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A Political Sop From Neo-Colonial Masters

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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 12:10

By Uppercaise

After almost half a century, the Federation of Malaya grudgingly accorded official recognition this week to the State of Sabah and the State of Sarawak as being equal partners in forming the federation of Malaysia.

The post-colonial history of Borneo just lurched foward an inch.

To add insult to injury, the NST (the voice of the post-colonial master) patronisingly described the declaration of a federal public holiday for Malaysia Day on Sept 16 as the blooming of a 46-year love story — the implication being that we were never married, we were just fooling around you know. It ignores the long bitterness felt in Borneo towards this slight, and ignores the fact that not only did the three partners get into bed with each other, they have official papers declaring their union.

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The NST also, quite condescendingly, treats the matter as nothing more than an electoral ploy to fend off oppositionist sentiments. It is not surprising that no mention was made of Lim Kit Siang’s statement a year ago on 31 August 2008, calling for the exact same thing: public holidays and recognition of two national days, Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day.

If the effusive over-the-top coverage in the major newspapers was anything to go by, Malayan Malay condescension towards fellow Malaysians in Borneo will take a long time dying. The words of the 1Najib, the federal prime minister, reveal how strongly held is a sense of Malayan Malay political superiority.

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written by DreamLady, October 21, 2009 12:52:08

Desperate people make desperate move!!! Why?? of all these years, Sabah and Sarawak are like anak-anak yatim, being victimized and robbed by UMNO regime, that now they are being recognized as the rightful owners of the lands??? A simple reason is the urgency to play a hasty chess game to cater for the coming GE 13th. Without Sabah and Sarawak, UMNO goons know they are doomed!!!

Now the ball is at Sarawakians and Sabahans' feet, they have the right to kick whichever way they fancy, however they choose to, simply because it is their damn right throughout the 46 years of independence!!!and nobody has any right to question them at all!!!

Never to underate the wisdom of the local people in both the countries, they are just like us, who do not want to be suppressed; who hate to be manipulated; who loathe most when they are robbed point-blanked of their land, and their rivers!!!!

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written by sydput, October 21, 2009 13:41:54

Lets face it. The muslim malays students here will humilitae the non-muslim bumi students from sabah and sarawak and make fun of them in govenrment boarding schools in the peninsular.
Only in schools in states bordering Thailand are they not subjected to this experience, maybe due to the many Thai buddhist who look similar, but culturally very different.
Many malays think that they are still citizens of "tanah melayu - malaya". But that ceased to exist when Malaysia was formed.

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written by Raja Chulan, October 21, 2009 15:12:43

The executive of Sabah and Sarawak should NOT be referred to as Chief Ministers (Ketua Menteri) but as PRIME MINISTERS of Sabah and Sarawak respectively. Please refer below:

Point 13: State Government

a) the Prime Minister should be elected by unofficial members of Legislative Council.

b) There should be a proper Ministerial system in North Borneo.

I hope all hereon people will refer as such.

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