SULTAN IBRAHIM PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE CHINESE COMMUNITY FOR JOHOR’S ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT
HM The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, said Johor appreciates the role played by the Chinese community in the opening and development of the State since the beginning of the Johor Sultanate in the 16th century.
In a special interview to mark the Lunar New Year, His Majesty paid tribute to the Chinese, saying their hard work and resilience in modernizing Johor was significant and formidable.
Describing the Chinese as one of the “pillars of Johor’s economy”, he said they must be recognized for their outstanding contributions.
Tuanku Sultan Ibrahim also said far from being branded as “pendatang” (immigrants), the Chinese were actually invited to Johor as “guests” by his forefathers to help develop the State.
“My forefathers had the foresight to forge a unique relationship with the Chinese. They are not “pendatang”. They were invited to Johor to open our land and cultivate plantations.
“They are the “Bangsa Johor” - just like the Malays, Indians and others, who are all Malaysians,” he stressed.
Tracing the history of their arrivals, Tuanku Sultan said it was Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim who first invited the Chinese from China to come to Johor in 1844 to help open up big-scale gambier and pepper farms.
His Majesty noted that it was the Chinese who helped to put Johor on the world map by 1850 as the largest producer of pepper and gambier, with active downstream activities like leather tanning and cloth dyeing from gambier.
“The Johor Sultanate and the Chinese have a special relationship. They have played a pivotal role in the development of Johor. We appreciate their contributions,” he emphasised.
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SULTAN IBRAHIM: MASYARAKAT CINA TURUT BERPERANAN PENTING DALAM MEMBANGUNKAN EKONOMI JOHOR
DYMM Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar bertitah, Johor menghargai peranan serta penglibatan masyarakat Cina ketika pembukaan dan pembangunan negeri ini sejak awal zaman Kesultanan Johor pada abad ke-16.
Dalam satu wawancara khas sempena sambutan Tahun Baharu Cina, Baginda Tuanku Sultan memberi penghormatan kepada masyarakat Cina, yang turut bersama-sama bekerja keras dalam membantu membangunkan serta memodenkan Johor.
Disamping menggambarkan masyarakat Cina sebagai antara 'tiang ekonomi Johor', DYMM Sultan Johor bertitah, sumbangan mereka yang luar biasa perlu turut diiktiraf.
Mengimbas sejarah, Baginda Tuanku Sultan bertitah, masyarakat Cina diundang ke Johor sebagai 'tetamu' pada zaman nenek moyang Baginda bagi bersama membantu mengembangkan Negeri, dan bukannya dilihat sebagai 'pendatang'.
“Nenek moyang saya mempunyai pandangan jauh untuk menjalin hubungan yang unik dengan masyarakat Cina. Mereka bukan "pendatang". Mereka dijemput ke Johor untuk membuka tanah dan mengusahakan ladang.
"Mereka adalah" Bangsa Johor" sama seperti orang Melayu, orang India dan lain-lain... semuanya orang Malaysia," tegas Baginda Tuanku Sultan.
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