KOTA KINABALU: Assuring the people in Sabah of continued peace and harmony, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state will ensure everyone, regardless of race or religion, is able to celebrate his or her respective festival.
It was a black and white decision for one of this district’s oldest residents when casting their votes in Sabah’s first state election back in 1967.
The only three political parties were Upko, Usno and Sabah Chinese Association (SCA) – in addition to 26 independent candidates – and campaigns were mainly held in their respective languages
GABUNGAN Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said Sabahans should not worry over its ties with Barisan Nasional (BN) because “after all they are still the government of the day”.
Stephens dissolves Upko for bumiputra unity
1967: The United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation (Upko) was dissolved at a five-hour Party congress at the Community Centre that was attended by more than 400 representatives throughout Sabah.
Its President Donald Stephens (pic) said the only road to bumiputra unity was to have one bumiputra Party and called on members to follow him in joining Usno.
He also suggested there be only one bumiputra Party for the whole of Malaysia and pledged loyalty to Usno President Tun Datu Mustapha, Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, Deputy Tun Razak and the Alliance leaders.
He hoped the Sabah Indian Congress (SIC) and the Sabah Chinese Association (SCA) will help Upko return to the Sabah Alliance as Usno members.
Dato Ganie Gilong seconded the motion. Secretary-General Peter Mojuntin said he agreed only because he was convinced bumiputra unity was the key to future happiness, peace and prosperity of Sabahans.
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Published on: Sunday, January 03, 2021
By: James Sarda
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Kota Kinabalu: The Chinese community in then British North Borneo (now Sabah) upon realising that self-government or independence on its own will not happen, planned a high stakes gamble just before the proclamation of Malaysia to warn Britain’s Conservative Government that it should not be rushing the process.
They were worried that Malaysia was being formed in a such a hurry and that the interests of the locals in both the Borneo states may be compromised in the long term with pertinent aspects of the Malaysia Agreement (MA63) not being honoured by successive leaders in Kuala Lumpur.