MY COMMENTS: I received this most interesting article today. Sadly the name of the author was not included. Obviously it is from either Sabah or Sarawak. Perhaps the time has come for such ideas. When an idea reaches its right timing, then nothing can stand in its way. So to the people of Borneo may I suggest that you pursue this idea. We are a democracy. If the majority support you, then why not. Dont give up.
It's Time for Borneo: Sabah and Sarawak Parties Must Expand to Peninsular Malaysia and Lead the Nation
Peninsular-based parties freely contest seats in East Malaysia, influencing our governance and policies.
Why, then, have Borneo parties been confined to our shores?
It's time to flip the script.
PAS doesn't need to shout "PAS for All" when Borneo already walks the talk on inclusivity.
PAS also doesn't need to lecture about Islam when our Islamic leaders demonstrate far more authentic Islamic values and principles than PAS's own.
DAP doesn't need to chant "Malaysia Malaysian" when our people live it daily.
PKR doesn't need to preach multiculturalism when Borneo has a superior, lived version of it.
Amanah doesn't need to tout "progressive Islam" when we embody it.
MCA and MIC don't need to advocate for minorities when we've proven to treat them far better than the federal government ever has.
UMNO doesn't need to shout about Malays when we, too, are Bumiputera—protecting all with fairness.
As anak Sabah and anak Sarawak—the true and earliest indigenous people of this land—we are sons and daughters of the soil, equal Malaysians.
Malaysia belongs to all of us, and it's high time Borneo parties expand westward to contest in Peninsular Malaysia. Never try, never know.
Borneo already holds 56 parliamentary seats, and with the agreement's provisions, we'll soon reach 35% of total seats—giving us unprecedented leverage.
Imagine this: Sarawak's Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), led by Tiong King Sing, contests all DAP seats in Semenanjung.
Sabah's Warisan takes on PKR and Amanah strongholds.
PKR could easily lose its current 31 seats.
Add just 25 more from DAP and Amanah, and a Borneo bloc could command 112 seats—enough to form the next federal government outright.
Even if that's ambitious, a Borneo-led coalition with 56 seats plus a handful from Semenanjung would make us the largest bloc.
We'd be the kingmakers, potentially installing a Borneo prime minister in a minority government.
Why must the PM always hail from Semenanjung?
Leaders like Sabah's Shafie Apdal, or Sarawak's Abang Johari Openg are proven, visionary alternatives.
For the next election energetic leaders from Borneo offer fresh hope, not recycled options like Mahathir, Hadi or Muhyiddin Yassin.
Why limit our choices when better ones exist?
Peninsular voters are disillusioned: disappointed with Pakatan Harapan (PH), hopeless about Barisan Nasional (BN), and fearful of Perikatan Nasional's (PN) extremism, radicalism and racism.
They ask, "Who else?"
But they've forgotten Borneo.
We in Sabah and Sarawak live "1Malaysia," "Keluarga Malaysia" every day—not as slogans, but through actions.
If we can treat anak Sabah and anak Sarawak fairly and equally, we can certainly extend that to all anak Malaysia.
There was no Malaysia before Sabah and Sarawak—we birthed this nation. Now, we must reclaim its lost soul.
We won't waste time playing heavenly police, dictating personal lifestyles, cultures, or habits—like obsessing over alcohol on GLC airlines, socks, food, flags, signboards, or dress codes. Instead, we focus on progress.
In Sarawak, we don't promise to abolish PTPTN loans—we just pay them off for our students. We recognized UEC over a decade ago, without fanfare.
Our states allocate more funding to non-Muslim places of worship and vernacular schools than the federal government does nationwide.
We don't shout about Islam like PAS; we demonstrate it through just leadership—fair to all, emphasizing knowledge, economic progress, peace, love, and compassion as taught by God.
We treat every human as God's creation, without enmity toward those of different faiths.
When Sanusi Md Nor blames rice shortages with a victim mindset, we act: allocating 10,000 hectares for hybrid paddy cultivation to produce 400,000 metric tons.
We're proactive problem-solvers, not complainers.
While Semenanjung risks becoming "jaguh kampung" by moving backward, Borneo looks global. We make Malay, English, and Mandarin core languages in our states to prepare for the world stage.
It's Borneo time. Sabah and Sarawak parties must expand, contest nationally, and lead.
We have the seats, the vision, and the track record.
Peninsular Malaysians deserve alternatives—why settle for disappointment when Borneo offers hope?
Let's build a truly united Malaysia, led by those who gave it life.
It is time for Borneo to lead Malaysia.
We have the leaders. We have the track record. We have the unity that Semenanjung only talks about.
They can never call us pendatang.
We (Borneo) are the original Bumiputera—the first, the native, the true sons and daughters of this soil.
We (Borneo) were here before Malaysia existed. We made Malaysia possible.
Now we rise—not with Ketuanan WALAUN, not with supremacy of any race or religion
But with Ketuanan Malaysia.
We are not liberal. We are not conservative.
We are moderate, fair, and fiercely patriotic.
We will never be “terpaling agama” or “terpaling bangsa.”
We will be terpaling negara—putting Malaysia first, above skin colour, above narrow politics, above ego.
Peninsular-based parties freely contest seats in East Malaysia, influencing our governance and policies.
Why, then, have Borneo parties been confined to our shores?
It's time to flip the script.
PAS doesn't need to shout "PAS for All" when Borneo already walks the talk on inclusivity.
PAS also doesn't need to lecture about Islam when our Islamic leaders demonstrate far more authentic Islamic values and principles than PAS's own.
DAP doesn't need to chant "Malaysia Malaysian" when our people live it daily.
PKR doesn't need to preach multiculturalism when Borneo has a superior, lived version of it.
Amanah doesn't need to tout "progressive Islam" when we embody it.
MCA and MIC don't need to advocate for minorities when we've proven to treat them far better than the federal government ever has.
UMNO doesn't need to shout about Malays when we, too, are Bumiputera—protecting all with fairness.
As anak Sabah and anak Sarawak—the true and earliest indigenous people of this land—we are sons and daughters of the soil, equal Malaysians.
Malaysia belongs to all of us, and it's high time Borneo parties expand westward to contest in Peninsular Malaysia. Never try, never know.
Borneo already holds 56 parliamentary seats, and with the agreement's provisions, we'll soon reach 35% of total seats—giving us unprecedented leverage.
Imagine this: Sarawak's Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), led by Tiong King Sing, contests all DAP seats in Semenanjung.
Sabah's Warisan takes on PKR and Amanah strongholds.
PKR could easily lose its current 31 seats.
Add just 25 more from DAP and Amanah, and a Borneo bloc could command 112 seats—enough to form the next federal government outright.
Even if that's ambitious, a Borneo-led coalition with 56 seats plus a handful from Semenanjung would make us the largest bloc.
We'd be the kingmakers, potentially installing a Borneo prime minister in a minority government.
Why must the PM always hail from Semenanjung?
Leaders like Sabah's Shafie Apdal, or Sarawak's Abang Johari Openg are proven, visionary alternatives.
For the next election energetic leaders from Borneo offer fresh hope, not recycled options like Mahathir, Hadi or Muhyiddin Yassin.
Why limit our choices when better ones exist?
Peninsular voters are disillusioned: disappointed with Pakatan Harapan (PH), hopeless about Barisan Nasional (BN), and fearful of Perikatan Nasional's (PN) extremism, radicalism and racism.
They ask, "Who else?"
But they've forgotten Borneo.
We in Sabah and Sarawak live "1Malaysia," "Keluarga Malaysia" every day—not as slogans, but through actions.
If we can treat anak Sabah and anak Sarawak fairly and equally, we can certainly extend that to all anak Malaysia.
There was no Malaysia before Sabah and Sarawak—we birthed this nation. Now, we must reclaim its lost soul.
We won't waste time playing heavenly police, dictating personal lifestyles, cultures, or habits—like obsessing over alcohol on GLC airlines, socks, food, flags, signboards, or dress codes. Instead, we focus on progress.
In Sarawak, we don't promise to abolish PTPTN loans—we just pay them off for our students. We recognized UEC over a decade ago, without fanfare.
Our states allocate more funding to non-Muslim places of worship and vernacular schools than the federal government does nationwide.
We don't shout about Islam like PAS; we demonstrate it through just leadership—fair to all, emphasizing knowledge, economic progress, peace, love, and compassion as taught by God.
We treat every human as God's creation, without enmity toward those of different faiths.
When Sanusi Md Nor blames rice shortages with a victim mindset, we act: allocating 10,000 hectares for hybrid paddy cultivation to produce 400,000 metric tons.
We're proactive problem-solvers, not complainers.
While Semenanjung risks becoming "jaguh kampung" by moving backward, Borneo looks global. We make Malay, English, and Mandarin core languages in our states to prepare for the world stage.
It's Borneo time. Sabah and Sarawak parties must expand, contest nationally, and lead.
We have the seats, the vision, and the track record.
Peninsular Malaysians deserve alternatives—why settle for disappointment when Borneo offers hope?
Let's build a truly united Malaysia, led by those who gave it life.
It is time for Borneo to lead Malaysia.
We have the leaders. We have the track record. We have the unity that Semenanjung only talks about.
They can never call us pendatang.
We (Borneo) are the original Bumiputera—the first, the native, the true sons and daughters of this soil.
We (Borneo) were here before Malaysia existed. We made Malaysia possible.
Now we rise—not with Ketuanan WALAUN, not with supremacy of any race or religion
But with Ketuanan Malaysia.
We are not liberal. We are not conservative.
We are moderate, fair, and fiercely patriotic.
We will never be “terpaling agama” or “terpaling bangsa.”
We will be terpaling negara—putting Malaysia first, above skin colour, above narrow politics, above ego.
MY COMMENTS: Reading this gives me the goosebumps.
