's self-determination continues, it remains to be seen how the Malaysian government and relevant stakeholders will address these issues and ensure the rightful representation of the Sabah people's aspirations and interests.

The SSRANZ and Bopimafo Presidents said in conclusion, there was no real self-determination for Sabah or Sarawak is highlighted by the fact that Sulu claim is still alive and continues to be asserted by the claimants. The resolution of the claim could have been achieved in a proper referendum in 1963 whereby the Sabah people were seen to have cast a vote to choose Malaysia, Philippines or independence. 

The late Philippines Diosdado Macapagal said in 1982: “In laying claim to North Borneo in pursuance of the legal and historic rights and the security interests of the Philippines, we recognize the cardinal principle of self-determination of which the Philippines has been a steadfast adherent. 

In the prosecution, of our valid claim, it is agreeable to us that at an appropriate time, the people of North Borneo should be given an opportunity to determine whether they would wish to be independent or whether they would wish to be a part of the Philippines or be placed under another state. 

Such referendum, however, should be authentic and bona fide by holding it under conditions, preferably supervised by the United Nations that would insure effective freedom to the people of North Borneo to express their true and enlightened will.”

The joint statement received endorsements from various political parties, NGOs and individuals, including Doris Jones of the Sabah Sarawak Union, Lina Soo, President of ASPIRASI, Voon Lee Shan, President of Parti Bumi Kenyalang and Mosses Paul Anap, President of the Republic of Sabah North Borneo NGO. The signatories collectively questioned the validity of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and called for a reevaluation of the process through which Sabah and Sarawak joined Malaysia.

Robert Pei

President SSRANZ 

Daniel Jambun
President of the Borneo’s Plight in Malaysia Foundation (Bopimafo).

Mosses Paul Anap
President of NGO- Republic of Sabah North Borneo

Emily Elvera Edward
Woman Council Office & Secretariat.
Sabah Sarawak Borneo Natives Organisation Incorporated of Australia.

Endorsed by: NGOS & individuals

1. Doris Jones Sabah Sarawak Union – SSU

2. Kanul Gindol Chairman Gindol Initiative for Civil Society

3. Ricky Ganang Penasihat Persatuan Kebudayaan Orang Darat Sabah 

4. Jovilis Majami President Persatuan  pembangunan sosial komunity Sabah (BANGUN)

5. Wainin Setimin President Pertubuhan Prihatin Mualaf Sabah 

6. Cleftus Stephen Mojingol President Pertubuhan Kebudayaan Rumpun Dayak Sabah.

8. PBK Life President- Yu Chin Lik

9. PBK President- Voon Lee Shan

10. Lina Soo - ASPIRASI President

11. Peter John Jaban-Deputy President for Global Human Rights Federation Borneo.

12. Alim Ga Mideh for Bulang Birieh Dayak

13. Lawrance Clement Ahsay for Bulang Dayak Bukit Kelingkang

14. Buln Ribos- Sarawak Rights activist

Reference:

The Vibes: Sabahans Self-Determination Trumps Any Treaty_Wan Junaidi

Daily Express Sabah: Britain Secretly Planned M'sia Since 1953

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Kempen mengibar Jalur Gemilang' atau sebenarnya 'Kempen mengibar Jalur Penjajah?

Saya Mosses PA Ampang selaku Aktivis yang menganggotai Pertubuhan berdaftar Sabah Sarawak Rights-Australia New Zealand (SSRANZ) dan juga Sabah Sarawak Union-UK (SSU-UK) ingin memberikan kenyataan rasmi terhadap tindakan pemimpn-pemimpin tempatan termasuk Kerajaan Negara Sabah yang telah memperlihatkan usaha untuk menyesatkan dan memperbodohkan rakyat Negara Sabah tentang 'Hari Kebangsaan Malaysia' pada 31 Ogos bulan ini.

Hari Kemerdekaan Malaya dan kini dipanggil Hari Kemerdekaan/Kebangsaan Malaysia?

Tindakan pihak Kerajaan Negara Sabah yang telah mempromosikan 'Hari Kebangsaan Malaysia' pada 31 Ogos ini adalah sebenarnya bertujuan untuk mengaburi mata dan akal kewarasan rakyat Negara Sabah.

Perubahan 'sebutan' daripada 'Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia' kepada 'Hari Kebangsaan Malaysia' yang merujuk kepada 'Hari' yang mana 'Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ataupun Malaya' memperolehi Kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos 1957 adalah untuk mengelakkan ia daripada 'diboikot' oleh rakyat Borneo.

 Ini adalah kerana tarikh tersebut TIDAK mempunyai signifikan ataupun kepentingan sejarah kepada rakyat dikedua-dua kepulauan Borneo. Ini juga disebabkan pada waktu Malaya mencapai Kemerdekaannya, Negara Sabah (North Borneo) dan Negara Sarawak masih lagi menjadi Tanah Jajahan British.

Apakah sebenarnya justifikasi ataupun alasan yang menghalalkan perbuatan terkutuk ini?

Mentaliti Terjajah.

Setelah 56 tahun Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak 'membentuk Malaysia', corak dan daya pemikiran rakyat Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak telah 'dimalayanisasikan ataupun dimalaysianisasikan' dengan objektif untuk melemahkan, melunturkan, menghapuskan identiti serta budaya yang unik dan istimewa, yang jelas sungguh jauh berbeza dengan orang-orang di Tanah Melayu. Dengan memiliki mentaliti yang terjajah, ia akan membuatkan rakyat di wilayah yang terjajah ini tertunduk dan mengakui kekuasaan kedaulatan sang penjajah keatas diri mereka! Kesannya, ini menyebabkan rakyat yang terjajah tidak mempunyai kekuatan, semangat dan keberanian untuk bangkit menegakkan hak-hak mereka yang dirampas dan dirobek melalui penguasaan kuasa politik di tanah tumpah darah mereka.

Menyembunyikan Kebenaran.

Pemimpin-pemimpin Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak dahulunya bersetuju untuk 'membentuk sebuah Negara Baru yang dinamakan Malaysia' yang dianggotai oleh EMPAT buah Negara. Malangnya, lain yang dipinta, lain yang diberikan. Usaha untuk menyembunyikan penipuan akhirnya terbongkar apabila informasi tentang pembentukan Malaysia sebenarnya adalah bertujuan untuk 'meluaskan Tanah Melayu sehingga ke Tanah Borneo'. Rekod di Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UN) membuktikan bahawa Malaysia itu adalah 'Nama Baru' bagi Kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ataupun Federation of Malaya. Ia BUKAN SEBUAH NEGARA BARU TETAPI ADALAH NEGARA MALAYA YANG TELAH MENJENAMAKAN DIRI MEREKA!

Penghinaan Bangsa.

Tindakan mengibarkan bendera Malaya ataupun Malaysia di Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak terutama sekali pada 'Hari Kemerdekaan Malaya/Malaysia sebenarnya adalah merupakan satu PENGHINAAN PENUH kepada rakyat Borneo. Malaya yang kini dikenali sebagai Malaysia telah MENJAJAH anda dan dengan penuh kegembiraan anda telah mengibarkannya? Hasil ekonomi dan kuasa politik anda dipegang oleh sang PENJAJAH dan anda BERSYUKUR?!

Pembangunan ekonomi 'dilembabkan' melalui 'dasar kabotaj' sehingga kos hidup di Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak tinggi sehingga mencekik leher dan anda BERSYUKUR?!

Hasil sumber Gas dan Petroleum yang ada di Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak untuk dinikmati oleh rakyat tempatan tetapi dikuasai oleh Malaya/Malaysia dan hanya diberikan 'secebis tinggalan keuntungan' anda BERSYUKUR?!

Sedarlah Wahai Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Bangsa Negara Sarawak

Sebenarnya kita mempunyai kemampuan dan jauh lebih baik untuk mentadbir Negara sendiri. Kita memiliki segala-galanya namun kekurangan yang wujud pada masa ini ialah pemilikan Kuasa Kedaulatan, Kuasa Perundangan yang membawa pengertian kepada Kuasa Kemerdekaan telah diikat oleh rantai kuasa penjajahan Malaya atas nama Malaysia. Kunci kepada penyelesaian ini adalah melalui penguasaan Kuasa Politik yang MESTI dipegang sepenuhnya oleh Rakyat Tempatan yang Pro Sabahan and Pro Sarawakian sahaja, yang akan mampu memutuskan rantai kesengsaraan, penghinaan dan penjajahan ini.

 Kemampuan kita untuk meramalkan masa depan Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak dalam tempoh 10, 50 ataupun 100 tahun daripada sekarang semuanya bergantung kepada tindakan yang kita ambil pada hari ini.

"Tiada masa untuk berdiam kerana masanya telah tiba. Tiada erti untuk berputus asa kerana ini baru bermula. Kuatkanlah hatimu tempuhi cabaran, kita perlu bersatu hati. Perjuangan ini, bebaskan negara dari kuasa peluntur bangsa!"

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Exit Malaysia, GPS urged after data on Sarawak oil and gas reserves denied

KUCHING: Petronas has no right to keep the Sarawak government in the dark about the amount of oil and gas reserves in Sarawak, Parti Bumi Kenyalang president Voon Lee Shan said.

He said this following Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg’s claim that Petronas had refused to disclose any data or information on the state’s oil and gas reserve to the state government.

“Petronas also has no right to keep the Sarawak government in the dark about the amount of oil and gas pumped or extracted each day.

“Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) should take this as a legitimate excuse to seek exit or declare Sarawak independent from the federation of Malaysia,” Voon said at a press conference here today.

He said the GPS government should know that with “economic suppression and political differences”, international law could allow Sarawak to break away from the federation.

“Sarawak can do this by a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI), similar to Kosovo from Serbia in 2008,” he said.

Voon said the exploitation of the state’s oil and gas resources by the federal government through Petronas had “cut” into the hearts of every Sarawakian.

He urged the GPS government to not negotiate, discuss or raise this matter with Putrajaya any longer but to call for an emergency state assembly sitting to declare Sarawak independent with immediate effect.

Voon, a practicing lawyer, said all laws passed by Parliament to shift the continental shelf or coastlines of Sarawak for the purpose of allowing Petronas to take Sarawak’s oil and gas were against international law.

“Any territorial shift is an infringement of the international law which states that an existing boundary of a colony or country merging with another cannot be changed.

“The passing of the Sea Territorial Act 2012 and the Continental Shelf Act 1966, including the Petroleum Development Act 1974, not being ratified by the state legislature is also unconstitutional,” he said.

Voon said the spirit and purpose of Malaysia, which was supposed to be founded on equal rights, equal status, an equal partnership, were not present.

“Malaysia is not a new nation but is, according to the records in the United Nations, a country called Malaya which on Sept 16, 1963, took a new name after Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak became part of the territory of Malaya.

“Malaysia’s first premier Tunku Abdul Rahman had mentioned in a book titled ‘Conversations with Tunku Abdul Rahman’ written by Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad that Sabah and Sarawak were ‘gifts’ by Britain to Malaya,” he said.

Voon said it was not the Borneo founding fathers’ intention on the formation of Malaysia to see Sabah and Sarawak become “Malaya’s colony”.

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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Benarkah Sabah Sebuah Negara?

Ramai ahli-ahli sejarawan khususnya daripada malaya berusaha untuk mematahkan hujah-hujah Pejuang Kebangsaan Kemerdekaan bagi Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak.

Mereka memberikan hujah-hujah yang memperlihatkan kelemahan tentang pemahaman yang dibangkitkan oleh Nasionalis-nasionalis Borneo menggunakan gambaran ataupun informasi yang cetek, jikalau tidak keterlaluan untuk saya katakan secara umum.

Ada pula diantara mereka dengan bongkaknya mengatakan bahawa mereka 'tidak memiliki masa untuk mengkaji' dengan lebih mendalam. Jikalau itulah alasannya, baik jangan sesekali menyiarkan kajian yang hanya mungkin digunakan sebagai bahan kitar semula.

Konteks penerangan yang diketengahkan oleh Pejuang-pejuang Kebangsaan Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak tidak terhad kepada situasi terkini ataupun ketika didalam proses untuk 'membentuk Malaysia' tetapi juga berdasarkan kepada sejarah kelahiran Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak.

Negara Sabah menjadi sebuah Negara yang Berdaulat dan diiktiraf oleh Kerajaan British pada 1 November 1881 dengan nama British North Borneo Company. Pengiktirafan yang diberikan oleh British kepada British North Borneo Company telah menjadi detik permulaan secara rasmi bahawa North Borneo (Sabah) telah muncul sebagai sebuah Negara yang mempunyai status untuk menjalankan perhubungan diplomatik dengan negara luar dan juga menjalinkan urusan perdagangan antarabangsa.

Manakala untuk Negara Sarawak, ditubuhkan secara rasmi melalui James Brooke yang dianugerahkan gelaran sebagai Rajah James Brooke ataupun Rajah Sarawak (White Rajah of Sarawak / King of Sarawak) oleh Sultan Brunei pada tahun 1841 dan telah diiktiraf oleh Amerika Syarikat dan juga British.

Walau bagaimanapun, tidak dinafikan bahawa orang-orang Asal Borneo mempunyai penglibatan terhad didalam pentadbiran kedua-dua negara ini dari awal penubuhannya sehingga sebelum Perang Dunia Kedua meletus sehingga membawa kepada perubahan status kedaulatan.

Sejarah perjalanan pembentukann bangsa dan negara dikedua-dua negara Borneo ini sangat berbeza daripada sejarah Tanah Melayu dan itu sungguh jelas sekali.

Malangnya selepas Perang Dunia Kedua berakhir, status Negara yang berdaulat ini telah hilang apabila kedua-dua negara ini ditukar statusnya menjadi Tanah Jajahan oleh British.

Saya bersetuju pada pandangan yang mengatakan bahawa dengan status 'Tanah Jajahan', Sabah dan Sarawak telah kehilangan status sebagai sebuah 'Negara' dan ia hanya dipanggil sebagai 'Territory ataupun Wilayah'. Ini adalah kerana penggunaan definisi antarabangsa yang merujuk kepada mana-mana negara yang dijajah, ia diberikan status 'Colony / Koloni / Tanah Jajahan' yang kehilangan keistimewaan untuk bersuara, mentadbir dan mengadakan hubungan diplomatik serta penglibatan didalam perdagangan antarabangsa.

Walau bagaimanapun, didalam proses pembentukkan 'Malaysia', Sabah dan Sarawak diberikan jaminan Kemerdekaan yang secara langsung akan mengembalikan status sebagai sebuah Negara yang mempunyai kapasiti mengurus tadbir Negara dan mewujudkan hubungan diplomatik serta perdagangan antarabangsa. Pada 22 Julai 1963, Sarawak telah memulakan pentadbiran yang dikendalikan oleh kepimpinan tempatan manakala Sabah pula pada 31 Ogos 1963. Detik-detik ini telah memberikan nafas baru bagi rakyat dikedua-dua negara ini setelah diberikan peluang untuk mentadbir negara dengan status Full Self-Government walaupun pada ketika itu masih berstatuskan 'Tanah Jajahan'. Ini telah menjadi prosedur kepada British untuk memberikan Kemerdekaan kepada mana-mana Tanah Jajahannya. Setelah mencapai status 'Full Self-Government', langkah terakhir adalah 'Kemerdekaan!'.

Pada 16 September 1963, kefahaman dan keyakinan yang telah diberikan oleh British dan Malaya adalah Sabah dan Sarawak akan diberikan Kemerdekaan dan 'Pembentukan Malaysia' ini adalah berlandaskan kepada konsep 'Rakan Kongsi' ataupun 'Equal Partnership' serta membentuk sebuah 'Negara Baru'. Dengan itu, kefahaman ini dipegang dengan sepenuh jiwa dan raga oleh rakyat Sabah dan rakyat Sarawak sehingga sekarang dan rakyat Borneo melihat Sabah dan Sarawak adalah berstatuskan 'Negara' dan bukan 'Negeri!'

Pembentukkan yang dipersetujui oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Tempatan adalah 'Empat buah Negara membentuk Malaysia'! Ia terdiri daripada Negara North Borneo (kini Sabah), Negara Sarawak, Negara Singapura dan Malaya membentuk 'Negara Persekutuan Malaysia' dan rakyatnya dikenali sebagai 'Bangsa Malaysia'. Malaysia terbentuk oleh EMPAT BANGSA UTAMA iaitu BANGSA NEGARA SABAH, BANGSA NEGARA SARAWAK, BANGSA NEGARA SINGAPURA DAN BANGSA MALAYA!

Malangnya, ketika Hari 'Penubuhan Malaysia' pada 16 September 1963, ia sebenarnya bukannya pembentukkan sebuah 'Negara Baru' sebaliknya adalah 'Hari Penukaran Nama Malaya kepada Malaysia'!

Pada tarikh tersebut jugalah Kuasa Kedaulatan dan Kuasa Perundangan yang membawa erti Kuasa Kemerdekaan yang dipegang oleh British telah diserahkan kepada Malaya secara rasmi!

Pada tarikh yang bersejarah inilah juga ia telah bertukar menjadi Peristiwa Hitam (dipanggil Black 16 September ataupun Recolonisation Day) yang mana Sabah dan Sarawak yang berstatuskan 'Tanah Jajahan' telah diserahkan kepada Malaya melalui penipuan dan pengkhianatan kepercayaan politik.

Semua dakwaan yang saya nyatakan disini sungguh jelas didokumentasikan didalam dokumen-dokumen rahsia telegram British yang diperolehi oleh Pejuang-pejuang Kebangsaan Borneo di England Archive (Arkib England).

Jikalau anda mengatakan bahawa status Sabah dan Sarawak sebagai 'Tanah Jajahan' telah bertukar menjadi 'Negeri' setelah 'membentuk Malaysia' (ataupun anda dengan gembiranya mengatakan bahawa Sabah dan Sarawak 'menyertai malaysia'), mengapa sehingga kini kami rakyat Borneo merasakan layanan yang diberikan oleh Malaya adalah layanan yang berstatuskan 'Tanah Jajahan'???

Segala penipuan, helah dan fitnah yang selama ini menjadi catur permainan Malaya kini telah ditelanjangkan oleh pejuang-pejuang Kebangsaan daripada Sabah dan Sarawak. Malaya kini hanya mampu terus membuat penafian demi penafian serta ugutan dan ancaman.

Berlandaskan kepada kefahaman umum yang telah diterangkan ini semua, rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak dengan semangat WAJA, KENTAL disertai SEMANGAT KEMERDEKAAN melihat Sabah dan Sarawak BUKAN NEGERI tetapi NEGARA kerana sememangnya itu adalah status ASAL yang PERNAH DIMILIKI!

Melalui KESEDARAN SEJARAH dan KEPERCAYAAN kepada kemampuan Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Bangsa Negara Sarawak, Pejuang-pejuang Kemerdekaan Borneo akan mempertaruhkan seluruh jiwa dan raga untuk memberikan Kemerdekaan kepada Negara Sabah dan Negara Sarawak secara demokrasi yang berlandaskan kepada saluran perundangan antarabangsa yang akan dilakukan secara damai dan sejahtera.

Jikalau Malaya berhasrat untuk menyekat usaha Mulia dan Murni Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Bangsa Negara Sarawak ini, pada pandangan Pejuang Kemerdekaan Borneo, Malaya patut dijajah semula oleh British!

Mosses PA Ampang

***Sila sebarkan artikel ini jikalau anda bersetuju dan ingin membantu menyebarkan kefahaman ini kepada Rakyat Negara Sabah dan Rakyat Negara Sarawak***

Rujukan:

• Charter Granted to the British North Borneo Company, Westminister, November 1st 1881
• Agreement between Her Majesty's Government and the British North Borneo Company dated 12th May 1888
• Original Malaysia Agreement 1963
• Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC)
• Cobbold Commission
• Malaysia Act of 1963
• British Borneo: Sketches of Brunei, Sarawak, Labuan and North Borneo by W.H.Treacher, C.M.G., M.A. Oxon
• The State of North Borneo 1881-1946 by George McT. Kahin
• British North Borneo Hansard
• British Colonial Documents
• The Sabah Problem by Datuk Dr.Jeffrey G.Kitingan
• Sabah Sebuah Negara Satu Realiti Sejarah oleh Daniel Jebon Janaun

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Dr M: We’ll take action under Sedition Act if call for Sarawak’s secession threatens public order

KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has told Parliament that action will only be taken under the Sedition Act against those who call for Sarawak’s secession from Malaysia if they jeopardised public order and security.

The prime minister said this was in line with the government’s policy to promote freedom of speech, Malaysiakini reported today.

“In line with the government’s policy to promote freedom of speech as per Item 1 of Article 10 in the Federal Constitution, the use of provisions under the Sedition Act will only be utilised in cases where an act of sedition creates a situation that is beyond control that it jeopardises the security and public order,” he said.

Dr Mahathir was reported to have said this in a written reply to DAP’s Lanang MP Alice Lau, which was released in Parliament yesterday.

Lau had asked what action the government could take against those who call for Sarawak’s secession and if such secession is allowed by the Federal Constitution and Malaysia Agreement 1963.

Dr Mahathir also said several other laws under the Penal Code, including Section 121 for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, could be used if it involved an act or the preparation for an act of violence, such as the use of firearms.

According to the written reply, there was also no provision under the Federal Constitution, the Malaysia Agreement 1963 or the Inter-Governmental Committee Report that touched on any rights by Sabah and Sarawak to secede from Malaysia.

Dr Mahathir pointed out that the right to secede from Malaysia was also not suggested for the terms in Malaysia’s formation, as could be seen in the Cobbold Commission Report.

Source: Borneo Post

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Tiada undang-undang sekat bincang keluar Malaysia - Voon Lee Shan

"Kita perlu berpandukan kes-kes yang sudah diputuskan (mahkamah). Dengan rendah hati, berdasarkan undang-undang sedia ada yang menjadi panduan, saya bersedia untuk diperbetulkan,” katanya menerusi satu kenyataan hari ini.

Menjelaskan lagi, Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia juga tidak menyentuh mengenai hak berbicara tentang keluar daripada Malaysia.

Jika tidak wujud larangan ditulis dalam undang-undang, maka sesuatu tindakan adalah sah.

Beliau mengulas mengenai kenyataan Perdana Menteri Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad di Parlimen baru-baru ini.

Dr Mahathir dalam laporan The Borneo Post hari ini dipetik berkata Akta Hasutan boleh diguna pakai sekiranya usaha membawa keluar Sarawak dari Malaysia memudaratkan ketenteraman dan keselamatan awam.

Sumber: Utusan Borneo

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Independence an option if Putrajaya fails to return Sarawak’s rights, says NGO

KUCHING: Independence is always an option if Putrajaya refuses to return Sarawak’s rights, Sarawak Association for Peoples’ Aspiration (Sapa) president Dominique Ng said.

“We are not just talking about the 20% oil royalty. We are talking about taking back everything that is rightfully ours,” he said after the Sarawak’s independence day celebration at Kuching’s Central Padang today.

Ng said many Sarawakians, including the youths, have started to realise the importance for Sarawak to have its say in running its affairs.

“We are not trying to be seditious. We are talking about gaining our freedom, which is supported by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples).

“Sarawak was guaranteed self governance under article 8 of the 9th Cardinal Principles by the last Rajah Sarawak in 1946.

“This is a constitutional right granted by our last Rajah,” he said, adding that Sarawak has been known to be a sovereign country for 100 years.

However, Ng said Sabah and Sarawak have been “downgraded” to the 12th and 13th states in Malaysia.

He said the “colonial masters were changed on Sept 16 from Great Britain to the Federation of Malaya”.

“This is a sad reality which many people had failed to understand,” he said.

Earlier, Ng thanked the Sarawak government for approving its application to hold the event at the Central Padang.

“This is the first time that they have granted Sapa a permit to organise Sarawak’s independence day.

“Today’s event has been a tremendous success even though it was raining since early morning,” he said.

The event, attended by hundreds of supporters, was jointly organised by Sapa, the Dayak National Congress, Solidariti Anak Sarawak and Sarawak for Sarawakians.

The activities included the singing of Sarawak’s anthem, “Fairland Sarawak”, followed by the raising of the Sarawak flag.

There were also a tug-of-war contest, poem recital and release of balloons.

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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THIS SABAHAN TELLS US WHY THE GOVERNMENT ASKED INTERPOL TO ARREST HER

This is Doris Yapp Kim Youn (aka Doris Jones on Facebook), a 51-year-old Sabahan who works as a legal assistant. Just like some of us, she owns a Facebook group. She’s currently living in the UK and, for the past four years, she couldn’t return to Malaysia.

And that’s probably because… the govt wants to arrest her. In fact, the govt asked Interpol’s help to find and arrest her. This is probably happening because of the Facebook group she owns which is called Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM).

We managed to get in touch with Doris to find out more about what actually happened to her and how she got the idea on the secession of Sabah and Sarawak. Apparently…

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Commentary: The ghost of Borneo, talk of secession are back to haunt Malaysia

A move of epic proportions to restore rights to Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Parliament signals how much East-Peninsula Malaysia dynamics have changed in recent years, says James Chin.

HOBART: The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government undertook something of historic proportions this week in the Malaysian parliament on Tuesday (Apr 9) night.

This momentous act was the attempt to pass an amendment to the first article of the Malaysian Constitution. If effected, this amendment will bring the wording in Article 1 (2) back to the original phrasing when the federation was established.

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