Betong – the masterpiece of BN politics of development
Written by Dr. John Brian Anthony
Island Mentality
It is nice to hear that Tan Sri Jabu would like to invite Anwar Ibrahim, Head of Opposition in Parliament and Pakatan Rakyat defecto leader to Betong to see for himself the development that the town has achieved. Betong is Jabu’s constituency and he has held the seat for about 30 over years and at the same time the Deputy Minister of Sarawak for about the same duration.
My thought were how myopic Jabu’s ways of thinking and it smack on almost how ” full of himself ” for trying to show off or naive to try to impress a progressive and international known personality as Anwar with Betong development. The reason IS simple: Betong is not even 10% of say Butterworth – the town nearest to Permatang Pauh, Anwar’s constituency.
It is rather disturbing for me if the Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister is thinking of Betong as bench mark for progress in Sarawak because it is not!
Some small comparison of Betong and another small town in Malaya – for example Nilai.
I choose Nilai because it was no bigger than Betong 30 years ago when I did a Retail Outlet survey 30 years ago with a multi-national company. I also know Betong about 30 years ago.
Jabu may consider quitting politics in the coming State election -
My intention here is NOT to put down Betong progress – but in response to Jabu idea of progress – which is basically the provision of government buildings and also the narrow income stream from which Betong depended upon. In the final analysis, Jabu need not be so arrogant to invite Anwar to see Sarawak “benchmark” because Sarawak is so laid back in economics, physical and mental progress.
Actually the next election should be the best time for Jabu to exit politics – that is if he has no personal agenda for holding on to the post he holds today.
Industrial activities:
What has Betong got to compare with Nilai’s- manufacturing activities, engineering workshop, wafer production, advance instrumentation factories, rubber finish products, pharmaceutical, air craft maintenance – and employ thousands of people of various skills and knowledge.
Educational Institution
Inti University College, Nilai University college, Stamford university College campuses, Private colleges, private vocational schools and MARA Skilled Training Centres
Health
Institute Cancer Malaysia, Hospitals both private and government own.
Roads
Highway 4 lane standards and minimum 2 lane is well tarred dual carriage highway
Agriculture
Well develop and productive rubber estates and Oil palm plantation
Hotels and Restaurants
Nilai have hotels and facilities that can support F1 teams, international spectators and press delegation
Government Building
I need not highlight the modern administrative department of Nilai but their Police Station is better then the Sarawak Police head Quarters, Moden and well equip Fire and Rescue Department etc.
Graveyard
Nilai Memoraial Park is is the best and biggets in the country.
Betong Constituency
It used to be the centre of power for Dayak politics with our first Chief Minister Tan Sri Stephen Kalong Ningkan representing Betong. Today, Betong is a Malay majority constituency – represnted by Jabu. Post Jabu, most likely Betong will be given to Malay thereby reducing Dayak seats and the further away the Dayak are from the Chief Minister post.
Jabu to retire from politics
Usually champions would retire when they are at the top. -eg boxing star. In the coming election it may not be far fetch to say that Jabu would be considering retiring from politics. Quality of life is very important and spending moments of reflection of what he has personally and politically achieved in the 30 years plus since joining politics after serving as an Agriculture Officer based in Miri in a by-election..
But then if Jabu has a personal agenda – to make more money and less on serving the people, he will then stay. For now, Betong voters are thoroughly condition to vote BN Jabu without fail in every election.
Dayakbaru – we are witnessing our Dayak leaders are making many irrelevant remarks and action. This will lead us lower into the area of leadership, effectiveness and direction. We must put a stop to this by internalizing our Change WE Must approach to improve the future of Dayaks in Sarawak.
Change WE Must
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Why Jabu is inviting Anwar now? Before he said, “Outsiders don`t mess around with Ibans.”
May be Jabu has not been performing Iban rituals for quite long and probably he is going to do it for himself if Anwar comes.
Pelaba aku nadai sitak luar bandar maju ari menua Betong.Kedai maioh udah digaga ukai alai orang bedagang bejual tang alai engkah opis perintah.Kitai sama nemu sapa empu TOWKAY KEDAI LAH!
Rumah tinggi magang asai ke bediri di tengah menua Macau tauka Hongkong enti kita meda pasar Betong diatu.
Ba Simpang Dabok/ Ulu Layar nyau maioh kedai supermarkets, departmental stores restaurants.
Amat mansang menua sitak kena pegai YDK.
Amat patut Annuar dibai nemuai kia,kada enda perintah ka mechah batu, Betong International Airport dijangka ka tembu 5 taun ari tempoh.NEMU AJA LAH TOWKAY kontraktor.
Jangan pandai kritik. Harus tanya diri you..nama utai dah disumbang nuan ngagai bansa Dayak? Enti nuan ka nyadi pembangkang, betanding la dalam pilihanraya…then when you’re elected you buktikanla you can depend all Dayak comunity. Nuan bejako pasal dayak, tang nuan nadai kerja bukai merendah-rendahkan tuai dayak aja2 How can others respect our leader. Tengok diri sendiri sebelum pandai kritik orang saja.
Jabu semina mansang ke Betong.Nama aja DCM tang iya nadai bisi ati ngemaju ke sitak bukai.Iya patut digelar Chief Minister of Betong.
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Jabu is the funniest YB in Sarawak.Can his family or relatives tell him that Jabu don’t have to be stupid to be funny.
Jabu,we don’t mind if you want to invite the stone age penghulu or Tuai rumah from gensurai to see your backward developement but to invite Anwar mean you bites more than you could chews.
Jabu udah abis penemu,I think Jabu is singing this song now,MY WAY.
Jabu diatu nyesal laban nadai ngemansang ke menua Betong.Semua pesan ang pow/durian runtuh MJC nadai sampai ngagai iban menua ulu layar laban nadai internet nya meh ngasuh Jabu bejako mapap.
I dedicated this song to you Tan sri Jabu.
MY WAY…And now the end is near and may I say…..
DBS,
There comes another attempt by Jabu to crack a joke of himself, to reinforce his figure as a well known Sarawak political clown. A few monthe back, he despised DSAI. Today, he invited him to visit all the physical development that he has contibuted to his his birthplace of Betong.
Yes, actually Betong town itself has transformed its physical appearance. But from an Iban point of view, there is not much for us to cheer about. Jabu’s concept of development is not inclusive. fact, his policy is rather selective. Thereore, when the Ibans are found to have gone against him during th election, he would have no second thought to penalised them.
As a result, you just look at the livelihood of the Ibans within 10 minute drive or by boat radius from the town itself, you will see their absolute backwardness. They have been deprived of some modern facilities, lack of sanitation, clean water and electricity.
Hence, YDK, you will still manage to save the little dignity that remains if you could just retire from politics.
YDK, you are NOWHERE!.
Cheers…
Jabu oh Jabu,
Hahahahhahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….Ka luput aku ketawa ninga iya ka mai Anwar ngelawa menua alu meda PEMANSANG ba menua Betong..Engka iya temegah ati ngau Federal Complex(Mini Putrajaya) nya kini neh??
Hahahahahahahhaahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ngarap ke Stanny Embat tauk nyadi Tourist Guide sduai iya maia nemuai kia ila..
Jabu is not relevant to dayak and sarawakian as a whole. He is a follower and not a leader. But hey…Anwar nya pan baka surat khabar lama.Amat iya pandai bejako but mark my word that his very own strenght , word and character will destroy him .He simply don`t have a moral charater to lead.
Dayak need their very own smart and dominance character baka Taib.
” Zaman dahulu orang Iban membunuh (ngayau) kita pakai parang, tetapi sekarang kita boleh membunuh orang Iban hanya pakai pen sahaja “., kata seorang tokoh.
I am damn stupid. Can anyone tell me how to kill some with a pen.
jabu just trying to act bravo to the rural iban..just to make the rural iban to feel shiok sendiri….apa ada di betong??? PREMIX BETONG SDN BHD adala, siapa punya?
the real meaning of development in this century is GOOD LIVING STANDART & ACCESS TO LATEST TECNOLOGY & HIGH PURCHASING POWER. even Kuching is nothing donno why it has city status if peoples income n living standard very low….only the prices of goods is very damn high
cheers!
anak anak ya semua sekulah ba oversea…diatu anak anak semua tingal ba big bungalow n driving almost half a million car…BMW, BENZ, VW etc…n yet majority iban in sarawak live in poverty….
cheers!
but dont blame jabu ok..not his fault what! it the voter choice, voter voted for him n all the yang dikasihi dogs…
amai asai..u reap what u sow…undilah bn till kingdom come!
cheers!
MUHAMMAD MATAN YOK
Are you alien? How come you don’t know that we are living in a free country and not a communist state.We are free to criticize our YB that did not perform up to our expectation.
We don’t ve to look at ourselves,We know what we’re doing and we don’t support lame duck and corrupt leaders.
We never fail to pay our TAX,am I clear.
Myuh orang enda nemu utai ti nyadi ba menua Malaysia enggau Sarawak tu tentang muai duit rayat. EON deka nyual kereta Proton ngagai menua UK dua taun ti udah – nyau baka tasik pemayuh kereta nya suba ba Port Kelang. Udah sida UK nguji kereta Proton sida enda nyadi meli laban below UK standard(tang lebih manah ari kereta ke dijual ba Malaysia tu empu).PETRONAS lalu diasuh meli kereta nya lalu EON/Proton nyual semua kereta nya ngagai rayat Malaysia, TANG AGI RUGI GA PROTON, believe it or not!
Udah nya Universiti Pertanian di Bintulu Srawak mega nyadi gajah putih/burak. Udah UPM badu ngena endor nya agi(takut ka mayuh org Sarawak pandai)Perintah enda nemu kati enggau endor nya. Sekeda rumah dijual ngagai orang luar lalu sida deka nutup penyalah diri ngaga ia nyadi MAKTAB SAINS BINTULU. Udah Maktab nya puindah ngagai Institut Tun Abd Razak di Kuching, sida ngasoh UPM datai baru. Duit udah angus berap juta!
Ha…..ha….ha…..
benny……benny……
kasih amat nuan tu ka nyadi kuli sida laut baka jabu semina numpang kasih ari sida laut lalu nyadi kuli sida laut seumur idup. Nuan pikir sida ka nyadi pembangkang enda ulih nyadi pemerintah baka sida BN ka? enda ulih meri rayat pemansang ka? Enti sema sida pembangkang majority menang, sida iya pun ulih nyadi pemerintah, lalu sida BN (laut) nyadi pembangkang ,tahu tak kah kamu ni benny……..kasihan juga awak ni nak menumpang kasih dari orang laut, sekiranya awak ni seorang dayak or iban. Peda nuan menua Betong enti di banding enggau Mukah, ni ke bisi pemansang?……sila jawab. Aku selalu amat ke Betong bedau agi nyadi kampong pasar betong he….he… ia ga kamah amat, nadai kebersihan. Bala Iban maioh bedau agi idup tusah sida ke ulu sungai batang layar, alah hari pengidup sida penan.ha…ha….ha..amat nya.!
Muhamad Matan Yok,
Tidak semestinya sebagai pembankang seorang itu harus bertanding dalam pilihanraya, toyol.
Amat kaban, Enti penyakal maioh menang penyakal meh megai kitai. Sapa madah enda ulih meri pemansang? Duit projek nnya duit rayat. Sapa megai nya meh bejalai ka duit nya. 45 taun udah merdeka sapa magi duit ? Barisan. Tang nama utai ke udah di bagi ka rayat deh?
Rumah panjai maioh agi ngena api kelita. Ai agi ari bukit. Enti nadai ujan nadai ga ai. Reti nya kita semina bisi ai tai jelu maia pengujan. Tang kaban kitai deh? Dini aja kampung sida udah di anjung orang api ari sesco enggau ai beresi?
Nelayan beri elawin tang ni kita iban ke bekebun, nangkal getah, bumai deh? Nama utai di beri sida?
Ti penyakal menang ila, aku minta kita nya ngatur ka tanah ke bedau apin dijual BN ngagai kompeni nya beri ka kita pala, kelebih agi JOT nya. Lalu idup ka baru pala tanah ke udah mati nya. Diatu sampai puluh ribu duit baru ulih ngidup ka nya. Anang saru kita, ukai iya baru diatu, ia ke agi nama aki ini kitai menya.
Perunding ka bansa kitai ari ke dijual ka YB kai pengaya sida. Anang ngasoh semua top post di pegai melayu semua. Baka Yang Dipertua negeri, Kepala Menteri, Setiausaha Negeri Sarawak. Ia ke manah utai di pegai ka pupu bansa kitai di Swak ditu. Ukai di manapoli melayu aja. YB kitai nya bodoh bala penyakal, nya alai sida enggai mantah nya tajut ka diri di buai di kesai enda ulih makai kediri agi. Kitai tu makai tempias ia aja deh.
Uji kitai meda. Duit di beri
RM 20 ribu
Pintu 20
Tempoh 5 taun
= 20 000 bagi 20 pintu = A bagi 5 taun=B bagi 60 bulan= Berapa sebulan ?
Tang enti anak kitai sama di ambi kerja perintah deh
Gaji RM 600 x 12 x 5 taun = berapa gaji siko anak kitai?
Kiati agi di ginti ngena projek. kelalu nadai rega kitai laban YB.
Ukai kitai enda pandai
Ukai kitai enggai kerja perintah
Ukai milih kerja
TANG
Maia interview tak bansa melayu magang ke di tunga anak kitai.
Nama kebuah? Laban diatu semua Pangkat besai bansa sida magang. Nya alai sida ngambi bansa sida.
Ila nyambung baru. TERUS KA PEJALAI AGENDA KITA DR.
I love Afraid Jabu because he is so cunning.Why not invite Annuar to Batang Balleh and Jabu as his escort,let see what Jabu has to say.Balleh is mainly Iban area so who want to build road for the Ibans. So let the Iban remain as they are.if road is built,the Iban will progress that is what ‘they’ do not want.It has been a few years since the Land and Survey Department ceases issuing land titles to the NCR owners.This has a far-reaching effects to our future live-hood, because
(1)setiap kali buah bebungai tauka bebuah kitai Iban belaya ke antara,laban kitai bentara ke munggo,lebak tauka sungai.Anti perintah bisi meri pala tanah, utai ke bakatu tetap enda nyadi.Ni orang ke beambu ke tanah tauka kebun pangan diri.
(2)Perintah enggai meri kitai pala tanah laban ti sida ia ka ngambi tanah kitai, sida lalu nanya-Ni pala tanah nuan? laban sebarang tanah ti nadai pala nya tanah perintah magang. Nya ngujung ke orang ke bechara ngelaban poerintah endang selalu alah. Bakani ko kitai tau bisi pala tanah enti perintah enggaqi meri kitai pala tanah.
(3)Laban tnah kitai nadai pala, ia endang nadai’commercial value’. Ti kitai ka bedagang sereta ka ngadai tanah semua bank enggai nerima laban ia nnadai pala,sereta enggau maioh masalah ke bukai.
Umbas meh kita nganu Jabu, kasih ka iya. Nyau baka anakmit iya di anu bala kita.
Nadai orang ngano jabu semina numpang belas kasihan ari sida laut nya , tang orang madah ke utai ti betul pasal iya. Uji enti iya enda numpang belasan kasihan ari sida laut, enda udah iya nyadi KM kitai dayak, nadai sida laut nya tak lebih-lebih.Kitai dayak patut idup enggau cara positive, diatu kitai dayak ukai dayak lama agi, tang dayak baru, laban kitai bisi pemandai, enda baka kitai suba. Sarawak tu menoa kitai dayak ukai enggi orang laut, ia ke patut, kitai dayak tu ti patut merintah sarawak laban menoa sarawak tu ia maioh, ia nya bansa dayak. Kasih amat aku meda YB kitai Dayak iya ke enggau sida BN, laban sida semina numpang belas kasihan aja ari sida laut. Empai lama utai ke nyadi pasal perkara isu Kelimah Allah, nadai siko sida YB dayak Bn bersuara, semina rayat aja ke balat bendar bersaura. Dini sida Yb dayak BN nya?
Orang ke bejako ditu, sida iya madah ke isi ati sida @ luahan hati sida.Kita ke nyukong YB dayak Bn anang ringgat ninga jako bala DB ba tu, aku merati ke utai ditulis tu, madah ke utai ti amat nyadi ba bansa kitai dayak. Bai bala Yb kitai dayak ia ke enggau sida Bn nya gaga parti ke diri empu, ngambi ke kitai dayak tu badu nyadi belas kasihan ba sida laut enggau ngambi kitai dayak ulih merintah menoa diri empu. minta ampun aku enti jako aku enda ngelantang ke ati kita enti nyukong sida laut (BN)
All,
Dayaklama(DL) would like to put on record its appreciation and gratitude to Dayaks Paramount Chief YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr.) Jabu ak. Numpang through this blog for his concern and kind heart to the Dayak community esp.in assisting SDNU obtaining urban land for its buildings and also grave yard land.
Long live Tan Sri !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why only now he is generous enough to contribute thatpiece of land. What is he doing all these while?? I’m not impressed with this YB J*** ak penumpang.. koklir!
Under BN we can see lots of masjid everywhere, at the roadside… which cost millions to build.
Sadly, this SDNU building takes 3 decades for us to wait and to make it a reality. What is wrong with our Dayaks YB…maybe we dont do enough and did not perform to the expectation of our own community? Lungau, tatau, mapap, tambap!!
Koklir…no gratitudes for that!
While Taib Mamut conquer the upper stair of the PBB palace,the melanus & malays YB living in a nice and big living room but Tan Sri Jabu menumpang tidur next to the toilet,hopeless,helpless,powerless.
Every night in his sleep Jabu is having a nightmare b’coz of this Antu Indu always asking for money.
Nothing to be proud of…Ngemalu bansa iban.
KOKLIR KOKLIR….
NADAI UTAI BUKAI OLIH TULONG JABU KE
SELAIN ARI TANAH KUBUR NGAGAI SDNU?
BEPULOH KALI NUAN UDAH NYEBUT NYA,
DAH BOOKING LOT NUAN BA TANAH KUBUR
BERI JABU NYA KE? NUAN INGAT FREE KE
ENTI NUAN MATI LALU DI KUBUR BA TANAH
KUBUR BERI JABU NYA KE?
SAMPAI BILA DAYAK MAJAK KA NYUKONG BN
ENTI MACA COMMENT NUAN? COMMENT NUAN
NGASOH DAYAK MAJAK ENGGAI NYUKONG BN.
BETUL BETUL BELI MEH KITA KE NGUMBAI
DIRI ORANG BN!!!!
KOKLIR…
BA TAUN 2003 DAYAK ASSOCIATION OF MIRI (DAM)
ORGANISE DINNER BA MEGA HOTEL MIRI JABU GUEST OF
HONOUR LABAN NGIGA DUIT KENA MELI MACHINE NUCI
BUAH PINGGANG KE SEPITAL BETONG. ENTI NUAN ENDA
PECAYA TAU TANYA NUAN BALA MEMBERS DAM,
KATI PATUT KE DCM JABU ENDA OLIH MERI PROJECT
TU DI BETONG MENUA IA EMPU? MENUA DIRI EMPU JABU
NGADU APA AGI DAYAK MENUA SARAWK TU. ORANG BAKA
JABU TAU JADI PARAMOUNT CHIEF KE? UJI BANDING KE
PAIRIN KITINGAN DINI DINI PAIRIN DALAM BN OR PEMBAKANG PAIRIN TETAP PARAMOUNT CHIEF KADAZAN.
KATI JABU OLIH BAKA PAIRIN?
dah nama ANAK NUMPANG, numpang meh belama. nama orang nya numpang ba orang bukai, nemu meh kitai reti. Nya alai, kitai ke dudi ila, enti milih YB, pilih enggau manah, enggai ka kitai enda ulih mansutka bansa diri ari “penjajah”. Kaung-kaung kitai madahka diri merdeka, enda sida YB kitai nya nemu diri agi di pegai bansa bukai. MERDEKA namanya deh? arapka next election, semua utai ulih berubah nitihka pematut ngagai bansa kitai meh. CHANGE WE CAN, CHANGE WE MUST.
If Najib could give DBNA RM4 millions, why SDNU being the longest organization and represents all Dayaks in Sarawak has no sympathy by the government?
Ye… aku setuju enggau keling ati. DBND semina bidayuh tang SDNU semua dayak. Anang kelalu gaga ka Bangunan SDNU enggau tanah kubur. Uji beri tanah alai betubi babi laban bai diatu berga amat.
Sapa ngumbai betong enda maju? Amai ko jako jabu nya. Amai ga ko jako muhamad nya. Betong jauh maju ari semenanjung malaysia.
Ba Betong bisi Betong international Airport. Ba Betong bisi Hospital bertaraf dunia. Ba Betong bisi terminal bas ka maju serta jauh manah ari KL central. ba Betong bisi Universiti Kepayang Betong. Ba Betong bisi Lebuhraya ka Ulu Layar. Ba Betong maioh ga Iban bisi nyadi CEO kompanay serta Pengarah ba jabatan kerajaan….Orang Iban ba Betong mega bisi empu penatai ka bisi sama enggau orang ba menua maju…
Jadi, sapa ngumbai Betong nda maju..
How about comparing Betong in Swak with Benthong in southtern Thai, near Grik in Perak?
ha…….ha……ha…….betong udah maju ko din, menuai kin kitai pagila, ngena bilon ngambi ke sangkai ba padang bilon international airport Betong lalu meda hospital betong bertaraf dunia, enti nadai, kitai sama- sama ngutuk din nya, laban iya ngemula ke kitai. enti bisi kitai meri terima kasih ngagai iya. Anang-anang lalu bedau agi, nganti jabu semina numpang nya minta belasan sida laut he…he..heeee minta belasan kasihan pula………..hak numpang di manakah?
Betong international airport, ukai enda praktikal agik tang enda logik..cuba la pikir sape nak sangkai sana maswing? airasia? royal brunei? singapore airlines? berapa orang penumpang?? ouch!! mungkin pemimpin kita ni terlalu jauh memandang ke hadapan mungkin tahun 3030
Rumah2 kedai kosong cuma disewa utk jabatan kerajaan yang dipindahkan dari seratok. Kilang kepayang belum wujud lagi apa lagi kilang2 lain.
Penternakan ikan empurau kalau jadi pun tak sama dengan empurau original sungai dah tentu harga berbeza tu pun kalau ada yg nak beli.
It is a very well known fact that in Betong we will never be short of peNUMPANG.
Nyau SEDEKAN Jabu laban kita..Udah meh nya,ukai bc mai penguntung enti kitai majak bejaie ke iya..Its is a FACT that he is NOT RELEVANT to us anymore