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| DATUK DR. JEFFREY KITINGAN |
KOTA KINABALU (Sabah, Malaysia) : We take to task Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha for saying
Sabahans misread and misunderstood the country's cabotage policy in shipping
transportation of goods. He is such in a denial attitude that he contradicts
himself even to his Prime Minister Najib Razak's view on cabotage.
Since when did the Federal cancel the cabotage policy? Please show us the special announcement that there is no more cabotage policy. Don't just say it.
Even the Prime Minister said "we are considering (on reviewing cabotage), but here a minister said there is no cabotage, when this very cabotage policy had been strangling our economy in Sabah and Sarawak. Because of cabotage, cost of living is higher here, cost of transportation is higher and this has discouraged investors from coming to Sabah.
There is a delay cost, and so we lose, there is no profit, and as a result cost is raised much higher, and eventually burdening the local consumers, affecting adversely the poor people. It also makes our goods not competitive for export.
In the same breath i would like to challenge Najib if you really mean what you said that you are committed to the future of Malaysia as reported, then please implement the Malaysia Agreement, the 20 Points as the only way to save Malaysia is to respect the original concept of Malaysia and restore Sabah and Sarawak's position as equal partners in the Federation.
Furthermore, to save Malaysia will be to implement "one country, two systems" whereby a unitary system for the Malaya Federation and a federation system for Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya as equal partners.
Since when did the Federal cancel the cabotage policy? Please show us the special announcement that there is no more cabotage policy. Don't just say it.
Even the Prime Minister said "we are considering (on reviewing cabotage), but here a minister said there is no cabotage, when this very cabotage policy had been strangling our economy in Sabah and Sarawak. Because of cabotage, cost of living is higher here, cost of transportation is higher and this has discouraged investors from coming to Sabah.
There is a delay cost, and so we lose, there is no profit, and as a result cost is raised much higher, and eventually burdening the local consumers, affecting adversely the poor people. It also makes our goods not competitive for export.
In the same breath i would like to challenge Najib if you really mean what you said that you are committed to the future of Malaysia as reported, then please implement the Malaysia Agreement, the 20 Points as the only way to save Malaysia is to respect the original concept of Malaysia and restore Sabah and Sarawak's position as equal partners in the Federation.
Furthermore, to save Malaysia will be to implement "one country, two systems" whereby a unitary system for the Malaya Federation and a federation system for Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya as equal partners.
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