Isnin, Mac 19, 2012

LET’S BLAME OURSELVES: SALLEH SAID KERUAK

Let's blame ourselves: Salleh

Salleh Said Kota Kinabalu Mac 18, 2012: There is no need for Sabah to fear that it would lose its autonomy or the people their rights, said State Legislative Assembly Speaker, Datuk Mohd Salleh Keruak.

He said the Barisan Nasional government would do all it can to ensure everyone enjoys equal rights in the country.

He pointed out that as the general election nears, many parties would take the opportunity to find issues which could cast the present leadership in bad light.

Among issues they would focus on for their own agenda, he said, include those on Native Customary Rights and land titles.

"But when we start asking why is the land here or that large piece of land in that district is owned by foreigners or West Malaysians we have to ask ourselves, and look deeper.

"Then we will see that it is because our own people (original land owners), were the ones to sell the lands for fast and easy cash," he said, when winding-up the State-level social media convention in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Saturday.

"Another issue people often ask now is, why are there so many illegal immigrants? Where did they get all their ICs? Well, it may be because a certain person here says this person is his long distant relative, or that leader might say those people are his brothers," Salleh said.

Therefore, he said, it is not right for the locals here to keep blaming others when, in fact, they are the ones who made the decisions and were not forced into things or decisions they did not agree to.

He also said the people had nothing to be afraid of because there are so many benefits and development felt by the people to date.

"Just look at the State Cabinet and in most of our top State departmental posts, most of them are held by Sabahans. In the Federal Cabinet, there are also Sabahans such as Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili and Tan Sri Bernard Dompok," he stated.

"So there is nothing for us to worry about, because Sabah Umno and Barisan Nasional will always help stand up for and defend our rights," Salleh said.

Another example, he cited, was the five per cent oil royalty for Sabah, which was also a decision agreed to by our forefathers in the early 70s.

"If I were to choose, of course I want 100 per cent of the royalty for Sabah. But the fact remains that it was our forefathers who had agreed to whatever that was being discussed way before our time.

However, it does not mean it won't change. It might in future but it would be wrong to say that the Federal Government is taking advantage of us, because nobody forced us into doing or agreeing to anything.

"Sabahans should not blame others for things they see and feel in the State currently, because we decided, and everything was based on our own free will," he stressed.

Adding to that, Salleh also pointed out that Sabah and Sarawak being part of the formation of Malaysia, was also based on consensus among leaders and the people, even though there were a group of protestors at that time.

In this respect, he urged social media practitioners, be it bloggers, those on twitter, Facebook and so on to post and spread facts, and not "juicy news" the credibility of which may not have been proven.

"More than 40 per cent of the population in Sabah have a Facebook account, though not everyone is active, yet the fact is that whatever you write on it will be seen by others.

"Therefore spread news and information the best you can, with credibility and truth.

We cannot afford to be emotional in things we do.

If we speak the truth, people will follow us," he pointed out.

About 1,600 people including bloggers turned up for the convention.

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SABAH STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER REJECTS CALL FOR INCREASED PETROLEUM ROYALTY

A motion asking the Umno-led Barisan Nasional state government to demand increased payment of the petroleum royalty to Sabah has been rejected by the State Legislative Assembly Speaker, sparking accusations of cowardice from an opposition member.

41 ulasan:

  1. Diharapkan kerajaan Sabah akan mencapai satu persetujuan dengan kerajaan Persekutuan untuk memberikan layanan dan hak yang setaraf untuk rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak seperti rakyat di Semenanjung.

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    1. hak adalah sama di kalangan semua rakyat malaysia...namun kecenderungan layanan itu lebih kepada semenanjung...sabah dan sarawak harus diberikan layanan yang lebih adil...

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    2. Sabah & Sarawak seharus menikmati apa yang sama seperti semenanjung.

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    3. Sabah dan Sarawak mendapat hak yang sama seperti di Semenanjung.

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    4. We urge for something fair.

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  2. Pertimbangan semula untuk polisi cabotage ini perlulah dilakukan untuk memastikan ia masih lagi relevan untuk rakyat Sabah dan pastikan ia tidak menambah beban untuk rakyat tempatan.

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    1. polisi ini haruslah dimansuhkan kerana ianya jelas membebankan rakyat sabah khasnya mereka yang berpendapatan rendah...atau subsidi diberikan..

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    2. Lebih baik polisi ini dimansuhkan jika tidak memberi sebarang kebaikan.

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    3. Cabotage harus dikaji semula supaya tidak membebankan rakyat dan pengusaha.

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    4. polisi yang byk memberi beban kepada rakyat sebaiknya perlu dimansuhkan. wujudkankan polisi yang dpt menyenangkan rakyat.

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  3. apa yang sudha berlaku kini menjadi sejarah...namun jika ada kesilapan maka kesilapan itu harus diperbaiki dan bukannya dibiarkan.

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    1. Kesilapan yharus di perbaiki untuk lebih maju ke hadapan.

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    2. yang pentng adalah belajar dari masa lalu agar kita jadi lebih maju.

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  4. yang penting sekarang ialah pemimpin sabah haruslah berusaha untuk mempertahankan hak dan kepentingan sabah dalam malaysia seperti yang dinyatakan dalam perjanjian 20 perkara.

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    1. Indeed.Nothing is impossible but we need mechanisms to curb perennial issues in Sabah. We want to be free from bad things.

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    2. hak dan kepentingan rakyat memang perlu dijaga sepanjang masa.

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  5. "If I were to choose, of course I want 100 per cent of the royalty for Sabah. But the fact remains that it was our forefathers who had agreed to whatever that was being discussed way before our time.

    Obviously, he is blaming Harris for causing the tragedy.

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    1. Harris Salleh is very clever ex-cm

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  6. Nampaknya ada yang tersindir ni.Memang patut kita menyalahkan diri namun maksudnya pemimpin yang lain juga dipersalahkan. Bukan begitu?

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  7. Blaming ourselves won't solve the problem anyhow. Lets find concrete solutions.

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    1. penyelesaian terhadap masalah yang berlaku harus dicari.

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  8. Lets focus on solving the problems and not pointing fingers !! How to move on ??...

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    1. ya..sekarang ini semua harus fokus untuk mencari penyelesaian.

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  9. Government is aware and concerned and open to listen to problems faced by the people that involves the natives

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  10. Cabotage indeed the right time to eliminate, its burden the people and government in Sabah.

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  11. Wasting time to blaming, must well spend more time for more useful matter that benefit more people.

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    1. Betul tu Shinia, lebih baik tumpuhkan bagaimana cara untuk membantu rakyat.

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  12. Learn from mistake. We are grow up from mistake.

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  13. Perjuangan autonomy harus diteruskan. Sabah berhak mempunyai kuasa terhadap hak milik orang Sabahan termasuk sumber alam.

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  14. Apa yang berlaku sebelum ini jadikan pengajaran dan panduan untuk masa akan datang.

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  15. Bukan semua keputusan melibatkan rakyat, macam mana pula boleh salahkan diri sendiri bila rakyat tidak terlibat? Terutamanya keputusan yang rakyat memang tidak akan bersetuju tapi telah dibuat.

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  16. Ini bukan masanya mahu salahkan siapa. Ini masanya untuk cari jalan penyelesaian dan tidak mengulangi kesilapan lalu. Pemimpin perlu kerap turun padang supaya lebih memahami permasalahan rakyat. Projek2 yang dibuat perlu dipantau dengan ketat. Rakyat juga perlu bijak menilai dan tidak termakan sangat dengan spekulasi negatif pembangkang.

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  17. Jangan mensia-siakan masa untuk menyalah diri sendiri dan orang lain, seharus membaiki kelemahan yang ada.

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  18. Perjuangan 20 perkara harus diteruskan.

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  19. Semua masalah harus mencari kaedah yang berkesan untuk menangganinya.

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  20. apapun, segala masalah dan kelemahan yang wujud perlu diperbaiki. teruskan majukan Sabah dan pertahankan hak2 dan kepentingan Sabahan.

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  21. Yang penting masalah yang dihadapi penduduk Sabah dapat diselesaikan dan begitu juga dengan hak mereka.

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    1. hanya jika semua masalah selesai sepenuhnya, barulah rakyat Sabah tidak perlu risau atau bimbang..

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  22. harap kepentingan rakyat terus menjadi keutamaan semua pemimpin.

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  23. daripada meminta rakyat Sabah supaya tidak bimbang, baik kerajaan negeri dan persekutuan menyelesaikan masalah2 yang hangat dimain2kan di media sejak kebelakangan ini..

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