Repeal law to regain *state’s ‘equal partner’ status — STAR chief
KUCHING:
*State Reform Party (STAR) is urging the *state government to repeal Act
354 Section 2 of the Federal Constitution that was enforced on Aug 27,
1976.
STAR president Lina Soo said this would reinstate Sarawak’s status as an ‘equal partner’ with Malaya and Sabah within the Federation of Malaysia.
“STAR also calls upon DAP and PKR MPs throughout Malaysia to repeal Act 354 Section 2 because it is against the spirit and letter of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63),” she told a press conference here yesterday.
“Failing to do so will only show that their motive and agenda towards Sarawak is no different from Barisan Nasional’s. It will only show they are in Sarawak to establish their supremacy and to exploit the *state.”
On the just-concluded 11th *state election, Soo opined that STAR was the only Sarawak party that strived to restore Sarawak’s status as an equal partner of the Federation of Malaysia and to regain the *state’s autonomy.
She argued that her party did not sustain “massive losses” despite the fact that many of its candidates lost their election deposits.
“Have we lost? No, the real losers are those who voted for the BN and the peninsula-based DAP and PKR.
“These voters could not see the big picture; thus, they did not vote for the future of Sarawak.”
STAR president Lina Soo said this would reinstate Sarawak’s status as an ‘equal partner’ with Malaya and Sabah within the Federation of Malaysia.
“STAR also calls upon DAP and PKR MPs throughout Malaysia to repeal Act 354 Section 2 because it is against the spirit and letter of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63),” she told a press conference here yesterday.
“Failing to do so will only show that their motive and agenda towards Sarawak is no different from Barisan Nasional’s. It will only show they are in Sarawak to establish their supremacy and to exploit the *state.”
On the just-concluded 11th *state election, Soo opined that STAR was the only Sarawak party that strived to restore Sarawak’s status as an equal partner of the Federation of Malaysia and to regain the *state’s autonomy.
She argued that her party did not sustain “massive losses” despite the fact that many of its candidates lost their election deposits.
“Have we lost? No, the real losers are those who voted for the BN and the peninsula-based DAP and PKR.
“These voters could not see the big picture; thus, they did not vote for the future of Sarawak.”
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/05/10/repeal-law-to-regain-states-equal-partner-status-star-chief/#ixzz48cazO3wI
My comments:
Since Sarawak, Sabah and Malaya have equal status in the Federation of Malaysia, how can we ourselves use the word "state" all through? It is the time to undo all the unfair treatment and establish ourselves as a country with equal status and rights.
To re-establish Sarawak and Sabah as countries, we people should start not only pushing for the upholding of the terms and conditions of Agreement of Malaysia Federation but also insist the sound and word of the position of Sarawak. What I mean here is for the past 52+ years, we have been regarded and called Sarawak "state". Now we wanted to be called or refer as Sarawak or Sarawak country (not state) in sound and word only. It is in Chinese 砂拉越/砂国. Like Scotland, a country (not independent) in the United Kingdom. They are going in the referendum on On 18 September, 2016 to vote:
On referendum day itself, voters across Scotland will head to polling booths to answer the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Scotland should be a good example for us to refer to
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