Prophecy on Malaysia during The Feast of Tabernacle in Kuching on 2015 Oct 3 & 4

10 Oct 2015

Allen Faubion

Glory of Zion International Ministries

Malaysia is a Rainbow Country, in a sense that it is a unique country with diversity. Its diversified races, religions and cultures existed in acceptance, harmony, tolerance and peace.

Malaya gained independence from the British in 1957 Aug 31. Few years later Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah gained independence too and joined Malaya in 1963 Sep 16, thus, the formation of Malaysia. Unfortunately, Singapore left in 1965 Aug 9 and became a Sovereign State.

Many citizens who lived through the old days before 1990 could testify the blessed state as a Malaysian in which every body could enjoy each other. Of course there was the dark age of 1969 May 13 incident which had marred our image. Nevertheless, it had little impact during the days of 1970s and 1980s.

It was sad that eventually the power that be had steered the country into racial and religious extremism. It was getting worse in the last ten years. It was especially serious in the past one year where the government have many unresolved scandals which plagued the country's currencies.

Let us continue to pray for Malaysia. We have confidence that God is in control of our nation. We love Malaysia, we don't play up racial issues. All of us are Malaysians no matter what race you are.

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The following is a prophecy for Malaysia.

Date: Oct 3 - 4
Venue: SIB, Kuching
Speaker: Rev. Allen Faubion

Disclaimer: Some people, including Christians, are always critical of Prophecies. They will question the position of the Prophets and labelled them as "Prophets of Doom". However, whether the prophecies came from God is not for us to judge. Prophecies always come with conditions. God requires the Christians to do their parts.

Prophecy for Malaysia:

God is government and the government of Malaysia is upon His shoulders. There will be signs of change at Putrajaya in the next 30 days.

Be ready for economic highs and economic lows for the nation of Malaysia in the coming months. We are in the economic lows, and have great anticipation for economic highs.

Economic highs are in days ahead.  God's plan for Malaysia, until the January of 2016, is for us to shift into the economic highs.

We decree & declare that the Malaysian’s political & economic structures will be adjusted abruptly to God's plan, and there will be no other substitute but everything Godly! Amen!

God's Word is everlasting, and we must stand firm upon HIS Word and the promises of Him for our nation.  God is our source.  We should be at the center of His heart and, above all, STAND FIRM in a time of the nationwide "shifting sand!"

The Year 5776 has the Divine double portion of grace to slay all giants in our path and all mountains looming over our life. Our weapons of warfare are the shofar and the Divine provision for year, a tent peg (Vav/Waw). 

No human has ever seen the fullness of what is ahead but Malaysia will enter her destiny destined by God. 

All will acknowledge our God is Sovereign! 

Amen!

Monkey business in Malaysia's Sarawak State Assembly

9 Jan 2015

Image credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Sarawak_State_Legislative_Assembly

A lot of monkey business was transacted in the Sarawak State Assembly on 11 November 2014. Thirty pages of theHansard record for the day are dedicated to the discussion of the Composition of Membership Bill, 2014. This Bill increases the number of representatives in the Sarawak state assembly from 71 to 82.

I read the discussion in order to understand the rationale for the increase.

Essentially, the Barisan Nasional Proponents of the Bill said:

(1) We have the right to ask the EC to review the number of Assemblypersons every eight years. The number has been raised three times since the first sitting of 48 Assemblypersons in 1969. In 1985 it was increased to 56 (another speaker said 52); in 1995 it was increased to 62; and in 2005 it was increased to 71. So now we will raise it to 82. (2) We need to increase the number of representatives because the number of citizens and the number of voters has increased. (3) The EC should add constituencies in the interior and in the rural areas.”

Essentially, Opponents of the Bill said:

(1) What’s the rationale for 11? Why not 7 or 17? (2) Since the growth in population and voters is in the urban areas [presumably including movement of citizens from rural to urban areas], shouldn’t the increase, if any, be in urban areas? (3) What’s adding 11 seats going to cost in terms of increased expenses and dilution of ‘voice’ of each Assemblyperson during the rare sittings of the Assembly?

There was a lot of repetition of the criteria the EC must use when conducting a delineation exercise.

Essentially the Federal Constitution lays down four principles for delineating constituencies: (1) It must be relatively convenient for voters to vote on voting day; (2) there must be sufficient administrative infrastructure to carry out the voting; (3) constituencies must be “approximately equal” in numbers of voters, with due allowance for convenience and administrative infrastructure; (4) ties between local communities must be maintained.

The Speaker said abiding by the Constitution when doing delineation is the responsibility of the EC and therefore not to be debated in the Assembly. This cut off talk of malapportionment and gerrymandering, two facets of delineation in which our EC has demonstrated excellence.

The government did not present the additional cost which would be incurred by having 11 more Assemblypersons. One ‘opposition’ speaker estimated that the increase in cost is about RM 3 million per year. Another ‘opposition’ speaker said Assemblypersons already do too little and suggested more frequent and longer meetings of the Assembly.

“Monkey business” means doing activity which has questionable value.

The BN assemblypersons did monkey business when they proposed to increase spending without quantifying the benefits. They did monkey business when they said the decision to increase was driven by increase in population, and then willed the increase to be implemented in rural and interior areas. They did monkey business when they said “we must keep increasing the number of seats” and never touched on the question “how many seats would be too many?”

People who engage in monkey business are deceivers. The State Assembly of Sarawak appears to have more people doing monkey business than any other Malaysian Assembly.

It's clear why the Assembly rarely sits: less sittings means less display of monkey business.

Source: http://write2rest.blogspot.com/2015/01/monkey-business-in-sarawak-state.html

Lift the ban on ‘Allah’, Sarawak Church leader urges Putrajaya

Published: 28 June 2014

The fact that three out of a seven-man Federal Court bench gave dissenting judgments on the recent "Allah" case is an indication there are cogent grounds for the decision to be reviewed by another panel of the apex court, said a Christian leader from Sarawak.

Archbishop John Ha of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching also said given Putrajaya's immediate statement to assure Christians that the ban was limited to the Catholic weekly, Herald, and that the 10-point solution still stood, shows that the Federal government had the power to lift the ban on the use of the word Allah in the Bahasa Malaysia section of Herald.

Expressing his disappointment and concern over the Federal Court's decision not to grant leave to the Catholic church in the Herald case, Ha said he took consolation that the decision was not unanimous.

He pointed out that there was also a lot of dissatisfaction over the Court of Appeal judgment that overturned the earlier High Court judgment which effectively lifted the ban by the Home Minister on Herald from using the word Allah.

Ha added that the dissatisfaction arose from what was perceived as "flaws" in the reasons given by the Court of Appeal.

Ha said, granting leave for the case to be heard by the Federal Court would have provided a golden opportunity for issues of constitutional rights and protection for freedom of religion to be articulated by the highest court in the country.

He said that Catholic lawyers had pointed out that the leave would have provided the opportunity to interpret Article 11 (1) and (3) of the Federal Constitution with respect to the rights of non-Muslim communities in Malaysia to practise their religion.

"In my personal view, bearing in mind the degree of public importance of legal issues raised, granting leave to enable such critical issues to be expounded fully would have been an opportune occasion to contribute to a greater public confidence, or if not, at least to reduce the loss of it, in our judicial system.

"It is lamentable that the opportunity has been lost," the Archbishop wrote on the archdiocese website.

He said the 10-point solution is the way forward for the country and for it to work, the ban on the use of the word Allah in Herald, must be lifted.

Ha added that the legal implication of the Court of Appeal decision was that the ban on the use of Allah was nationwide, adding that the Federal Court, in denying the leave application, meant that the Court of Appeal judgment was intact.

Ha said that this created a confusing situation – on one hand the nationwide ban was still effective – on the other, the assurance by Putrajaya that it was only confined to Herald.

"The ban is a ministerial order or executive decision and the Federal government has the competence to rescind it.

"I pray and appeal to the Federal government to do that so that the 10-point solution can be implemented without hindrance and our nation can move on," he wrote.

Ha also commented on the "bold seizure" of 321 Bahasa Malaysia and Iban-language Bibles from the Bible Society of Malaysia by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) and the refusal by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) to return them.

He said that the Federal Court decision may encourage and embolden "high-handed" and "disrespectful" actions by a Muslim body on a non-Muslim organisation.

"My fear is that the refusal of leave may spiral into a wider sphere than just the Herald and may spill over to the ban of the use of the term 'Allah' by non-Muslims at large, despite the government’s assurance.

"Would the government and its machinery be able, or daring enough to contain this likely spiral, should it happen?” he questioned.

Ha also wrote that Malaysia was intended to be a democratic nation and a secular state but over time, there has been a deviation from the original intention of the founding fathers.

He added that while Islam was given special position, other Malaysians could practise their faith in peace and harmony as guaranteed in the Federal Constitution.

Ha, however, said this constitutional safeguard is being politicised and the courts appeared to be reluctant to enforce them, especially in situations where public pressure is exerted by certain groups that do not respect the safeguards for minorities.

"Any ban on the use of the word Allah by Christians in any manner is an infringement on the practice of Christianity.

"I cannot help wonder whether eventually the Constitution will be broken to give way to some fundamentalist quarters who seek to enforce an Islamic way of life for the whole nation," Ha wrote.

The Archbishop urged Christians not to "panic" in the current situation, adding that for God, there is "never a cul-de-sac".

"He will open a path for us and for the whole nation to move on. For sure, we need to continue to do our part to get the issue resolved and pray for God to open a path for us," he said. – June 28, 2014.

Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/lift-the-ban-on-allah-sarawak-catholic-leader-urges-putrajaya

Sarawak assistant minister in hot water over hudud statement

BY DESMOND DAVIDSON
MAY 01, 2014

A Sarawakian leader has come under fire from both his colleagues and the opposition for saying the state will comply with any decision made by the prime minister on the motion of a private member’s bill on hudud.

Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman's statement on Tuesday has led many people to believe it was the state's stand on hudud.

Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing ticked off Daud for his remarks, telling him he “has no business deciding for Sarawak”.

An online news portal reported that Masing, the highest ranking Christian minister in the state cabinet, said his party Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) will not support the passage of the hudud bill in Parliament even if Datuk Seri Najib Razak supports it.

State PKR chief Baru Bian, meanwhile, accused Daud – who oversees Islamic affairs for the state cabinet – of trying to sell off what is left of the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

Baru (pic) said Daud's remarks showed he had not only failed to protect Sarawakians’ religious freedom, it also revealed a lack of understanding on the rights of Sarawak which are protected under the agreement.

“The first of the 18 points in the agreement relates to religion (and this) points to the paramount concern our forefathers had about protecting this most precious freedom for Sarawakians.

“For Sarawak, the stand is very clear. In accordance with the vision of our forefathers, Sarawak should remain a secular state,” Baru said.

“The decision had already been made for us and it is not for Daud, one or two state governments or even the prime minister to make any alterations to those rights.

“We are not opposing hudud for the purpose of rejecting Islam nor are we claiming new rights for ourselves.

“We are talking about maintaining the status quo under the social contract that was agreed among the partners in the Federation of Malaysia.”

The absence of a state religion, Baru said, was one of the pivotal factors in Sarawak agreeing to be a part of Malaysia in 1963.

“Daud’s response should therefore be clear and unequivocal, that there should be no hudud law for Sarawak, in accordance with our rights.”

Baru also questioned why Daud would want to “just throw” all the ideals, rights and safeguards away by declaring “we will follow Najib”.

“How could Sarawak simply follow the prime minister's stand when he is neither here nor there” and even when former Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud had consistently rejected all forms of religious extremism in Sarawak?” Baru said.

“Our state leaders should be more knowledgeable on the history of Sarawak and our constitutional rights, and be more assertive in speaking up for these rights of Sarawakians so that the harmony in our community will be protected and preserved for generations to come.”

Baru, who is Ba Kelalan assemblyman, also said he was not convinced by the assurance given by some political leaders that hudud would not affect non-Muslims even if it was implemented.

“I am not convinced as recent developments in West Malaysia have been infringing on the rights of non-Muslims,” he said, citing the recent banning of Bibles in hotel rooms in Pahang by the state Islamic council.

“The misgivings of non-Muslims are justified, given the Allah controversy, the raid of the Bible Society and confiscation of the Al-Kitab and Bup Kudus and most recently, the kidnapping of the Hindu boy by his Muslim convert father and the subsequent refusal of the Inspector-General of Police to take any action.

“All these are not consistent with the rhetoric of the authorities that non-Muslims will not be affected by the goings-on of the religious bodies.

“These incidents are signs that the rights of minorities are slowly and insidiously being eroded while the government pays lip service to the protection of our rights.

“How do they expect us to trust them?” he added.

Baru said that given Najib's poor track record in controlling the religious extremists and bigots in Peninsular Malaysia, “we will be led into the dark abyss of racial strife and religious intolerance should we be so foolish as to follow Najib”. – May 1, 2014.

Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/sarawak-assistant-minister-in-hot-water-over-hudud-statement

HSBC bars Taib family

Ng Suzhen | April 27, 2014
Further controversy shrouds HSBC with latest developments on the bank's decision.

KUCHING: Global banking conglomerate HSBC is  no longer doing business with former Chief Minister Taib Mahmud, his family,  cronies and possibly Sarawak.

In a  bid seen as being among several measure at  ‘damage control’, the bank has reportedly notified all members of Taib  family that they are no longer allowed to hold accounts with the bank.

The move comes on the back of a contentious decision to shutdown its commercial banking division in Sarawak which lead to a public outcry and protests by employees and the Sarawak Bank Employees Union.

HSBC’s decision here is closely linked to its desire to withdraw from ‘tainted’ active business.

The bank had reportedly said that its presence here is no longer commercially viable.

The argument has not gone down well with employees and the public as Sarawak’s economy is seeing considerable growth.

This is especially so following the establishment of the Sarawak Corridor for Renewable Energy (Score), which has boasted opportunities for foreign investments into the state.

The 150 HSBC Sarawak are demanding that Bank Negara intervene.

HSBC’s latest decision to bar Taib’s clan, was disclosed by online investigate portal Sarawak Report when it revealed that Taib’s daughter Raziah Mahmud and husband Robert Geneid had sold one of their family property in Australia for over A$6.5 million (RM14 mil).

The portal also raised questions over whether the sale was indicative of ‘other’ problems in the state backyard.

HSBC bankrolled Taib’s cronies 

Taib stepped down as Sarawak Chief Minister on Feb 28 and is no  longer directing the administration of the state however  his successor Adenan Satem has been described by critics as being “nothing more than a puppet”.

The 31-year old Taib regime had come under heavy attack by international activists for a range of reportedly dictatorial and unlawful activities.

In 2012, a UK-based NGO Global Witness blew the lid off the Taib clan and their cronies’ dealings.

The revelations followed Swiss-based NGO Bruno Manser Fund’s disclosure that the Taib clan had  49 companies in eight countries worth billions of US dollars.

In contrast the oil,  gas and land rich state had been declared the third poorest in Malaysia.

BMF claimed the ‘source’ of Taib and his clan’s wealth came indirectly from logging the state.

HSBC had reportedly bankrolled errant logging companies in Sarawak.

A criminal investigation by UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in 2012 showed that HSBC had violated its sustainability policies and earned around US$130 million (RM390mil) in the process.

The bank had  reportedly provided financial services to companies widely suspected of systematic bribery and corruption.

Sarawak exports more tropical timber than South America and Africa combined.

Politically connected clients

In its report “In the Future There Will B No Forest Left”  Global Witness revealed that HSBC had provided loans and financial services to conglomerates and companies linked to Taib.

HSBC’s clients were described as “politically exposed persons” (PEPs)

These clients, the report had further noted had also infiltrated into the global timber industry with the assistance of HSBC’s network.

The HSBC scandal in succession to BMF’s disclosure brought Taib’s crony companies, his unexplainable wealth and the depth of corruption in the state vis-a-vis Malaysia into global focus.

It also showed how Taib’s crony timber companies, which gained huge financial strength through their exploitation of Sarawak, had gone on to create global problems.

Source: http://www.fmtborneoplus.com/category/nation/2014/04/27/hsbc-bars-taib-family-accounts/

Sabah and Sarawak will lead the change in Malaysian Federal Government come the 13th General Elections

Please also read The Prophecies on Malaysia by Rev. Cindy Jacobs:
http://allenstae.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-three-prophecies-on-malaysia-by-rev.html
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Sabah voters will be the “kingmakers” in the 13GE to decide who will form the Federal Government in Putrajaya and who will be the Prime Minister of Malaysia

After my latest visit to Sabah and three-day “DAP UBAH tour” of Papar (Kg Tamui), Kota Belud ( Kg Nahaba), Inanam, Matunggung (Kg. Pinaurat) and Kudat, with Sabah DAP leaders, it is clear that the Pakatan Rakyat Sabah’s RM7.28 billion Alternative Budget 2013 announced last month has “hit the marks” and put intense pressure on the Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Aman and the Barisan Nasional Sabah leaders.

For instance, Musa was reported in the Sabah newspapers on Friday of handing over funds totaling RM30.9 million to 140 non-Islamic religious bodies and 266 schools including Chinese independent and missions schools in the state – made up of RM18 million to religious bodies including churches, Chinese temples and other non-Muslim places of worship and RM12.9 million to the schools.

Although Musa said that “the large allocation for non-Islamic religious bodies was reflective of the Barisan Nasional government’s commitment in upholding religious freedom in the country”, it was clearly in response though weak and inadequate to the fourth of five thrusts of Pakatan Rakyat Sabah’s Alternative Budget 2003 on “Empowering Local Communities”.

However the Sabah BN government has fallen far short of what the PR Sabah Alternative Budget proposed.

The “Empowering Local Communities” thrust of the PR Sabah Alternative Budget proposed allocation of RM50 million for vernacular, religious, government-aided and independent schools but the Sabah BN government has responded only with a RM12.9 million allocation.

The PR Sabah alternative budget proposed RM50 million to non-Muslim religious organisations (and RM100 million for Muslim organisations including RM3 million for funding Haj pilgrimages by 300 people at RM10,000 per person) but the Sabah BN government has only come out with RM18 million for non-Islamic religious bodies.

The PR Sabah’s fourth thrust on “Empowering Local Communities” have 13 specific proposals which Sabah BN government have yet to respond, including:

• Under Skim Graduan Anak Sabah, RM2,000 will be given to each student pursuing tertiary studies for households earning less than RM2,000 a month. This initiative is expected to cost RM14.4 million and is expected to benefit approximate 7,200 students.

• RM50 million to provide scholarships for all those who seek tertiary education in the state. Priority will be given to train doctors and teachers.

• RM20 million fund to showcase cultural diversity through innovation and creativity.

• RM40 million for the purposes of cultural and heritage preservation.

• Start up grant of RM20 million to set up Sabah TV for the purposes of making programs to showcase the cultural heritage and diversity of our state.

The other four thrusts of the PR Sabah Alternative Budget contained another 30 specific proposals to ensure that Sabah’s wealth is more equitably distributed, its growth reinvigorated and the marginalised in Sabah lifted out of poverty.

Although Musa and the Sabah BN state government have yet to give proper and commensurate response to the specific proposals of the PR Sabah Alternative Budget 2013, the Sabah Chief Minister and the Sabah BN have started a war of words against the DAP and Pakatan Rakyat.

Musa for instance reacted in a very irrational and most uncharacteristic manner when I pointed out the great difference between the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat when faced with the supreme challenge of the 13th General Election, which could see either BN returned to power or replaced by the Pakatan Rakyat in Putrajaya.

I had said that when put to the test as to which political coalition is prepared to put national interest above all other interests, UMNO and BN have in their desperate bid to hold on to power resorted to the traditional but divisive “Divide and Rule” tactics polarizing the diverse races and religions in the country, while Pakatan Rakyat parties of DAP, PKR and PAS have maintained a common theme and unifying message of “Unite and Rule” to all races, religions and states, underlining the need for all Malaysians to rally together as one Malaysian people to build an united nation with a common vision.

Another Sabah BN leader who has eyes on the office of Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, has also got into the act responding to the Pakatan Rakyat Sabah Alternative budget, calling for the rejection of PR’s promise to increase Sabah’s oil royalty receipts from five to 20 per cent.

Shafie has given the most ridiculous reason claiming that the increase of Sabah’s oil royalty to 20 per cent would cause a split between Sabah and the rest of Malaysia.

Shafie’s reasoning is flawed, as PR is not just asking for the oil royalty for Sabah to be increased from five to 20%, but for all oil producing states including Sarawak, Terengganu, Kelantan and soon, Pahang. Furthermore, there is the remaining 80% of the oil royalty receipts which could be devoted to national development.

So far Shafie is the only Sabah BN leader to openly oppose the increase of Sabah’s oil royalty from five to 20 per cent. Let everyone of the Sabah BN leaders declare their stand on this issue so that the voters of Sabah can decide whether they deserve support or repudiation.

Yesterday’s Sabah press carried headlines of the call by UPKO President Tan Sri Bernard Dompok: “PR’s promises ‘only good outside Sabah’”.

Bernard had not intended, but he was in fact conceding, that UMNO and Barisan Nasional are facing an uphill if not a losing battle for the hearts and minds of the voters in Peninsular Malaysia and that it is now left to the voters of Sabah to save UMNO and Barisan Nasional in the impending general elections.

Bernard is absolutely right and this is why I have stressed in my speeches during my UBAH tour of Papar, Kota Belud, Inanam, Matunggong and Kudat during the past three days that the Sabah voters are the “kingmakers” in Malaysia as they will, together with the voters of Sarawak and Johore, decide who will be form the next Federal Government in Putrajaya and who is to be the next Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak visited Kudat during his last visit to Sabah, but he did not travel by road to experience for himself what the common Sabahan had to experience – what I had previously described as the “worst road in Malaysia” – the atrocious and hellish stretch at Ulu Kukut.

Instead, Najib flew by helicopter, by-passing Ulu Kukut altogether, like the Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in his previous visit to the area.

After my August visit where I tweeted about the seven-year atrocity of the Ulu Kukut road condition, the Barisan Nasional state government gave a public assurance that the three-kilometre road upgrading project at Ulu Kukut would be sealed and completed by the end of September.

However, when I travelled to Kg Pinaurat in Matunggong and Kudat on Sunday, time seemed to have stood still at the Ulu Kukut stretch in the past three months as there is no sign of any improvement in the atrocious road condition.

Even Najib dared not make any mention of the atrocious Ulu Kukut stretch during his visit to Kudat last month, and he chose instead to announce that a study is being carried out on a RM800 million coastal highway from Tuaran linking Kota Belud to Kota Marudu and to Kudat – bypassing Ulu Kukut completely.

Has the Prime Minister also given up on completing the upgrading of the Ulu Kukut road, which is believed to be a RM70 million project, and is Ulu Kukut going to be a living testimony of the failure of Sabah BN state government in the 13GE?

Source: http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2012/11/13/sabah-voters-will-be-the-kingmakers-in-the-13ge-to-decide-who-will-form-the-federal-government-in-putrajaya-and-who-will-be-the-prime-minister-of-malaysia/

Mat Sabu slams UMNO for playing religion cards

Mat Sabu comes to DAP’s defence

Humayun Kabir

 | October 10, 2012

Umno's claim that the party is out to turn Malaysia into a Christian state is preposterous, says PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu.

TAIPING: PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu lashed out at BN for fanning religious hatred among Muslims by saying that the DAP is out to turn Malaysia into a Christian state.

“It is theoretically incorrect and practically impossible for DAP to turn the nation into a Christian state as the party does not enjoy two thirds majority in Parliament.

“The constitution specifies that Islam is the religion of the Federation and Article 153 safeguards the special position of the Malays,” he told a ceramah in Simpang on Sunday.

Popularly referred to as Mat Sabu, the PAS leader pointed out that the most DAP can command is about 40 parliamentary seats out of the total 222 seats in Parliament.

He said this was a far cry from the two thirds majority of 148 MPs necessary to make amendments to the Federal Constitution for Umno BN’s preposterous claim to come true.

He said that currently, there are 136 Muslims lawmakers while 86 are non-Muslims.

In such a scenario, Mat Sabu asked the 3,000 strong crowd whether DAP can secure a mandate to make such a change. His audience responded with a vociferous ‘No’.

He said it was not DAP which was the enemy of Muslims but Umno as it uses race and religion to keep Malaysians divided for its expediency and continuous autocratic rule of the country.

Malays must change

he ceramah, Mat Sabu told FMT that Umno was initially using its controlled media to propagate that it was DAP and PAS that were working against the interests of the Muslims.

“Then later it changed tactics by alleging that DAP was collaborating with Singapore by using PAS as a puppet to take control of the country,” said an angry Mat Sabu.

He said Umno, in sheer desperation, had tried to break up the unity of the Pakatan coalition by pitting DAP against PAS but has failed miserably.

He urged the Malay community to change their mindsets and instead of taking handouts, question Umno for the draining the nation’s wealth through cronyism and corruption.

He said the Malays must discard their ‘tidak apa’ attitude and take part in the economic progress and well being of the country and urged them to support Pakatan.

He took to task Umno for using MCA to paint the wrong picture to the non Malays, especially the Chinese, that PAS was a fanatical party out to destroy their fundamental rights.

He pointed out that such BN propaganda is outdated now as his Islamic party is for all as seen by the movement of more non Malays joining the party at every PAS ceramah.

On Sunday, about 100 Indians officially joined the PAS supporters club which was witnessed by former Perak menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/10/10/mat-sabu-comes-to-daps-defence/

民联推出“古晋宣言＂，7大重点维护砂沙2州民族权益

2012-09-17 07:57

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  左起为阿丹、哈迪阿旺、巴鲁比安、安华、林吉祥和黄和联站在巨型《古晋宣言》板前合照。（图：星洲日报）

（砂拉越‧古晋16日讯）民联3党今日推出以维护砂拉越和沙巴两州民族权益的“古晋宣言＂，强调砂沙两州在参与马来西亚后，必须要获得公平对待及平等发展的7大重点。

有关7大重点包括平等伙伴、公平代表权、公民权益、认可与恢復原住民习俗地权利、砂拉越与沙巴公民自治、石油正义及公平发展。

有关宣言获得3党领袖，即人民公正党实权领袖拿督斯里安华、行动党国会领袖林吉祥、伊斯兰党主席哈迪阿旺、人民公正党砂州联委会主席巴鲁比安、行动党砂州委员会主席黄和联及伊斯兰党砂州主席哈兹阿当联合签署，並於今日在民联举行的马来西亚日嘉年华会上推出。

“古晋宣言＂重申，一旦执政中央，民联將执行《橙皮书》內所列明的所有政策，以使马来西亚再一次崛起成为美好的国家，人民丰衣足食，永远国泰民安。

信守1963年马来西亚协议

宣言也承诺，民联將信守开国先贤制订的“1963年马来西亚协议＂的精神。

古晋宣言

第一条文：平等伙伴

我们將回归“马来西亚协议＂的精神，在“联邦宪法＂的框架下恢復砂拉越与沙巴的自治权益，重现砂沙在马来西亚国家体制內作为平等伙伴的地位。

第二条文：公平代表权

我们將在“马来西亚协议＂的精神全面指引下，通过公平的权力分享安排，增强砂拉越、沙巴与马来西亚半岛的国民统合。

第三条文：公民权益

我们將设立“皇家委员会＂，以求解决这项长久以来全国均有、不过以砂拉越与沙巴尤其严重的移民非法入境与获授予公民权的问题。

第四条文：认可与恢復原住民习俗地权利

我们將支持，以砂拉越与沙巴州法律下的权力设立“土地委员会＂，以调查、解决纷爭、纠正、研究，及全面认可及恢復原住民习俗地权利。

第五条文：砂拉越与沙巴公民自治

我们將支持，在州秘书权力下，由砂拉越与沙巴州公民出任本身州內政府部门的长官，以及优先考虑聘用砂沙公民出任在州內运作的联邦政府机构。

第六条文：石油正义

我们將把砂拉越与沙巴境內所生產的石油与天然气的特许权使用费（俗称石油开採税），从现有的5%提高到20%。

第七条文：公平发展

我们將提昇砂拉越与沙巴境內的基本建设，如同半岛的发展程度。

来源：http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/261305?tid=1

Bian hits out at Dr Mahathir over ‘be patient’ remark

Joseph Tawie

 | September 9, 2012

The former premier had reportedly said that the people of Sabah and Sarawak be patient for the implementation of development in their states.

KUCHING: The blatant statement by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad asking the people of Sarawak and Sabah to be patient for the implementation of development perfectly demonstrates to the people in the Borneo states what the Barisan Nasional government thinks of us, said Baru Bian, chairman of Sarawak PKR.

“We are regarded as the ignorant and unquestioning fixed deposit states that are in this country to be milked dry to fund the excessive spending crazes in Peninsular Malaysia.

“We have been patient for 49 years.  How many more years does this old man think he can fool us to wait?” asked Bian, who is Ba’Kelalan state assemblyman.

Mahathir was reported to have told reporters that the people of Sabah and Sarawak must be patient to wait for natural resources to be extracted and foreign investments to materialise before experiencing the same tempo of development as those in the peninsula.

He said: “In truth, I think the development of Sabah and Sarawak has outstripped the peninsula. Sarawak has the highest foreign direct investment and Sabah has the largest reserves of petroleum in the country.

“Just be patient and wait for the resources to be extracted and soon your earnings (and development) will increase,” Mahathir said.

Bian asked: “What does he mean by saying ‘Just be patient and wait for the resources to be extracted and soon your earnings (and development) will increase’?

“Umno and BN have been making huge ‘withdrawals’ from our oil and gas resources for over 30 years now, while giving the rakyat of Sarawak and Sabah crumbs to keep us quiet.
“I wish to ask him in his capacity as Petronas advisor what Petronas has been doing in Sabah and Sarawak all these years if not extracting our precious resources,” he said.

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/09/09/bian-hits-out-at-dr-m-over-be-patient-remark/