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Monday, 20 May 2013

Parallels between East Timor and Sabah, Sarawak

by Joe Fernandez

OCCUPATION DAY This year marks the 50th year of the continued colonisation of Sabah and Sarawak by Malaya. We are at a crossroads in this watershed year. It's a time for reflection and making decisions. Already, the increasing influx of illegal immigrants and their entry into the electoral rolls is marginalising and disenfranchising the people in these two Territories, especially in Sabah.

In 2012, Putrajaya collected RM 17.88 billion in oil revenue and RM 24 billion in federal taxes and revenues from Sabah.

In the same year, Putrajaya collected RM 35 billion in oil revenue alone from Sarawak.

Ironically, the World Bank released a Report in Dec 2010 in Kota Kinabalu that the two Borneo nations in Malaysia were the poorest in the Federation. Sabah is the poorest.

How much more does Putrajaya want to squeeze from Sabah and Sarawak and for how much longer is this criminal exploitation going to continue?

Already, the Sabah Law Association has concluded in a study that the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) is unconstitutional. The so-called Oil Agreement between Petronas/Federal Government and Sabah/Sarawak, based on the PDA, is unlawful, illegal, null and void. This means Putrajaya/Petronas has been stealing oil and gas in Sabah and Sarawak since 1963/1976. 

There are parallels between East Timor and Sabah/Sarawak.

In East Timor's case, the UN Security Council ruled that Indonesia was illegally occupying that nation.

East Timor, now Timor Leste, was free within three decades of being occupied by Indonesia.

Sabah and Sarawak came under new colonialists, Malaya, in 1963 after the British ostensibly departed with the independence of these two nations in Borneo.

The UN Security Council should make the same ruling on Malaya's continued occupation of Sabah and Sarawak. Hindraf Makkal Sakthi chairman P. Waythamoorthy was supposed to assist Sabah and Sarawak human rights activists on this issue besides filing the Class Action Suit in London last July on the internal colonisation of the Indian Nation in Malaya.

There was no Referendum in Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Malaya on Malaysia.

There was only a Yes or No vote in Singapore on the independence of the island through merger with Malaya via Malaysia facilitated by Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.

Malaya is illegally occupying Sabah and Sarawak because there was no Referendum in Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Malaya on Malaysia.

Only the Suluk, Bajau and Sarawak Malay community leaders -- not the people -- agreed to Malaysia.

Chinese community leaders in Sabah and Sarawak were against Malaysia.

Orang Asal community leaders wanted a period of independence for Sabah and Sarawak before looking at the idea of Malaysia again and they wanted more information on the concept.

Sarawak became independent on 22 July, 1963.

Sabah became independent on 31 Aug, 1963.

Malaya occupied Sabah and Sarawak on 16 Sept, 1963, Occupation Day, misleadingly known since two years ago as Malaysia Day.

The Federation of Malaya is masquerading as the Federation of Malaysia and referring to Sabah and Sarawak as the 12th and 13th states (in Malaya). Malaysia was envisaged as an equal partnership of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.

The codified Constitution of Malaya is being passed off as the codified Constitution of Malaysia.

Malaysia, notwithstanding its illegality, has alternatively an uncodified Constitution based on the codified Constitution of Malaya, the Malaysia Agreement 1963, Batu Sumpah, and 20/18 Points, among others.

The codified Constitution on Malaysia was never drawn up.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This status is most likely change when the RCI hands down its findings and the people of Sabah and Sarawak are awakened to their position as one of servant and master. Political awakening is a slow process but it is bound to happen, sooner than later.

Anonymous said...

COLONIAL OCCUPATION DAY!

Great move to correct mindset of many misled people by putting the dates in the right context.

On 16 September 1963 the British hurriedly dumped our 2 countries into the laps of a the delirious Malayan UMNO small time imperialist Regime.

Never in recent history has one country been given 2 vast and rich territories as gift without paying anything for them.

Sabah and Sarawak became cash cows and reserve banks for the development of Malaya for over 50 years.

“Malaysia Day” really means "Colonial Occupation Day".

It should also be pointed out and highlighted that SS were still colonies when the UNEQUAL TREATY called the Malaysia Agreement was signed on 9 July 1963.

Question: How can it be claimed that Sabah and Sarawak have agreed to form Malaysia when there was no referendum to determine the people's wishes as required by the UN for de-colonisation?

Sabah and Sarawak were still colonies at the date of signing of the Malaysia.

They were not free and independent countries signing the unequal treaty.

Nevertheless the British deliberate failure to hold a referendum shows that Sabah and Sarawak did not enter into this international Agreement freely and voluntarily!

Sarawak only became independent on 22 July, 1963.

Sabah became independent on 31 Aug, 1963.

Malaya occupied Sabah and Sarawak on 16th Sept, 1963, Occupation Day, misleadingly known since two years ago as Malaysia Day.”

The Brunei people who voted for the anti-Malaysia Brunei People's Party in August 1962 further arose in arms to fight for independence on 8 December 1962 when the British ignored their call to form a Borneo federation in rejection of the Malaysia concept.

We should remember the date 8 December 1963 and the people who took part in this act of patriotism and all those who followed after and fought till 1990 for independence!