Pakatan can win in Sarawak
Taken from Malaysia Today
Sarawak currently has 31 parliamentary and 71 state seats. Its population is made up from 30% Iban, 26% Chinese, 22% Malays, 8% Bidayuhs, 5.5% Melanaus and 5.5% Orang Ulu consisting of Kayans, Lun Bawangs, Kelabits, Kenyahs, Penans, Sebobs plus a few more smaller tribes. (Non Malaysians make up the remainder 3%.)
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Sarawak Economics role in Malaysia
Sarawak is considered one of the poorest and least developed states in Malaysia despite its abundance of natural resources including timber (world’s largest exporters of tropical hardwood timber), LNG (world’s second largest exporters of LNG together with Sabah) and petroleum.
Political History
The Alliance/BN has politically controlled the state since its inception in 1963. The first Chief Minister is of course the famous Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan (from SNAP) until he was ousted in 1966 to be replaced by Datuk Penghulu Tawi Sli (former SNAP secretary) of Pesaka.
Tun Abdul Rahman Ya’kub became the third CM in 1970 and governed Sarawak until he stepped down and was subsequently appointed as the Governor in 1981. The vacant CM seat then fell to the new president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud (nephew of Tun Abdul Rahman Ya’kub). The rest is history.
Demographics of Sarawak
The demographics of Sarawakians are something we should take note of. The majority of Ibans (Sea Dayaks) are Christians, so are the Bidayuhs (Land Dayaks), Kayans, Kelabits and Penans. The Melanaus are Muslims.
Sarawak is a non-Muslim State
So, in terms of segregating the religious faiths, it can be said that the majority of Sarawakians are non-Muslims and owing to its diversified mixture of different races and indigenous people, religious and racial tones are never employed during the political campaigning here.
BN component parties
Currently the four Sarawak political parties aligned to BN are Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) and Sarawak People’s Party (PRS). The Sarawak National Party (SNAP) was expelled from BN in 2004.
Result of 2006 election
The last time Sarawak held a state election was in 2006 where BN won 62 of the 71 contested seats. In 2001, BN won 60 of the 62 contested seats. The next state elections will be held before the 24th of April 2011. Let us analyse the results:
For BN, PBB won 35 seats, SUPP won 11 seats, SPDP won 8 seats and PRS also won 8 seats. For the opposition, PKR won 1 seat, SNAP won 1 seat, DAP won 6 seats and 1 seat went to an independent.
Analysis of swing vote
Of the 69 contested seats (2 were won uncontested by BN), 18 seats saw a winning majority increase for BN while 51 seats saw a swing to non-BN contestants. Meradong (N40) had the largest swing of 43.8% where DAP beat 4 other contestants while Satok (N8) recorded the lowest swing of a mere 0.5%. On the average, all the contested seats saw an average swing of 8.2% towards non-BN contestants.
Analysis shows that this event was precipitated by a swing of the Chinese votes from SUPP to other non-BN parties. Of the 9 seats that BN lost, 6 were SUPP incumbents. This election also witnessed BN fielding 15 Chinese contestants of which 6 lost. Of the remaining 9 seats which BN won, the declining majority exhibit a swing of 16.9% away from them. Overall, seats where BN nominated Chinese candidates showed a swing of 18.8% to the opposition.
What does this all mean?
It means that even with an overall average swing of 8.2% to the opposition, BN still won 62 seats or 87.3% of the 71 seats. To have won the 9th state election on a simple majority, the opposition must have an average minimum swing of 12.9% (where 28 of the least majority BN won seats are instead won by the opposition by 1 or two votes) and the Chinese swing from 18.8% to 20.3%. Is this a lot? The required (minimum) 4.7% increase amounts to only 29,491 votes, or 12,746 BN voters changing allegiance.
Dayakbaru must help to swing the Iban votes - Change We Must
Sarawak can be won over by the opposition and that is a fact as exhibited by the figures above. The 30% Iban voters holds the key to this goal. 10 seats which BN won were decided on a majority less than 1,000 votes (19 BN seats if less than 2,000 votes). 2011 is not that far a time in the future that Pakatan can dally until a later date before taking action to counter the BN monopoly.
Pakatan can win in Sarawak
At the very least, Pakatan can attempt to win enough seats (24 seats) to stop BN commanding a two-thirds majority in the Sarawak state assembly.
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Inspirational word from gkm2020
Hello friend bloggers,
It seems this blog serves as the last frontier PR defense system against BN. It is indeed interesting to read, but the infection caused by this virus of antidevelopment and subsidy of DB Group is a great consent to us the responsible and ordinary dayak, particularly the farmer and the longhouse people. I presumed this blog should focussed on education and farming methodology, as we far behind from others in this sector.
It is the aim of the dayak responsible leader like Jabooo , ensure to produce at least one university graduate per longhouse. And off course the responsible people wanted the dayak as whole to inculcate the positive attitude on the development of the jungle ridden NCR land. At the moment these NCR are infested with paku, rumput, and secondary forest that do not bring economic value to the longhouse people. WHAT WRONG FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM TO DEVELOP IT.
As a farmer I welcome agriculture dept to help us the farmer to plant rubber and oil palm in our NCR land, and I presumed others nearby longhouse is accommodating the same attitude. COMMON WE FARMER HERE IS DIFFERENT FROM YOU BLOGGER THERE.
Common friend, farmer like is always forecasting our farm product, like how many sheetS of rubber we tapped, or numbers of gunnies of padi produced this season. But you bloggers in the town area…., I guessed you don’t worry because your salary is surely bank in every month end.
Nya aja kaban. Ka nurun nangkal getah pagi tu.
no need to to joint any party because swak administration will be take over by iban soon..!!!!!!!!
State assemblyman for Ngemah Gabriel Adit is forming a new party known as Pakatan Rakyat Malaysia, according to reliable sources.
A group which is in Sibu is going to announce the formation of the party and its protem office bearers today.
Source: http://thebrokenshield.blogspot.com/2009/10/adit-forms-new-party.html
Mr.John,
You asked”Whats wrong for the government to help them develop it?”…(ie NCR land).
If I were a farmer,and an educated one like yourself,I would request the government to set up ‘food-processing factories’ in every divisions of Sarawak.
Failure/refusal of the BN government to provide major outlets to where rural farmers can sell their agriculture produce has resulted in them refusing to venture into commercial-scale farming and husbandry.
As of now,even if they plant hectares of fruit trees like durians,rambutans,mango,coconuts,guavas,ciku,mata-kucing,langsat,rambai,dabai,cempedak,sugarcane,etc…and vegies like terong,pineapple,labu,kacang-panjang,ensabi Dayak,etc….or rear ducks,chicken(and their eggs),pond-fish,etc…where/to whom are they going to sell the bulk?
Availability of factories that buy their produce,process them,pack and ‘can’ them,for local(national)consumption or for export would ensure a steady flow of income to the enterprising rural farmers. A sure way to upgrade them from only self-sufficient farmers to business-oriented ones. Now,this is where the government should help them! And its good for the national economy too,in that we import less of what we already have locally.
“Government help” may sound good. But if,for reasons best known to the NCRLandowner himself,he refuses it,the government should leave him alone. Its when the government ‘bulldozes’its way upon the helpless landowner’s will and land that DBaru supporters get involved.
The NCRLandowners might have valid reasons to refuse government help. It might be that he doesnt trust it to manage and work his land,or that he might somehow lose ownership of his ancestral land that has provided livelihood for his family,or he might have heard news that it is not a profitable venture etc,etc…
Whatever!! But dont pin the blame on DBaru! Dont accuse DBaru of being anti-development!
And what is this crap about DBaru professing ‘subsidy mentality!?
Here we are free to share experiences,moreso bad ones under the BN government. The good thing is:the readers are free to check out the facts, and we caution them not to believe ‘the writings on the walls’ blindly. Cherrio!!
I’m here with u unggal KM… this unggal John ‘Jamban’ just like his own name.. Full of s**t… Who r u to talk about NCR land? Come on man, the gomen is already taking up majority of our Dayak land…
I do personally do hope that all ex-pbds members to avoid joining this new party call PRM.. You see, T Murugiah is being sack by Kayveas in PPP, Larry Sng sack by Masing in PRS and of course Mr. Froggy Adit sack by every party..
My mind and my heart still with the old PBDS. Nothing can change that. The real party that’s really care about Dayak interest above all.. But it’s fall because of some greedy politicians inside this own party..I’m waiting eagerly for Masing comment for this party.. Futhermore, Larry Sng was his nemesis and if BN Swk accept this party to its fold, what happen to the Pelagus seat? Either it goes to PRS or not… Let see, who’s going to ‘mengamuk’ this time… Cheers!
ex-PBDS,
I agree fully with you,unggal. For Dayak to join this and any new party,and indeed for Adit to form one,will further ‘mechah’ the already fragmented Dayak votes.
This is the last thing we want at this crucial moment,when we Dayaks need to rally together and consolidate our votes against the BN before the next ‘state general election’.
Unless MDC is registered before then,my vote is for any component of Pakatan Rakyat.
No way Pakatan can win in Sarawak. Gabriel already taken 50,000 Ibans with him, and Larry has his own followers too. But don’t forget Iban Johor with the 40,000 man rally behind the BN. Where got more left to support PKR? Just a few person in DB only, with or without this DB will not make any different at all.
Arap ke bala nuai enda agi nganjung manuk lunggong lalu ngebat taji melintang maia sabong besai ila neh!
Arap ke bala TUAI enda agi nganjung manuk lunggong lalu ngebat taji melintang maia sabong besai ila neh !.Bala kitai udah nemu utai ti tau nyadi baka maia sabong di LA apin lama ti udah.
Kitai ingat, mesti muai runding Dayak Denial Syndrome ti dikembuan sekeda ari maioh pemaca dlm DB.
Change we Can and Win also we can,Change we must.
continue…
With due respect, it’s a mere dream for DB if they think Pakatan can win in Sarawak. In best case scenario Pakatan may be able to retain Padungan. And in Kemena, Dr. John Brian may have a fighting chance provided he has enough funds and employ the right strategy. What DB should do now is to get your vote transferred to Kemena polling district to make it count. But have you done that? I doubted.
I remember vividly prior to Batang Ai by-election there were so much ho.ah.oh.ah where nearly all (with the exception of IbanImmigrant) DB supported PKR candidate. But now by looking at the postings more and more readers are leaning toward the establishment. So if this trend is anything to go BN is set for landslide victory in the coming state election.
After each state general election, whichever a political party won most seats would form a new government.
In 2006 Sarawak state general election, PBB won 35 state seats out of 71, thus enabled its president Pehin Seri Taib Mahmud to be appointed as chief minister of Sarawak. SUPP, PRS and SPDP were a coalition government partners known as BN government. Even if one of these three political parties won all the seats it had contested, traditionally its president would not be allowed, or would not likely to be appointed as chief minister because his party only has very few seats out of 71 state seats.
So, based on this calculation or formula, a dayak would never heirs to the chief ministership. That was why the dayaks have been bullied and humiliated by their coalition partners in BN and whether our dayaks leaders realised it or not.
Why not, if you look at the way how BN leaders in the government humiliated the dayak communities when they worked out the formula to increased the numbers of Dewan Undangan Negeri seats in Sarawak for four times as follows:-
Year DUN seats Dayak majority seats
1948 48 28
1991 56 26
2001 62 28
2006 71 29
May be in Pakatan Rakyat for a dayak to heir to the chief ministership is brighter with the support of other races. So, Dayakbaru brothers and sisters, let us be united at all cost. Say no to PRM.
As expected, the true Pakatan Rakyat is undergoing a self cleaning process. All for the better. When the time comes, West Malaysia will sort them out..sad though about S’wak. Unfortunately, the level of intelligence is still way too low!
EC is a worry and especially so in S’wak! A party can often lose even though they may be winning before the helicopters takes off!
Lubok Antu can be our good example where BN gomen only give empty promises and offer lips service to the people… this can be our ‘modal’ in the next GE(DUN)… enda pia punggal semua.. awak ke sida BN makai jaku sida empu.. kumbai enda tulah empa antu enti kelalu bula ko sida… opps.. ko urang tuai.. Cheers!
may be pkr can win…but if PbB lose..may be UMNO also can stand in swk,same like party party berjaya in sabah. PKr is not the dayak party…i dont thinks PKr is the good party.
aku penyakal but aku mina nyukong party penyakal dayak empu baka SNAp.
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What I am trying to say here is, although the number of DUN seats in Sarawak had been increased by 23 since 1987, the number of dayak majority-seats still remains 29, whereas the Malay-Melanau seats had increased tremendously. This formula or plan can be seen as which race in Sarawak can command the majority in the state legislative assembly, thus takes the heir of chief ministership.
Amatnya unggal JJ. Sida empai kala meda pemansang kita ba pilih menua Bukit Begunan dia deh. Uji bai bala sida meda pemansang projek bala kita dia bakih, nya baru nemu. Awak ka sida meda pemansang ke disebut nuan nya baka kebun sawit, getah enggau projek ikan keli. Nya baru sida meda Bukit Bengunan nya balat bendar mansang. Enda pia ko deh bakih.
Nyau nyempelah mimit mkemaia meh orang ngaga skula SMK ba Pantu neh? Sinu bendar ga meda bala nembiak dia nyau skula jauh nampung pelajar ngagai Melugu enggau Balai Ringin neh.
Cheers my friend.
Kenyalang,
SNAP can no longer be called a ‘Dayak party’ now.
Undi enggau tulong aja ni bagi pengari pati penyakal ke disabung ngelaban BN. PKR tau,DAP tau,SNAP tau.
Anang guai milih. Sama besaup ngelaban munsuh dulu.
ungal raymondsl
nyau ngenang skul pantu..
ari nyak aku bisi pulai ngagai menua bala aku d pantu dia..sinu amat meda..nadai kampung agi din..cukup merinsa org din idup..sampai kaki bukit lingga nyak udah tunu org.alai org besawit.. “pelita holdings” dinga ku.sinu mat menua din.enti baka pala kitai mensia,,udah lalak ku kitai.bukit linga nyau diparas org laban balak.ukai main g lagu maxwell ka bukit lingga.uji peda..5 taun akan datang..lesap bukit lingga nyak..amai nda?? keni penemu kita..
I used to be strong supporter of PKR before but not anymore. I realised that BN is still the best political vehicle for the Dayaks regardless what DB think and said.We should not gamble with our future and that of our generation.
Frankly, I don’t see how the Pakatan Rakyat can take the state government in Sarawak next round, certainly not with DAP, PKR, and PAS squabbling over seat allocations, and definitely not with Taib Mahmud still firmly at the BN helm. They would find it hard even to recruit all the 71 willing, capable, and credible candidates for all the state seats.
Indu Iban,
Apo indai!!!, lapanya bakanya deh. Nyau lalak bukit Lingga dia pia!. Manchal amat ga sida nya neh. Pupus meh ikan Terubok anggau Undang ba Lingga dia ila, enti sidanya nyau bekena ka racun enggau baja ila.
Pelaba aku nadai ga ngawa, sigi cara ngadu ka pengawa pemansang. Pajak ka aja dia meh, enti nadai agi ikan enggau undang, buah sawit tau ga pakai, kenyang meh, asal poket penuh.
Cheers.
Pakatan can win in Sarawak.
Yes Pakatan can win if all Dayak wanted to united for our motherland and it’s resources.
If all Dayak wanted the change.
If all Dayak can put away with the sirat mentality.
If all Dayak can stand on his own feet and do away with the beggar attitude,dare to vote or vote without fear the candidate they really want.
But so far as I’ve seen voters were threaten in many ways, say; If you don’t vote BN you’ll be black listed by them and so many other tricks, this make so many voters afraid and this make them to have no choice at all but vote for “DACIN.”or even they say whom you vote can be check if you don’t vote for BN they’ll know.So where is this the so call “secret voting” part is playing ? Secret become no Secret anymore.
If fair play Pakatan have a chance to win the next State Election.
EX-PKR said this:
“Frankly, I don’t see how the Pakatan Rakyat can take the state government in Sarawak next round, certainly not with DAP, PKR, and PAS squabbling over seat allocations, and definitely not with Taib Mahmud still firmly at the BN helm. They would find it hard even to recruit all the 71 willing, capable, and credible candidates for all the state seats.”
these are not his own word. it was taken from hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com. it was Sim Kwang Yang who said that.
so, DB readers. dont expect your hope for PKR next round.
but anyway, EX-PKR = BN’s con-men frog?
Dayaklama,
Why not go create ur own blog? Topics? I suggest you try this:
No need for Dayaks to unite politically.
You may be proud and rich as an individual.Do you have children? DB is targeting the new generation and not you – Dayak LAMA – but wait! Here is the bait:DB will surely influence your kids to its ideology.Say, ur best option is to migrate to Hawaii and live there for good.
Cheers…
BN TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP should be the title of the above article
The Chief Minister of Sarawak is saying it loud and clear. Barisan Nasional (BN) will continue to win big comes the next election. Not a simple majority. At least 60 out 71 seats, if not more. He was being humble.
I am not one of Abdul Taib Mahmud worshipper, and is probably the only non-politician that has ever earned his rant in State Legislative Assembly. I have to agree with him though.
There is no viable alternative yet to BN in Sarawak. Look at the so-called government in waiting, the quality of some of the people holding important position in major opposition parties are much more funnier than Malaysia sitcom line up. Some do not need costume and are clowning around.
Parti Islam Se Malaysia
Allow me to comment on Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS). During its last Muktamar, its controversial deputy president Nasharuddin Aziz said they have secret formula for Sarawak election. As usual, he refused to divulge details.
As times goes by, suddenly PAS was having a new secretary for Sarawak, Saidin Massudin Sahini. The man who once staged a solo demonstration in front of the Chief Minister house over the oil price hike. If a man could not even get the support of his own wife and children to hold demo, how do you expect him to be voted by others come the election?
I knew him too well. He was formerly a former leader of PKR Sarawak. A candidate thrashed by the least popular PBB guy in Demak Laut when the BN was expecting a defeat given if opposition was fielding a right guy.
This guy also happened to be only leader who enjoyed being whacked, yes physically being whacked in PKR office by his own comrade. He was very fortunate that the attacker did not kill him with the crowbar. ASKED HIM. A police report is still pending.
At the height of the recent Parliamentary election, he was being accused and was investigated by PKR Sarawak over an attempt to buy the party candidate in Kota Samarahan. Out of shame, the investigation was never made public. There were simply too many negativities surrounding the opposition in Sarawak, I presume thats’ the reason why Anwar Ibrahim pretend nothing had happened.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Just go around. Kuching is very small. If this kind of leader fit to become a leader of Islamic organisation, probably all the Samseng Kampung and Kongsi Gelap or conmen in Kuching with PhD are good enough to be Minister in the next non BN government.
PKR and DAP relationship
I hope Anwar Ibrahim will stop putting the cart before the horse. Please can someone tell him to take his medicine. I think he was a little bit delusion after the 916 mirage. What was started as psyche game that is slowly turning him into a psycho. I feel nauseate everytime he said Pakatan is taking over Sarawak. The only man who trust him is probably 10 million Ringgit Tiong King Sing, who offered his small head, to be cut off if BN win next election. I will elaborate about Tiong game some other time, he got his own reason.
Listen carefully, please tell Anwar there is no Pakatan Rakyat in Sarawak. Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is not having any relationship, co-operation or understanding. Did he realised that PKR and DAP are killing each other in Stampin, Sibu and Sarikei? If not for the craziness of PKR overly ambitious but far from getting support Chinese leaders, DAP could have won more seat.
Please tell Anwar Ibrahim and Tian Chua the Chinese of Sarawak are still referring to PKR as “Parti Bontot”. Go incognito. They will ask you, “Hey apa macam itu Bontot mau kacau Roket, haiiyaaa… Pergi main jobor la.” I was consistently being harassed becuase some of my Chinaman friend knew that I used to be working for PKR. No offence. Today they run me down, sooner or later I would get my turn and get to the nerves of these “Communist”. Yes, I call them Communist, fondly.
There is no need for me to elaborate on PKR and DAP relationship in Sarawak.
Another supermaniacs whom is dreaming to become Chief Minister of Sarawak is currently suing another politician. What are they trying to picture here if not making fun out of them themselves? People are laughing over this and could not help but giving them title that make the leader in question literally immune in the court of laws. You know who are the people immune from the justice system, it is a universal norms.
How many more fightings between PKR and DAP would be made public to earn the public trust that the two party can govern Sarawak peacefully? Is there any warranty they would not be declaring war against each other once assuming power? There is nothing much you can expect from people who are slowly proving that they are literally immune of the laws, you know what I am saying!
You want evident? No needlah. Just go Google for whatever you wish to know about them. All the darndest thing also have.
BN change of style
I am very pleased to note that many BN leaders have opted to be visible online. Some on FB, others having their own website. I am happy some trying very hard to be seen as working. Bottom line is the people benefit.
Its quite fun to spoil the “ball-carrying” and worshipping drive on FB by interjecting. Many BN leaders are matured enough. They still invite me to their open house and breaking of fast despite my non stop interference in their political struggle. I will continue, nothing personal.
So far, I have not got any capital F word in private from any of them despite running down some of BN organisation particularly the napping Wanita PBB. Datuk Rohani Karim was quick to defend in FB that Wanita PBB is very much alive and they have YB Nancy Shukri handling the “changing times”. Nancy however seems busy donning latest fashion rather than delving into Wanita PBB issues. I read news about her visiting New York recently, the report make her sounded like a little girl returning from Mac Donald farm. I repeat Mac Donald, not Mac Curry. Nothing to shout about.
On the ground, BN leaders no longer boasted huge and expensive banners for their function in Kampung. They organise event, officiate it or simply visit a Kampung and solves the Rakyat problem at source. I repeat, funding are now being used to solve problem at source. For a bigger problem they are much wiser. They no longer quarrel with the press.
Last time, BN YBs would come charging whenever problem in their “kawasan” (area) are being exposed by the media. One such moron was YB Bolhassan Di who rang up my boss non stop whenever I wrote something negative in his area, stupid! Look at him now, where is he? I hoped CM would drop him in the next Cabinet reshuffle. His arrogance is much bigger than the Sun. That is why he lost miserably in PBB election.
Today, the smarter YBs invite media to highlight their problem and share them with the world. They knew once the problem are highlighted by media, its stand better chance to be solved. The more clever one would tell the press quietly and react the following day. Such a move spell greater mileage for them. To me, I do not give a damn. As long the problem faced by the people is solved. I am not in the business of barking at problem, solved them.
Furthermore the BN YBs know the new big boss means business when talking about KPI. Nobody is taking the KPI thing as a joke. Especially the ambitious one or those who still enjoy the comfort of life being a YB. With that, their service improved further thus shutting out the opposition.
Rural and urban seat
Vast majority of Sarawak are still under developed. Opposition are very dominant in urban area, especially Chinese majority seats. The voters in these area are probably fed up with some individual whom failed the people and want to show them who is actually the boss.
I was blessed with opportunities to see myself how some cocky urban YBs treat their constituents and witnessed how the arrogant Federal Government continue to introduce policies that victimised the not so rich urban populace. People are not stupid, once the credibility are destroyed its tough to regain their trust.
If you ask me why DAP were winning so many seats in the previous election, people want some changes. People want the BN leaders to listen to their problem and solved the issues that affect their live. Its one hell of an experience to undergo flood once, what to say every year. Yet the Federal Government said we do not have money to address the problem when wastage are evident left and right.
People knew the leakage although they may not have the expertise or mean to prove it in the court of laws. The choice and the only way to signal the disapproval is by voting the more credible opposition. Thats why these young, highly qualified and perceived and accepted as clean opposition leaders won.
BN leaders who tried to show that they work for people will never win here because people know they these BN YBs are just plain not powerful enough to improvise their life. So they would vote the opposition and want the opposition to voice their displeasure to the government. Hoping that government would change, or ideally changing the government.
People are questioning the usage of taxes on lavish project that clearly benefit only a handful when there were no money for public utilities. People questions why iconic building are built when we are not having proper anti flood system. The issues are simply too many to explain in one short article.
SUPP ding dong over Dudong
In fact, yesterday I received latest news from Dr Soon Choon Teck on the Special Delegate Conference (SDC) but decided to rubbish it as a non issue.
People do not give a damn. I repeat the public do not give a damn about SUPP. To put it in Voon Lee Shan word, SUPP stand for Sarawak Useless People Party. I have to agree with Voon. Not everybody look up to SUPP. I am registered voter in SUPP area. I do not see reason why myself being a non Chinese is relevant to SUPP? I do not know what the Chinese think or how they look to SUPP.
My neighbour is a founding member of SUPP, and was once a former secretary to one of SUPP founders. He was very straightforward telling me in the face. SUPP today not good. They forgot the ideal. I hate SUPP, the current leadership, he nailed. I asked why? He said SUPP no longer fight for the good of people. Is that true? SUPP leadership, who disagree must answer.
Majority of the people that I know do not even bother to register as voters in SUPP area. Why? They asked me what for? SUPP never solved their problem. I lived in my housing estate five years now, and not once a SUPP controlled municipalities sending its people to meet us.
What is wrong with touching base, SUPP? Go to Sibu and see how Robert Lau and company walked from house to house, meeting every household occupant. Why can’t the SUPP Kuching do that? No wonder you are being wiped out from the election, you are simply irrelevant to the people.
There is simply no interaction, real interaction between SUPP and the non Chinese and perhaps some Chinese. So SUPP can easily being said as a non issue to the non Chinese of Kuching, who cares! DAP on the other hand is slowly proving that they can shed their ultra Chinese image and trying very hard tapping on everyman shoulder on the street.
It is not impossible that SUPP would be wiped out like their predecessor, Sarawak Chinese Association (SCA) if they are not checking their more serious problem rather than wasting time to ding dong over Dudong. SUPP must look into their own weakness and stop blaming Taib.
What do they get by telling Kuala Lumpur that they are losing because people are angry with Taib. In fact, who is happy with Taib in Malays area but why the Malays YB still win very convincingly?
If you are good, people would try to forget your weakness and help you to be a better man. If you are hopeless, cocky and arrogant, like Alfred Yap, go and play Chinese Chess. Stop wasting your time trying to make comeback, nobody needs MPP YB or a man who openly says that he can still win without Malays vote!
PRS and SPDP
Over on the Dayak front, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) have regained the momentum after PKR sanked in Batang Ai early this year.
PRS got a small problem right after the election, with rumour that its deputy Joseph Entulu would be challenging president Dr James Jemut Masing. The noise, however die out.
Masing cleverly steer himself out of the controversy and his supporters showed him the meaning of loyalty when it really matters. BN loudest critic in cyberspace, Tedewin Ngumbang, ironically continued campaigning for PRS at the heigt of election. He too showed me his unvided loyalty to Masing when the effort to pit Joe Entulu against his president intensified.
Comically, Tedewin still harbour a hope of contesting against PBB deputy president Alfred Jabu in Layar. May be to go in winning some funding. He got nothing to lose. If he lost, it is expected knowing Jabu popularity in the area. If he win, he can boast about it until the day he died.
SPDP, too was rather quiet. Talks and news report appear that Tiong King Sing would be challenging Peter Nyarok for number two seat. William Mawan once whisper to me that Tiong is a possible threat to his political career. That is no secret. People knew who finance SPDP and Mawan is out of the question, so is Nyarok.
Its just a matter of time when SPDP would eventually be installing the actual King.
The controversies surrounding SPDP King however will slow down the change of gurad in the party. SPDP members may not take it kindly too. This, to them is tantamount to robbing the Dayak of their rights. Many Dayak leaders are apparently annoyed by Kuala Lumpur tendencies to believed in Tiong that Sarawak BN is at the mercy of opposition.
It learned that Kuala Lumpur leaders taking at face value Anwar and Tiong rhetorics that BN would be losing the next election. How I wish the rumour is true. Firstly, can Anwar provide me with high quality names other than the dubios PhD mongering bloggers, sacked non performing judge, expelled government servants etc?
Please do not tell me that Pakatan would be banking on losing recycle ancient Dinosaur from the ice age of Sarawak politic again? BTW, will Pakatan ever existed in Sarawak? For the record, PKR does not even have a local with the right quality deemed fit to lead the party in Sarawak.
Until then, I have to agree with Abdul Taib Mahmud that BN will win big, if not making clean sweep. Not that the people are happy with BN, nobody would take the risk of being governed by dubious Ulama of PAS and PKR recycle unwanted leaders…. DAP, perhaps!
PKM is most like SNAP…
What happened to SNAP…Any body knowssss….
Adit and Larry is same like James Wong And Leo Monggie…
Enti betul ka ngering ke DAYAK gaga baru PARTI KONGRESSS DAYAK under PKR.
What ever just votess the penyakar…..
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kasih mai gak ninga sebana kitai iban kemaia hari diatu neh..ngenang tanah temuda sereta tanah kampung ti makin nadai di kereja ke bala sidak company..
baka aku tu ndai minat ba politik tu…nadai kala register…laban bagi aku mana2 parti sama jak diatu…maioh gik personal issue..ari ke nulong bala rakyat.nda patut amai bakanya.tanah NCR pun ka di tagang urang besawit diak,nda gak alah..laban menua majak maju..amai ko apai ari kelia…rambau sidak aki idup ngena beliung..rambau sidak apai idup ngena ulu duku..nembiak rebak baru diatu nadai agik utai munyi nya..diatu munyi ko jako orang tuai, mata pinsil tajam gik ari mata duku..amai nya..
Aku ngai gak nyalah ke perintah 100% laban sekula kelia menyak, sidak ia meh nulong aku besekula… so,paling manah agik diatu,kitai sama2 bepakat ati ngemaju ke dirik kitai empu..paling nda ulih pan kitai ngemaju ke anak kitai sekula manah2.. ukai ngarap ke perintah nyuap ke kitai asik..
nti pulai rumah panjai,slalu aku ninga orang ke tuai berandau…”kapa aku kerja diak..gaji mit..manah gik aku goyang kaki di rumah” salah mai penemu baka nya..nti ngantik kitai empu ka ngemaju ke tanah temuda rimba nya, sari tok agik meh kitai diau ba kampung puang endur sawa engkelung iko..so, sebedau kitai mantah sapa2, manah gik kitai ninjau diri empu dulu…anang ka perintah ka makai tanah temuda, kitai serumah bala kedirik pun maioh nipu pasal tanah…
so, ni ko kitak meh berunding ni ke betul… nti aku nanyak apai indai aku sigi mangkah tanda ba perintah..laban ko ia, perintah udah nulong aku secara nda langsung…
“maju meh kitai dayak sejalai baka bansa bukai”
august on October 9th, 2009 9:45 am
DB is targeting the new generation and not you – Dayak LAMA …….DB will surely influence your kids to its ideology.
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This is the real customer of this blog. New Generation of Dayak. You can deny or blamme or criticize DB but you defininately cannot stop them, as the new generation will come and the old Dayak will gone.
Sooner or later oppposition will rule Malaysia and take over the BN gomen. If not PR it will other party.
In Sarawak, the BN gomen will be taken by opposition once the Federal Gomen rule by Opposition.
Since PR is the best opposition party in Malaysia ever have and their leader are great as BN and respected by foreign country, I am in high spirit that Federal government will be taken by PR one day.
In democratic system one party cannot rule one country forever, it will change. No matter how strong the party and leader are. Unless you can changes the History.
50 years BN in power in Malaysia. It is relatively too long if compare to other democratic country in our modern history. It is more than enough for Malaysian to give them a chance. Some leaders are two or three generations in power such as in Sarawak from Rahman Senior to Taib and back to Rahman Junior.
Secondly, in term of physical mistake there are too much stories about BN. Starting from corruption involved billions of ringgit, nepotism, cronism, power abuse, dynasty YB, wrapping voter right to mining of gangsterism taking Dayak Longhouse NCR Land without justice.
New generation grow up in number, become more and more matured in politic. The new generations are eager to change the Malaysian democratic system in order to share the value.
The new generation can see the advantages to change the gomen but not Old Generation as the old one do not live with it. Tun Jugah do not alived after the Formation of Malaysia when the Dayak are being discriminated now. The old Dayak are scary to change the gomen as they think they may lost their personal previlage or their old way of life, but not new generation.
The new generation like a venture future as they know their right to vote for their gomen every 5 years. The five years machanisn is nothing to make them scary of new gomen as they able to accept the change and give the new gomen a chance. Without change the gomen they know that no way for them to adopt the change for the better. No way for them to reduce the Physical Mistakes of the gomen. No way for them to teach or punish the physical mistake of the previous gomen.
The new generations know that the physical mistake (corruption, nepotism, injustise, media control, power abuse, dynasty power) of the gomen need to be reduced as it will continue to joepadize the country needs and put the investor in scary situation.
Do as, when the new gomen fail, the new generations are willing to change gomen again and again. The new generation will know the value of their right, the right of changing the Malaysian Type of Democracy, by changing the gomen. The new generation will know Malaysia Democracy is cannot be monopoly by one group only.
By changing the Malaysian Democracy the new generation will know that Malaysian Gomen is belong to every one and everyone has the right to be a gomen. This is the system the new generation will adopt.
By change the gomen, you will authomatically change the Malaysia Democratic System. Do the political reforms reduce the Physical mistake, teach the bad leader as well improve the old gomen when they come to power again.
Old gomen never change their platform, leadership still, system, command, value, personal previlage in other word old gomen won’t make political reform untill the people change the gomen. New generation know this.
New generation will give up with the old system/gomen and eager to see the new one. The only way to see the new one, they vote for the opposition. It is what is happening in Malaya .now a day and this change is on the way to Sabah-Sarawak. On this condition, I believe that, PR will continue to gain support from the people.
Change We Must
Can you smell the shits that come out from the jamban????
Yes, I certainly can smell it,PE. J jamban is farmer cum a reporter for shit.
Cheers…
i like what you are saying but the matter or fact still stands that many of the dayaks you are trying to influence have never heard of this blog. it is a pity many do not have regular access to the internet and have to settle for the biased news media i think there should be more work done on the ground to spread the word
Tabi semua,
Terima kasih ngagai semua penemu kita ti dibaca aku ditu.Manah amai penemu kita semua nyak.
The conclusion in the analysis that the 30% Iban voters hold the swing vote – ceteris paribus – for PR or BN win in Sarawak, is quite striking.
If politics is a mean to an end, then this is an opportune time for the Iban, in particular, and Dayak in general, to force the political parties in the GE to take them seriously i.e to stop paying lip service to their predicament.
However I suspect that Pakatan may not be as keen to invest time, money and manpower – in the ADUN seats as they might be in the Parlimentary seats.
More so, if the swing seats are in rural Iban-majority areas, as the analysis show. Can’t blame them.
Election cost in rural Sarawak is notoriously expensive, and worst still, voters had got use to the proverbial goodies during election day – with which to “affect their voting decision”.
If I were a Pakatan strategist, I would probably place significantly more assets into ADUN areas where the voters are more sophisticated (e.g in urban West Malaysia); at least they will vote on issues, and not on the immediate bread-and-butter tokens on polling day.Dollar for dollar, Ang Pau on polling day : Pakatan in Sarawak won’t be able to match the State BN coffers.
So,PAKATAN may just decide to side-step Sarawak altogether during the upcoming GE and focus on wresting the Federal government from BN.After all, the parlimentary deficit from taking the Fed government is less (only 4) – and national-level parlimentary issue during election is less convoluted than the local ADUN issues.
If this happens, then it will be a lost for the Ibans and Dayaks, since – they will not be courted by the political parties, in the same way that they would, if they are to hold the swing votes in the next GE, as the article had stated.
Finally, if PAKATAN takes over the Federal government, while in the above scenario – Sarawak would be governed by an opposition State BN : ironically enough, the rural poor Iban & Dayak, will stand to lose even more.Federal budget allocation for rural development, could be curtailed to the bare minimum required by law. Even the string of wins in the attempt to reverse oppressive land codes affecting NCR/L and Pemakai Menoa, may be rolled back through appeals by the State ADUN – to spite and create problems for any PAKATAN-led Federal government.
Conclusion: this is a good time for Iban and Dayak to be not only smart voters, but to surface their issues so it can be heard by the political parties and politicians. If this is going to be an issue-based GE (and not another big Ang Pau day) perhaps PAKATAN would be interested to give the state BN a run for their money, and makes a winner (either way) of the poor, deprived rural Iban and Dayak.If Ibans and Dayaks continue to be disinterested-passive audience (except on polling day)to the political scenario, I’m afraid – they will continue to be shortchanged for another 5 decades to come.I supposed the key message is not to be slavishly loyal to any political party or politician.If it smells like shit, time to drop it.If you are a die-hard Dayak BN, for goodness sake – probably an equally opportune time to raise the bar as well.Never smart to be a satisfied fool.
MT,
PR taken over Fed Gomen and let BN as opposition in Sarawak for several years before PR take the Sarawak BN Gomen.
It won’t affect the Dayak much and better than the Dayak engrave them self stay with BN nasty promise for another next decade.
For me it is time for us to educate our people the important of changing the gomen, practise the to change the system rather than stick to one party more than half a decade.
It is better we share the value and emphasize that our country is not belong to one group of people from BN only.
Iban Abroad,
It may not be too bad if State BN becomes an opposition – as I supposed PR will not hold back the oil royalty to Sarawak, as BN did to Trengganu, and to Kelantan (even to this day).
I don’t think PR would want to reprise BN role and be held in the same light by voters.
In the same breadth, I believe few Sarawak voters know, or care about politics in West Malaysia and within the Federal Government itself – viz the status of near 50/50 split Parlimentary seats between BN and PR. This is the wrong stance to take.
There are many Federal programmes and initiatives in the state. SCORE, in spite of Sarawak Energy avid interest in it, is still run and coordinated as a Federal project (for international investor coordination). A PR-led Federal Government may be enough to stop the 12 dams from being built.That could hurt a lot of pockets – already lined up to benefit from the lucrative (as usual – many would be “direct-nego” or even, sole source) contracts.
On the other hand, land and timber would remains within the ambit of the State government. If the Federal Government is taken over by PR, then the opposition state BN government may hit deeper and wider into land development schemes, secondary timber harvesting and replanting, to offset any likely shortfall in Federal budget allocation.The environment could take a hit.Dayak could see more samseng-enforced land grab.
Sarawak voters would do well to be educated about the new political landscape, and to vote based on State as well as Federal politics consideration. The ideal position to be for any state in the federation, is for the state government to be in the ruling coalition/pakatan with the federal government. So, in short: Sarawak voters should stay tune to the development in West Malaysia before hedging their bets during polling day.
Its quite clear to me at this stage, that PR has better chance to wrest control of the Federal government than the State. So while Sarawak voters may be plodded to change with absolute confidence, in the interest of democratic ideals -like those in dual-party system in US and Britain (where political parties get kicked-out in one term if they fail to deliver their promise),the prospect of being in the opposition at State level, should also be factored into the voters decision (from which ever way they look at it – from PR or BN).
I would not call for undivided support of PR (or BN for that matter), not because I’m politically neutral but because I think DB readers have mostly decided for themselves already.I only ask for us to think and link Federal with State politics during GE – and to decide from there – which political party is best for Dayak.
I don,t think PR can win. This is because PKR don,t have the vitamin M to sponser their candidate. The Dayak still cling to the no money no vote thinking with the exception of DB voters.
If the PAKATAN win, dayak cannot become CM because DAP definately have more seats, it will be the same as it is now in BN. Still Dayak/Iban have no power to speak for the Dayaks. May be thats why Adit try his own way, but his towkey are the buying lots. I am PKR but now I don,t know who to support. I wait for your comments before making decision.
Unggal Meramat Tajak,
Well done MT….your analysis make quite a bit of sense. But…I say but… there is a particular political scenario that, I am afraid, you completely overlooked or missed out, which no one should ruled out.
Let me tell you that after the Batang Ai debacle PR has more or less thrown the towel in so far as Sarawak politic is concerned. PR leaders are no longer interested and serious, disappointed Anwar gave way, and those actually prompted Adit to take drastic action of forming a new party. He smelt the rats.
You are perfectly right and on target when you said that PR is now focusing only to wrest control of the Federal gomen in the next GE. What the hell with the state election, anyway.
You expressed concern that should Pakatan take control of the Federal gomen , the state & the Dayaks will continue to be under the opposition BN. This is where I begged to differ.
Assuming Pakatan took control of Federal gomen during the GE (perhaps after the state election) would it not be possible for the entire state BN parties to join Pakatan? Mind you, I dare say that Taib, Jabu, Chan, Masing and Mawan are among the first to jump ship to Pakatan. I do not believe that Pakatan would reject them.
Therefore your concern or/and worry should rightfully be: Damn it, Pakatan took over the Federal gomen, there is no more state BN parties as they had switched their allegiance to Pakatan….but still Taib, Jabu, Chan, Masing and Mawan lead & helm the state. It a case of the same soup but placed on different bowl.
What DL trying to convey and has been watching is that: Pakatan/DB/Sarawakian may succeed in toppling the BN state gomen but they still end up under Taib/Jabu/Chan regime. It’s back to square one.
DL foresees this happening and hence always wants to be on the right side of history.
MT,
It is good feedback, but I still in doubt on some of your comment, especially to be neutral and play as smart for Dayak in fed level. This idea makes us without concrete decision.
I really interested in dual-party system. No doubt, it is very successful in developing country especially in term of Check and Balance the gomen.
No single party can govern one country forever or even a century in modern democratic history. BN has more than half the century to govern Malaysia without proper check and balance. It is relatively too long. PR is most eligible party Malaysia ever has to play with toward dual-party system.
At the moment, Sabah-Sarawak is the main factor battle ground for BN and PR to lead the Fed gomen. By then, this is the best time for our people help our country build the dual-party systems and relax on one BN party system without confusing ourself.
Once we have dual party system, then our check and balance policy can go on smoothly. This means we can check and balance the policy, development, administration and etc between pro and opra gomen accordlingly. During this time as record in the modern democratic history, only then the minority group such as Dayak can be treated equally with other races.
How wonderfull it is if we Malaysian can makes it: 10 years for PR and 10 years for BN. Everyone can share the value and know that Malaysia is for everyone not for one BN group only.
For Sabah-Sarawak, let put in this way. Let we support PR along together with our fellow friend in Malaya to lead the Fed Gomen. Once the PR in Fed Gomen, with their position to control the election facilities such as media, it will be more practical for us to think to change the Sarawak BN and introduce the dual-party system in the state. By then, the Dayak leader can revise the politic, policy, administration, development and etc in the state. Share the state wealth properly.
Yes, it is make sense for the Sabah-Sarawak especially Dayak-Kadazan to play politic at the moment by giving our full support to BN and asking what we need as we are the main factor for BN to lead the Fed Gomen challanging the PR.
This idea is seems to be temporary measure to our problems, as we doubt that there is no check and balance in our state government in future.
BN can turn their policy around once they are strong again against PR, as we fail to creat the dual-party system. Secondly BN record on Dayak is badly observed and there is no concrete planing for UMNO/BN to help the Dayak rather their planing are in contraversal manner.
There is no doubt that, there are still a lot of our colleges are still stick to this policy, but I wish they are good enough to understand the important of Dual-Party System and start to think to merge our country with developing country.
“In a nutshell, Salahuddin Ayub says Pakatan has not done enough to address the woes of the Indians while the Chinese are fed up with all the infighting in the opposition coalition” This statement was issued after PR/PAS lost by a huge margin in Bagan Pinang by-election.
I dread to think that the same statement will be issued by Pakatan leaders after the coming state election in Sarawak except the word” Indians” be replaced by “Dayaks”. I am saving the above statement just incase I need to re-post & remind DB after the state election as this will be the likely scenerio.
After reading some of the comments, few think that PKR cannot win this election, I won,t like jumping because I know PKR policies are better than that of the BN. I think all of the Dayaks should be told about the policies which are not published in any news or newspapers so that we can think about it even the Dayaklama. What is important are the party policies, thats why UMNO now is changing its policies but just a copy to PKR while PKR is original. I won,t follow GA and just stayfoot with PKR. Let Adit go his own way and got a lot of money from his billion dollars corrupt tawkeys/sponsers.
Salam semua.
UMNO ni tau aba sarawak. mina ukui-ukui sida ke ditu. ulih nyalak, mina maya lapar. kenyang legi, aku jenuh diau.
PARAI KITAI SEMUA BANSA DAYAK ABA SARAWAK, BARU umno TAU BISI PARTI BA SARAWAK TOK.
kasih ka meda pendiau sida masing, sida jabu, sida taib. niang bini taib ke udah nadai, bisi ka pengaya laki ia dibaik parai?
buka meh ati kitak wahai masing, wahai jabu. pengaya ngau penyamai kita udah bisi, berkat Tuhan ketegal usaha kitak empu. tang, nyak semua mina sementara. agi gak kitak deka ngumpul pengaya ngena cara nipu penadak rakyat aba tanah? salah ka kita deka mending penemu baru lalu support sida? ajar sida ke baru.
tok enda, ngasuh sida nyadi ukui kitak, sida ke ngelaban lalu dibuai parti. patut? meda ukui nyak enda nyalak, asuh berdiri aba sepiak kitak. patut?
ENTI BAKA TU, SAMPAI BILA BISI PERINTIS BARU BANSA DAYAK?
All PKR need to do is to bring up the issue of mix blood status heritage and promise to bring about an amendment to constitution and to ensure those mixed blood would vote in full force at the next election.
1 Malaysia boleh.
I would like to congratulate DB for this Website.
DB certainly do a great service in making more sarawakians be aware of the evils of BN Governance.
To defeat BN in Sarawak, the Dayak votes are crucial
I believe that in the next round the town voters will swing th PKR, and if we can convice the Dayak to do the same….the BN will be “Party penyakal”.
Wake up Dayaks, we had been mistreated by the BN so bad, it is time to give them back what they really deserve – make them become “Penyakal” so that we would whacked them up like they whackd us for so long.
Give ourselves chance to tell them in their bloody faces that who are they if not because of Voters blind support for them. They are only good at Ass-sucking the over-arrogant tryant Rahman’s Dynasty.