"History should not be distorted and should be accurate" - said Tan Sri Simon Sipaun.
"While others have seen the opportunities and hopes for the people of Sabah, Are the Malaysians in Sabah aware and courageous enough to take the opportunities in their own hands to defend our rights and justice for all." - Datuk Chua Soon Bui-MP from Tawau, Sabah
(Sources:Sapp official website)
Inconvenient Truth - Rights Of Sabah
Tawau, March 17, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Vice President, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, said it is really shocking that the UMNO Youth from Sabah has taken such a step to lodge a police report against Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (ex-Vice chairman from SUHAKAM, also an ex-state secretary) for his comment at the Inter-party dialogue and leadership seminar. (Source:TanSri Simon Sipaun's speech)
"Many of the long overdue untold truth were revealed at the seminar which a lot of people especially the younger generations are not aware of.
"The truth hurts and the truth is always painful to the ears for some. It is sheer ignorance and arrogance that information on the formation of Malaysia, the Malaysia agreement, the consequential relationship between the federal and state authorities, the Rights of Sabah and Sarawak within the federation, the changes in the civil society related to racial polarization, threatening of illegal immigrations (Source:jayzap2008.wordpress.com in 2008), citizenship given to dubious people, were denied. Such information shields lights on the erosion of our rights, strategy for the future development of Sabah and in the best interest of the people in Sabah," Chua stressed.
"Despite of the many years of appeal from Sabah on the recognition of 16th September 1963 as the birth of Malaysia, it was only last year, 47 years later, that government has fully recognized, publicized on such important part of the history. History should not be distorted and should be accurate said Tan Sri Simon Sipaun.
"I have known Tan Sri Simon Sipaun for some years especially when he was in Suhakam and have been in contact on the issues on illegal immigrants and Native Customary Rights on natives land. He is the only one from Suhakam who took so much pain and hard work to research, to go to the ground especially the very rural villages to investigate such issues that are unjust to the people of Sabah, where a lot of politicians had not even visited. All these had spoken volumes in themselves, and I know none others who are more knowledgeable and brave enough to talk about this subject matter, credit should be given. The final recognition will come from the people of Sabah, and in the form of votes.
"Malaysians in Sabah should also take hints from the Prime Minister that Sabah and Sarawak are the fixed deposit of the BN government of today. Isn't it time for Malaysians in Sabah to voice out our concerns on the sufferings of the people in the poorest state in Malaysia but is rich in resources, the unfair development and inequitable sharing of wealth, the threatening of illegal immigrants, the Cabbotage policies, the employment opportunities and many many more. It is the window of opportunity that the people of Sabah are made aware of all these facts ,wthether the government is sincerely dealing with the difficulties faced by the people or rather turning a deaf ear, or report to the police to seek an easy way out politically. She said please don't insult the intelligence of the people in Sabah.
"The message by Raja Petra (Source:Raja Petra talks at ANU) is very clear, as he said during his recent public lecture at the Australian National University in Canberra, that "Key to Putrajaya" is in the hands of Sabah and Sarawak, "Whoever rules Sabah and Sarawak will rule the whole Malaysia".
"While others have seen the opportunities and hopes for the people of Sabah, Are the Malaysians in Sabah aware and courageous enough to take the opportunities in their own hands to defend our rights and justice for all.
Chua further urged the people to understand and discover this potentials of these opportunities. She said, "IT IS MORE THAN SABAH THAT WE CHOOSE TO SEE, IT IS SABAH AS HOW WE CHOOSE TO MOULD IT", and she has made that choice.
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(取自沙巴进步党中文网络）
“具知識和勇氣談論沙課題”
蔡順梅: 西門西豹揭真相
2011-03-17(本報訊)斗湖區國會議員拿督蔡順梅指出，前人權委員會委員丹斯里西門西豹揭開許多隐藏已久的真相，正是可以保護沙巴人民權利、沙巴未來發展策略，以及確保沙巴人民的利益免受蚕食的資訊。她說，這些有關馬來西亞成立的資訊，如馬來西亞協議、聯邦與州政府的關系、沙巴與砂拉越在聯邦内的權利、公民社會因種族比例而改变、非法移民的威脅、批准公民權予可疑者等全盤被否决，是一種無知與傲慢的做法。
“這些資訊都是許多人，尤其是年輕一代所不了解的真相…我知道，真相總是傷人，甚至也對一些人來說，總是刺耳的！”
也是沙巴進步黨副主席的蔡順梅是針對西門日前在跨黨派對話和領袖研討會上揭開有許多隐藏已久的真相言論，於昨日發表文告這麼置評。她也對西門所發表的這一席話，竟遭到沙巴巫青團報警對付而感到非常震驚。
她同時表示，雖然沙巴在過去多年來一直要求把1963年9月16日公認為馬來西亞的誕生日，但是直到47年後的去年，政府才正式承認這個歷史的重要一頁，正如西門所言，歷史不應被扭曲，歷史應該是正確的。
她說，她認識西門多年，尤其是當對方在人權委員會時，彼等經常聯系討論非法移民和原住民習俗地的權利等課題。
