Believe it or not – Nik Aziz or Taib?
Taken from: Malaysian Chronicle (Mariam Mokthtar)
Dayakbaru:
Nik Aziz still live in his kampong house. He drove an old car and he is not rich.
In Sarawak, all political leaders wanted to be RICH. Taib is showing them the way of corruption. So they behave in the same way. Service level for the people is low. But land grab and government contracts are carried out by YBs or their proxy. Is this the type of leadership that we choose.
If it is, then BN will win again in Sarawak. For those of us who is not willing to accept such greed and lack of performance by our leaders we could only wait for the next election, then the next. as long as we don’t give up.
Keep on fighting DayakBaru. Change WE Must to elect a better government. Read more
Popularity: 3% [?]
Creation of a new Sultanate in Sarawak
Written by: Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle
Dayakbaru:
We can all see that Taib is trying to create a Sultanate in Sarawak. Do you agree with this new political Sultanate? If you agree, do nothing but wait for the time to come. If you don’t agree, work hard to bring his government down. The Dayak leaders are blind to this scenario. If not, they can leave Bn now and create a new Government with Pakatan Rakyat. Nothing is cast in stone.
In politics, everything is fluid. You cannot hold on to blind loyalty when you know the top leader is doing something bad to the country. The people will hold you accountable as long as you do not disassociate yourself. For Dr. James Masing and Mawan, this is the test of your true leadership – that is for the well being of the State.
Sarawak is ready for change - Change WE Must to safeguard Sarawak future. Read more
Popularity: 2% [?]
Is Taib doing the right thing by robbing Sarawak?
Taken from: Malaysian Chronicle:
Dayakbaru:
I have said it many times before. Sarawak leaders will never be ready to let Taib go. Basically, these leaders are afraid of Taib. Their “life” depended on Taib. They owed taib too much, with the business and position he gave them. If they want to see him go they cannot even say it because Taib loyal supporters will go after them.
Many Sarawakian do not understand how powerful Taib is in controlling his supporters. Just look at his ill gotten wealth, Taib used it to bribe and buy his supporters. So no one dare to make him angry. No one dare to ask him to go.
In this article, Wan Junaidi wanted to score point with Taib, to stay in taib’s good book. That is leadership politics in BN.
So powerful is Taib that no matter how wrong he is, everyone must say he is doing the right things for the people.
Dayakbaru says Taib must GO!
Change WE Must. Read more
Popularity: 3% [?]
Najib will not dare to ask Taib to resign as CM
Taken from: Malaysia Chronicle
Dayakbaru:
Our only option now is to take Taib down through the democratic process of election. Even then, we have to overcome his “money” power and those that cling to him for their livelihood. In BN we have a lot of opportunist people whose only aim is to make money and get titles for themselves. This very people will fight tooth and nail to ensure that they get what they want for themselves.
Now I ask you DayakBaru, are you willing to make the change by pushing for change itself. You need not join any political parties. All you need is to explain to your family and friends that this change in government is a must. The future of Sarawakian is at stake. The rich get richer and the poor got poorer. we are building a class society instead of a Malaysian society that is treated with rule of law fairly.
If you care about Sarawak, then Change WE must. Read more
Popularity: 4% [?]
13th General Election will be unlucky for BN
Taken from: Malaysian Chronicle
Dayakbaru:
The mood in Sarawak among the Opposition has shifted to positive unity in Sarawak. Many voters are already decided on which party to vote. The Government is trying their very best to hold on to rural and Malay / Melanau vote. Even that has shifted more towards a change from corrupted government to giving the Opposition a chance to rule. Dayakbaru has a big role to play in getting more info to reach the voters.
We fight for change not for mere change. Malaysia has taken a different direction from what our founding father has intended it to be. Instead of creating Malaysian Malaysia we are heading towards extremism, supremacy, special rights, masters and servant relationship, a culture of corruption, government that make enemy of the people, government that rob land and heritage from the people, the government that want to create political dynasty.
We want change and Change WE Must. Read more
Popularity: 4% [?]
Sensitive article: Is Taib testing the water
Taken from: The Malaysian Chronicle
‘Sensitive’ article: Taib’s daughter livid, editor suspended
Dayakbaru:
We all know that the newspapers in Sarawak are controlled by Taib and family. That is the reason why the government hated the “alternative media” like the blog so much. But the government is also happy that internet penetration into Sarawak is very small so less people will read the truth provided by blogs.
For Dayakbaru, am I asking too much if I suggest that we must get the article in the various blog to the rural areas. You can do what you want as long as the message reach the rural voters.be The You Tube version can be down loaded into CD and as many areas still do not have TV reception coverage, the CD will be widely viewed when made available.
Change WE Must and we can our future. We cannot be standing by as spectators if we want to improve our State and community. Do you want to stop government robbers? Do you want to stop the illegal outflow of our state money? Do you want to see greater development? Do you want to see a rich sarawak? Do you want to see an honest government?
If the answer is yes, then play your part. The radio and news papers are under Taib government control. All they do is to spread propaganda and lies.
Change WE Must. Read more
Popularity: 3% [?]
TNB is NOT buying electricity from BAKUN
Taken from: The Edge
Dayakbaru:
With so much hope place on Bakun to generate income for Sarawak, the people has been made to sacrifice for nothing. The political leaders do not seem to care and are not taking responsibility for the failure of Bakun.
Why are we in such a situation? We protest over Bakun but the State Government would not listen. They continued to build the Murum dam. There is no need to build this dam when it is not bringing money to Sarawak. The Government has to relocate 1000 Penan away from their ancestor land. Why is the Government so insistence in building this dam. Is it treally for Sarawak development or for the business opportunities of the political leaders in the government
Corruption is common in Sarawak. The political leaders are mostly living on money got from corrupted practices.
The money spent on Bakun could have eradicate ALL hard core poverty in Sarawak. Now all we have got is a white elephant in Bakun and a heart full of misery for those who has been relocated from the original home. Read more
Popularity: 6% [?]
Burak Sem & Rakan-rakan
Written by: Johnny Joseph Tinggang
YB Sayu Kah! munafik (hypocrite), … kenapa awak tidak jawab dan memberi penjelasan yg di limpar oleh Burak Sem dan rakan-rakan?
Kalau ada asap mesti ada api. Kebelakangan ini YB ini tidak tidor dengan lena. Segala tingkah laku kejahatan telah dibongkar. Itulah jangan sebut nama Tuhan Allah sia sia. Ika parip nah nan!
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Awasi kumpulan Burak Sam
L 2 R: Dick Bala, pengulu Herbert Lawai Epoi serta semua angkat biji..
MIRI — Golongan belia Baram diingatkan agar tidak terpengaruh dengan kumpulan Burak Sam atau Tuak Masam yang bertindak memburukkan kerajaan khususnya konstituensi Telang Usan melalui internet.
Apahal? Berasa salah ka? Guilty conscience.
Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Telang Usan, Lihan Jok berkata, golongan tuak masam ini hanya menyekat usaha kerajaan untuk membawa lebih banyak pembangunan di kawasan Baram.
Pembangunan apa? MRP Rm 5,000 – 10,000, tangki sungai, zinc, jln simen depan rumah panjang, itu namanya pembngunan ka? Walhal di bandar peruntukan berjuta juta. Hanya isi poket masing2 sendiri
Menurut Lihan, masa depan Baram bergantung sepenuhnya dengan kesungguhan generasi baru untuk bekerjasama dengan kerajaan bukannya golongan yang hanya riuh mengutuk kerajaan.
Kerjasama dengan BN supaya dia boleh terus merampas tanah NCR, banjirkan kita punya tanah dengan empanagan & kita akan jadi ‘pengemis’ pada BN? Read more
Popularity: 10% [?]
Dayak Rebak Baru: What does NEM or NEP mean to them
Written by: Dr. John Brian Anthony
Dayakbaru:
NEM not to remove NEP
Many people read such news in the newspaper and but could not understand what it means. I will share my view on the matter and what it means to the Dayak of Sabah and Sarawak.
Government intention
There is very little difference between NEM and NEP. NEP is designed to improve the whole lot of “bumiputera”. Has it been successful. It has been successful among the political elite and especially UMNO putra of the highest order.
Has NEP benefited the Dayak in general? Most Dayak do not even know that NEP exist because the system sucks in all the opportunities as in Sarawak. The top political leaders take the opportunities or give it to their cronies leaving nothing to the people.
What is the evidence? Just look at the level of business participation by the Dayak – is it high or on the very low side. To me, Dayak in business is negligible. If you try to compute Dayak economic equity it would not touch even half a percent of the national equity.
Why does this failure happen?
The government do not know how to implement the NEP. The Government used the usual delivery system that is fraud with corruption, self interest and a control by those in political power. Ordinary Dayak has literally no chance at all. Capital fir business is difficult to get and government support is at very basic level. Basically, the business opportunity is taken away from the people by the government leaders. Can you understand that!
Then implementation requires delivery system that must be equip with human resources. Just look at the resources that is serving the delivery system. It is formed by one-race only. This race keep back the info from Dayak. If they really need Dayak representation in certain initiative it will be window dressing only. Read more
Popularity: 6% [?]
Sarawak maju atau tidak?
Taken from: Sarawak Update
Rakyat Sarawak tidak seharusnya melihat pilihan raya negeri akan datang sebagai satu pesta ataupun medan untuk menilai populariti, kata Ketua Menterinya Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud hari ini.
Katanya sebarang keputusan yang dibuat rakyat semasa pilihan raya akan datang menjadi penentu kepada hala tuju negeri ini pada masa akan datang.
Pilihan raya, kata beliau bukanlah semata-mata untuk memilih calon yang disukai sahaja kerana wujud perkaitan di antara pilihan rakyat dengan kemajuan yang akan datang ke negeri ini.
“Betul pilihan kita, negeri ini akan terus maju. Salah pilihan kita, negeri ini akan tergendala dalam kemajuan,” katanya semasa berucap pada majlis sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan ke-53 peringkat negeri Sarawak di Stadium Tertutup Miri di sini.
Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng mengetuai sambutan perayaan itu yang telah menarik kira-kira 5,000 orang di sekitar bandar raya ini.
Penggal Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sarawak akan tamat dalam bulan Jun tahun depan dan pembubarannya bagi memberi laluan kepada pilihan raya negeri dijangka berlaku pada bila-bila masa dari sekarang.
Taib, yang akan genap 30 tahun menjadi Ketua Menteri Sarawak menjelang Mac tahun depan, berkata pilihan raya akan datang harus dilihat sebagai peluang bagi rakyat biasa untuk mencapai impian masa depan yang lebih baik untuk anak-anak mereka.
“Pastikan orang yang mereka mahu undi berupaya untuk berkhidmat, berupaya untuk melakukan dan membangunkan negara yang boleh membawa kemakmuran kepada anak-anak mereka,” katanya.
Katanya Sarawak masih lagi memerlukan kestabilan politik dan perpaduan rakyat sebagai asas bagi memastikan usahanya mencapai kemajuan lebih tinggi.
“Kalau kita sayangkan negeri ini, pandai-pandailah kita berunding (membuat pilihan),” katanya. – BERNAMA
Popularity: 8% [?]
We don’t need 1 Malaysia
Taken from: The Malaysian Today
I am utterly dismayed that Islam, such a Great Religion, is being constantly ridiculed, not only by Non Muslims, but even by our younger generation of Malays. We keep on saying that we will protect the Good name of Islam with our lives, but we fail to see that our radical approach has smeared the good name of our Religion. Nowadays, Muslim does not even try to hold a topic over religion with our Non Muslim counterparts. We really have no rational answers as to why our Religion is so hypocritically abused by some half baked Malays.
By Capt. Iskandar Dzulkarnain
Ban non- Muslims to enter Mosques and Suraus
Perkasa wants to have the Syariah laws amended to disallow Non Muslims to enter Mosques and Suraus. They also want the MCA president and the DAP assemblywoman to be placed under ISA for desecrating Islam. In fact they want every Tom, Dick and Harry to go in. The video on Surau AL Falah is an eye opener to the amount of desecration tolerated. Sack the Surau committee and place them all, including the rest of the participants under ISA. Another picture apparently doctored, should be allowed the benefit of the doubt.
Forbade Non- Muslim to even gaze at mosque and surau
They should place their members at the National Mosque and Shah Alam Mosque to turn away the tourists. Dont just talk, start the action now. Forbid non Muslims to gaze at the mosque, just like we forbade them to utter GOD’s name. And why stop there? Mosques and Suraus must be built with the sweat of Muslims and not with the sweat of foreign kafirs. At the same time put a 50 meter perimeter, around the mosques, so no non Muslims can get near the mosque. Anyone entering or leaving the mosque must show their identity cards to identify themselves as Muslims. Read more
Popularity: 9% [?]
The Passive Dayak
Written by: Dr. John Brian Anthony
Voters Registration
There are still many young voters who are not registered as voters. In a democratic country the duty to vote is a basic requirement. Have you registered as voters to allow you to determine what future you want of your own country.
An urgent sense of duty
If you are talking about the future of malaysia, the progress of your community and the well being of your family and yourself included then you must register as a voter.
We understand that the turn out of rural voteot uprs is always low in every election. Why? many has passed away and the voters list is not updated. Most of the time, rural population migrate to urban areas and do not feel the need to come to vote during election. In most cases, many simply do not register as voters.
Do you want to see political change among Dayak?
If the answer is YES, the we must address the basic needs of registering voters. The most unfortunate cases are educated urban Dayak who do not see that it is important for them to be registered as voter. This is a part of the behaviour of passive Dayak. Dayak who cannot see beyond themselves that they have responsibility towards the country and community. We need to change that passive posture to active participant in the coming elections! Read more
Popularity: 6% [?]
Samling threatens Penan with retaliation
Taken from: The Malaysian Today
Logging giant threatens to suspend all transport services for locals unless Penan retract sexual abuse allegations
Dayakbaru:
Samling is but just a name of a company to many of us that is involved in logging activities in Sarawak. Samling has a large track of forest licensed to them for logging. Unfortunately, Samling has attracted a lot of bad publicity over their relationship with the Penan. It may mean that Samling is very poor in managing stakeholder interest, in this case the Penan that lives within Samling concession. It may be that Samling do not have the will to manage their relationship with the Penan due to profit and greed issues.
Hong Kong Shanghai Bank (HSBC) role
Samling may have many bankers that they used in their business. HSBC is one of them. When you talk about financing logging activities the risk maybe high but then the profit for the bank would also be high. If Samling is not able or even not willing to address the Penan issue then a bank like HSBC should play some role to promote sustainability. Why? The bank is an important partner to Samling and therefore is participant to the ill treatment of the Penan.
Banks and natural resource extraction business
Many Dayakbaru would be exposed for the first time to the concept of sustainability and also sustainable development. EXTRACTION is an activity that downgraded the environment quality of our world. That is why we have “climate change” as an example. In this case, in Sarawak we have extraction of timber from the forest. This contribute directly to flood and global warming. In what way? The forest act as the retention mechanism to slow down water from heavy rain to go into the river. the delay allow the river to regulate its flow into the sea. Forest logging also resulted in heavy soil erosion incident and this soil is brought down to the river filling up the bottom of the river and also the mouth of the river as in the Rejang River mouth and delta.
Another example of extraction will be coal mining in SCORE area. The pumping of oil and gas from under the ground is another example. All of these activities produces negative effect. Who duty is it then to mitigate this problem. It is the government duty to provide sufficient law to control the effect of the activities and also the responsibility of the company that is carrying out the activities. In Sarawak, do you think that the government has enough law in place and also serious enough to monitor the activities and take action where necessary? I am not at all convince.
How about the logging companies – do they care for the environment? Does the Environmental impact Assessment mean anything to them? How about a system of managing their environmental risk, do you think these companies really put money to protect the environment that they have damage? Evidence suggest that all these environmental control activities in any is at a minimal level.
Why is managing the environment and sustainability important?
When you extract from the earth a resource: eg oil and gas, mineral mining, logging etc you cannot replace what is taken out. You deplete the resources. This depletion will make our later generation poorer. If the Government do not manage sustainability issue well today, the future of our children would be very bleak. All responsible Government must address this issue. In Sarawak, the State Government might be doing something about this sustainability issue, but the suffering of the people due to environmental problem caused by business is real and needed to be addressed urgently.
Conclusion.
Is Samling a responsible company. Norway do not think so. How about the Sarawak State Government, are they serious about managing the environment? If they don’t all our future generation will suffer from their neglect.
Change WE Must by making environmental issue an important political issue in Malaysia.
By Bruno Manser Fonds
LONG AJENG, MALAYSIA. Malaysian logging giant Samling has threatened the indigenous Penan communities of Sarawak’s Upper Baram region with the suspension of all transport services provided for locals unless they retract sexual abuse and rape allegations against the timber companies active in the region. The new dispute between Samling and the Penan arose after the release of a report by an international fact-finding mission in July 2010. The report had uncovered seven new cases of sexual exploitation of Penan girls and women in the Upper Baram region by timber workers and had asked the Malaysian government to address the grievances of the Penan communities.
According to Penan sources, Jawa Nyipa, headman of Long Ajeng, was asked by Samling officials to sign a statement that the women in the region had retracted their allegations of sexual abuse by timber company staff. Jawa Nyipa was told that, unless he signed the document, all transport services for the locals would be suspended. The headman refused to sign the statement but the Penan are concerned about the implications of Samling’s threat to suspend transport for the impoverished villagers in the Upper Baram region.
The Penan, who live in remote jungle villages in Borneo, rely on logging companies for transport to rural centres in order to reach the local markets, obtain medical treatment and send their children to secondary school. Samling’s refusal to provide transport is likely to put them in a very difficult situation as they are unable to afford other means of transport. Last year, logging companies operating in the Middle Baram region ceased to provide transport for a number of communities who had voiced concerns over sexual abuse and rape by timber workers.
Samling (HKEX 3938) is a globally operating Malaysian timber conglomerate with an annual turnover of US$ 480 million. Last week, the Norwegian Government Pension fund excluded Samling from its portfolio because of the company’s involvement in illegal logging and the fact that it had caused and is still causing severe environmental damage.
Popularity: 7% [?]
BN is not popular with young Dayak
Written by: Dr. John Brian Anthony
Educated Dayak and BN
I was asked this question a few time by people from all walk of life. Sometime I wish I could answer a question with a question – like what benefit did you get from supporting BN. But then I know of some of my friends who supported BN and are rewarded with position – like Political Secretary – but non heading any GLCs etc. A few established friends with BN got government contracts to build housing projects but such people are so rare and few.
Supporting BN yet got nothing for themselves or Dayak community
Many Dayak sell themselves into BN and got nothing at all. Some well educated Dayak felt that by beong appointed Councilor in the Local Authority is something great. What benefits does it brings to support BN – whow! to the longhouse folks it may mean getting RM$2K from MRP. And some yet pray and wish to be appointed penghulu and some even as Tuai Rumah. Is that it?
Those supporting BN only look after self interest
When I reflect back at what these BN supporters are aiming for, it is nothing else but for self gain, however small. Many young Dayak choose to stay on the safe side of politics so as not to attract the attention of the BN Dayak who can make life difficult for them. Many choose self preservation no matter how bad they feel about being treated unfairly by BN, as long as they can survive and continue a quiet life. Read more
Popularity: 11% [?]
BN’s is losing support due to chauvinism
Taken from: The Malaysian Insider (By Clara Chooi)
Dayakbaru:
We have always argued about whether Sarawak should be run by Sarawak local parties or in collaboration with Malaya based party. If you look hard into the matter, the issue is similar. PKR / DAP and PAS are all Malaya based. BN Sarawak are local parties but they still work under the directive of Putra Jaya. Actually, what are we in Sarawak trying to achieve? Do we want to be in Malaysia or we do not want to be in Malaysia anymore.
Next question in similarity is “Malay and natives of Sabah and Sarawak” what make them similar?Are these two categories of people the same or are the difference so big that a real exist between the development of these so call “special privilege” people under Section 153 of the Federal Constitution.
What corrective measures could be taken to bring the gap between Malays and natives of Sabah and Sarawak closer together?.
Lastly, is Section 153 of the Federal Constitution a racialist construct? If it is, should we allow it to continue? What meaning does 1 Malaysia carry with Section 153 in place.
I have no answer and maybe you have an opinion on these matters.
What we needed is change and Change WE must. Read more
Popularity: 15% [?]
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