大学教授为沙巴和砂拉越提出新的10点协议
古晋（11月30日）：砂拉越出生的学者提出了一项新的10点协议，以取代砂拉越现有的18点协议和沙巴的20点协议。
澳洲Tasmania大学亚洲研究教授 James Chin 表示，他提出的 10 点协议重申了该国祖先对沙巴和砂拉越的期望，以及这两个婆罗洲州对联邦政府的期望。
“2023年是马来西亚成立60周年，因此现在是一个非常独特的机会来回顾马来西亚人的经历。
“我们需要向前看，而不是回头看。如果我们都回顾过去，我们的国家就无法进步。”他告诉《婆罗洲邮报》。他强调，这10点建议是他以个人身份起草的，不代表任何组织。
“在我们前进的过程中，我尽可能多地了解沙巴和砂拉越人民的愿望。
他说：“我认为强调我们希望保留我们独特的文化、传统、语言，更重要的是，保持我们人口的多元化，这一点非常重要。”
钦的十点协议呼吁（一）立即实现马来西亚联邦对沙巴和砂拉越人民的梦想和承诺；（二）重申沙巴和砂拉越在组建马来西亚联邦时与马来亚是平等伙伴；（三）并重申婆罗洲州属在联邦宪法第1（2）条下的独特地位，有别于1963年马来西亚协议所载的马来西亚半岛11个州属。
（四）他还寻求重申沙巴和砂拉越各自对其领土范围内的资源拥有专属领土权；（五）重申沙巴和砂拉越的每个社区都有权拥有其独特的文化和仪式表达、身份和语言；（六）重申沙巴和砂拉越是世俗国家、多元宗教社会，正如我们的祖先所承诺的那样；（七）并重申所有沙巴人和砂拉越人都是平等公民，并拒绝一切形式的种族主义、宗教不容忍和至上主义意识形态
最后三点（八）促请沙巴和砂拉越领导人采取主动，按照开国元勋的承诺，在马来西亚联邦内履行国家自治权；（九）重申沙巴人和砂拉越人决定自己未来的基本权利；（十）并申明为所有沙巴人和砂拉越人建设现代、世俗、民主、进步和可持续的未来的承诺。
“我们不希望马来西亚半岛突然强加一个框架，使人口状况分为穆斯林与非穆斯林，或马来人与非马来人一样。这在沙巴和砂拉越行不通的。”他强调，沙巴和砂拉越必须在很大程度上摆脱宗教、民族和/或种族紧张局势。
“我们希望按照我们祖先的愿望保持世俗。我希望人们使用这个 10 点协议作为 18点协议的后续协议，”Chin 说。
Don proposes new 10-point agreement for Sabah, Sarawak
KUCHING (Nov 30): A Sarawak-born academician has come up with a new 10-point agreement to replace the existing 18-point agreement for Sarawak, and 20-point agreement for Sabah.
James Chin, a professor of Asian Studies at University of Tasmania, Australia said his proposed 10-point agreement reaffirms what the nation’s forefathers had wanted for Sabah and Sarawak, and also what the two Borneo states want from the federal government.
“As 2023 is the 60th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, hence now is a very unique opportunity to look back at what Malaysians had experienced.
“Rather than looking back, we need to look forward. If we all look back, our country cannot progress,” he told The Borneo Post.
He stressed that he drafted the proposed 10-point in his personal capacity and not on behalf of any organisation.
“I have captured as much as possible what are the wishes of the people of Sabah and Sarawak as we move forward.
“I think it is very important to stress that we want to retain our unique cultures, traditions, languages and more importantly, to maintain our diverse population,” he said.
Chin’s 10-point agreement calls for （1） the dream and promise of the Federation of Malaysia for the people of Sabah and Sarawak to be fulfilled without delay; （2）reaffirm Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners with Malaya in the formation of the Federation of Malaysia; and （3） reaffirm the unique status of the Borneo states under Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution, distinct from the 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia, as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement of 1963.
It also seeks to （4） reaffirm that Sabah and Sarawak each possess exclusive territorial rights over the resources that are within their own territorial boundaries; （5）reaffirm that every community in Sabah and Sarawak has the right to their distinct unique cultures and ceremonial expression, identity and language; (6) reaffirm that Sabah and Sarawak as secular states, multi-religious society as promised by our forefathers; and (7) reaffirm that all Sabahans and Sarawakians are equal citizens, and reject all forms of racism, religious intolerance, and supremacist ideology.
The final three points (8) urge the leaders of Sabah and Sarawak to take the initiative and fulfil the state’s autonomy within the Federation of Malaysia as promised by the founding fathers; (9) reaffirm the fundamental right of Sabahans and Sarawakians to determine their own future; and (10) affirm the commitment to build a modern, secular, democratic, progressive and sustainable future for all Sabahans and Sarawakians.
“We do not want Peninsular Malaysia to suddenly impose a framework where the population situation is like Muslims versus non-Muslims, or Malays versus non-Malays. This does not work very well in Sabah and Sarawak,” he said, stressing that Sabah and Sarawak must remain largely free from religious, ethnic and/or racial tension.
“We want to remain secular as per the wishes of our forefathers. I hope people use this 10-point agreement as a successor to the 20-point agreement,” said Chin.
