PKR Loss is due to lack of money or maturity of voters

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1. Joseph Alexander Renang on April 8th, 2009 1:53 pm

   What does the writer meant ‘development?’ Is development the catch-phrase or is development synonymous with BN or vice-versa.
   Development as perceived by the writer is material development,ie, infrastructural development. What the writer has failed to espouse is the mental or psychological development to help the people to think independently.
   Infrastructural development is and should be the prerogative of the government of the day be it BN or Pakatan Rakyat, and to equate development with BN is tantamount to outright lie.
   The people, especially the Dayaks are so lagging behind the other races in term of education, and this is one of the major fields that our leaders, be they are with BN or Pakatan Rakyat have to look into.

2. CharcoalArt on April 8th, 2009 2:23 pm

   Dear pemerhati_politik,

   Please allow me to offer my 2 sens view on your analysis (perhatian) on Jawah insufficient 20 years impact to Lubok Antu (point 3) or his so called poor record as an MP. I respect your views, especially you are a “pemerhati_politik”, however I believe you have missed out the following:-

   1) Jawah has won unopposed twice. What does that mean? Does it mean the people refuse to accept him? I think not, the people of Lubok Antu (may be not all in Batang Ai) had accepted and had high confidence in Jawah.

   2) Many of us are Jawah’s friends or party comrades. We had talked to him and knew how he had suffered at the hand of Power who would stop the fund allocated to his constituency purposely to make Jawah looked bad.

   3) During the PBDS crisis, Jawah swore to hate Latuk you know who and said he would never join the then newly formed PRS. Thus he was one of partyless MP for a many years. When the news that he was friendly again with Latuk you know who, I was one of those who were really disappointed. I told a few of my YB friends that I was disappointed and disgusted with such move. When I understood why Jawah had acted so “unprincipled” I was able to forgave him. His main reason was that the Latuk you know who has the clout to influence the release of his parliamentary fund, therefore he had to be on the side of Latuk you know who. This was his effort to fulfil his duties to bring development to people of Lubok Antu – he need the fund. Such fund isn’t big at all and definitely not enough. For Jawah, small was still better than nothing, but nothing was what he had got the Latuk you know who wasn’t able to help him after all.

   4) Only the people who has the true power can decide what money to spend when and where and that wasn’t Jawah, neither Unting, Mussen, nor Nyallau.

   5) Jawah has been bullied and was destined to be punished politically for being a prodigal son – all in the effort to speak up for his people and to bring justice. Yet the very same people whom he fought for had abandoned him – I think I would say shame on them!

   6) Compared to Nyallau, well he has to be seen as better than Jawah, therefore whatever he needs will be approved. The Power want to show that if you obey and behave you are a good boy. If you are prodigal son, you are finished. Every Dayak YBs know this and that’s why they all have small balls. Jawah has big balls, Tajem has big balls, Adit has big balls, but look at where are they now?

   7) What so special about Nyallau? If one day, the power decide to punish Nyallau, do you think Nyallau would be any better than Jawah?

   That’s all, thank you

3. Akiq Hawong on April 8th, 2009 2:55 pm

   I don’t think that is the case. The LA Ibans are still sleeping in the BN mosquito net! They love to be rule by a nepotism/cronism leaders. Ari Haman Akop sampai ke diatu pen sida nya sebilik merintah kitai neh. The LA ibans never think of hasong. As long as their local leader is an Iban, they are enda apa punya. Ka hasong nya dia sampai ke chuchu chichit megai sida, enda meh sida dani ari tindok, unggal.

4. JJM Junior on April 8th, 2009 3:06 pm

   Shabas, rindu aku maca genteran jaku ambi ari isi topik tu. Nya ke selalu dipadah, tang Tuai2 parti penyakal kitai Iban lalu nadai ubah ari politik lama: dengki, ngelaya, nyumpah tang jarang endar madah nama pemanah ulih diberi parti penyakal ke rayat ti sida menang?

   Arap ke tuai2 kitai dayak nemu merati ke genteran jaku pemerhati_politik baka ke dibaruh nya.

   ——————————————–

   Don’t harbour any ill feelings towards BN politicians or the government just because they’re made the wrong move. Your fight should be constructive enough to turn things around without being emotionally driven. Just like the saying goes, “If you can’t fight them, join them”. I do not mean that you should join BN but if you have that power which belongs to your enemy and you should turn the power into a positive mean to help people.

5. elly on April 8th, 2009 3:14 pm

   I am not agreed with you so called “PEMERHATI POLITIK” . IT is because you are on BN’s hand. If issues about races arise in Lubok Antu. It’s hard for PKR to win folks hearts. In next election give chance to SNAP.

   I felt great with you Dr John, it a good move. Hope Buban will step down after this.

   Ohh God protect my people from this man !

6. buburidan on April 8th, 2009 3:22 pm

   tan bubu ridan,
   tama ikan sepat,
   ambi duit barisan,
   undi pakatan rakyat

7. Alhaj ibn Ibrahim Asysarawaky on April 8th, 2009 3:54 pm

   Dr. Brian Johnny,

   TIME TO PREPARE THE REAL WARRIORS FOR THE FORTHCOMING SARAWAK GENERAL ELECTION 2010/11

   Election in Sarawak when it comes to Bumi (Dayaks or Malays) constituencies, it is always for BN the taking. It’s not quite in the nerves for a Bumi, after such a long while of voting BN, to change the government of the day.

   Bumi voters have seen many opposition parties rising in the past only to be beaten by BN and then that opposition parties after the election disappeared inserious herd. Such was the stigma of Bumi voters on the opposition.

   I salute the Dayakbarus of Batang Ai for their fighting spirit they inherited from their ancestors since the White Rajah’s time.

   Success (credibility) does not come easily or immediately. The will to go on fighting has to be shown to the Batang Ais. Bumis in the long run will not turn blind eye to the hardworking, steadfast and honest.

   Far too many in the rural could not fend for themselves without government aids; and haboured a sense of guilt to go against the providing hands.

   What has the opposition to offer? You know it yourself what you want. You got the tools to articulate to the Dayak masses the meaning of real politics.

   What can Anwar Ibrahim do? There goes a saying ‘ one can bring a horse to the river but no one can force it to drink’

   I think the people in Batang Ai were in for a big surprise with the sudden emergence of PKR in their vicinity. As the election showed, the Batang Ais have mixed feeling of PKR. That nothing strange to anyting new.

   Dr. Brian, the Dayaks need you. You are now the General for the Dayakbarus combatants. From now on there’s no turning back. Like it or not, you are the the new Dayak visionary leader in the making. It is on you to build the soldiers.

   Never have I seen BN big guns pouncing in such a tantrum in unsignificant by-election in Batang Ai if not for Anwar Ibrahim. That should indicate to you of something favourable to Dayakbarus in the time soon to come. It has been a David versus a Goliath and a good fight by David afterall.

   Congratulation to have scare the hell out of Barisan Nasionals.

   For the record, unless someone wants to comfort you, Anwar will not disappear. This is a new millenium, a different world history.

   Thanks

   Alhaj

8. orangluar on April 8th, 2009 3:58 pm

   In my opinion without the benefits of going to the ground, PKR lost because the IBANS especially the older generation are the PRINCIPLED lots. They were ofered money in exchange for votes and that they did and being HONEST and fear of TULAH they subsequently voted for BN. Apart from BN they may not know that if PKR won and eventually won in the next election, they may have thought that PKR may not have money as money will remains with BN.
   There is a need for mental revolution.

   DR and your team please continue with your good work. It took 400 years for change to take place in USA. In sarawak it will be less but not now.

9. okano on April 8th, 2009 4:00 pm

   Some how I don’t agree with the perception of the writer. As I see it, in Sarawak money is still the main factor that can lead candidate to be the winner in election. Second factor is education, as we can see the people in upper reaches or interiors such as ulu Engkari voted BN and the proportion of voters in those areas are old voters who were easily fooled or swindled by the sweet talks of BN politicians and campaigners. The were relief by the sudden monetary gilf given by the BN. Ostensibly, they don’ think of the miseries that they have experienced for the last fifty years. In another words these voters are majority illiterate. So they were easily accepting and believing what the BN had promised them. To me Opposition will shine in the next election because the Sarawak BN under Pehinhitam will have a bleak future and misfortune shall fallen on them because they had bluffed and lied to the people of Lubok antu.

10. sdinggai on April 8th, 2009 4:21 pm

    Hi ALL, whatever you guys argue in the blog about Batang Ai by election…the current govt candidate will 101% win if the area is IBAN majority. Even if PR now is the govt of Malaysia and Swk, Jawah will win the election too..the answer is simple..no need educated IBAN to know the real answer. The answer = 99% of IBAN are so poor even RM1 they willing to sell herself/himself, 99% of IBAN lack behind in almost anything (education, business, employment opportunity in govt/private sector etc..). IBAN are a good follower just like a DOG…IBAN like to fight among themselves. The sad thing they are a majority but being marginalised BIG TIME for the last 50years…

11. LiaNNY2812 on April 8th, 2009 4:35 pm

    Posted by: pemerhati_politik
    “Individual leadership is more important then symbol”.

    Is this true?????
    I guess if BN put penyangak, pencuri, penyamun or whoever it might be as their candidate, BN will also win.

    The “dacing” is a very powerful symbol especially to the rural folks. It means “perintah”. How can we fight perintah?

    The “dacing” also mean “money”. What is more powerful than money in the real world? Already been proven…BN got money and they won, PR talk only…..

12. gropple on April 8th, 2009 4:47 pm

    “Second factor is education, as we can see the people in upper reaches or interiors such as ulu Engkari voted BN and the proportion of voters in those areas are old voters who were easily fooled or swindled by the sweet talks of BN politicians and campaigners. The were relief by the sudden monetary gilf given by the BN. Ostensibly, they don’ think of the miseries that they have experienced for the last fifty years. In another words these voters are majority illiterate.”

    Okano, are you sure that the people of ulu Engkari are illiterate? Honestly, have you been to Ulu Engkari?

13. Baru Dayak on April 8th, 2009 5:09 pm

    With due respect and sadness the DAYAKS have fallen again due to the tide of money and instant noodles. What cheap stuff to be defeated by!!!. Dayaks don’t talk anymore just swallow your pride that’s all.The BATANG has indeed becomes AYIR!!!!!

    However, don’t be disappointed it is not the end of the world. We have only lost the battle but the war is still very much ongoing.

14. LiaNNY2812 on April 8th, 2009 5:39 pm

    Lets us all go on with what we are fighting for. I am not considering what happened at BA as a total failure. It was a very good lesson to all of us especially to those who want to see changes.
    We have another big task ahead of us, the next state election.

    Talk to our parents and our relative on our point of view. Convince them why we need to change. Once convinced, they will spread it to others.

    Talk to our “Tuai Rumah”. They are actually the key to BN success. BN had been using them effectively as thier powerful tool all the while.
    We need to turn that around if we are to succeed.

    If we believe and sincere in what we are fighting for, then don’t forget to pray as well. Let the “KENYALANG” of the dayak baru be the greater simbol. Greater than the “dacing”. It is a symbol of dayaks unity.

15. nixx on April 8th, 2009 6:48 pm

    2011 masih ada maaaa………………..

16. CikguIban on April 8th, 2009 8:37 pm

    Yes, I would agree with the notion that a great majorirty of Ibans beleive in TULAH, especially when a nice guy gives something to the Ibans. In return, as in our culture, the beneficiary is expected to give more. Thus, when a candidate gave out RM10-00 to an Iban individual, our culture and tradition says we MUST give back RM1000-00 or any thing that is not lesser than the original amount of the gift.

    Being Iban themselves, AYa Abu, Aya Awan and Aya Asing & AYA Arok have exploited this noble tradition of ours solely to gain their political advantages. Other non-Iban Ybs have been taught about this TULAH idealogy who are always agreeable especially when it comes to pursue their political idealogy.Therefore, numerous gifts being handed out during election periods so that it looks nice to our tradition as perceived by older folks. These older rural folks, being uneducated and always unwilling to open their ears to the educated ones,are ever willing to give back more in return. They are afraid of being TULAH in the later days.

    Being poor without anything else to offer, the older folks would readily return a token gift in the form of “VOTES” to the candidate. However, the younger Ibans would not fall easily fall into this outdated culture of ours. As result, we do not feel TULAH would befall us even after we have received something from the candidate especially when we think of the logics surrounding us.

    This could possibly be one of the reason for the remarkable increase in the majority of votes in the LA by-election.

    Dr JBA, please never give up… for we have just started the “CHANGE WE MUST”

    P/S. At least my RM10-00 investment managed to bring back RM80M to the people in LA.and after ONE YEAR from now I am happy to see that there will be at least 80 Ibans millionaires in Lubuk ANTU. When the time comes for the State Election in 2011, another 80Ibans millionaires in the constituency. So , it cannot be a futile fight by your TEAM, Dr JBA.

    Cheers.

17. TIME TO PREPARE THE REAL WARRIORS FOR THE FORTHCOMING SARAWAK GENERAL ELECTION 2010/11 « Dewan Pemuda PAS Sarawak on April 8th, 2009 9:38 pm

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18. Kujakoaje on April 8th, 2009 10:04 pm

    To: pemerhati_politik

    Your analysis is very interesting. However I hv an opinion as follows..

    1.SNAP turn their back on PKR..Actually this is a game of BLACKMAIL/ SABOTAGES/ making dramas of Turncoats out of nothing by BN

    2. PKR CHANGE STRATEGIES IS BEATEN BY well oiled BN MACHINERIES, MANPOWER, $$$$$, teamworks, abuse of GOV’T transports/ machineries .. if want to play on level field, the opposition n Bn candidate must be given 50:50 chance to use the Gov’t facilities, TRANSPORT (remember Gov’t is not equal to BN as Govt r all paid by tax payers money!)

    3. 90-95% of Propanganda machines are monopolised by BN thro’ Radios, Tvs, N newsprints. iS THAT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD? . Meanwhile Internets is uneffective to LA ‘cos 80% or more voters don’t hv this facilities n don’t know how to use it, even urban areas are not so good penetration of this.

    4.’People wanted change’ ..penulis tu nemu endar mengabur mata pemacha neh! People want a more effective usages of TAX payers $$$$ instead of stolen by cronies, lanuns or whoever in power. Look at so many Turnkey projects..the actuan price by open tender is only 40% of turnkey.

    5.”Looking Beyond”..pemerhati politik..Do you really want to see 40% segment of Malaysians marginalized, deprived irespective of their originalities. Do you really want to help the rich n wealthy only?

    6. Indeed it is people like permahati politik who only see all the Nyallaus type as good but all the Jawahs as bad. Yes, it is easy to see the small specs in other’s eyes but impossible to see the BATANGS IN OUR OWN EYES.When Jawah is with BN then you say he is VERY GOOD. If Dr Jba is with bn SURE YOU ALSO SAY HE IS GOOD!

    7. On the other hand it is true that Mussem L hv SMILING face, seem approachable etc. But will he speak for d rakyat? ncr to be given titles to improve Dayak land values?

    8. Hmm I’m learning a lot about people here. perhaps i quote as below:

    Confucius said, “If you like humaneness but don’t like learning,
    it degenerates into folly. If you like knowledge but don’t like learning,
    it degenerates into looseness. If you like trust but don’t like learning,
    it degenerates into depredation. If you like honesty but don’t like learning,
    it degenerates into stricture. If you like bravery but don’t like learning,
    it degenerates into disorder. If you like strength but don’t like learning,
    it degenerates into wildness.”

    9. TQ

19. Akiq Hawong on April 8th, 2009 10:05 pm

    Sekumbang ke 5 penggal akih JC nya ba LA, peda aku baka ke mimit aja bekau iya tinggal ba rantau jalai neh. Nya meh uhang dia enda beamai amai ka ngundi iya laban udah temu di baga nya unggal. Apoooo….manah amat penyapu dibai akih Musin neh, nyau enda alah berega RM80juta neh. Nya baru penyapu digaga ari emas neh. Ni enda tetengok amat sida LA dia meda batang penyapu enggau lidi iya nyau perewnching kuning beemas mas. Enda iboh nyapu, lis meh lantai disapu, neh ungal. New broom amat akih Usin nya unggal. New broom sweep well ha ha ha ha. Pandai amat iya ngajat peda aku. Nyau alah champion ngajat Hari Gawai neh.

    Jamahka dia meh Usin. Mayuh amat duit deka dikena nuan ngemansangka sida di LA dia. Sema jaku, nyau bisi enda alah sejuta RM setiap rumah panjai dia neh. Dini dek bulih duit, unggal. Kati menua kami enda dikingatka hasong ke nyabong dek nya?

20. Igat Lembau on April 9th, 2009 11:10 am

    Ke empai ila, badu kitai ngebatka taji ba manok jagau ke runggot iku, unggal. Udah temu uhang gaya bintih iya. People are easily fed-up with the old face. Giga meh manok ke lis sigat gamal neh!

21. gerinang on April 9th, 2009 11:13 am

    Bala sida BN berkempen madah ke rakyat, “UNDI PARTI RAKYAT SWK UNTUK ORANG SWK”… bulih amat sida ia laban rakyat kitai alu meda PKR tok ory luar..

    jangka aku manah agi kitai dayak ngaga parti baru, enti enda pun cuba baru MDC…kenya aja ka paling manah ngelaban sida BN swk..

22. Joseph Alexander Renang on April 9th, 2009 11:48 am

    Ngagai raban bala dayakbaru, aku ngarap ke bala kitai ngerembaike lebih jauh agi penemu enggau penemu ti manah ngagai bala kitai Dayak di serata menoa Sarawak.
    Jabu, Masing enggau BN takut ke bala bloggers, nya alai aku arap serta ngarap ke bala bloggers kitai tau ngena peluang tu enggau manah. Lalu ngagai bala maioh ke meri komen atau penemu, enti ulih anang ngena jako ngemelie serta renjan. Jako kitai perlu rasional ngambi ke orang ti macha nemu kitai ulih berpikir rasional.
    Ngagai bala kitai Dayak di Batang Ai, aku ngarap ke bala kita anang enda ngagih janji BN enggaike kita lebu serta asa aja ngundi BN. Enti BN enda nunai ke janji, pagila lusa anang agi ngundi BN.

23. Igat Lembau on April 10th, 2009 8:19 am

    Ke empai ila, tilik memanahka bop akaun kitai ba bank ila. Dini kitai telabanka uhang ke beduit enti kitai nyau tusah ka nginsit ari pala tangga neh?

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25. elly on April 11th, 2009 11:10 am

    Aku arap ka ngena RM80juta, ulih meh bala sida Ibo, ayak macha weblog.,laban bisi broadband ko jako?

    Kati udah bisi broadband di Batang Ai maia tu wai? Pinta meh di setiap rumah panjani, di setiap skula ari tadika nyentok ka secondary school mesti bisi broadband. Nya baru ka nyadi pamak keluar ari tacho. Kaseh baka sida cikgu ti baka ex-pengajar Jimbun Tawai, sekut runding.

    CIMB ??- tu bank Mat Mut/pala Buban. Anang minta branch bank tu di Batang Ai. Ila enti maia kempin terus “out of service”..parai kitai..

    Maybank – ok , manah ..

26. Kenyalang on April 11th, 2009 1:53 pm

    piliharaya swk 2010/11 kita nguji ngena PKR….dulu…
    kitai meda sejauh ni kitai dayak ulih nerima party semenanjung……tu UMNO pan kitai nda nerima masuk swk…

    ti PKr nda ulih ngalah ka BN d swk…reti ya Anwar sigi nadai kredibiliti di swk….(may be kelalu tumu ga aku nyebut munyi 2…)
    so….bersedia meh…kitai bersatu ngambi MDC ulih nyadi party dayak sah….
    SNAP may be party dayak ulih dikenyadi ka kitai…
    tang mayuh urg madah SNAP dah masuk ICU…

27. Apai Saloi on April 12th, 2009 6:52 am

    Bro,

    ts not because of money. PKR lost at Batang Ai because of people like you. No brain but talk only,hehehee

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