Penan Jambatan Suai JV with Pelita

Posted by Harrison Ngau Laing

Penan in Suai – Datuk Hasan Sui

The Penans in Suai (Kampung Ugos where Datuk Hasan Sui comes from) have given their trustee, LCDA (PELITA) two months from the 17th September, 2009 to provide them copy of the Agreement involving the development of their NCR lands into an oil palm plantation near their Kampung by LCDA and a private company (investor).

Statement of Accounts

They also demanded LCDA and/or the private company (investor) to produce the Statement of Accounts concerning the plantation activities. The penans warned that if the plantation involving their NCR lands cannot make any profit, they want to take their NCR lands back and manage it themselves. But if it has made profits, they want to know how much and where are all the money now. According to the penans, they have been kept in the dark about all these for the last eight years.

8 years of frustation

Frustrated at how they were treated by LCDA in the last 8 years, they set up a blockade last month, 17th of September and LCDA and the private company (investor) brought RM500,000.00. But the penans believed the NCR JV project involving their NCR lands have made millions in view of the very good oil palm price for many years.

The ‘role model’?

This is the NCR lands JV Project which Taib and Jabu and James Masing have always highlighted as “the penans success story” often pointing to Datuk Hasan Sui as their role model!!!

Seeing is believing

But the truth is the opposite. Anyone interested can visit the penans’ Kampung near Jambatan Suai (using the old Miri Bintulu road). As often said “seeing is believing”.
Deadline: 17th November

Note: If by the 17th Nov. 2009, LCDA fails to meet the demands of the penans, they will blockade again. They have also instructed me to sue LCDA for breach of trust, etc.

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16 Responses to “Penan Jambatan Suai JV with Pelita”

  1. dayaklama on November 2nd, 2009 9:25 am

    I had a cup of coffee with Datuk Hassan Sui (and his driver) this morning at Tanjong Batu Cafe.He painted quite a different pictures. He told me that the NCR land owner (Penan) were more than satified and happy after the private co.(investors) distributed the investment profit amounting to RM500,000.00 on 17th Sept.

    “At least the NCR land ownners see & enjoy profit coming in from their land which has been lying ideal for the past 46 years or so” he lamented.

    He also thanks the BN gomen under the able leadership of Taib & Jabu, for LCDA helped them to develop their NCR and they are hoping for bigger private co. to come for JV with the Penan.

  2. nyum on November 2nd, 2009 10:23 am

    dear dayaklama, i also had a cup of tea with president obama one year ago. he said he will help dayak to win election against BN government. he says he will appreciate PR if PR will come to help dayaks.

    dear dayaklama, do you have anything better to say about it?

  3. Pengajar Udah Pencen on November 2nd, 2009 11:35 am

    Ah!RM500,000.00 0ver 8 years will mean RM62,500 per year or RM 5,208 per month to be shared by may be 50 farmers RM104.26. There is no doubt that the farmers are unhappy.

    I find it difficult to live with a mere R105 per month,thanks God I am recieving more from my
    pension.

    I think that the farmers cannot be blamed for asking Yang Bahagia Harrison Ngau to sue LCDA.They have REAL good case here.

  4. Taju Remaung on November 2nd, 2009 12:19 pm

    Unggal Pengajar;

    Amai munyi utai ko nuan nya Cikgu. Di bawah paras kemiskinan nya unggal.. Kasih sida!
    But at the end of the day; they still vote for Bee End… Ha ha … Funny but Reality!!!!

  5. Abun Sui on November 2nd, 2009 1:17 pm

    NOTE :
    I m not kin of Datuk Hassan Sui. Its coincidence.

    This is my calculation, correct it if it is wrong:
    1. RM500,000.00 payment to Suai Penans (Wahh what a big amount??)
    2. 154 land owners involved NOT 50

    3. Meaning RM500K divide(/) by 154 families = RM3,246.75 per family for 8 years;
    4. or RM3,246.75 divide by 8 years = RM405.84 per year earned by a family
    5. or RM33.82 per month
    6. or RM1.67 per day (considered Penan Suai working 20 days a month)

    Is it rational if Local@Native Penan received only RM1.67 salary a day compared to salary received by Bangla/Bugis/Foreign workers of at least RM12.00 per day??

    What an “excellent” JV project by BN!!

    Can we live with RM1.67 salary a day?

  6. anak iban simanggang on November 2nd, 2009 1:58 pm

    pemansang/pembangunan/development..semua mdh pasal tok magang..pemansang ari segi nie..tapi kemayuh agi ukai nguntung ka org ngempu menua dia.ya ka kaya terus kaya,ya ka miskin terus miskin..enti amat2 projek nya nguntung ka rakyat enda ngacau,aku pun nyukyng 100%..ang ketegal kitai nyukung org nya,salah pengawa pun dikumbai betul.legi orang ngumbai kitai bc udang disebalik batu.peda enggau manah,silik baru kitai mdh betul ka enda.laban utai tok mayuh udah nyadi ba menua pesisir.ngagai dayaklama,aku arap nuan lebih liberial agi dalam utai tok.anang kelalu pro sepiak pihak,peda pansik enggau silik.arap kitai semua beserakup dalam ngemaju ka bansa kitai.ukai belaya ketegal utai ka mit ti tau mecah ka bansa kitai..nya aja terima kasih ngagai semua.

  7. MERAMAT TAJAK on November 2nd, 2009 2:31 pm

    Harrison,

    This will set a precedent for all participants of “non-performing” NCR land development brokered by SALCRA.

    If the Agreement can be obtained, would be instructive to find out:

    1. If it is a tripartite agreement between LCDA, Natives, and the Developer, or if it is only between LCDA and the Developer, where LCDA gave themselve the power of attorney to represent the Native interest by the SALCRA legislation ?

    2. The nature of the land title; whether the plot of land were issued a single title (held by LCDA), or if the plot of land has been issued multiple titles (also kept by LCDA), or if there is no land title at all, has been issued.

    It will be a useful precedent if the Penans will go ahead and sue. Regardless of the outcome, the proceedings would be useful to learn from.

    Would also be interesting to find out this case will be tried as Commercial crimes, or if its treated as NCR land disputes.

    For the sake of these Penan, and others like them, it would seem more advantageous to try these as Commercial crimes.

    As a lawyer, I suppose you will also consider if there may be ground to sue for an outright cheating case, besides the commercial breach of trust.

    Interesting, optimistic news – except for such low dividends. Good luck – and plse update.

  8. Apai Tuai on November 2nd, 2009 2:37 pm

    Thanks Abun Sui,

    I do agree with your comments detailing all the infos./breakdown of RM500k. It appeared huge amount if we do not analyse it/go into detail. If tuai rumah is approached by this grant, I supposed he/she will response with +ve answer. This is trick which the JV company use to apply to the poor native.

  9. tudip@too deep on November 2nd, 2009 7:20 pm

    Nyak ya y. The truth will be told. I just can’t beleive that the Penan is more brilliant than the others. Lakau tigah.

  10. Pengajar Udah Pencen on November 2nd, 2009 7:51 pm

    Nyum dini alai kaban ngirup pagila ?Kamaia nuan datai ari New York ?

    Rindu ninga rita nuan ulih berandau enggau Obama. Enti nuan agi bisi awak tau mai ‘working paper’ projek nuklear Dayak ti lama udah disebut nuan ngelama tu.

    Enti ‘nuklear power plant’ti udah lama dlm perambu bala kita nya nyadi betempat ba Demak Laut,menua Sarawak tau ngensel semua Dam-dam ti tau ngampoh ke pendiau bala Dayak, he. he.

    Pajak ke dia meh bala DB.

  11. semada api on November 3rd, 2009 8:58 am

    Penemu aku, Serahka tanah NCR sida aki ini kitai ke jauh ari jalai ngagai sida LCDA & SALCRA iya ka enda ulih dijerja kitai. Lak ka sida ngaga infra baka jalai alun, ai paip enggau elektrik. udah tu baru tanah kitai ka pansa jalai uhih dimajuka, enti dijual pan berega. Janji tanah NCR nya disukat atas nama kitai. Tanah ke semak rumah panjai anang meri sidak kompeni tu. Nyangka kitai tauka anak uchu kitai ka bisi penemu nanam sawit udah tu enda rigau-rigau ngiga tanah. k

  12. MERAMAT TAJAK on November 3rd, 2009 10:48 am

    semada api on November 3rd, 2009 8:58 am

    Agi mabu penenemu nuan nya unggal !

    Baka jelu baya utai tu, enda tau puni mimit. Enti tanah jauh ari jalai, ianya Pemakai Menoa kita, diserah ke nuan, rumah panjai nuan pan di sungkul ia sekali ila.Laban tegal duit, nadai nemu bebasa ke adat iya.Enti jaik ari, bala skeda kita empu nyadi baya, lalu nulung sida tuk makai kitai empu ila -baka nyain/nyerah tanah kita ke semak jalai, semak rumah kita.

    Anang kena empa pemula skeda orang politik Dayak ke madah, “nadai jalai raya enti tanah NCR dayak, endah abis di tanam sawit”.Peda nuan pemaioh jalai di menoa Semenanjung din.Nyentuk ke pala tangga pan bisi jalar tar.Enti perintah ka ngaga, ulih gagak sida.Jako munyi nya, semina kena ngulih ke tanah kita.

    Pia mega nuan meda jalai kelapa sawit, ke selalu nya enda tau di tengah side empu menoa, nyadi “private access road”.Di empang sida iya. Anang ngarap pusun nuan ulih nengah jala gaga sida towkay sawit nya.Ba skeda ladang sawit, ngiga kemiding pan enda tau.

    Jalai kerangan/kebun kena bala kitai Dayak ngemaju ke tanah NCR, ulih digaga, ngena bantu perintah mimit enggau ngena loan ari bank, enti tanah NCR kita bisi land title lalu ulih di valuated (nentu ke rega ia). Lalu ngena jalai syarikat/cooperative, kita ulih ngiga orang bukai ari luar ke bisi puku/capital ke deka bekunsi ngadu ke tanah menoa NCR kita.

    Nulung bansa ngadu ke utai tu, beguna ke penemu ngator ekonomi enggau business, lalu beguna ke sida nembiak ke agi tegal. Maioh bala Dayak ke bisi penemu ari dunya korporat pan ulih nulung nyali penemu ngadu ke bansa kitai. Tuju ia ngambi bansa Dayak ulih ngemaju ka diri ba pengawa agribusiness (ukai sawit aja, tang maioh peluang bukai …).Enda baka ke diatu, ia nya semina ngemata ke orang bukai – lalu ngarap ke dividend ke mimit nya aja…

    Penanggul kitai Dayak laban perintah bejalai ke penemu enda ngemendar ke kitai bansa Dayak ngaga pala tanah (land title) ba NCR land. Lalu keno ko perintah ke diatu, sida deka ngasuh kitai Iban ngaga land title (udah 60 taun ila), enti kitai nyerah ke semua tanah NCR nya ngagai PELITA enggau kompeni besai.Nya alai maioh DayakBaru endang enda setuju ke pengawa perintah ke ngaga penemu baka tu.

    Pengawa nagang Dayak ngaga land title ba tanah NCR tu,nyekat pemansang Dayak empu – kelimpah ari ke ngerampas tanah, ngena chara puni taju remaung-ianya nginti ati maioh bala Dayak kitai ke merinsa di pesisir ngena macam2 janji penyenang/pemansang ke bula.Bisi gak kedua siko dua, bulih untung besai laban ke diberi ungkup “share” beratus hectare, ngena chara tipu, lalu bisi gak bulih kontrak ngangkut sawit.Tang bala maioh ke bukai, dini tulih ke utai. Ka ngering ka diri tudah, enggai nyadi gak – udah telanjur, masuk panjuk sida baya nya.Nya alai ke temu aku, ngetat aja meh sida nya, enda ulih engkasak.

    Nya alai, anang sekali-kali kitai mai bala nyerah ke tanah NCR kitai.Terus tan ke tanah (perintah enda ulih ngerampas,enti kita enda setuju) lalu anang surut-mansang minta tanah NCR ulih digaga ke land title.Udah utai nya ulih, baru kitai ulih ngadu ke diri.Baru bansa Dayak ulih maju baka orang bukai.Enti nuan surut mimit, abis meh menoa aki ini – kena tegam.Lalu melak-melak, peli-peli meh mata sida rebak dudi, nyadi ulun, kuli orang aja, enda pia ?

  13. semugah on November 4th, 2009 3:19 am

    Bala punggal semua,

    Anang belaya…peneka diri empu pekara tu. Tanah kita, reta kita…nadai sapa orang ulih bekuasa batanah kitai. Kaya miskin, senang tusah kitai…pemutus ba kitai empu. Orang ke bejaku, madah tu, madah nya…ila enti kitai tusah…nadai ia nulong kitai !

    Maia utai empai nyadi, macam – macam meh utai dilanggur,disebut, dijanji.. Nyadi ke enda? Semina tak nganti aja..entah – entah enda nyadi sampai parai !

    Kita ke maioh tanah, anang jugau ti projek NCR tu mansa menoa kita. Anang kiruh bekira ke penyampau duit dividen nya. Enda ketegal nya..makai meh kita, sekula meh anak kita, ulih meh kita nganjung diri ke sepital lalu bisi meh belanja kena ngintu pemati. Pasuk ke aja tanah kita ke jauh, ke enda ulih kerja…awak ke orang nyukat, awak ke tanah kita bisi tanda nya tanah kita. Anang irau bisi surat ngesah ke nya tanah NCR kita, lengkap enggau map dini tanah nya. Surat nya meh ke disimpan kita, lalu nyamai anak uchu kita ke enda nemu dini tanah kita nya dalam babas din, dini antara ia enggau orang bukai. Anak uchu kita gerenti enda nemu endor tanah nya, kelebih agi sida ke diau di nengeri, ke gawa di menoa bukai.

    Anang nganti perintah PR nya…entah amai enda kah ulih ngaga perintah. Enti sida nyadi perintah ila…sida ga ngadu manah agi. Tanah ke udah masuk projek nya, ke udah disukat nya…awak ke sida ga meri pala (title). Munyi ko sekeda ditu..ka ngiga kompeni luar/besai ngadu ke tanah NCR kita nya…nya pan sama meh. Orang bukai meh nyadi broker ngiga kompeni nya ila. Sida tu ga beambi ulih ari tanah kita nya. Sapa kemaia ari tu ka ngaga utai free ? Indah ngaga pengawa Tuhan dah bisi duit sedekah…!

    Ngagai kita ke enda nemu…tu kedua kali udah sida Penan Jambatan Suai nya terima dividen. taun 2008 sekali 500K, 2009 tu pan 500K. Sejuta udah duit pansut ari projek nya. taun 2010 pan bakanya meh ila, kada enda lebih? Bah enti enda digaga ke pemensang ba tanah sida nya, bisi ke enda duit sejuta udah pansut ari tanah nya dalam 8 taun tu? Tentu nadai nyampau nya!

    Ngagai kita Penan di Jambatan Suai dia…enti amai kita ka blokade, ka nyaman..kita rugi, Harrison Ngau nya untung beempu duit kita. Alah menang bedau temu tang duit kita tetap nyau…nyau kena mayar lawyer, nyau setegal buah sawit enda digumpul, enda di jual.

    Anang pedis ati enti jaku tak changka munyi. Madah utai ke bendar. Kasih ke kita ke enda nemu pengerugi diri ti enggai masuk projek NCR tu. Lalu kasih ke kita ke maioh tanah tang enda nemu bakani enggau enggai ke tak lenyau enda temu sapa ngambi enti kita udah ninggal ke menoa tu!

    Nya aja terima kasih.

  14. temuda nadai pala on November 5th, 2009 5:27 pm

    manah amai penemu bala kitak tok,lamak dah kitak bisi tanah tapi nadai orng ka ngerja amat ,semua ka makai gaji magang.Aku nadai ka mayuh jaku,nya deh,fikir diri pu…..

  15. Jin Dayah Be' on December 12th, 2009 10:22 pm

    could be happen to Penan at Murum soon…

  16. Tay Too on February 18th, 2010 10:07 pm

    In fact, you guys are totally wrong… “Investment profit amounting to RM500,000.00 on 17th Sept” mean Penan Suai received up to RM500k every year…some of the profit more than RM700k a year…total sum of profit since 1999-2009 is around RM2 million something…the conclusion is NCR project is success.

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