"Why Are Sabah And Sarawak So Poor, When Both Are Rich In Natural Resources?"
Pakatan Rakyat is already setting the ground running in Sabah and Sarawak for the 14th General Elections in 2018.
By Mei Mei Chu — 27 Nov 2013, 04:51 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
According To Pakatan Rakyat Secretary-General, Barisan Nasional Keeps Sabah And Sarawak Poor To Control Them
Poverty is Barisan Nasional's main weapon in keeping Sabah and Sarawak in its fold, while Parti Keadilan Rakyat is working on strategies to wean the various ethnic communities there off their dependence on the ruling coalition, its leaders said.
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PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution (pic) pointed out that despite Sabah and Sarawak having different ethnic communities, they all had one thing in common – poverty.
He pointed out that both states had a large number of families living in poverty.
According To Pakatan Rakyat Secretary-General, Barisan Nasional Keeps Sabah And Sarawak Poor To Control Them
Image via themalaysianinsider.com"Why Are The Poverty Levels High In Sabah And Sarawak When Both States Are Rich In Natural Resources?"
"Why are the poverty levels high in Sabah and Sarawak when both states are rich in natural resources? When the people are poor, they will naturally be attracted to Barisan Nasional which gives out gifts and handouts such as BR1M (1Malaysia People's Aid)," Saifuddin told The Malaysian Insider.
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"This, in turn, creates a symbiotic relationship between the population and BN as they are both dependent on each other. However, BR1M is like taking medicine for headache, it is not a long-term solution to lift the people of Sabah and Sarawak out of poverty.”
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"Why Are The Poverty Levels High In Sabah And Sarawak When Both States Are Rich In Natural Resources?"
Image via freemalaysiatoday.comIt Is No Secret That West Malaysia's Support Is Barisan Nasional's Key To Maintaining Its Position In Putrajaya
Lim Kit Siang said the Barisan Nasional had dubbed Sabah, Sarawak and Johor as their ‘fixed deposit’ states because they were infact “the kingmakers as they hold within their hands the keys to Putrajaya.”
blogspot.comAnalysts have also described Sabah and Sarawak as the key to BN retaining Putrajaya as it is losing ground to the opposition in the peninsula.
yahoo.com“In the 2008 General Elections, PR won 82 Parliamentary seats while BN won 140. If in GE13, PR can win at least 40% of the total of 83 parliamentary seats in these three states, i.e. 33 out of a total of 83 seats in Johore, Sabah and Sarawak, PR would have exceeded the magic number of 112 for a simple majority.
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At this year's general election, Sabah Pakatan Rakyat improved on its 2008 performance of one parliamentary seat and one state seat by winning three parliamentary seats and 11 state assembly seats. Anger over the issue of illegal immigrants eroded support for BN among indigenous communities.
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It Is No Secret That West Malaysia's Support Is Barisan Nasional's Key To Maintaining Its Position In Putrajaya
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Parti Keadilan Rakyat Has Pledged To Fight For Greater Autonomy In The States
Parti Keadilan Rakyat Has Pledged To Fight For Greater Autonomy In The States
Image via themalaysianinsider.comParti Keadilan Rakyat has pledged to fight for autonomy in Sabah and Sarawak, including a fairer distribution of oil royalty, its president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said today.
"However, it is pertinent to note that although we have enjoyed 56 years of independence, Sabah and Sarawak still lag behind Peninsular Malaysia in terms of infrastructure," she said.
"BN made many promises to the people of Sabah and Sarawak in the run-up to the 13th General Election and in the previous polls. Have these pledges been kept?"
She cited Budget 2014 as an example, where development in Sabah and Sarawak was low on the list of priorities for Putrajaya.
Pakatan Rakyat is also determined to fight for 20% oil royalty to be paid to Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan and Terengganu.
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Dr Wan Azizah revealed that one of the three PKR vice-president posts would be occupied by a party member from either Sabah or Sarawak.
"We want to encourage a more inclusive participation from our party members in Sabah and Sarawak," she said when officiating the PKR special national congress at the Dewan Raja Muda Musa.
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PKR's Aim Is To "Wean The Rakyat Of Their Dependency On BN"
He said the PKR central leadership would organise a workshop in Sabah and Sarawak next year ahead of planned state elections.
"We are going down to the ground to familiarise ourselves with the constituencies there and slowly wean the rakyat off their dependency on BN.
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"At the end of the workshop, we will grade the constituencies in Sabah and Sarawak based on the difficulty in winning federal and state seats.
"A is for constituencies or assemblies which we won or lost by a slim majority. B for areas where a little additional work is required to win while C is for areas where BN is invincible and the chances of winning are non-existent."
