Tweets  16/5/2015

To all the BN ministers  :  if you love Sarawak truly, please stop indulging yourselves in the make-believes and foul plays of the UMNO-BN to carry on more plundering and exploitation of Sarawak further.

Sarawak is a country in the Federation of Malaysia.  Does it make any  sense for Sarawakians to participate in the so called “National election”  in 2018 besides the election of Sarawak? 

We are not a state of Malaysia in the Federation.  But we have been brain-washed to take Sarawak to be a state of Malaysia.  Yes, we have been fooled for so long.  It is time to reject the further domination of the Malayan government. 

What does it mean to have the federal departments setting foothold in Sarawak so long?  We have  the equal status, in layman term, like brothers.  Is it not a shame to claim your supremacy in your brother’s household?

How is Adenan Satem going to deal with all these messes and mixed-ups?   If you cannot call your brother your son, you cannot claim your supremacy over Sarawak, for sure.  If you do not want more curses to befall on you, please set right the relationship and respect your brother as your brother, not your son  under you. 

I hope DAP/PKR—Pakatan Harapan/PH ponder especially on how to undo Sarawak to be treated as a state like the 11 states in the Peninsular Malaya.  How can you expect people to tolerate further the domination and supremacy of the Malayan government just in case there is a change of government in Malaya? 

With so many lawyers as ministers in DAP or PKR, I hope you can study the details of Malaysia Federation and let us Sarawakians know our position and your decision to indulge or not to indulge in the make-believes of UMNO-BN in the so called “ National Elections including Sarawak and Sabah.  Is it not absurb?  Besides to many Sarawakians,  the so called “National election” is only relevant to all the 11 states in the Peninsular Malaya.   What do you think?

砂朥越国主权与奋斗历史

2015-03-28 砂朥越国

砂朥越国的主权与奋斗历史
主权部分:
1. 砂朥越是一个国家，不是马来亚的州。
1963年7月22日，砂拉越被英國予以主权国地位，有法律文件赋予独立，合法法律地位，不容置疑。


虽然独立后其國防、外交、財政、內政等事務仍由英國政府所掌管，再逐渐转移给砂朥越主权国政府，但是这个移交过程因为时间太短来不及实现，就被逼仓促组成馬來西亞聯邦。
2. 英國給砂朥越獨立，盡管有人說只是法律地位，沒有實質獨立。只要法律文件賦予獨立，就已經獨立了。 所以从法律地位上来说，已經是主權國家了。

例如， 一個男人，一個女人，兩人去婚姻註冊局註冊結婚。
這個婚姻有結婚證書，在法律上是有約束力的。
3. 法律沒有正不正式的說法。只有合法和非法。如果英國只是賦予砂朥越自治權，那就跟男女朋友同居兼發生性行為。法律上是可以被起訴的，因為不是法定婚姻關系。專業的說法，是說那份文件‘有沒有’或者‘具不具備’法律約束力。

4. 另外，如果砂朥越是以自治區簽署國際公約，這個拿去國際法庭是会有很大的爭議性。
因为自治區不是主權國家，是不能跟國家平起平坐簽署國際公約。所以，砂朥越国是以主权国地位，与马来亚签署国际公约。

5. 当时，是砂朥越國和馬來亞聯邦，北婆，新加坡簽署国际公约。法律上是主權國家，宗主國是英國。他們比自治還要有更高的主權。因為砂朥越，北婆有正式慶祝獨立的慶典，有官方宣讀獨立宣言。

6. 只有主权国家才能签署协议，而且主权还是英国。英女王通过总督侯任首席部长(Chief Minister Designate)而不是首席部长(Chief Minister), 所以当时英女王还是沙砂州的主人。

7. 盡管總督還是由女王委派。澳大利亞，紐西蘭，加拿大也都是由女王委派總督，這不影響獨立的法律合法性。

8. 英屬新加坡雖然是自治區，但是63馬協還是英國主導的，宗主國授權自治區首領，還是有其合法性。根據63馬協，我們的議會是使用 Council Negeri，是延續布洛克王朝的制度和稱呼。

9. 盡管白人拉惹把砂朥越政權讓渡給英國，整體的架構是沒有改變的。 只是統治者由布洛克家族轉移到大不列顛的女王。北婆和新加坡的元首是Yang Di-Pertuan Negara，砂朥越則是總督 Governor。 這是為什麽會有人認為砂朥越只是自治，並沒有真正獨立。
其实，北婆是沒有完整的王朝，由東印度公司把殖民地交給英國直接管轄和殖民。但是，砂朥越拉惹王朝已经存在100多年了。


历史部分:

1. 十九世纪英国商人James Brooke 来的古晋，开始经商建立根据地，带领英国军队，从古晋开始往北逐渐攻占领整个砂朥越土地,首次形成砂朥越版图。

2. 砂朥越的誕生日是1841年8月18日，也就是國慶日。1841年9月24日是白人拉惹Sir James Brooke 加冕為王，为君主登基日。 白人拉惹王朝建立，治理砂朥越长达一世纪。历经三代拉惹。


3. 1941年9月24日，第三代白人拉惹建国一百周年的纪念会上宣布废除专治，颁布新宪法，实现君主立宪政体(比如英国)，把立法与财政的权利交回给砂朥越人民-立法议会。可惜同年12月25日日军攻占了首府古晋，砂朥越进入日治时代。

4. 1945年日本投降， 砂朥越战后仓夷满目，拉惹维纳布无意重建砂朥越国，于是把砂朥越国家割让给英国。1946年5月21日上午十一时，维纳在古晋法院大厦签署让度条约。


5. 砂朥越国被卖给英国后，人民非常不满开始长达17年反殖民运动。先是诗巫338名马来公务员一起离职，发展到3万五千人示威抗议。1949年12月3日“13太保”成功刺杀砂朥越英国总督，震惊世界。52年砂朥越进入紧急状态，到处暴乱，英殖民地政府四处逮捕左派分子。马来人，伊班人和华人陆续加入斗争。

6. 1959年砂朥越人民联合党成立(人联党)。第一次喊着砂朥越人的砂朥越口号，反对外来者殖民。


7. 1957年马来亚独立后，新加坡也在1959年自治。当时，英国人建议联合砂，文莱，北婆组成马来西亚，以便对抗共党入侵东南亚。马来亚的东姑却想趁机吞并砂朥越，阻止英国给砂朥越独立。

8. 1963年7月22日是英國将主权交回給砂朥越的獨立日，即是光復日。英国先把主权交回给砂朥越，是按照联合国公约，砂国是一个完全拥有不同文化，语言，宗教的大洲，是有权自主独立的。马来亚冬菇的计划受挫，气到。。。

9. 砂朥越独立后不到一个月，英国提议的砂朥越国与马来亚等国组成政府。90%砂朥越人都反对，到处都是示威抗议。当时印尼加里曼丹也抗议，于是东姑夸大说成印尼想要侵略砂朥越。

10. 1963年8月16日，联合国派了一个民意调查团来到砂朥越调查。一些砂朥越高官，出动大批武装军警阻止数万计老百姓，不让他们接触调查团员。古晋诗巫美里都发生暴动，老百姓大喊: MALAYSIA NO! MERDEKA YES!

11. 调查团收到数十万人签名反对的抗议信。联合国收到报告认为有很多人反对，想要再派人调查时，则英国和东姑为了各自的政治利益考量，阻挡联合国调查。由于各种阻扰和包括新加坡人民也反对，马来西亚成立日原本的8月31日，被改成9月16日仓促组成。


12. 1963年9月16日，马来亚半岛，新加坡，砂朥越，和沙巴共组马来西亚联邦。1965年8月9日，新加坡因为马来亚极端的政治歧视，而选择脱离马来西亚，成立独立共和国。

13. 新加坡退出马来亚50年以后的今天，从一无所有到成为全世界最先进繁华的国家。还留在马来亚的砂朥越和沙巴，则从丰富天然资源国家变成最贫穷落后的国家。


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Scottish independence: What's going on in Scotland?

By Andrew Black Political reporter, BBC Scotland

• 9 September 2014
• From the section Scotland politics

On 18 September, voters in Scotland will be asked in a referendum whether they want the nation to become independent from the rest of the United Kingdom.

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Why is it happening?

Image caption The Wallace monument, built to honour Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace

The Scottish National Party, whose central aim is independence, won the 2011 Scottish Parliament election by a landslide, giving them a mandate to stage the 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?"

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The arguments for and against

The Scottish government, led by First Minister Alex Salmond, says the 300-year-old Union is no longer fit for purpose and that an independent Scotland, aided by its oil wealth, would be one of the world's richest countries.
He says it's time for Scotland to take charge of its own destiny, free from what he describes as the "shackles" of a London-based UK parliament.

On the opposite side of the debate, the UK government, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, says Britain is one of the world's most successful social and political unions.

The differing styles of Salmond and Cameron

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What are the key issues?

Two major issues have emerged during the campaign - oil and currency.

Oil

North Sea oil and gas reserves (or more precisely the tax take from Scotland's share) are vital to the Scottish government's case for independence.

Mr Salmond says earmarking a tenth of revenues - about £1bn a year - could form an oil fund similar to the one operated in Norway, creating a £30bn sovereign wealth pot over a generation.

Mr Cameron says the North Sea has been a British success story - and now the oil and gas is getting harder to recover, it's more important than ever to back the industry with the "broad shoulders" of the UK.

The SNP's opponents also argue they're pinning future hopes on something that's eventually going to run out.

North Sea oil: Facts and figures

Currency

Currency has been the other big area of disagreement.
Under independence, the Scottish government wants to keep the pound as part of a formal currency union with the rest of the UK.

It argues this is in everyone's best interests, but the three main UK parties - the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats - won't go for it, and say that whoever  in power after the next UK election will not agree to such a move.

This position came as the UK Treasury published analysis from its top civil servant, Sir Nicholas Macpherson who outlined several reasons why currency unions were "fraught with difficulty".

Media caption Scotland's first minister has warned the UK government not to dictate the terms of the debate

Media caption On the currency, the PM says Alex Salmond is now a man without a plan

Currency debate explained

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Do people want independence?

Hard to say with any great certainty at the moment, although recent polling has prompted both sides to say the result is now too close to call.
While polling trends generally indicate most people don't want independence, the "Yes" side says the momentum is now with them, after a a YouGov poll for the Sunday Times suggested that, of those who have made up their mind, 51% planned to back independence, while 49% intended to vote "No".

Polling expert John Curtice said that, for the past few months, it looked like the referendum race had stalled, with polling rarely departing very far from No 57%, Yes 43% (once the undecided were left aside).

But the professor of politics at Glasgow's Strathclyde University says the race may now have become a lot tighter.
You can keep up with the latest trends through the BBC's referendum poll tracker.

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Who gets to vote

People aged 16 and over who live in Scotland get a direct say on the nation's future - as long as they're registered to vote.
There are some requirements, though. Eligible voters must be British, EU or Commonwealth citizens with permission to enter or stay in the UK.

That means the 800,000 Scots who live in other parts of the UK don't get a vote, while the 400,000 people from elsewhere in Britain who live in Scotland do.

Members of the armed services and their families serving overseas who are registered to vote in Scotland also get to vote.

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What happens on 19 September?

On the day after the referendum, if there's a "Yes" vote, the Scottish government is likely to have a big party. After that, it will get down to the process of negotiating with the rest of the UK.
Mr Salmond wants to declare "Independence Day" in March 2016 with the first elections to an independent Scottish parliament in May. But, first, an agreement will have to be reached with what remains of the UK on issues like Scotland's share of the national debt.

However, if there's a "No" vote, the UK government is likely to have a big party, then turn its attention to the issue of giving more powers to the devolved Scottish Parliament.

The Liberal Democrats have been considering this issue the longest, and a commission led by former leader Sir Menzies Campbell, says there is now growing agreement among the pro-Union parties that the Edinburgh parliament should get significant new financial powers, like increased responsibility over tax-raising.

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Let's end with a history lesson

Thanks to the 1995 Hollywood blockbuster Braveheart, many people are familiar with the Scottish wars of independence, fought between the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
A series of events saw England's King Edward overpower the Scottish kingdom in 1296, before Robert the Bruce inflicted some serious payback in the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 - an event which has just reached its 700th anniversary.

Other key moments through the ages included Bonnie Prince Charlie's ill-fated invasion of England in 1745, culminating in defeat at Culloden the following year.
Despite various challenges, Scotland is generally regarded to have asserted its independence from about 843, until the official unification with England took place in 1707.

At the time, the view was that Scotland was desperate for cash, but opponents of the move were outraged by claims that the Scots who put their names to the Act of Union were bribed.

The episode moved Scotland's Bard, Robert Burns, to write: "We are bought and sold for English gold. Such a parcel of rogues in a nation."
The Scottish government now hopes to write another chapter in Scotland's history.

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Repeal law to regain *state’s ‘equal partner’ status — STAR chief

May 10, 2016, Tuesday

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.”

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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