By : MATTHIAS HERMES
KOTA KINABALU: The
opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition owes their success in the last general
election in Sabah partly to the efforts of STAR Sabah in highlighting issues
affecting the State.
Its Chairman Datuk Dr
Jeffrey Kitingan said his party was instrumental in highlighting the history,
rights and treatment of Sabah by the federal government.
He cited for example, the
Party and its propaganda unit, United Borneo Front (UBF) have been successful
in educating and enlightening the electorate of Sabah rights and autonomy, so
much so that it had compelled leaders of Sabah BN components to start demanding
for the return of Sabah’s rights and autonomy.
Speaking to members of its
Central Committee and heads of divisions at a hotel here today, Dr Jeffrey
(photo) also promised to revamp and to strengthen STAR Sabah to better prepare
for GE14.
In the said meeting aimed
chiefly to carry out a post mortem on the outcome of GE13 and to come up with
recommendations, he also urged its division heads not to despair with the
outcome of the general election.
“Despite your hard work and
enthusiasm we failed to deliver in this election because our expectations were
too high within such a short period of just 15 months but considering the
obstacles and huge odds, we can stand proud of our efforts” he told the
meeting.
“Don’t forget that we have
just planted the seeds of our struggle in a hostile and competitive environment
where other political trees have already grown and taken roots.
“We need to be patient and
committed to nurture these seeds so that one day our political struggle will
outgrow the others and bear fruits for our people.
“Remember STAR still did not
lose…we just did not win enough. But
STAR now has a seat in the Assembly. Let
this be our first step towards more future victories,” he said.
While acknowledging the
disappointment of most of its candidates and members with the results of GE13,
he urged them to remains resilient and to continue with their struggle for
Sabah rights and autonomy.
Besides this, he also told
them to learn from the post mortem of the election and to improve their campaign
in future.
After dissolving the current
AMT, Dr Jeffrey was given the full mandate to reorganize and re-appoint leaders
to the Party pending party elections.
Kerajaan akan mempergiatkan usaha untuk meningkatkan tahap celik kewangan dalam kalangan rakyat Malaysia untuk membantu mereka memanfaatkan pasaran modal dan mencapai matlamat pelaburan mereka, kata Timbalan Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Ahmad Maslan.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata beberapa program pendidikan telah dijalankan termasuk “Kempen Pelaburan Bijak Kebangsaan” anjuran Suruhanjaya Sekuriti (SC) yang diadakan dari Oktober 2012 hingga Mac 2013, yang memberi manfaat kepada hampir enam juta pelabur baharu dan bakal pelabur.
ReplyDelete“Ini semua merupakan inisiatif untuk meningkatkan tahap celik kewangan dan pelaburan rakyat, agar mereka juga boleh meraih manfaat daripada pasaran modal yang sedang berkembang. "
ReplyDeleteCelik kewangan amat penting bagi orang ramai untuk mengelakkan mereka daripada berurus niaga dengan pelaburan atau skim kewangan yang menarik tetapi menyalahi undang-undang.
ReplyDeleteBeliau menegaskan bahawa 19,000 pelabur telah menjadi mangsa penipuan pelaburan, Swiss Cash.
ReplyDeleteAhmad berkata pasaran modal Malaysia terus memainkan peranan penting dalam membiayai ekonomi domestik dengan mencatat rekod jumlah dana sebanyak RM146 bilion yang dikumpulkan tahun lepas.
ReplyDeleteSejumlah besar dana telah disalurkan untuk membiayai peluasan kegiatan ekonomi domestik.
ReplyDeleteAhad berkata komitmen SC terhadap perlindungan pelabur tetap utuh dengan usahanya yang berterusan bukan sahaja dengan mengadakan siri jelajah pendidikan pelabur, malah juga menambah baik rangka kerja tadbir urus korporat di negara ini.
ReplyDeleteBeliau menyuarakan keyakinan bahawa SC, yang merayakan ulang tahun ke-20 penubuhannya, boleh melonjakkan pasaran modal negara ke tahap yang lebih tinggi selepas mengadakan asas yang kukuh melalui dua Pelan Induk Pasaran Modal.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia secara konsisten menduduki tempat keempat bagi perlindungan pelabur dalam ‘Laporan Menjalankan Perniagaan
ReplyDeleteStar menang berapa kerusi jg di Sabah? amat sedikit
ReplyDeletedesas-desus mengatakan sumber perisikan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM), pertemuan antara Anwar dan Jeffrey dengan pihak MNLF serta wakil Kesultanan Sulu dipercayai ada kaitan dengan janji-janji tertentu sehingga mendorong kumpulan yang mendakwa sebagai Tentera Diraja Kesultanan Sulu menceroboh Sabah...
ReplyDeletebetulkah pendedahan ini menguatkan lagi dakwaan pihak perisikan tentera Filipina sebelum ini apabila secara terbuka mengaitkan nama pemimpin pembangkang sebagai dalang?
ReplyDeletebelum ada bukti yang kukuh bahawa Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan terlibat mengadakan pertemuan dengan Sultan Muidzullail T. Kiram iaitu salah seorang pemerintah Kesultanan Sulu juga beberapa bulan sebelum kejadian berlaku...
ReplyDeleteperhaps one of the main reasons why STAR failed to convince the voters is because of their arrogant statement "STAR better than Pakatan".
ReplyDeletehowever, hope that all members are willing to fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to them by the people.
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