Sarawak

The federal treasury loses RM8 billion in revenue every single year because it preferred total control over massive growth.By insisting on 100 per cent control of a starved economy, Putrajaya takes home RM10 billion. By settling for its legal 60 per cent share of a thriving Sabah, it would pocket RM18 billion annually.

This compounding error began in 1974, when administrative manoeuvres froze Sabah's 40 per cent constitutional cash handout at a flat RM26.7 million. This is what the central government’s “effort” to retain 100 per cent of the state's revenue as federal income.

WE have only one tribe here: Bornean

Forged by Mount Kinabalu and Rajang River. Fed by rice grown under one sun and nourished by the same rains.

Gini bah: 

Our lingua franca flows. Multiple tongues. One family.

Our bloodlines fuse. Multiple ancestries. One pulse.

We carry the wisdom of our ancestors.

Kitak tauk sik?

Here, every system, every structure, is inclusive.

Do not label us as “lain-lain.”

Sini tiada “lain”, Bornean saja.

AFTER listening to points raised by Datuk Robert Lau Hui Yew, a Senator representing Sarawak in the Malaysian Parliament, I found myself deeply contemplating the distinct situations of Sabah and Sarawak. We, in Sabah, share the vital goal of achieving a recognised autonomous state status under MA63, yet his perspective underscored how our distinct histories shape the unique challenges we face today.

Imagine a Borneo where distances fade into whispers, replaced by the rhythmic hum of the Pan Borneo Railway. This transformative project isn't just about steel tracks; it's about weaving a future rich in opportunity, progress, and connection for the people of Borneo.