{"id":23225,"date":"2018-11-06T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T08:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=23225"},"modified":"2018-11-07T20:54:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T12:54:59","slug":"state-assemblyman-batu-kitang-lo-khere-chiang-dun-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=23225","title":{"rendered":"Lo Khere Chiang Motion Debate On MA63"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would like to emphasize an issue that is important to everyone who\u00a0holds our Fair Land Sarawak dear to their hearts: MA63.Where is the\u00a0promise by PH to honour, respect and to fulfill the obligations under\u00a0MA63?<\/p>\n

Honourable Datuk Amar Speaker<\/p>\n

This is the right time to revisit MA63 and to access the breaches of\u00a0MA63 by the federal government. We deserve to have a referendum to\u00a0determine the actual views of all eligible Sarawakians on our position\u00a0in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

This is to show the Federal Government how this ‘fixed deposit’ and\u00a0‘kingmaker’ really feels after so many years of neglect and breaches,\u00a0as well as the unacceptable imposition, directly or indirectly, of the\u00a0racial, religious and cultural influences which are detrimental to our\u00a0‘unity in diversity’. We have to stay united as Sarawakians to achieve\u00a0that goal. There is no better time than now to negotiate our rights\u00a0back.<\/p>\n

Friends from KL asked why we are now appearing to be more restless and\u00a0even more opinionated on Sarawak issues. They also wondered why the\u00a0feeling of “regionalism” is coming back with such vigor and fervor.<\/p>\n

Their questions reflect two things: my KL friends and Malaysians in\u00a0general do not realize that there is a MA63, an agreement between\u00a0Sarawak, Sabah, Singapore and the Federated Malay States. Without\u00a0MA63, there is no Malaysia. And in this so-called \u2018new Malaysia\u2019, us\u00a0Sarawakians are \u2018waking up\u2019 to taking a stand not only for ourselves\u00a0but for future generations of Sarawakians.<\/p>\n

We are deeply concerned about the purported restoration of MA63 from\u00a0Putrajaya and the payment of 20 percent oil royalty and gas from\u00a0Petronas based on production. Until the federal government returns\u00a0Sarawak’s powers as contained in MA63, Sarawakians will continue to\u00a0harp on it from the DUN to the coffee shops.<\/p>\n

Many are fed-up with the procrastination of pledges and promises from\u00a0PH. Before the election, PH made copious promises on the return of our\u00a0rights. The new government has been formed but they are still dragging\u00a0their feet on returning the autonomy of powers back to us. It is no\u00a0wonder that the people are feeling agitated over the reluctance and\u00a0obstinacy of PH to recognize and fulfill MA63 in full.<\/p>\n

Sarawak really needs the money from the oil and gas extracted from\u00a0Sarawak.\u00a0 It is ironic that while Peninsular Malaysia enjoyed the best\u00a0infrastructure, many rural areas here in Sarawak do not even have\u00a0basic amenities like piped water, electricity or proper roads leading\u00a0to their homes.<\/p>\n

With $15 billion in oil and $49 billion in gas siphoned from Sarawak\u00a0annually, we are begging for pittances and crumbs of 5%, are thrown at\u00a0our feet annually. 5% is just over Rm1billion. Where is the logic in\u00a0this? We want FULL OWNERSHIP over our Oil and Gas which is rightfully\u00a0ours. Why are we so far behind economically when it is our oil and gas\u00a0that is being used to improve Peninsular Malaysia\u2019s elevated\u00a0lifestyle?<\/p>\n

Sarawak wants good roads, good schools, good hospitals and medical\u00a0care and affordable housing comparable to our Semunanjung partners. It\u00a0is our oil and gas after all. Don\u2019t we deserve it?<\/p>\n

Do not just talk, Honourable MP for Stampin. Give us back full\u00a0autonomy on Education and Health and let Sarawak decide on her own\u00a0education and health policies. Stop your play acting of the 20%\u00a0royalty. Just give back whatever you and your PH have agreed before\u00a0the election. Sarawak does not recognize PDA74 and the Territorial Sea\u00a0Act as it has not been passed through Sarawak’s DUN. Sarawak\u00a0acknowledges full ownership of our oil and gas and this rights to our\u00a0land and resources is not negotiable.<\/p>\n

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I would like to emphasize an issue that is important to everyone who\u00a0holds our Fair Land Sarawak dear to their hearts: MA63.Where is the\u00a0promise by PH to honour, respect and to fulfill the obligations under\u00a0MA63? Honourable Datuk Amar Speaker This is the right time to revisit MA63 and to access the breaches of\u00a0MA63 by the federal government. We deserve to have a referendum to\u00a0determine the actual views of all eligible Sarawakians on our position\u00a0in Malaysia. This is to show the Federal Government how this ‘fixed deposit’ and\u00a0‘kingmaker’ really feels afterRead More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23225"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23248,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23225\/revisions\/23248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}