CAMOS Calls on Shafie to Fulfil Earlier Commitment of Fixed Allowances for Priests and Pastors

Datuk Shafie Apdal (centre) enjoys widespread respect and admiration from multi-cultural Sabahans, including the Christian communities. Many have put hope in him to lead Sabah to a new height should Warisan be given the people's mandate on polling day on November 29, 2025. 

Borneo Herald

12.03PM MYT, 22-11-2025

Statement by CAMOS 

KOTA KINABALU : The Change Advocate Movement of Sabah (CAMOS) today respectfully urges Datuk Shafie Apdal to move forward with the implementation of a commitment he made while serving as Chief Minister — the introduction of a fixed monthly allowance for Bishops, Priests, Pastors, Catechists, and other Christian religious leaders in Sabah.

On behalf of the Christian community in Sabah, CAMOS would also like to record our sincere appreciation to Shafie for gazetting 24 December as addition sebagai cuti tambahan sempena perayaan Krismas.

This historic and meaningful decision has been warmly welcomed by Christians across Sabah, as it recognises the importance of the Christmas season and affirms the state’s respect for religious diversity.

This initiative, widely appreciated by the Christian community, was delayed due to two unforeseen challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic and the abrupt change of government in 2020. These circumstances disrupted several social and community development programmes planned under the previous administration, including this important one.

However, CAMOS believes the moment has arrived to revive and fulfil this commitment in good faith.

A Promise Made Should Be a Promise Honoured

Religious leaders, particularly in Christian-majority areas, shoulder immense social responsibilities — providing spiritual leadership, community counselling, humanitarian support, and serving as stabilising anchors in rural and urban communities alike. Many continue their work with limited financial means and without institutional support.

Providing them with a modest fixed allowance is not only reasonable — it is a just and compassionate recognition of the critical role they play in Sabah’s social fabric.

CAMOS therefore calls on Datuk Shafie to reaffirm this policy and ensure it becomes part of Warisan’s immediate agenda. Honouring this earlier promise would demonstrate consistency, credibility, and sincerity of leadership — values the people of Sabah expect and deserve.

Strengthening Sabah’s Multi-Faith Harmony

Supporting religious leaders across all denominations contributes to a peaceful, harmonious, and united Sabah. The Christian community, especially in the KDM heartland, has long been a vital pillar of the state’s social and cultural identity.

By fulfilling this commitment, Warisan signals that every community — regardless of faith — is valued, respected, and supported.

CAMOS stands ready to assist in drafting the policy framework, engaging with church leadership, and communicating the implementation plan to the public.

Daniel John Jambun is President of

Change Advocate Movement of Sabah (CAMOS)#~Borneo Herald™

Dr Edwin Confident of Recapturing Kapayan from DAP

Borneo Herald 

6.23AM MYT, 23-11-2025

PENAMPANG : Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) candidate for Kapayan, Dr Edwin Bosi, is going for a kill.

Dr Edwin who was Kapayan assemblyman in 2013 till 2018, wants the outgoing assemblywoman, Datuk Jannie Lasimbang to explain why exactly she withdrew her famous "40% tax summon" after she joined the madani government.

"Jannie has to explain why she withdrew their originating summon (together with 11 others) in September 2023 soon after PH became part of the Federal Government. 

"Is it because she prioritised her personal position over Sabahans right?" he asked adding that the summon was filed in June 2022 before the current federal government was in power.

Jannie Lasimbang given a third-term chance to stand for DAP over a younger DAP leader Henry Shim. She faces a daunting task to defend Kapayan in a 13-corner tussle with strong pro-local party sentiment rising ahead of polling on November 29.

According to Dr Edwin, Jannie, a two-term DAP  assemblywoman, must explain the matter honestly if she still wishes for support from majority of the about 50,000 Kapayan voters, something many observers see as fast evaporating.

He said the constitutional Sabah's right to 40% of all taxes collected by the Federal Government in Sabah is not a small matter to Sabahans as it probably worths RM600 billion, and it could benefit Sabah tremendously. 

"If we have such fund, flooding in Penampang can be managed well, we could provide transportation or railway around Sabah, good highways and roads.

"Also there could be efficiency in water and electricity supply, we could build monorail or LRT, and many more," he said adding he was confident of recapturing Kapayan from the DAP's assemblywomen.

Dr Edwin said his confidence that he could unseat Jannie and defeat 11 other candidates in Kapayan is based on the diminishing popularity of Jannie, the overall rejection of Sabahans to Malaya party,  and the positive responses of the voters he met.

He won Kapayan on DAP ticket in 2013, but left DAP on the fourth year of his term when he disagreed with DAP, to become Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri assemblyman.

Dr Edwin said if he is re-elected, he would review the current commercial construction at plaza 88 (where also managed to stop the construction of PPRT at the same site).

Jannie, he said, did not help much the residents, whose houses were affected by the massive piling work.

"I am also pursuing my proposal to turn the old burned building next to HSBC in Kota Kinabalu into a Chinese museum," he added.

Kapayan is an urbane mix seat within the Penampang parliamentary seat. Its 50,000 voters, the largest among the 73 state seats in Sabah, is roughly made up of 40% Chinese, 40% Kadazandusuns and 20% of moslem natives.#Borneo Herald™

Johari Abdul Taken to Task for Implying Sabahans Are Coward and Lazy

Tan Sri Johari Abdul, a PKR leader and currently Parliament Speaker

Borneo Herald 

5.31AM MYT, 23-11-2025

By Ahmad Jais Otong

I refer to the statement made by the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Tan Sri Johari Abdul, who claimed that “no one is denied opportunities” and that Sabah can succeed if its people are “brave and hardworking.”

Such a statement is not only shallow — it insults the intelligence of Sabahans.

Johari came to Sabah praising our mountains, our seas, our culture — yet deliberately stayed silent on how Sabah’s wealth is siphoned away every year by the federal government.

Who is Johari trying to fool?

1. SABAH HAS OIL, GAS, AND RESOURCES — BUT PUTRAJAYA TAKES EVERYTHING.

WHEN SABAH IS POOR, THE PEOPLE ARE BLAMED.

This is not merely injustice — this is a systematic robbery.

Facts:

95% of Sabah’s petroleum revenue does not return to Sabah.

Sabah’s right to 40% net revenue has been “missing” for decades.

Taxes, royalties, and natural resource revenues from Sabah flow to Malaya — not to schools, roads, hospitals, or job creation in Sabah.

So when Johari says “those who work hard will succeed,” it places blame on Sabahans for poverty that was engineered by federal policies.

2. SABAH IS NOT POOR BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT WORKING HARD — SABAH IS POOR BECAUSE THE MALAYAN SYSTEM CRUSHES US FROM ABOVE.

Johari can talk about “positivity” and “vertical mobility,” but the reality is:

Sabah youths cannot climb the ladder of success because Putrajaya has already sawed off the ladder.

Look at Sabah today:

Village roads broken for decades.

Schools dilapidated and dangerous.

Water is dirty, smelly, and frequently disrupted.

And now constant electricity blackouts have become a daily routine. Homes go dark, businesses lose money, appliances get damaged — all in a state that produces energy and is rich in natural resources!

Hospitals lack specialists.

Job opportunities are limited.

Wages are low.

This is not the people’s failure.

This is the failure of a federal system that neglects Sabah.

3. CORRUPTION AMONG SABAH LEADERS THRIVES BECAUSE THERE IS A “POLITICAL UMBRELLA” FROM PUTRAJAYA.

Johari dares not mention the most crucial fact:

Major corruption in Sabah exists because of political cooperation and protection from Malaya.

For decades:

hundred-year timber concessions were granted recklessly,

mineral-rich lands were sold cheaply to cronies,

direct-award projects were abused,

major cases were buried,

state land and GLCs were plundered,

because certain Sabah leaders and federal leaders shared mutual political interests.

4. SABAH YOUTH DO NOT NEED HYPOCRITICAL MOTIVATIONAL TALKS.

Johari came with the usual script:

“Be brave.”

“Stay positive.”

“Have discipline.”

But he refuses to admit that:

Sabah’s wealth is siphoned off,

Sabah’s powers are weakened,

Sabah’s rights are denied,

and Sabah’s basic infrastructure (water & electricity) is still unresolved,

leaving Sabahans trapped in an artificially backward environment.

This is not a problem of attitude.

This is a problem of federal injustice.

5. SABAH IS NOT POOR. SABAH IS IMPOVERISHED.

Johari praises Sabah’s “potential,” but that is not praise.

It is an admission that:

Sabah is actually rich — but its wealth does not remain in Sabah. It is sent elsewhere.

And Sabahans are then told to “work harder” to fix damage caused by federal policies?

This is an insult.

CONCLUSION

I want to deliver a firm message to Johari and any federal leader:

Do not come to Sabah to give motivational lectures while the federal government continues to rob our resources and fails to provide clean water and stable electricity to our people.

Sabahans are not lazy.

Sabahans are not lacking effort.

Sabahans are not lacking potential.

What Sabah lacks is justice — and leaders who dare defend Sabah instead of bowing to Putrajaya.

Warisan will continue to speak up.

Warisan will continue to demand Sabah’s rights.

Warisan will never bow.

Sabah is ours.

We will reclaim it.

SAVE SABAH!!!

Ahmad Jais Otong is Warisan Candidate for Karambunai, and is also the  Deputy Division Chief, Warisan Sepanggar#~Borneo Herald™

Anwar Diperingat "Selamatkan Sabah" Bukan Retorik Kosong

                         Datuk Anwar Ibrahim

Borneo Herald

5.28PM MYT, 22-11-2025

KOTA KINABALU : Change Advocate Movement of Sabah (CAMOS) menolak sekeras-kerasnya dakwaan Perdana Menteri Datuk Anwar Ibrahim bahawa sentimen “Sabah for Sabahans” hanyalah asap tirai menjelang pilihan raya negeri. Lebih mengelirukan ialah gambaran bahawa gerakan rakyat Sabah yang lebih besar — yang dizahirkan melalui seruan “Selamatkan Sabah” — sekadar mainan politik.

Presiden CAMOS, Daniel John Jambun, berkata kenyataan tersebut menunjukkan betapa jauhnya Putrajaya daripada keresahan, kekecewaan dan tuntutan perlembagaan sebenar rakyat Sabah.

1. “Sabah for Sabahans” dan “Selamatkan Sabah” berasaskan MA63 — bukan retorik

Daniel berkata rakyat Sabah tidak mengangkat slogan untuk suka-suka atau memanipulasi emosi ketika pilihan raya.

“Ini adalah tuntutan perlembagaan, sejarah dan kelangsungan hidup.

"Sabah for Sabahans’ dan ‘Selamatkan Sabah’ lahir daripada enam dekad pengabaian Persekutuan, janji tidak ditepati, dan hak-hak MA63 yang gagal dipulihkan — termasuk dalam Laporan IGC dan Perlembagaan Persekutuan,” katanya.

Menolak tuntutan ini sebagai asap tirai bermakna menolak kedudukan perlembagaan Sabah dalam Malaysia.

2. Jika tadbir urus menjadi isu, PMX mesti jelaskan kegagalan Persekutuan di Sabah

Daniel berkata sebelum menuding jari kepada rakyat Sabah, Anwar wajar menjelaskan:

Hak Pulangan Hasil 40% yang disekat selama 50 tahun.

Rayuan separa yang difailkan AGC di bawah kerajaan beliau untuk melambatkan hak Sabah.

Kegagalan mengurus air, elektrik, jalan raya dan infrastruktur awam Sabah melalui agensi-agensi Persekutuan.

Sabah kekal sebagai wilayah termiskin di Malaysia walaupun menyumbang berbilion ringgit hasil minyak dan gas.

“Sebelum menyalahkan rakyat Sabah, PMX perlu jelaskan mengapa Putrajaya terus menikmati kekayaan Sabah sedangkan rakyat Sabah terus menderita,” kata Daniel.

3. “Selamatkan Sabah” bukan slogan politik — ia amaran terhadap pengabaian sistemik

Daniel menegaskan bahawa “Selamatkan Sabah” bukan helah pilihan raya. Ia adalah pengakuan rakyat Sabah tentang:

kegagalan asas infrastruktur,

hak autonomi yang semakin terhakis,

ledakan jumlah PTI,

kegagalan memenuhi janji MA63,

serta campur tangan parti-parti Malaya dalam politik tempatan.

“Ini bukan politik. Ini adalah soal kelangsungan,” kata Daniel.

“Sabah mesti diselamatkan daripada dominasi Persekutuan yang berlarutan dan tadbir urus yang lemah selama berdekad-dekad,” katanya.

4. Dakwaan PMX bahawa 13 isu MA63 telah diselesaikan adalah mengelirukan

Daniel berkata isu-isu utama masih tergantung:

Pulangan Hasil 40% — BELUM DISELESAIKAN

Pemilikan minyak dan gas — BELUM DISELESAIKAN

Akta Laut Wilayah — BELUM DISELESAIKAN

Autonomi Pendidikan & Kesihatan — BELUM DISELESAIKAN

“Rakyat Sabah tidak teruja dengan perubahan kosmetik bersifat pentadbiran. Kami mahu pemulihan hak sebenar,” tegasnya.

5. Masalah pembangunan Sabah masih jauh daripada selesai

Walaupun PMX memetik Pan Borneo, projek air dan naik taraf elektrik, rakyat Sabah terus berdepan:

krisis air yang kronik,

gangguan elektrik yang kerap,

jalan raya yang tidak siap,

internet yang tidak stabil,

dan kadar kemiskinan tertinggi dalam Persekutuan.

“Jika ini yang dianggap kemajuan oleh PMX, maka beliau tidak memahami realiti harian rakyat Sabah,” kata Daniel.

6. Johor pun menolak campur tangan politik luar

Daniel merujuk kepada kenyataan terbuka Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) yang mahu Johor mencontohi Sarawak — bebas daripada campur tangan parti luar.

“Kenapa Johor dibenarkan melindungi politik tempatan, tetapi rakyat Sabah pula dituduh ‘emosional’ atau ‘bermain politik’ apabila kami menuntut perkara yang sama?”

7. Asap tirai sebenar ialah usaha Putrajaya menutup kegagalan selama enam dekad

Daniel berkata rakyat Sabah tidak harus diperdaya oleh retorik Persekutuan.

“Kita mesti jelas: asap tirai sebenar ialah usaha Putrajaya mengalih perhatian daripada kegagalan mereka sendiri menghormati MA63, membawa pembangunan sebenar, dan melayan Sabah sebagai rakan setara.”

“‘Sabah for Sabahans’ dan ‘Selamatkan Sabah’ bukan anti-Persekutuan. Ia adalah tuntutan keadilan, autonomi dan kesaksamaan.

Ia adalah suara kolektif rakyat yang menuntut maruah, keadilan dan pemulihan kuasa yang sepatutnya,” kata Daniel.

“PMX silap. Rakyat Sabah tidak bersembunyi di sebalik slogan — kami akhirnya membuka apa yang telah disembunyikan selama berdekad-dekad," katanya.#~Borneo Herald™

Manifesto GRS Hanya Sarat Janji Tapi Sudah Kosong Integriti, Kata Aliasgar

                          Datuk Aliasgar Basri 

Borneo Herald 

11.39AM MYT, 22-11-2025

Datuk Aliasgar Basri 

KOTA BELUD : Manifesto GRS yang baru dilancarkan sedang dipromosikan sebagai pelan besar masa depan Sabah, namun apa yang paling ketara bukanlah 16 strateginya atau pembentangannya yang bergaya — tetapi ketiadaan sepenuhnya komitmen sebenar terhadap tadbir urus baik, pembaharuan anti-rasuah, dan pembersihan sistem politik yang telah melumpuhkan Sabah selama puluhan tahun.

Ini bukan kecuaian.

Ini adalah pengguguran yang disengajakan oleh sebuah gabungan yang dibina atas katak politik, rangkaian patronage, dan skandal demi skandal.

Hari ini, saya ingin menyatakan dengan jelas dan tegas:

GRS tidak berhak bercakap tentang membangunkan Sabah selagi mereka enggan membersihkan rasuah yang menghalang kemajuan negeri ini.

1. Manifesto Tanpa Agenda Anti-Rasuah Tidak Bermakna

GRS mahu rakyat mempercayai slogan “Sabah Maju Jaya”, tetapi hakikatnya mereka tidak menyediakan:

Tiada peta jalan anti-rasuah,

Tiada reformasi perolehan,

Tiada agensi bebas untuk mencegah penyalahgunaan kuasa,

Tiada perlindungan pemberi maklumat,

Tiada langkah mengekang rasuah politik,

Tiada undang-undang anti-lompat parti peringkat negeri,

Tiada audit skandal GLC,

Tiada pertanggungjawaban dalam skandal Sabah Mineral & Mining,

Tiada penjelasan tentang pemberian konsesi balak 100 tahun.

Bagaimana mahu menjanjikan kemakmuran jika paip yang menyalurkan kekayaan Sabah masih bocor?

2. GRS Janji “Sabah First”, Tetapi Rekod Mereka Tunjuk “Putrajaya First”

Manifesto mendakwa GRS memperjuangkan hak Sabah termasuk:

MA63

Geran Khas 40%

Kedaulatan wilayah

Tetapi kerajaan GRS yang sama:

Menyokong rayuan Kerajaan Persekutuan terhadap keputusan 40% Sabah,

Menerima “formula baharu” yang melemahkan hak Sabah secara rahsia,

Gagal membentangkan Perlembagaan Persekutuan dalam DUN,

Sering berkompromi demi menjaga hubungan dengan Putrajaya.

Jika kerajaan tunduk kepada KL, “Sabah First” hanyalah slogan tanpa jiwa.

3. Di Mana Penyelesaian Terhadap PTI, IC Projek dan Penyalahgunaan Kewarganegaraan?

Manifesto GRS bercakap tentang “keselamatan”, tetapi mengelak isu keselamatan paling besar:

Ledakan PTI dan dokumen pengenalan meragukan.

Di bawah pentadbiran mereka:

PTI meningkat dari 800,000 (2020) kepada 1,050,000 (2024),

113,282 menerima kad digital,

Sindiket semakin membesar — termasuk dalam jabatan kerajaan.

Manifesto yang mengelak krisis sebesar ini adalah tidak jujur dan tidak bertanggungjawab.

4. “Sabah Makmur”? Tetapi Mengapa Sabah Jauh Lebih Miskin Berbanding Sarawak?

GRS mendakwa Sabah “makmur” kerana rizab RM8.6 bilion.

Tetapi fakta sebenar:

Sarawak mempunyai RM45 bilion,

Perbelanjaan pembangunan Sarawak: RM8 bilion,

Perbelanjaan pembangunan Sabah: RM1 bilion,

Kedua-dua negeri kaya sumber, tetapi hanya satu benar-benar maju.

Sebabnya?

Sarawak gunakan hasil sumber untuk rakyat.

Sabah pula gunakan hasil sumber untuk membeli ADUN melompat — seperti skandal SMM.

Jika Sabah betul-betul maju, mengapa perbelanjaan pembangunan kita 8 kali lebih kecil?

5. GRS Dakwa Mahu “Reformasi Institusi” — Tetapi Mereka Sendiri Yang Menghalang

Manifesto bercakap tentang:

Had dua penggal KM,

Tadbir urus lebih baik,

Institusi lebih kukuh.

Tetapi selama lima tahun, mereka:

Tidak melaksanakannya,

Menggalakkan rasuah politik,

Membiarkan lebih banyak skandal,

Membuat urus niaga GLC tidak telus,

Menyalahguna kuasa.

Kerajaan yang merosakkan institusi tidak layak bercakap tentang reformasi.

6. “Sabah Bersatu”? Tidak Kredibel Dari Gabungan Yang Dibina Atas Katak Dan Ketakutan

GRS mendakwa bawa kesatuan.

Tetapi realitinya:

KDM dipecah-belahkan,

Kaum & agama dijadikan alat politik,

Gabungan wujud atas kepentingan, bukan prinsip,

Kepimpinan bertahan melalui lompat parti — bukan mandat rakyat.

Kesatuan tidak lahir dari kerajaan yang memecahbelahkan rakyat.

Kesimpulan: Sabah Layak Lebih Baik Daripada Manifesto Yang Mengelak Kebenaran

Manifesto GRS penuh janji infrastruktur dan ekonomi.

Tetapi ia diam tentang:

Rasuah

Integriti

Ketelusan

Krisis PTI

Penyalahgunaan sumber asli

Hak perlembagaan Sabah

Manifesto tanpa integriti hanyalah brosur politik.

Sabah berhak mendapat kerajaan yang:

Memerangi rasuah,

Berani berdepan Putrajaya,

Melindungi Perlembagaan,

Mengembalikan kekayaan Sabah kepada rakyat.

Warisan memberikan alternatif yang bersih, berprinsip, dan tegas.

Kami tidak lari daripada kebenaran.

Kami berdepan dengannya.

Kami memperbaikinya.

Kami memperjuangkannya.

Untuk Sabah. Untuk masa depan. Untuk maruah kita.

Datuk Aliasgar Basri

Calon Parti Warisan bagi N.13 Pantai Dalit

Ketua Bahagian Parti Warisan Tuaran#~Borneo Herald™

Salleh's Remark is Off-Mark, Even Johor Now Defends State Autonomy, Says Edna

                      Edna Jessica Majimbun 

Borneo Herald

4.49PM MYT, 21-11-2025

By Edna Jessica Majimbun

KOTA KINABALU : Datuk Salleh Said Keruak’s recent remarks are not only misleading, but they recycle the same outdated narrative used for decades to justify Malaya-centric dominance over Sabah’s political future.

To call Sabahans’ desire for a Sabah-led government “politik sempit” is an insult to the very spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). MA63 was founded on the understanding that Sabah and Sarawak would never be subordinated to Malayan political control. Wanting Sabah to be governed by local parties is not narrow politics — it is a rightful demand consistent with the original structure of Malaysia.

For half a century, we were told that the only path to development was through “parti nasional.” If that were true, Sabah would already be a developed region. Instead, Sabah continues to be one of the poorest states despite decades of national-coalition rule. “Kerjasama dengan Persekutuan” under Malayan parties has clearly failed to lift Sabah where it deserves to be.

Salleh also talks about the 40% net revenue entitlement as if it is a unified Sabah struggle, but ignores one critical fact:

It is leaders within BN, PN and their Malaya-based partners who repeatedly delayed, obstructed, or diluted Sabah’s constitutional rights.

If national parties truly fought for MA63, Sabah would not still be begging for what already belongs to us.

The narrative that defending Sabah’s autonomy is somehow “anti-persekutuan” is dishonest and dangerous.

Sabah’s demands are not anti-Federal Government — they are anti-injustice, anti-penafian hak, and anti-dominasi politik.

Asking for equality is not extremism. Claiming our autonomy is not hostility. It is simply exercising our constitutional rights.

Salleh speaks about “kestabilan politik,” but refuses to acknowledge the true source of instability:

• the 2020 political coup engineered from outside Sabah,

• the continuous meddling of Malayan power brokers, and

• the infiltration of national-party operatives into Sabah’s political landscape.

Let’s be honest: Sabah becomes unstable when national parties interfere in our affairs.

Salleh’s argument that national parties attract investment is also baseless. Investors look for:

• policy certainty,

• respect for agreements,

• strong institutions, and

• fiscal autonomy.

Sabah struggles to attract long-term investment because the Federal Government withholds our revenue, delays key infrastructure funding, and restricts our decision-making power.

If Sabah controlled our own resources — as promised under MA63 — our investment climate would be far more stable and competitive.

Even Johor Understands the Value of Autonomy

Salleh must also answer this:

Why is even the Tunku Mahkota of Johor (TMJ) openly calling for Johor to emulate Sarawak’s model — where no outside party is allowed to dominate the state’s political space?

If the future Sultan of one of Malaysia’s most advanced states defends Johor’s political sovereignty, why should Sabah — a founding partner of Malaysia — be told to surrender ours?

Sarawak rejects external political domination. Johor wants to follow that path.

So why is Salleh insisting Sabah must do the opposite?

The real “politik sempit” is not Sabahans demanding autonomy —

it is leaders who defend Malayan party control at the expense of Sabah’s dignity, identity, and rights.

Salleh's statement reflects an outdated mindset that kept Sabah dependent, voiceless, and underdeveloped. Sabahans today are wiser, more informed, and no longer willing to accept the narrative that our rights are “politik sempit.”

A Sabah governed by Sabahans — like Sarawak, and now even advocated by Johor’s Crown Prince — is not only desirable.

It is essential for a fair, equal, and truly united Malaysia.

Edna Jessica Majimbun is a Former District Chief of Kota Kinabalu and is ¢Warisan candidate for  Inanam state constituency#Borneo Herald™

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Projek Tadahan Air Komburongoh, Keranaan Bukti Kelemahan GRS?

Projek setengah hati? Tadahan air Kg Komburongoh, Keranaan Ranau timbulkan tanda tanya ramai penduduk, dijangka beri kesan negatif kepada calon GRS Keranaan.

Borneo Herald 

9.23PM MYT, 20-11-2025

Oleh Wartawan Komuniti (tdk beredit)

RANAU : Kontraktor lemah di bawah pentadbiran GRS dilihat menjadi antara faktor utama yang menyumbang kepada kekalahan parti itu pada pilihan raya kali ini. Kegagalan mereka mengurus projek asas dengan baik, khususnya Tadahan Air di Kg. Komburongoh,dan juga dalam kawasan Dun Karanaan Ranau, menimbulkan kemarahan penduduk setempat yang sudah lama bergelut dengan masalah bekalan air.

Projek tadahan air tersebut didakwa dilaksanakan tanpa mengambil kira cadangan atau nasihat penduduk kampung, meskipun mereka lebih memahami keadaan geografi setempat dan mengetahui tapak yang paling sesuai untuk menjamin kelancaran sistem bekalan air. Sebaliknya, kontraktor dilihat hanya mengejar keuntungan, memilih lokasi yang tidak strategik dan akhirnya menimbulkan masalah berulang.

Setiap kali hujan, tadahan air mudah tersumbat menyebabkan air keruh seakan air milo mengalir keluar dari paip rumah penduduk. Keadaan ini bukan sahaja menjengkelkan, malah membebankan kerana mereka terpaksa menunggu air kembali jernih atau mencari sumber air alternatif. Seorang penduduk yang enggan didedahkan namanya menyatakan kekecewaannya: “Kami hairan kenapa masalah ini berlarutan bertahun-tahun. Ketika pembinaan dulu… adakah ada unsur ‘kopi-kopi’ atau ‘manis-manis’? Kerja dibuat seolah-olah tidak mengikut standard."

Menurutnya lagi, beliau tidak faham mengapa wakil rakyat terdahulu tidak memainkan peranan sebagai pemantau yang tegas menasihati kontraktor proksi agar menjalankan kerja dengan telus, berkualiti dan mengutamakan kepentingan rakyat. Tindakan lepas tangan seperti itu akhirnya memakan diri, apabila rakyat sendiri menilai prestasi melalui kesan projek yang gagal memberikan manfaat.

UPPM pula tidak terlepas daripada kritikan. Sebagai pihak yang sepatutnya memantau dan memastikan setiap projek kerajaan berjalan lancar, mereka dilihat gagal untuk peka terhadap masalah yang timbul. Bukan sekadar tidak turun padang, malah didakwa lebih menumpukan kepada keuntungan semata-mata, tanpa memikirkan kesusahan rakyat yang terpaksa menanggung akibat kerja kontraktor yang tidak bertanggungjawab.

Kesilapan demi kesilapan seperti inilah yang akhirnya membentuk persepsi negatif rakyat terhadap kepimpinan GRS. Apabila projek kecil seperti tadahan air pun tidak mampu diurus dengan baik, rakyat mula hilang keyakinan dan memilih untuk menghantar isyarat jelas melalui undi mereka.#~Borneo Herald™

Emulate Sarawak in Rejecting Malayan Hegemony, Says Top Activist

                         Daniel John Jambun 

Borneo Herald 

3.50PM MYT, 19-11-2025

KOTA KINABALU : A senior activist Daniel John Jambun today called on Sabahans to reject all Malaya-based political parties in the coming state election, stating that six decades of experience have shown that parties headquartered in Kuala Lumpur will never prioritise Sabah’s interests.

Daniel, who is president of Change Advocate Movement of Sabah (CAMOS), said the clearest evidence lies next door: Sarawak’s rapid progress came only after it removed all Malaya-based parties from its political landscape.

1. Sarawak Progressed Because It Reclaimed Political Control

Daniel noted that Sarawak’s transformation — from a marginalised state to one of Malaysia’s fastest-growing economies — began when it shut the door on UMNO, PKR, DAP, PPBM, and other Malaya-based parties.

“Once Sarawak took back political control and stood united under Sarawak-based coalitions, it negotiated as an equal partner. Today, Sarawak enjoys stronger autonomy, higher revenue, and far better development outcomes,” Daniel said.

Sarawak now leads the nation in several key areas:

Highest GDP per capita in Malaysia

Strongest fiscal reserves

Significant control over oil and gas matters

Consistent federal negotiations conducted from a position of strength

“Sabah, meanwhile, remains trapped because our political voice is fractured by the influence and division created by Malaya-based parties,” Daniel added.

2. Malaya-Based Parties Serve KL, Not Sabah

Daniel said that no branch of any Malaya-based party can truly defend Sabah’s rights because their command structure, resources, and political loyalty all reside in Kuala Lumpur.

“These parties exist to protect federal interests, not Sabah’s interests. When federal leaders say jump, their Sabah branches ask how high,” the statement said.

3. Six Decades of Damage: Sabah Paid the Price

Daniel stressed that Malaya-based parties are responsible for some of the worst injustices against Sabah, including:

The erosion of the 40% net revenue entitlement

The centralisation of power in Putrajaya

The siphoning of Sabah’s oil and gas wealth

Federal-driven demographic manipulation such as Projek IC

The weakening of MA63 safeguards

“These actions were not mistakes — they were deliberate policies designed to keep Sabah weak and dependent,” Daniel said.

4. Sabah Loses Negotiating Power When Malaya-Based Parties Win Here

“Every seat given to a Malayan party is one less Sabahan voice in the negotiation room,” Daniel noted.

“When Sabah MPs and ADUNs answer to Kuala Lumpur, Sabah loses its leverage, unity, and bargaining power.”

In contrast, Sarawak’s political unity under local leadership has strengthened its autonomy, economy, and federal negotiations.

5. Sabah Must Reclaim Its Political House Before It Can Reclaim Its Rights

Daniel emphasised that no meaningful progress can happen until Sabah regains control of its own political direction.

“Sabah must never again allow its future to be decided by parties whose headquarters, donors, and agendas are based in Malaya,” the group said.

“Only leaders loyal to Sabah — not to Kuala Lumpur — can defend Sabah’s constitutional rights, mandate, and dignity.”

Conclusion: Sabah’s Future Depends on Sabah-Based Leadership

Daniel urged Sabahans to learn from Sarawak’s successful model and break free from the political dependency that has kept Sabah poor for generations.

“Sabah has tried Malaya-based parties for 60 years — and we remain the poorest state in Malaysia.

Sarawak rejected them — and today it is miles ahead.

“Sabah must be governed by Sabahans.

No more branches of Malayan parties.

No more political puppets. The future of Sabah must be decided in Sabah — by Sabahans,” he added.#~Borneo Herald™

Warisan Chides Masidi for Claiming 'There is Nothing to Save' in Sabah

                        Edna Jessica Majimbun 

Borneo Herald

1.00PM MYT, 19-11-2025

By Edna Jessica Majimbun

KOTA KINABALU : GRS leaders, particularly Datuk Masidi Manjun, continue to claim that “there is nothing to save” in Sabah and that the state is performing much better today. This narrative is not only misleading — it is dangerous because it hides the structural weaknesses, failures, and scandals that continue to weaken Sabah.

Sabahans deserve honesty, not political propaganda.

Warisan’s “Save Sabah” mission is based on facts, comparisons, and constitutional realities — not empty slogans.

1. Sabah’s RM8.6 Billion Reserves Are Not an Achievement — They Expose GRS’ Underperformance

Masidi boasts of Sabah’s RM8.6 billion reserves, calling it proof that Sabah is “better off.”

But here is the real comparison:

Sarawak reserves: RM45 BILLION

Sabah reserves: RM8.6 BILLION

Both states have:

Oil & gas

Timber

Natural resources

Large landmass

Similar population size

Tourism potential

Hydropower & energy potential

So why is Sarawak five times richer?

Because Sarawak defends its rights, manages its wealth with discipline, and reinvests its natural resource income into the people — not into politics.

2. The 2025 Development Budget Reveals the Truth — Sabah Is Far Behind

Compare the state development budgets:

Sarawak 2025 development expenditure: RM8 BILLION

Sabah 2025 development expenditure: RM1 BILLION

Sarawak can spend eight times more on infrastructure, schools, water projects, rural roads, agriculture, digitalisation, and community uplift.

Sabah — despite similar wealth — receives crumbs.

This is why Warisan says Sabah must be saved.

3. Sarawak Uses Its Natural Resources for the People — Sabah’s Resources Are Used to Buy Frogs

This is the most painful truth.

In Sarawak:

Natural resource revenue is returned to the rakyat through:

Massive development budgets,

Dividend payments,

Public infrastructure,

State-owned enterprises,

Real economic growth.

In Sabah:

Natural resources and mining royalties have instead been abused for political survival — not for rakyat uplift.

The Sabah Mineral Mining (SMM) corruption scandal stands as a clear example where:

state natural resource revenues were siphoned for political purposes,

Used to finance political defections,

Used to buy assemblymen to switch sides,

Used to protect the ruling elites instead of developing Sabah.

While Sarawak uses its natural wealth to build the future,

Sabah — under GRS — has seen its wealth weaponised for backdoor politics.

This is the fundamental difference.

This is why Sabah is poor.

This is why Sabah lags behind.

This is why Sabah MUST be saved from the current culture of political corruption and exploitation of state assets.

4. GRS’ “Better Off Now” Narrative Ignores the Biggest Issue — Sabah’s 40% Constitutional Entitlement

Masidi talks about reserves.

He talks about SMJ Energy.

But he says nothing about:

Sabah’s constitutional right to 40% net revenue — owed every year since 1974.

The High Court ruled that the Federal Government breached the Constitution.

Yet Putrajaya is now appealing.

GRS is silent.

Sabah still receives zero actual payment under the 40% formula.

A state cannot be “better off” when its biggest source of revenue is still denied.

5. SMJ Energy Is Overhyped — It Does Not Change Sabah’s Structural Poverty

Yes, SMJ Energy exists.

But Masidi fails to mention:

SMJ is valued based on asset transfers — not cash flow.

PETRONAS still controls Sabah’s offshore resources.

Sabah’s revenues remain limited to the same old sources.

Meanwhile, Sarawak’s Petros:

Earns billions yearly,

Controls upstream and downstream,

Secures real long-term revenue streams.

GRS should not brag about being decades behind Sarawak.

6. If GRS Is So Capable, Why Is Sabah Still the Poorest State in Malaysia?

Under GRS:

Sabah remains No.1 in poverty.

Rural development remains stagnant.

Water and electricity problems worsen.

Cost of living continues to rise.

Wages remain the lowest in Malaysia.

Development budgets are still the smallest.

What exactly is Sabah “better off” from?

Certainly not better off for the rakyat.

7. What Needs Saving?

Sabah Needs Saving from Leaders Who Fear Putrajaya More Than They Love the People**

Leaders who:

Refuse to enforce constitutional rights,

Prioritise federal political alignment over Sabah’s wealth,

Misuse natural resources for political manoeuvring,

Remain silent while the 40% entitlement is appealed,

Are not leaders who can lift Sabah forward.

Warisan’s commitment is simple:

Save Sabah from weak leadership, corrupt practices, and the political surrender that keeps Sabah poor.

Sabah Deserves Better — Sabah Deserves Courage, Integrity, and Real Development

Warisan stands firm:

Sabah must claim every sen of its constitutional rights.

Sabah’s natural resources must benefit the people — not political elites.

Sabah must stop being five times poorer than Sarawak.

Sabah must break the cycle of political corruption and exploitation.

Sabah must rise with strong, principled leadership.

The question is not whether Sabah needs saving.

The question is:

How much longer must Sabah suffer before we save it from leaders who keep us poor?

Edna Jessica Majimbun is formerly the District Chief for Kota Kinabalu and now is Warisan candidate for N.18 Inanam#~Borneo Herald™

“Bikin Balik Sabah?” – BN Sila Jawab Dahulu Kerosakan Yang Kamu Lakukan

                                 Azmi Salim

Borneo Herald 

9.55AM MYT, 19-11-2025

KOTA KINABALU : Ketua Penyelaras Change Advocate Movement Sabah (CAMOS) Ranau, Azmi Salim hari ini mengecam slogan kempen baharu Barisan Nasional (BN) “Bikin Balik Sabah”, menyifatkannya sebagai penghinaan terhadap kecerdikan rakyat Sabah setelah berdekad-dekad negeri ini dimusnahkan, dipenuhi korupsi, dan diabaikan di bawah pemerintahan BN.

Azmi berkata rekod BN dari 1994 hingga 2018 kekal sebagai salah satu tempoh paling gelap dalam sejarah moden Sabah — ketika kekayaan negeri dijarah, institusi-institusi dilemahkan, dan rakyat didorong ke dalam kemiskinan.

“BN hari ini bercakap tentang membina semula Sabah, sedangkan BN-lah yang merosakkan Sabah sejak awal.

Mereka ‘bikin rosak Sabah dulu’ — dan sekarang berpura-pura mahu memperbaiki kerosakan yang mereka sendiri cipta,” kata Azmi.

LEGASI KEGAGALAN DAN KORUPSI BN

1. RM875 Juta Dicuri dari Yayasan Sabah

Di bawah era BN, rasuah besar melibatkan royalti balak dan komisen gelap mengakibatkan kira-kira RM875 juta diselewengkan daripada Yayasan Sabah — wang yang sepatutnya untuk biasiswa dan program sosial.

Apabila Warisan mengambil alih pada 2018, simpanan negeri hampir kosong dan Yayasan Sabah tenat.

2. Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) Dibiarkan Runtuh

SFI, suatu ketika dahulu antara majikan terbesar di Sipitang, dibiarkan nazak di bawah BN sebelum diserahkan kepada pihak yang tidak mempunyai rekod prestasi — mengakibatkan kehilangan pekerjaan dan peluang ekonomi.

3. Kehilangan 288,000 Ekar Tanah Negeri (SFI) kepada entiti asing

4. Skandal Ladang Udang Pitas — RM1 Bilion Lesap

Projek mega BN yang berakhir dengan muflis, membazir hampir RM1 bilion dan meninggalkan penduduk tanpa pekerjaan atau pembangunan yang dijanjikan.

5. Kejatuhan Syarikat Berkaitan Kerajaan (GLC)

Di bawah BN, GLC seperti Warisan Harta Sabah, Sabah Shipyard, Sabah Gas Industries, dan Sabah Energy Corporation lumpuh akibat salah urus dan pelantikan politik. Kebanyakan akhirnya dilikuidasi atau dijual kepada pihak luar.

KEGAGALAN INFRASTRUKTUR & PENGABAIAN

6. Krisis Air & Elektrik Berpanjangan

BN gagal menyelesaikan masalah air dan elektrik selama berdekad-dekad.

Projek penting seperti Telibong 2 dan Kogopon terbengkalai akibat rasuah, ketidakcekapan, dan campur tangan politik.

7. Jalan Raya Masih Teruk, Janji Masih Kosong

Walaupun berbilion dibelanjakan melalui Koridor Pembangunan Sabah, jalan di Nabawan, Pitas, Tongod, dan Kalabakan kekal seperti jalan tanah.

Jalan hanya diperbaiki ketika musim pilihan raya.

KEMISKINAN, KEMANDULAN EKONOMI & HILANGNYA PELUANG

8. Sabah Kekal Negeri Termiskin

Di bawah BN, kadar kemiskinan antara tertinggi di Malaysia — dengan kemiskinan luar bandar melebihi 19%.

Gaji dan peluang rakyat Sabah tidak menunjukkan peningkatan.

9. Migrasi Belia & Pengangguran

BN gagal mewujudkan industri baharu, memaksa ribuan belia Sabah berhijrah ke Semenanjung dan Singapura untuk mencari peluang pekerjaan.

KEHILANGAN HAK & AUTONOMI NEGERI

10. Hak 40% Hasil Negeri Diabaikan

Pemimpin BN Sabah berdiam diri ketika Putrajaya menahan hak perlembagaan Sabah di bawah Perkara 112C dan 112D.

Tiada seorang pun Ketua Menteri BN menuntut pemulangan hak 40%.

11. Pengkhianatan Project IC

Di bawah BN, Project IC subur — mengubah demografi Sabah demi kepentingan politik dan mengancam hak rakyat Sabah yang tulen.

KEMUSNAHAN ALAM SEKITAR

12. Pembalakan Besar-Besaran

Konsesi pembalakan BN yang tidak terkawal memusnahkan hutan Sabah, mengkayakan kroni sambil menyebabkan banjir, tanah runtuh dan kerosakan ekologi jangka panjang.

“BN TIDAK ADA HAK MORAL UNTUK BERCAKAP TENTANG MEMBINA SEMULA SABAH”

“Bagaimana BN boleh bercakap tentang ‘Bikin Balik Sabah’ sedangkan BN-lah yang memusnahkan Sabah sejak dahulu?” soal Azmi.

“Mereka tinggalkan kita dengan kewangan negeri yang kosong, GLC yang runtuh, hutan yang dimusnahkan, dan generasi yang terperangkap dalam kemiskinan.

Rakyat Sabah berhak mengetahui kebenaran — bukan slogan kitar semula daripada pihak yang menyebabkan penderitaan ini.”

Azmi berkata pentadbiran Warisan pada 2018 telah memulakan tugas berat membersihkan kekacauan kewangan BN — memulihkan ketelusan di Yayasan Sabah, memulakan reformasi institusi, dan membina semula kepercayaan rakyat selepas puluhan tahun penjarahan.

“Rakyat Sabah jangan sekali-kali tertipu lagi oleh pihak yang sama yang menghancurkan negeri ini.

BN diberi 24 tahun — dan apa yang mereka tinggalkan hanyalah janji kosong, akaun kosong, dan berbilion ringgit yang hilang.#~Borneo Herald™