KOTA KINABALU: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) is willing to collaborate with any political party for the sake of political stability in Sabah.
“We are open to suggestions, and we can work with any political party like what we have been doing all these whiles,” said STAR President Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan at the launch of the joint venture between KOPSTAR Holdings Sdn Bhd and Trucknet Machinery Trading Sdn Bhd here today.
Kitingan hoped that all political parties, particularly local political parties, could put aside their differences and work together as a single entity, like in neighbouring Sarawak.
“This is so that we can be stronger. I think that is ideal and one day, it might be like that. Let’s work towards that,” he said.
He also stated that currently, there is a show of unity between both the government and the opposition when it comes to Malaysia Agreement 1963 and restoring Sabah’s rights.
For example, he said in the State Assembly yesterday, all the representatives unanimously rejected the Territorial Sea Act 2012, which unilaterally reduces the territorial sea of Sabah and Sarawak from 12 nautical miles to three nautical miles (a reduction of nine nautical miles, or 16.5km).
In April this year, Kitingan also issued a statement against the Act, which he branded unconstitutional, and demanded that it be limited to the peninsula only, as Sabah and Sarawak had never agreed to such an imposition.
Meanwhile, commenting on today’s event, Kitingan said the joint venture hopes to assist cooperative members, especially farmers, in transporting and marketing their produce.
“Through this agreement, cooperative members will be able to own these light machinery through easy purchase financing designed by KOPSTAR,” he said.
KOPSTAR Group CEO Datuk Iskandar Datuk Abdul Malik said the cooperatives hope to distribute 2,000 light trucks to members and other interested buyers.
“These trucks are 20% cheaper compared to other brands in their class. Members who want to buy one of these trucks can contact us, and we will help them by providing a microcredit of at least RM2,000 per participant,” he said.-pr/BNN
