Independence for Sarawak

Why the hell should R. Pui stick his neck out for the Malayians? It is time for Sarawakians to think in terms of separation from the Malayan colonial yoke.

Some nit wit said he is barking up the wrong tree. He is barking up the wrong tree. What Sarawakians want is independence from all foreign rule and Malayians can go and jump from the top of Easterfield building if they can't speak out for themselves.

Although he (Pui) is very courageous in standing up on behalf of these dumb foreigners, he should put his country first. He never referred to the oppression that goes on in his own place in his interview. Thirteen miles outside his home town is a concentration camp of 8000 people. This camp is surrounded by barbed wire fences 20ft high. People are being arrested without trial, people cannot travel to Malaya without a passport, write official letters unless in the official 'language', one could go on forever listing the types of oppression by the government there.

Sarawak was an independent state before the war. After the end of Japanese occupation, the British 'reluctantly' took over and exploited the oil and timber resources. When they decided to retreat in face of world opinion against colonialism, they thought it would be a good idea for Her Majesty to remain in power behind the scene by, bringing up the idea of 'Malaysia'. The Malayans' found it very agreeable because it was a great opportunity for them to expand their territory, Sarawakians totally rejected the idea and joined in the revolution in 1963. Many sacrificed their lives for independence. The rivers were filled with their bodies when the British could find no place to bury the murdered heroes. The remnants of this' revolt are still fighting in the jungles. It is time for Sarawakians to consider fighting for independence before the Malayan imperialists take over the country completely,