60:40 Percent Off target in Sarawak
Written by Dr. John Brian Anthony
Why did it happened?
When BN hold 2/3 majority in DUN Sarawak, their YB can do almost anything they like. Before March 2008 GElection, the BN in Parliament can do anything they like – like amending the constitution to suit their purpose. This has led to the watering down of power in the Sabah and Sarawak State and increased in power for the central government. This in turn led to the experience that we in Sarawak felt, being colonized by Malaya – UMNO/BN.
The Sarawak YBs received allocation for many things besides MRP. They even got certain projects like schools and clinics. These are all basic needs for a town. What has happened is that such projects are being diverted by powerful BN State keaders to their constituency. Examples are Kota Samarahan and Mukah now. Most of the Federal allocation and State funds are diverted to pilot constituency like Mukah leaving the next door constituency like Selangau well short of development and helpless.
Projects from Sri Aman are being diverted to Betong, at the expense of Sri Aman. Projects are carefully plan to meet the people need not as a separate project unit but a part of the holistic approach. When the project for Sri Aman is being cannabalized by another more powerful YB, then the overall effectiveness of the project is diluted.
The involvement of civil servants in siphoning development funds
MRP project are executed by District Offices. Most contractors participating in the contracts are bumiputera and especially those who supported BN. Not all bumipuetra contractors act as “front men” for Chinese businessman but many gave the contracts to Chinese businessmen and brokered by Government Servants at District Office levels. This is how the Civil Servant make their money, “kantau” they call it and why not? It is an easy opportunity as all the mechanism are within their control.
Material Price Hike
It is also not uncommon that the building material supply to longhouse would be hike up. Instead of $14 per zinc sheet it now cost $18-20 for reason of transportation cost. Transportant cost eventhough valid should not be exhorbitant and costed per sheet and not in total. From a possible 5 zinc sheet allocation a family would now receive 3 zinc sheets.
In other circumstances, the work of building village roads, whaft, jetty, riven retaining walls, civil work for new long house sites etc many hands would like a share of the pie. The small time Branch Chairman of BN party, Community leaders including Tuai Rumah, the District Office brokers, the contractor itself will end up taking 60% of the allocation for the projects. Then how do you get to explain that only 40% reach the final target.
Why are certain State government departments turning to corruption?
Corruption in this instance is defined as abuse of power to serve self benefit and also defined as an act of taking money as an inducement of approaving the contractor for the project. Fortunately only a limited number of Civil Servant engaged in such shameful practices. It is usually those who are aligned to BN political parties, a close friend or relatives of the YBs or a proxy designated by the YB to finance their political activities. Most are just paying back debt to busniessmen who has advance them money during the election.
Do these “corrupt” people knows the impact of their action?
Most that I know could not careless what are the impacts. This corrupted people see it as their rights to siphone out this money to buy new car, go overseas trip and those with a certain mentality will go to places of public entertainment and comfort. By going to such public places seemed to be a status symbol for certain people. They talked openly of the night exploits nad boast of quantity of drinks and women – foreign and local women are all criteria of they new found “status”.
There is no conscience on their part of the taking away money for the purpose of developing this country. Nor they understand what “tax payer” money concept is all about as most do not reach the bracket of those that are required to pay personal income taxes.
Malaysia nad particularly Sarawak is now struggling with cash flow to run the development in the State. This corrupt people are the real enemy of the government and the people as they do injustice to our country. Their contribution to BN is minimal beside being boastful of their new found richest and their special position to help BN politician. They caused a lot of uneasiness among the community and also instill fear for those who did not work with them to rob our country.
We must standfast that TRUTH will prevail. Responsible citizen should continue to fight this weakness in our society. We must say NO to corruption and must avoid any link seen or unseen toward helping corruption.
This corrupted people really talk BIG!
These corrupted people are the mouth piece of the YB to supress people. They would label the Tuai Rumah who do not collaborated with them in their “scheme” as agent against development, should not be retain or promoted etc. They have a substantial power in cases where the YB is weak and the political organization is also weak at Branch Level.
They talk big so that they get more power and more corrupt “kantau”.
To those good Civil Servant
Today I can only feel proud of a large section of the good civil servant who stay away from all these evil deeds. Those who do evil would sometime victimize those good one as they have a personal interest to remove those who are not with them. Please resist by reporting them to MACC.
Conclusion
When the government is powerful it can do many good things as well as evil things. In Sarawak we all bear witness to our development and also destruction. The choice is yours. The future lies in your hand come next election.
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Inspirational word from gkm2020
PKR Sarawak ngelancharka kimpin ngerejista pengundi
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak bejalaika kimpin ngerejista pengundi ba menua tu belabuh ari saritu.Chermin PKR Stampin, See Chee How ba penerang ti dikeluarka iya kemari, madahka pampang PKR Stutong deka bejalaika kimpin tu ba sitak Stampin.
Kimpin tu ke betuaika Chermin Pampang Stutong deka muka kaunter ba King Centre ti tau endur bala pengundi ngerejista diri.
Berserimbai enggau tu mega, See minta mensia mayuh ti udah manggai umur alai tau enggau ngundi, datai ngagai kaunter tu ngerejister diri empu.
“Pengawa tu ukai semina deka ngerejista pengundi ba Kuching, tang mega pengundi ba serata menua Sarawak,” ku iya.
See madahka semua pampang PKR ba menua tu diatu benung bejalaika pengawa ngerejista pengundi ba kandang menua ti dipegai pampang nya.
Kelimpah ari ti muka kaunter ba endur ti patut, PKR mega ngatur deka kimpin ari rumah ke rumah ba pengawa tu.
Ku iya, PKR bejalaika pengawa tu ngambika semua rakyat ba menua tu ti udah manggai umur bisi kuasa milih jadi pengundi lalu ngurangka penyampau urang di menua tu ti apin rejista jadi pengundi.
Nitihka rekod, bisi empat juta rakyat ba menua tu ti udah tau ngundi apin ngerejista diri empu.
Tujuh puluh peratus ari sida tu beumur 21 ngagai 35 taun.
Sarawak ngembuan 1.5 juta iku mensia ti udah tau ngundi tang semina bagi empat ari penyampau tu, tauka 500,000 iku aja urang ke udah ngerista diri nyadi pengundi.
Enti nitika, rakyat patut nemu tanggung pengawa diri empu lalu jadi pengundi ti umur undah manggai 21 taun.
Ku iya, ba pengawa tu Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) patut begandin enggau Opis Pengerejista Bansa kena nentuka pekara tu laban iya ulih ngurangka belanja SPR bejalaika kimpin sida.
One of the ways to siphon the public money to fill their pockets. They are cheating the whole people. When they die they will be thrown to a ball of fire.
Dear Dr. John,
Those who involve in corruption are smart enough to cover their wrong doings. Only some small fish have been caught by the MACC, but a lot of sharks can easily get away because is it not easy to prove their wrong doings or simply because certain big shot interfere to help them to cover it up. Some people said “it is easier to catch small fish because they don’t bite u, but if u catch a shark it tends to bite u in order to get away”. It’s happening in our country now ie big sharks are given immunity from laws.
In the case of NCR land being allocated by certain agencies to certain companies for plantation JV, may DB should do something to educate the rural Dayak so that they are aware of their rights, ect.