Donald stressed that the state leaders who perished in the crash had epitomize real unity in Sabah.
They represented a common purpose, irrespective of race, religion, he said adding: “I think that was one of the best times. For us now, we can perhaps learn from that. We need to get people together without due consideration of race, religion. No hang ups about race or religion. We should be Sabahans.
He is of the opinion that the unity of the past is not felt in Sabah at the moment and he felt that people are still searching for it.
“The best example (is) 1Malaysia – they are trying to get that elusive real unity in the sense that everybody is patriotic about something, for the state and country. We can learn a lot from our previous leaders. We are the prime example of unity irrespective of race.
“Perhaps we should learn from this tragedy. Basically what happened to them is history for us but at the same time it shows us that we have leaders that can be taken away from us just like that. It is also a lesson for leaders nowadays; they have to do their job because they might not be around tomorrow to see things through. To my mind leadership is about focus on what is good for everybody,” he said.
Donald also expressed his gratitude to the state government for organizing the memorial day for the Double Six tragedy, adding that he hoped that people would take the opportunity to learn more about Sabah’s history.
INGAT PESAN DATUK DONALD MOJUNTIN.. KITA PATUT BELAJAR DARI TRAGEDI INI, BUKANNYA MEMPOLITIKKAN TRAGEDI TERSEBUT UNTUK KEPENTINGAN PARTI.
SAPP, TERUTAMANYA DATUK YONG TECK LEE PERLU BERHENTI DARI TERUS MEMPERGUNAKAN INSIDEN INI UNTUK KEPENTINGAN POLITIK BELIAU. BELAJARLAH UNTUK MENGHORMATI KELUARGA MANGSA, LEBIH-LEBIH LAGI APABILA TIDAK ADA SEORANGPUN AHLI KELUARGA MANGSA YANG SUDI MEMIHAK KEPADA HASUTAN YONG TECK LEE KONONNYA WUJUD KONSPIRASI DALAM TRAGEDI TERSEBUT.
JIKA YONG MASIH BERKERAS MAHU MENGGUNAKAN ISU INI UNTUK MEMPOPULARKAN DIRINYA, SAYA AMAT BERHARAP SUPAYA DATUK DONALD DAPAT MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN UNDANG-UNDANG YANG LEBIH BERAT DARI SAMAN DATUK HARRIS. ORANG SEPERTI YONG TECK LEE PERLU DIAJAR SECUKUPNYA AGAR TIDAK TERUS MERACUNI PEMIKIRAN RAKYAT SABAH DENGAN MENIMBULKAN PELBAGAI SPEKULASI JIJIK SEMATA-MATA MAHU MERAMPAS JAWATAN KETUA MENTERI SABAH.
Just to educate our self, for the tragedy happened before most of us were born. The Double Six tragedy was an airplane crash which took place on 06.06.1976 in Kota Kinabalu, 37 years ago.
ReplyDeleteThe plane operated by Sabah Air, coming from Labuan crashed in the sub-district of Sembulan upon approaching Kota Kinabalu International Airport. The crash killed everyone on board, including Tun Fuad Stephens, the Chief Minister of Sabah at that time.
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ReplyDelete“The Double 6 Tragedy should not only be remembered as a tragic event but as a history changing tragedy and be remembered and used to chart Sabah’s future course” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, after attending a memorial service organized by STAR Sabah at the Double 6 Monument in Sembulan yesterday to pay their respect and tribute to the fallen heroes in the tragic plane crash.