"DON'T THEY KNOW THAT SABAH IS SITTING ON A TIME BOMB?,"

Kota Kinabalu: It is disheartening to see the leaders of Sabah arguing about the issuance of Permanent Residence (PR) status to Malaysians, which foreigners in Sabah have all this while been enjoying, said political activist, Dr Chong Eng Leong.

The last few days, he said BN component parties like LDP and PBS as well as opposition, SAPP had been giving their opinion on work permits and PR for Malaysians from the peninsula and Sarawak.

"They touch on protecting Sabah rights and interests. Well, last year Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Nazri Mohamed revealed that thousands of IMM13 holders or so-called refugees in Sabah were given PR status without the State Government's knowledge let alone consent.

"We, rakyat of Sabah vigorously protested followed by the State Government and only then the issuance of PR stopped but nothing about revocation since from the first place it was illegal without Sabah's consent."

And now, Dr Chong said, they talk about protecting Sabah's rights and interests.

"Not to forget foreigners in Sabah already outnumber us locals, hundreds in possession of Project ICs.

Our sovereignty is at stake and yet they argue about PR for Malaysians in Sabah.

"Don't they know that Sabah is sitting on a time bomb?," he asked.