It’s time for ‘Sabah for Sabahans’ to rise before it is too late

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It’s time for ‘Sabah for Sabahans’ to rise before it is too late

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14, 2025: In the coming state elections, Sabahans urgently need to wake up and be united against Semenanjong politicians and parties before it is too late for them to salvage their freedom, rights or well-being.

They must go the way of the Sarawakians who rejected all the racist and bigoted politicians and parties in Peninsular Malaysia.

Like Sarawakians’ political battle cry for freedom to govern and decide their future, Sabah must also be Sabahans.

Sabahans need to wipe out the racist and religious bigoted Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First unpatriotic” Saleh Umno to be able to move forward.

Remember how Umno cheated Sabah voters and politics with Projek IC?

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on what Warisan’s Shafie Apdal, a former Sabah chief minister, says:

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Sabah’s economic glow fades under weight of poverty, joblessness, Warisan says

Sabahans still face poverty, joblessness and failing public services despite record budgets, big promises

Updated 10 seconds ago · Published on 14 May 2025 2:14PM

While billions are announced, the lives of ordinary Sabahans have either remained unchanged or have deteriorated, Shafie says - May 14, 2025 

by Jason Santos

ALL bold economic announcements by the GRS-led Sabah government are doing little to ease the daily struggles of ordinary Sabahans, Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said.

The Sabah opposition leader said the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government is painting an overly optimistic picture of Sabah’s economy while failing to address persistent poverty, unemployment and failing public services.

“While billions are announced, the lives of ordinary Sabahans have either remained unchanged or have deteriorated,” Shafie said, responding to the government’s boast of its largest-ever RM6.4 billion state budget.

The budget, he said, was also built on risky assumptions – including the government’s over-reliance on oil and gas revenue at a projected oil price of USD76 per barrel, despite market prices hovering around USD60.

“If prices stay low, Sabah could lose hundreds of millions in revenue, wiping out the projected surplus and pushing the state into deficit,” he said.

Shafie also questioned the government’s readiness to protect development spending if revenue targets fall short while maintaining that Sabah remains Malaysia’s poorest region and home to eight of the country’s poorest districts despite a record budget announcement.

Further to this, Sabah’s unemployment rate is also the highest in the country at 7.9% or approximately 170,000 persons without work, said Shafie adding that while those with jobs also are struggling with low wages.

He noted over half of the working Sabahans are earning below the RM2,000 a month.

Shafie also highlighted the incident of children suffering from hunger and that one of four children under five years old in Sabah are suffering from stunted growth.

He said records also show that Sabah is also the worst in the country in terms of stunted growth.

Shafie also pointed out the number of corruption cases involving the education system, citing a couple of recent cases involving false claims and bribery involving hundreds of thousands of ringgit.

“The system punishes honesty instead of protecting it,” Shafie said, accusing the government of failing to ensure that federal education funds reach rural schools in need.

He criticised the government for spending lavishly on launching events and public relations campaigns while basic infrastructure crumbles.

“Why are millions spent on tents, souvenirs and lucky draws while our roads collapse, electricity fails and families struggle with the rising cost of living?” he asked.

Warisan called on Sabahans to reject what it described as failure in leadership masked by government propaganda.

“Sabahans cannot continue to pay the price for a government that cares more about slogans and image than the people’s real problems,” Shafie said. - May 14, 2025