Dato Salleh Keruak totally misunderstood the politics of Malay unity. Firstly, it’s not racist in character; it’s not to consolidate power to the detriment of the non-Malays. It’s also not to undermine the solidarity of the national framework—none of that.
But national solidarity could not be established when the Semenanjung parties are weak. Malay unity is crucial, amongst other things, for MA63 to be negotiated fairly with Sabah and Sarawak
Malay unity is essential so that the Malay states in the Federation have the necessary political strength to determine the trajectory of national issues
Today the Malay states are weak. When Sarawak says it has the right to oil and gas under its domestic ordinance, the PDA 1974 becomes meaningless.
When Sabah and Sarawak proclaim their territorial waters as 200 nautical miles, it renders our Law of the Sea of 2012 meaningless. They also have different ideas about what constitutes the continental shelf
Although Education is still part of the Federal list, Sarawak has autonomy, and you never know where that autonomy will lead us.
Sabah has its own Ministry of Education
You want a special grant of 40 per cent of revenue derived from Sabah
You want one third of all parliamentary seats
You have 29 items you are pursuing under MA63 and countless other claims you claim to be in “the spirit of MA63”
You can say that it was all part of MA63. You can even rely on some passages in the IGC. But that’s what happened in 1963 when we were weak. We could not object to the terms dictated by Whitehall in 1963
Today, as the political configuration stands, the Malay states are still weak
If we were to visit Sabah and Sarawak, we could be denied entry for no reason. Similarly, we could not practice our profession or business in Sabah and Sarawak
Then you want Borneonisation of the civil service. You want the ports and other infrastructure under your control. Sarawak already achieved that
Now you know why we need to be united so that the national interests that are fairly defined can be agreed upon
We want to be a good, reliable partner in the federation, but we can’t achieve that if we are not in a position to negotiate with Sabah and Sarawak from equal strength
Sabah and Sarawak like to say they have red lines in the negotiation. Everyone can draw red lines. Only political power can change the red lines
- Dato Salleh Keruak totally misunderstood the politics of Malay unity. Firstly, it’s not racist in character; it’s not to consolidate power to the detriment of the non-Malays. It’s also not to undermine the solidarity of the national framework—none of that. But national solidarity could not be established when the Semenanjung parties are weak. Malay unity is crucial, amongst other things, for MA63 to be negotiated fairly with Sabah and Sarawak Malay unity is essential so that the Malay states in the Federation have the necessary political strength to determine the trajectory of national issues Today the Malay states are weak. When Sarawak says it has the right to oil and gas under its domestic ordinance, the PDA 1974 becomes meaningless. When Sabah and Sarawak proclaim their territorial waters as 200 nautical miles, it renders our Law of the Sea of 2012 meaningless. They also have different ideas about what constitutes the continental shelf Although Education is still part of the Federal list, Sarawak has autonomy, and you never know where that autonomy will lead us. Sabah has its own Ministry of Education You want a special grant of 40 per cent of revenue derived from Sabah You want one third of all parliamentary seats You have 29 items you are pursuing under MA63 and countless other claims you claim to be in “the spirit of MA63” You can say that it was all part of MA63. You can even rely on some passages in the IGC. But that’s what happened in 1963 when we were weak. We could not object to the terms dictated by Whitehall in 1963 Today, as the political configuration stands, the Malay states are still weak If we were to visit Sabah and Sarawak, we could be denied entry for no reason. Similarly, we could not practice our profession or business in Sabah and Sarawak Then you want Borneonisation of the civil service. You want the ports and other infrastructure under your control. Sarawak already achieved that Now you know why we need to be united so that the national interests that are fairly defined can be agreed upon We want to be a good, reliable partner in the federation, but we can’t achieve that if we are not in a position to negotiate with Sabah and Sarawak from equal strength Sabah and Sarawak like to say they have red lines in the negotiation. Everyone can draw red lines. Only political power can change the red lines
I'll say it again: the reason Najib is in jail is he had the misfortune of hiring Malaysia's worst lawyer, meaning you 😂 Sabah & Sarawak's "red lines" are drawn by the legally-binding Malaysia Agreement 1963. What a drunk, 5th-rate, serial political frog thinks can't undo that.
Malaysia states are weak??? 3 ex-PMs in court for bribery!!! Need MBs to be also in court is it!!??
"...when the Semenanjung parties are weak." - when become strong, they rob the nation's coffers through corruption! And use religion and race to divide and rule!!