Government is not listening to young educated Dayak view

Taken from: Sarawak Updates

Forum to give feedback on KONSEP BARU RUMAH PANJANG

A forum initiated by Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) branch leader and active social politic blogger, James Joshua Guang drew mixed reaction from the younger Dayaks.

Although the mainstream press were reporting “sweet” comments on the initiative, the younger generation was obviously demanding for better features.

Eighty One (81) comments in a few hours forum

The debate, among the supporters and critique, the cynics and sarcastic, generated 81 comments in barely few hours.

James uploaded 18 photos that cover the longhouse concept, plan and explanation that attract his circle of friends inputs.

Design issues?

The most significant issue was that the designers are probably non-dweller of loonghouse who lacked the understanding of certain feature that is deemed mandatory for a longhouse, particularly the Ruai.

Only Tuai Rumah and Ketua Kaum invited to the forum

Though many Young Urban Professionals were keen to join the seminar to give their input, a check with Housing Ministry revealed that the seminar was only meant for Tuai Rumah and Ketua Kaum.

The government is defensive – why?

The government always seem to be  eager to avoid the educated young Dayak from giving their views. James Joshua Guang should know that the view of the young Dayak are important – for being a blogger and being in the young Dayak group.

What will the government aimed to gain from isolating the young and educated Dayak from the feedback process? Is the governmnet trying to hijack the process when it is not even inclusive of the views of the Dayak Youth who are going to take over from the current generation living in the long house. Unless of course the government is up to no good and James J. Guang is another political stooge in the making.

The same old approach – the government knows best

The same approach taken by the government. There are bull dozing the design of the long house. In itself without the “ruai” will become a town design terrace house. Will that affect the way the long house people interact with one another? I think yes – because the common space is important for all functions and daily interaction among the long house dweller.

What is the mechanism to execute this long house plan? Does the Ministry of Housing care to share the same with the people of Sarawak by detailing it in an official way. Eg. What will happen to the house owner if he is not able to pay for the loan? Any long house dweller will know that some “hard core” poor in the long house – “old age” couple will not be able to service their loan

How is the status of the NCR land affected by the long house new concept? Is it going to give a general benefit or will it deprive the long house dwellers of their land around the long house.

In Kemena – Rh Micheal of Sekutan

Some members of Dr. Stephen Rundi longhouse in Sekutan, Kemena has asked about this concept to Dayakbaru. Unfortunately, Dayakbaru is not familiar with the concept and has refused to make any comment on the matter. Dr. Rundi who hailed from Sekutan should be in a better position to enlighten the long house mate of their concerns. It only goes to show that “poor communication” of the concept will be a major obstacle to this concept. many long houses will wait and see if this concept actually work well for those who participated before committing themselves.

What are your concerns?

The government read this blog. Maybe by raising your question under this topic will serve our educated young Dayak purpose to give feedback on the concept.

Any Dayakbaru with the deatil on this concept, please make it available to this blog for Dayakbaru information. Ask you YB to get it for us.

Conclusion

We must not take this issue lightly as we will be changed by BN if we do not work out changes for ourselves.

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43 Responses to “Government is not listening to young educated Dayak view”

  1. kbn on April 14th, 2010 7:44 pm

    I thought the design should be approved by a qualified architect. There is a consortium of Dayak professionals in Kuching if necessary to do so.

  2. julaw on April 14th, 2010 8:21 pm

    Bala DBs.

    Ingat bala kaban, rumah panjai Iban enda sama enggau rumah panjai Bidayuh,orang ulu,cina, tambi enggau rumah panjai bukai. Aki-ini kitai kelia ngaga rumah panjai bakanya bisi kebuah,ukai sengapa ngaga, ukai peneka ngaga.

    Enti baka gamal pelan rumah panjai di atasnya,tak enda setuju aku kaban.Nama kebuah? Laban mit, baroh,pandak lalu nadai gamal Rumah Panjai Iban.

    Rumah panjai aki-ini kelia mesti bisi,tanju,tangga,ruai,empuan(endor bejalai kin-kia ba ruai),sadau(endor nyimpan utai),tiang ba ruai,bilik, dapor & tanju dapor enggau ruang ke bukai.

    Rumah kitai Iban ke diatu nama penyalah dah kaban?
    Ba aku nadai penyalah,semina isu ia selalu angus.
    Nah rumah banglo,rumah batu,flat & pasar ninting taun bisi meh angus kaban,kaban. Pengawa angus ba rumah panjai nya kaban bepun ari kitai ke diau dia, pia mega sapa TR? Enti kitai enggau TR cukup atur ba rumahnya,nadai rumah tau angus ngapa kaban,kaban.

    Aku enda setuju enggau bentuk rumahnya kaban. Nadai gamal rumah panjainya ba aku.

    Mupok kaban. Idup Iban Idup Dayak. OOhhaa…..

  3. namu on April 14th, 2010 8:55 pm

    quote from one of commentator on the forum : “to ukai hal baru, enti kita ka nemu, pun bulan tu kemari hal yg sama nyadi agi bansa org asli ba semenanjung din… sampai suda nurun agi putrajaya mantah najib… syarat ia, perintah meri title tanah ngau rmh ba endur ti di tetap ka, tapi semua tanah adat bukai diambi perintah.. pansik silik2 engka motif yg sama diguna ditu… everything look so suspicious… nya kebuah udah bepuluh taun L&S gawa tapi maioh tanah lalu enda disukat/dititle…”

    all these scheme could be another intention to rob lands…

  4. MERAMAT TAJAK on April 14th, 2010 11:59 pm

    Careful, careful …

    There are hidden dangers:

    (1) If land title is given to longhouse only, does it mean, NCR land stretching outward from the longhouse will never be issued title

    (2) If a group of people wants to build a new longhouse, on their NCR land – must they obtain land title for it; otherwise their longhouse will be removed

    (3) How about short longhouse of 2 to 10 bilek, or a single house, built on NCR land – will these be accorded land title

    (4) What if the longhouse is built on an NCR land belonging to one of the families, will the families be compensated from the effective extinguishment of the NCR land, when titles are issue to each bilek?

    (5) What is the maximum allowable size for each family unit?

    (6) What if a large family of many children wants to reserve land slot for future bileks, will they be allowed?

    (7) If the longhouse runs out of space, will the newly weds be allowed to build their own hut alongside the longhouse ? Or does the land size and landscaping takes into account projected growth.

    (8) Those who wants to continue to rear pets and farms animals – like pigs, ducks, chicken, manok sabong, dogs etc … and to plant fruit trees and veges – mangoes,coconut, etc – will there be space allocated for these, or will these be stopped and considered unhygenic?

    (9) What about people who do not wish to live in longhouse any longer, do they also deserve to get land title on their NCR land to build a house, or a privately-owned longhouse for that matter?

    (10) Can a longhouse choose their own design, not in the stipulated options by HDC, according to the available NCR land space, and overall capability of each family to service the projected loan amount?

    Generally welcome the initiative, but clear the sets of fundamental principle first, thereafter by all means – go on roadshow, have a contest for the best, most competitively priced design.

    The mad rush to critique the designs putting the cart before the horse. It could also be a red herring, and a diversionary tactic – to deflect any further political pressure to seek solutions to the overall untitled NCR land. This is the real danger.

  5. Agom on April 15th, 2010 12:55 pm

    Of late, there were talks on suggestion by the state government`s plan to to modernise longhouses in Sarawak.

    Following recent media reports on the issue, I take it with mixed feelings, to believe or not to believe. Then, come across in my mind, if the issue is the state government promises come election to fish for votes from Dayak community, especially when `tuai rumah` were called to attend the seminar on this issue.

    According to a proposal by the government, the design will be limited to 20 units(bilik) while the other designs may have up to 30 units. The first category costs RM40,000.00 per unit and another category costs RM95.811 per bilik. Apart from that all 30 to 50-door longhouses will have a pre-school, allocated with facilities such as sports field, church and community hall. It was proposed that the terrace house style title in the issuance of land titles to longhouse.

    At the moment, there are about 4,200 longhouses in Sarawak (TV news). In this context, is the government going to build all the longhouses in Sarawak including those situated in the interior parts of Sarawak, or just to build few near the towns? How about hardcore poor family, are they be able to repay back their bank loans.

    According to the proposal, all the new models will have bilik made of cement and equipped with modern amenities like water and electricity. Each long house will have pre-school, allocated with facilities such as sport field, church and community hall. If that being so, it is proper each longhouse should be linked with tar-roads. It is my first time to hear the government is so generous to build a church to every longhouse. For me it is hard to believe, but pray for the reality.

    In line with the proposed modern longhouse development concept in Sarawak, I hope the government is not building a castle in the air, in view of the facts that some projects have been proposed since the Seventh and Eight Malaysia plan have not yet implemented.

  6. Akimanang Production Sdn, Bhd. on April 15th, 2010 12:57 pm

    Tabi semua DBs,

    Aku setuju enggau penemu unggal MT. L&S department semina di exploit orang2 tertentu kena ngerumpak tanah bansa kitai. Enti sida amai-amai ka meri land title, manah kitai mupuk nyukat tanah-tanah temuda aki ini kitai. Awak ka semua tanah nya bisi land title. Anang semina sida meri lot rumah panjai kitai aja land title. Ila bansa kitai ndai endur betanam lada,sawit,padi n etc. L&S ke nagaga sistem baru nya endang bisi hidden agenda. Nya meh kitai mesti bejaga-jaga.

  7. Pengajar Udah Pencen on April 15th, 2010 2:08 pm

    Hello Kaban-Kaban

    I have made a comment about this KONSEP BARU RUMAH PANJANG.I am still NOT ASSURED of the REAL intentions of those initiating the concept to the Dayaks.I worry about those HIDDEN agendas.

    Our good friend Meramat has posed many questions and I hope to read the answers first before I could say anything yet.

    I am very sceptical about the whole thing,I am sorry.

  8. Hantu Net No. 10 on April 15th, 2010 2:13 pm

    DB,

    Since only, uneducated Dayak Tuai Rumah and Ketua Kaum were invited into the forum? I concluded that this forum is one of BN game toward next election of their dirty politic.

    Imagine if we Dayakbaru, conduct the forum regarding shoplot for Chinese, Malay and Melanau and we invited uneducated Chinese, Melay and Melanau to the forum to get feedback and used that feedback to make a whole idea from Chinese, Malay and Melanau regarding the shoplot.

    What will Chinese, Melay and Melanau feel about that issue? Even a small kid can answer this.

    DB, do not trapped by BN propaganda and their hiden agenda.

    As long as Taib is there, I do not think that BN gomen can give a single good policy to Dayak instead this gomen only know how to protect their interest and how to discriminate Dayak and put Dayak into lowest level in Malaysian society.

    37 Taib in office is more than enought to prove us that BN gomen under Taib leadership is all the way restricted Dayak from progress equally with other.

    Is there anybody can give us what was Taib has been done or will be planned to put Dayak advance equally with other race?

    Until we get this answer, DB shall not believe this gomen.

  9. Panjai Runding Panjai Ruai on April 15th, 2010 2:36 pm

    Selamat Udah Merarau Bala Kaban,

    Maioh amat utai udah ditanya igat Meramat nya. Arap ka bala Menteri & YB Dayak nerang ka konsepnya ngagai bala kitai Dayak dulu. Anang-anang utai tu enda diperandau mai bala sida deh.Aku amat IRAU enggai ke pekara tu enda ditemu bala YB kitai, di kerja orang ari BELAKANG sida iya.

    Kati ko runding sida YB Willy O’Badak,sida Rayong,sida tu selalu keluar ba surat kabar tang nadai nyebut KONSEP BARU RUMAH PANJAI ??

    Enda dipadah orang kini.!

  10. Lt Col B) Robert Rizal Abdullah PGB on April 15th, 2010 4:16 pm

    Tabi Semua,

    It could be a ploy to “pancing undi” too! Our first knee-jerk reaction would be to jump into the bandwagon. We wouldn’t like to be missed out and all of us would like to own a brand-new long house. The only way to get it is by ensuring we are on the government’s side. To be on the government’s side, we have to ensure the BN remain the government. So we vote BN. That is the catch.

    A project of this stature will take a long time to materialise and implement. Foremost, the nitty-gritties would have to be expounded and ironed out. Then there will be the requirement of a huge sum of money. If the government cannot even tar my little kampung road, can they get the money to build thousands of long houses?

    Anyway, it is a noble idea. But surely, the plan can be better than the ones displayed in this article.

  11. PEGAWAI WAREN PENCEN on April 15th, 2010 10:09 pm

    Tabi semua,
    Terubah ka bendar meri tabi basa ngaggai semua bala DB. Aku lama bendar udah nitih ka blogs tu, lalu aku berasai gaga ninga ka buah runding bala kaban semua, lalu aku siko ari bala DB, mayuh mega orang ti dikelalu aku dalam blog tu baka sida Mejor Melintang, Dr. John, Lt Kol (Pencen) Robert enggau ka lain, tang semina aku ngelala sida ia lalu sida enda ngelala aku. Baka aku ti ngelala TAI MANUK enggau YDK tang seduai iya enda ngelala aku.

    Taja pun aku ngena nama Pegawai Waren Pencen tang aku apin pencen, ba taun 2011 baru aku pencen. Diatu aku benung gawa jadi Military Staff Officer di Congo.

    Back to the topic, ukai aku SEMINA ENDA setuju ka konsep rumah panjai nya utai tu baka udang di sebalik mee “Votes Fisihing”. Nama kebuah aku munyi nya:

    1. The fruit of 47 years already independence: cuba kita meda menua aku ba Kpg Lubok Meranti, Sebangan, Simunjan. Ba kampung kami tu bisi 14 buah rumah ti numpuk (diau ba tanah diri), dalam 14 buah rumah nya kami bis 16 iko ti kerja perintah baka pengajar, polis, sedadu, misi, derisa enggau pagawai bank. Aku enda ngira ka kerja swasta tau ka contractor. Kami semua tu endang asal lalu sekula ba SRK Sekitong/Meranti, lalu enda mega aku ngira bala anak ucu kami ti kerja perintah laban sida ia enda pansut ari sekula tu.

    2. Apa utai ka deka dipadah aku ditu ianya, dalam kandang 47 taun udah merdeka kampung kami nadai bisi pemansang di beri perintah, nadai jalai alun, nadai karan, semina ai paip laban menua kami kena tesa batang paip ti ari sungai Ensika ke kampung Melayu ti di teping tasik.

    3. Utai ti ngenyinu ka ati aku, lebuh aku meda jalai anambiak sekula. Bala anak ucu kami ti nurun sekula spay (besedaia) ka gari lain. Laban jalai ti lucak, ampuh ai lebuh ari ujan. Enti kita Dr John bisi ari kita tau ngagai sekula nya lebuh maya sekula, lalu bai mega bala media (NGO) awak ka kita meda gaya pemansang ba menua kami.

    4. Lalu aku deka betanyak ngagai bala kitai DB tentang konsep rumah panjai nya. Nama kebuah perintah enda berati ka dulu menua ti baka menua kami, sebedau sida merambu ka konsep nya? Enti di banding enggau Kampung Tungkah Melayu ti enda jauh ari menua kami datai ka kaki tanga sida jalai ditar bala perintah.

    5. Tentang NCR, kami ti diau ba menua nya semina baka “pendatang asing” bila2 masa perintah ulih ngebu bala kami. Ke diatu bala kompeni ari anak Mawan deka ngeraja ka skim sawit. Tanah aki eni kami deka nyadi ka tanah bala sida Mawan sebilik. Enti kita enda pacaya kita ulih ngecik ba skim sawit ti udah dikerja ba Simunjan.

    6. Aku setuju benda enggau runding bala dalam blog tu, kitai patut nukar perintah BN. CHANGE WE MUST.

    7. Tu bahasa kawat dalam sedadu “KELUUAAAAR BARISAN, MASUUUUUUUL DAYAK BARU”

    MAJU BANGSA DALAM

    6.

  12. kelingmenua1 on April 16th, 2010 2:23 am

    MERAMAT TAJAK on April 14th, 2010 11:59 pm
    Dikalih ka Kelingmenua1

    Anang enda kelalu gagit ati anang enda berjaga –jaga…

    Bisi utai dilalai kadia serta bisi utai tau ngasoh kita tusah..

    1) Enti pala tanah di beri ngaggai rumah panjai aja, ukai reti ia, tanah NCR ti belakang / depan rumah kitai nya enda di beri pala tanah.

    2) Enti raban sida tu deka ngaga ngadu ka rumah panjai baru, ba tanah NCR – Mesti ka bisi boleh pala tanah ka nya; enti enda rumah panjai nya enda oleh di pindah ka.

    3) Kati dih enti rumah panjai nya semina 2 tauka 10 bilik, tauka siti aja rumah, di gaga ba tanah NCR – Kati ko tu di adu ka pala tanah.

    4) Kati ko rumah panjai ti di gaga ba tanah siko ari sida ti ba-empu ka tanah dia, kati ko sida ti empu tanah tu ka bisi dibayar kah, laban tanah nya di kena alai berumah, lalu kati ko pala tanah nya di keluar lalu diberi ngaggai niting bilik?

    5) Barapa patut ka pemesai ti dikemendar ka siti-siti bilik ngaggai sida ia sebilik?

    6) Kati enti bala sida tu maioh diri sebilik, lalu maioh bala anak, lalu sida tu pan deka ngalau ka tapak alai sida berumah ila kati tu di kemendar ka?

    7) Enti tempat endor berumah nya nyau nadai agi alai, kati ko sida ti baru babini dikemandar ka nangkir baru ngamanjai ka sepanjai tanah rumah? Tauka utai ti udah di adukan utai ti di tumbuh ti kena penghias pemanah rumah deka dikira.

    Kati ko sida ti deka nyambung baru batupi ka jelu enggau kadang jelu – baka nupi babi, itek, manuk, manok sabong, ukoi enggau utai bukai… pia mega nanam kayu buah, sayur – buah mangoes, nyiur, engggau utai bukai – bisi ka tempat di sedia ka sida tu, tauka semua utai tu enda di kemendar aja, laban utai nya tadi dikira kamah serta enda beresi?

    9) Kati ko orang, sida ti nyau enggai agi diau ba rumah panjai dia, kati ko sida tu bisi hak ka boleh pala tanah nya ba tanah NCR ti alai ngaga rumah nya, tauka rumah ti ka diri ari rumah panjai ianya enda betampung ambi ka banding?

    10) Oleh ka rumah panjai nya milih ka reka bentuk ka diri empu, lalu enda niteh ka atur ti gaga HDC, Laban nya niteh ka pemisi enggau pemesai tanah, serta niteh mega ka penatai pemisi sida ia sebilik ti oleh ngaloan projek rumah panjai nya?

    Jadi simpul jako, selamat datai ngaggai penemu ti baru, Terang ka meh lalu adu ka tujuan asal enggau prinsip ia dulu, sebadau deka madang ka bejalai kulu-kili, awak ka bisi di perlaban ia ti manah enggau rega ti bapaututan niteh reka bentuk ia.

    Pangawa ti tergesa-gesa tu. tau benar disema ka baka kitai di ka nepan kerta sebedau ngena kuda. Enggai ka baka ikan nyau garing-garing ketik-ketik, Pia mega cara tu, tau bakalih –mimit ia salah tau ngujong ka tekan politik ti nguji deka ngatur enggau semua ia sekali tanah NCR ti nadai pala. Tu amat-amat enda selamat Bahaya.. ko melayu

  13. Lt Col B) Robert Rizal Abdullah PGB on April 16th, 2010 5:19 am

    Tabi Pegawai Udah Pencen,

    This is good material for Aduan Rakyat of TV3. Communicate with them to highlight your problem at
    aduanrakyat@tv3.com.my

    By making it a national news perhaps the authority will open their eyes.

  14. Manang Empangau on April 16th, 2010 7:21 am

    Ep! Kapa ka ninga ke penemu sida ke nembiak. Agi baka penemu anak burong pipit ke baru ngiku nya ku sida iya uchu.

  15. Panjai Runding Panjai Ruai on April 16th, 2010 10:29 am

    Pegawai Waran Pencen,

    Sinu ati ninga berita bala kita di menua Sebangan dia.Enti maia nuan bisi rembus ka menua manah nuan ngambi gambar beri ngagai Dr John Brian,awak ka gambar nya ulih di peda lalu ulih di kongsi enggau bala DB.

    Enti kitai ulih ngasuh Karam Singh Walia datai awak ka keluar ba TV 3 neh.Awak ka orang nemu kitai amat disping perintah ti bekuasa.

  16. Futurist on April 16th, 2010 12:08 pm

    Please study the impacts of this new concept not only for now but far beyond. To those people involved in the committee especially the Ibans themselves, please don’t betray your own kind by simply rubber stamp to any structured injustice element (IF ANY)in the proposal. Flag it out!

    Many issues involved the land in Sarawak are lacking in the part of human relations!!! Not many Tuai Rumah can see the impacts as many of them are less educated to analyze such a complex decision in hurry. How many times we heard this common saying – “Eh! Ni ku kita dia meh Igat, kita ti nemu sereta pandai agi ngaduka pengawa, ni ti manah ku kita kami tu nitih aja!!!” Here is the danger and that’s the end of the story. Of course we cannot blame Tuai Rumah 100% Their weaknesses are bound to be exploited. So who will safegurad that element?

    To those policy makers – please don’t see them (TRs) as ‘savages’ like in so many pending NCR land issues in court. See them(long house folks) as a HUMAN like you. Please don’t ever make use this proposal as steeping stone/spring board to take their land and exploit it since we can expect many flaws will start from here.

    The Ibans all this while are very vocal on land issues in the past, whereby here seems to be big loophole – thus, big concern here on any subtle form/kind of exploitation.

    This is a gentle reminder from ‘future trend lenses’ !!!

  17. Tagang on April 16th, 2010 2:22 pm

    That not a long house…Sapa design rumah panjai baka nya,enti ia Dayak enda patut ga enda nemu ngukir baka nie rumah panjai.

  18. Sempurai on April 16th, 2010 4:44 pm

    Hi bala menyadi DB,

    Dinga ka dulu meh penemu aku ti tuyu tu olih kita.

    Indeed, the proposed longhouse designs are modern and at par with the double-storey terrace houses in the cities.

    For me, I don`t believe it. It is political gimmick.

    There are thousands of longhouses in Sarawak. About 70 per cent of these longhouses only can be reached by longboats, meaning to say the rivers are mode of transportation.

    Before the appointed contractors can start with their works to build these longhouses, the government must construct a trunk road to each of these longhouses first to transport the building materials. (Don`t tell me the government needs skyways helicopters to do this.) This alone will cost the government tens if not hundreds billions of ringgits. Does the government really can afford that?

    What is the time frame to complete all these projects, 10 years, 50 years or 100 years?

    Can I say ” The government is good at singing but no substance in lyrics, or excel in pouting suggestion sweet to ear but are empty in substance?”

    A political secretary to the Prime Minister Mohd Shafie Abdullah labelled the opposition using the above phrases, so we can do the same to the government.

    Hantu Net 10, Merakat ak. Piun and Manang Empanggau, what are your opinions abou that?

  19. MERAMAT TAJAK on April 16th, 2010 5:03 pm

    Kelingmenua1 and DB Bloggers

    Thanks for translating. I should write in Iban, but I think the results will not be as good as your translation.

    Back to this Konsep Baru Pembangunan Rumah Panjang, the more I dig into it, the more questions I have. And I think many of you are also concern that many of our Dayak native leadership, appear to support the concept wholeheartedly without exhibiting the least of healthy skepticisms.

    Even,if you were to discount the elderly TRs who would be most often semi-literate (except for few modern TR who had formal education),and can be forgiven and excused because they won’t understand the big picture anyway, its hard to figure out why the many Dayak NGOs, political leaders and invidual Dayak intellectuals – are still silent on this subject.

    Lets just take a look at one aspect of this proposal.

    The cost in public funds to roll out the concept to 4,200 longhouse at RM 40 thousand per bilek, and assuming each longhouse has 20 bilek, the total cost would be around RM 3.4 billion, without the 32-year term loan at 4% p.a interest.

    If indeed the Kementrian Perumahan dan Pembangunan Bandar, will have access to RM 3.4 billion of fund for housing development over an implementation period (say, 20 years),won’t it be better for the Kementrian to use a fraction of the money as:

    long term loan money to individual NCR land owners with repayment period of 32 years (same term as Konsep Baru Rumah Panjang),for the NCR land owners to:

    1.hire professionally accredited surveyor (approve by Land Survey Department) to survey their NCR lands and to obtain Land Title from the Land and Survey Department

    2.hire contractors from the market to build their house and/or longhouse and to build community centers (while the governemt will still be responsible to build kindergardens and churches)

    3.develop idle NCR land themselves for high yield agrobusiness,live stocks,and other small scale downstream industries like food processing

    using the titled land, and the property as collateral ?

    This way, the Land and Survey department will not have any more execuse that they don’t have money to conduct the survey work, since the NCR land owners would peruse the government long term loan facilitity to finance the survey cost.

    The resulting house and/or longhouse will also be built according to the designs that the owners want,and according to their projected need,using professionally valuated Titled Land property as collateral.

    In another word,by channelling the public funds directly to the NCR land owners, and have them accountable to service the loan and to decide most competitive design and that they can afford (according to value of the Titled NCR lands),the solution to rural poverty and persistant sub-standard housing,would be market-driven, and should be a win-win, for rural folks and for government.

    There is a parallel between the bait to issue land title to NCR land owners who is willing to participate in PELITA/SALCRA scheme, and this bait to issue land title to NCR landowners – but just enough for his bilek ? Have we not learn anything ?

  20. julaw on April 16th, 2010 6:50 pm

    Pegawai Waren Pencen.

    Apuu….amat balat cherita nuan kaban,sinu endar meh ninga munyi. Isa’ ti nuan jauh baka kami enda ga iboh, tang menoa kita nadai jauh ari bandaraya mayau kaban.

    Dia meh kita merati ke pengawa pehintah 47 taun ke udah kaban, kaban. Ka enda bejako enggai nyadi ga, bejako salah ga ko sida dayaklama/mapap. Pia meh kaban mupok,mupok meh kitai sama nuju ‘ Change WE Must’.

    Mupok kaban. Idup Iban Idup Dayak. OOhhaa…..

  21. Akiq Hawong on April 16th, 2010 7:34 pm

    Sida ke nembiak nya semina dasoh ngundi nyukong penemu sida ke udah nyadi aki.

    Kapa sida ke nembiak ka bejaku laban penemu agi baka ngiku pipit deh. Pending alu titih meh penemu sida aki. Tang anang ga kitai nyukong penemu sida aki ke udah nyanyok nya.

  22. Iban Militant on April 16th, 2010 10:09 pm

    BN- Barisan Nipu.

    Aki aku ke nadai pemandai nemu utai tu BULA….sanggup BN bula amat meh menang bepilih tiap SE.

    Ka nulung ngaga rumah panjai ke Iban pia? siti bilik RM40K?

    Puiiii…..jalai anak ke 2-3km masuk ngagai rumah panjai pan lalu enda digaga 47taun merdeka. Ke udah tembu gaga sebedau merdeka suba pan enda dikibuh, jauh ka melakin, meri batu pan ngai.

    Ulih perintah BN ngaga enti sigi amat ka, tang bisi juluk ati ke enda manah.

    Ulih perintah ngaga, Iban pan gaga nerima enti free, tang enti RM40K nyamai ngaga kediri empu ba tanah NCR diri empu.

    Tang jauh pawi ka meri free….narit tali api & paip ai ga maioh semina semaia aja. Anang ga ka meri rumah free duduk ke ba tanah perintah, ni tanah NCR ke nyengala enggau Iban ga dicuri siang ari.

    Sapa agi ka percaya ke perintah BN? semina sida TR & Pengulu ke begaji bulan & kunchu2 BN ke idup baka parasite.

    Enti BN ka ngaga utai amat2 nulung rayat, cost does not matter. Time is not the factor. Peda aja Unimas, less than one month Ting PK ngaga….airport extension…putrajaya…semua ahead of schedule…duit aja tanya, berapa sangup perintah mayar.

    Tang niat ka nulong Iban berumah modern ADAI SI tau dikarap…temu bula. Uji peda tulung BN ngagai rumah panjai Iban, setiap pemansang, maioh agi belanja & masa dibuai kena ngambat YB ari penyampau duit ke diberi (MRP RM5-10K, nya pan bepuluh taun nganti).

    Beli sapa ka arap, pulas ke pegu YB enti ngaga janji nya kena bepilih (SE)

  23. Iban Militant on April 16th, 2010 10:19 pm

    Jay Boo…dah ambis model kena BULA

    Skim kepayang nadai ga mujur. Ngelepas ke anak ikan lalu bedau ga meda ikan nyengala maioh, maioh agi belanja kena ngerami ari rega anak ikan, jam terbasau, nya pan enti anak ikan ka idup ba ai pelangkan babi.

    Tumbuh ke SALCRA, dividen beri setaun mimit agi ari rega getah sekilo.

    Nama agi projek munuh rayat ari BN, rumah modern nya pia? Enggai ke nadai propaganda BULA kena kempen tu ila. Ari utai tu diperambu kitai nemu utai nya enda amat…nama kebuah mai org ke tuai2 aja seminar? Tanya Asing, Abu, Awan & Una…..

  24. Iban Militant on April 17th, 2010 12:17 am

    Propaganda KONSEP BARU RUMAH PANJANG BN enda salah nyema ke baka:

    1. Apai Sali bedanji ka meli ke anak iya kereta Gen 2, sedang ke basikal lama anak iya nganti ke meli. Apai iya ukai nadai duit tang sigi ka merinsa anak iya ngena basikal ke lubah kena mindah kulu-kili.

    2. Baka pencuri ke bedanji ka meli moto sepit ke orang ke dicuri iya perau. Bakani ulih percaya ke pencuri ngamat ke danji sedangkan perau orang nya pan kena curi?

    Kitai Iban fikirlah sendiri sebedau besain ke keretas burak & chelum, takut ke enda sedar tanah NCR kena tarit perintah BN, rumah tebengkalai.

    Rumah ukai ulih ngiga duit tang tanah ulih mansut ke hasil ari utai tupi/ tanam nyadi duit. Enti bisi hasil ari tanah, rumah tetap ulih digaga.

    Utai ke deka kitai diatu iya nya pala tanah.

  25. Reserved Player on April 17th, 2010 2:43 am

    The new concept and design should be employed when developing a new Long House all over Sarawak.

    Previous or old longhouse is actually lack of certain aspect in safety, fire proof.

    However, place like ruai and tanju should never be sideline inside the design. As every part of the house serve it’s own function and purposes.

  26. Tekura Terebai on April 17th, 2010 3:45 am

    Bagi kerajaan SARAWAK sekarang,mindset mereka ialah: “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS YOUNG EDUCATED DAYAK”

    Dayak yang ada sekarang adalah Dayak yang senang dibeli dengan duit atau harta yang tak seberapa. Lihat saja setiap kali pilihanraya, duit saku RM50, atap zink 3-4 keping, baja 2-3 guni…terus dalam hati mereka katakan “BAGUS BETUL KERAJAAN BN KITA,BOLEH BAGI KITA DUIT FREE, ATAP FREE, BAJA FREE DAN MACAM-MACAM FREE”

    Nah, itukah YOUNG EDUCATED DAYAK kita???

    There is no way in hell that BN will let PAKATAN RAKYAT rule!!! They will fight to the end…to ALL YOUNG EDUCATED DAYAK out there…don’t say yourself a DAYAK if you don’t dare to change!!!

    As Dr. John Brian always said:
    CHANGE WE MUST!!!

  27. gkm2020 on April 17th, 2010 10:13 am

    My Personal Opinion & Recommendation:

    That so called “KONSEP BARU RUMAH PANJANG” create more disadvantages than good to Bansa Dayak.

    If the promoter of such scheme is not transparent and open to the Dayak intellectuals/NGOs and the general public then it’s obvious that it has scammick agenda behind it.

    By the way, where is the pilot project? Proof of concept?

    Why not start it with in the “Malay Kampung” and/or “Melanau Kampung”.

    What are legal terms and conditions (land title, loan and construction cost) of the such scheme? If it’s a national/state interest or initiative then why not published in openly to the public?

    Is there any environmental impact studies and/or feasibility studies conducted yet on all the Dayak longhouses and/or houses in Sarawak yet? Where is it?

    Notes: Most longhouses in the rural today still have their “pulau galau” and relevant fruit trees; beware of ‘penyamun kayu’?

    Why not gazette all NCR Land into native reserved area instead?

    Why not invited and consult with all the Dayak NGOs including DCCI to discuss it openly in an official forum?

    Why not invite SDGA (intellectual groups – provision for supervisory and consultancy services) and DCCI (provision for contracting and procurement services) to participate in such project ie if it is for Dayak interest?

    The promoter of such project also lack of cultural ‘adat’ understanding of the Dayak. Don’t they know that there’s more than 24 ethnics of Dayak in Sarawak and Sabah?

    When talking about “Skim or Konsep Baru” which is also sound like another “Skim Munoh Rayat”. Most Dayaks are phobia and cautious nowadays of any scheme promoted by BN conglomerates.

    Lastly, just protest, opposed and scrap the above project if they failed to the above terms and/or answered the above questions?

    CHANGE WE MUST – CHANGE MUST COME!

    Cheers, gkm2020

    BESERAKUP-IDUP BESAMA RAYAT!!!

  28. julaw on April 17th, 2010 11:25 am

    Reserved Player.

    Aku amat setuju enggau penemu nuan unggal.Laban rumah panjai Iban sigi amat enda sama enggau rumah panjai bansa bukai. Rumah panjai Iban lengkap enggau ruang-ruang,endor enggau utai bukai enda sigi kelai Rumah Iban.

    Friend I’m 120% agreed with you. Because as far as Iban Longhouse is concerned the Iban entities must always be there too, or else that is not an Iban longhouse at all. Very sorry friend Iban longhouse is not that simple. Every parts in the longhouse are having it own meanings & specialties.

    Mupok kaban. Idup Iban Idup Dayak. OOhhaa…

  29. Pengajar Udah Pencen on April 17th, 2010 12:18 pm

    Hello Bala Kaban,

    All sorts of ploys are being implemented to extinguish our culture ,ADAT,and NATIVE NCR LAND.
    It seems SOME ONE is really determined to ERADICATE our RIGHTS to everything.Rather GENOCIDAL in every approach.We really have to UNITE to get rid of all these EVILS.No other way as I see it.

    So DB are the DAYAKS worse than the ORANG UTANS that they CAN DO WHATEVER they like with us?

  30. Merakat anak Piun on April 17th, 2010 3:04 pm

    Oh… Kaban DB…aku setuju ngau mandi gkm2020…another skim “munoh rakyat”.

    Ba aku amat pandai bala Dayaklama, Detective Deo ngau bala ia, ngiga makai/idup. Eti kitai jako utai ke amat(real truth)…ngekesit kaban kitai Detective Deo ngerepot ke Bukit Aman….

    Lapa ia nda ngasuh Malaya comply to 18/20 points agreement? Had Malaya complied with this agreement, we will have not got this problems of 50,000 Malayan in Sarawak and 80,000 dayaks jadi anak kuli ba Malaya. Also we do not need to argue on the issue of oil 5% loyalty to Sarawak, etc. Nya aku nda understand nama ba pala sida ia.

    Nya aja kaban.

  31. kelingmenua1 on April 17th, 2010 8:47 pm

    Taib why only six villages in Bintulu been given land title?

    Posted by Editorial Team | Apr 11th, 2010 | News Highlights
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    Di ambi ba Bintulu Organization website

    Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud
    A few days ago Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said “don’t accuse government of not caring for the plights of NCR land owners” as more than 118,000 of them being given titles by the state.

    Berapa ari ti udah lalu Menteri Besai Sarawak Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud bisi nyebut “Anang ngumbai pemerintah enda beduli, serta kiroh ka tanah NCR enggau sida ti empu ia, 118,00 ari nya udah diberi pala tanah ba menua tu.

    However, he didn’t divulge any details. But, as it slowly emerges now – it appear rather very un-”1Malaysia”. In Bintulu for example only six villages – predominantly Malay / Melanau villages been given title. They are:

    Taja bakanya, ia enda madah ka ni bagi ia, tang, nyau balubah-lubah temu ga – ia nya baka ukai-“1Malaysia”. Ba Bintulu ambi ka banding semina enam kampung-kampung – ti endang alai dewan nyau ka semua sida Melayu / Melanau diau dia, bisi diberi pala tanah. Sida tu nya”
    1. Kampung Jepak,
    2. Kampung Baru
    3. Kampung Kamunting,
    4. Kampung Segan,
    5. Kampung Pandan,
    6. Kampung Kuala Tatau
    While seem to be more than happy giving it to the Malays / Melanau – Taib’s government has to drag its feet in extending similar benefits to nearly 500 (400 listed as official + 100 un-official) longhouses belong to Iban and Orang Ulu communities in the Division.

    Au, tak baka lebih lantang agi ati meri utai ngaggai sida Malays / Melanau – Pemerintah Taib’s ngirit ka kaki lalu nyambung serta pemeri ti sebaka penyenang ka, semak ka 500 (400 nama ti enda udah tetap + 100 ti bedau tetap) Rumah panjai ti ba-empu bangsa Iban enggau Orang Ulu ba menua nya.

    One of the reasons according to a senior government official longhouses could not (yet) be given a land title was that it might delude the power of Tuai Rumah and also state government wary that the title would be re-sell for quick profits.

    Siti ari tegal ko sida pangkat senior ba opis pemerintah, rumah panjai enda oleh (bedau) oleh beri pala tanah nya, laban takut ke ditipu enggau kuasa tuai rumah, lalu pia mega perintah menua ti irau ka sida lalu nyual tanah nya, laban sida ti deka jampat nguih ka untong.

    “Many Tuai Rumah were against the ideas as it might reduce their ‘power’ towards their anembiak in a longhouse,” according to a senior government official recently.

    “Maioh Tuai Rumah endang ngelaban penemu enggau runding nya, laban nya tau mega ngurang ka “kuasa” sida ia ngaggai bala nembiak ti ba rumah panjai dia” niteh ka sida ti bapangkat senior ba opis pemerintah ia ke baru-baru tu.

    However due growing resentment among the Dayaks communities, probably anticipating it would become an issue for the Dayak to vote them out, state government now proposing a new concept of longhouse.

    Taja bakanya, setegal pemedis ati sekeda raban bangsa Dayaks ti nyau majak, nyangka nya mega nyadi kabuah, awak ka bala Dayak ti nyukong sida ia, Pia mega perintah menua diatu benong bejalai ka pangawa ti deka ngubah rumah panjai ti lama ngaggai kosep rumah panjai ti baru.

    Unfortunately, we have only sketchy details of the concept. In fact they were still arguing over several issues – including whether to give longhouse residents ’strata’ or ‘terraced house-style’ type of land title.

    Taja bakanya, kami semina bisi siti aja reka betuk cara ia. Pia mega sida masih agi belaban kapenemu enggau sekeda utai bukai – temasuk sekali ka rumah panjai ti alai diau nyadi strata’ or ‘terraced style rumah enggau bakani ko pala tanah.

    Come to think of it. Do you think the state government is sincere in helping the Dayak communities? – or more of a ‘tactic’ to win state elections?

    Aram meh kitai bafikir ka ia. Kati fikir nuan perintah menua tu betul-betul jujur/iklas/lulurs ati ka nulong raban bangsa Dayak – tauka kalebih agi ka “cara” sida menang ba bapilih menua?

  32. Pengajar Udah Pencen on April 18th, 2010 12:38 am

    Most likely all the new long huoses will get their individual title for their lots,BUT they will lost their PEMAKAI MENUA & PULAU GALAU.Taib is soooo DETERMINED to rid the Dayaks of their NCR lands.You can mark my words.

    You can engrave my words on GRANITE and place it in Padang Merdeka in Kuching.Konsep Baru Rumah Panjang is along that line.

  33. Unak Semambu on April 18th, 2010 5:49 am

    Enti konsep rumah panjai nya amat deka dilangur perintah BN, keni ke enggau rumah panjai ke bisi regah2 diatu (the existing longhouses), rumpang pia?

    Nganti unggal Seliong ngira berapa bayar sebulan & anak duit kena mayar loan RM40K dalam 30 taun. Berapa iku kitai Iban ulih (mampu) mayar loan nya?

    Ni penuai umur orang tau ngambi loan nya? Enti sema orang ke ngeloan rumah nya udah nadai, empu percuma ke rumah nya (baka mortgage loan biasa)?

    Keni enti orang nya enda tebayar ke loan, bisi cara bukai ke perintah bekira ke iya nulung mayar loan nya, anang aja asuh diganti enggau tanah?

    Nama kebuah perintah semina deka meri pala tanah ngagai konsep rumah baru aja tang enggai meri pala tanah ngagai rumah panjai ke bisi diatu?

    Enti perintah BN bisi pengarap ke Iban diau ba rumah panjai tebayar ke loan RM40K kena mayar rumah konsep baru, nama salah Iban diberi loan (sapa2 ke minta), sama penyampau RM40K (cash) kena ngaga rumah kediri empu ba tanah diri empu, nitih ke plan diri empu?

    Nganti dayaklama & the gangs nyaut semua tanya ke bisi dirintai ke DB dulu agi ari tu.
    Kira bisi utai ka diginti ba Iban mih BN enti enda ulih nyaut tanya ke datas nyin.

  34. keling sepiring on April 18th, 2010 10:45 am

    Pelaba dunya agi charut baka suba,aku ingat ka ngmabi lesen nyadi sniper.enda iboh maioh senapang siti lalu strom ia 20 igi aja. pelaba aku dalam masa setaun nyangka maju menua sarawak pelaba aku enti bala sida tu lenyau..enggai nyadi laban kitai bisi undang2.nyadi utai ke dikena kitai nukar sida tu ia ukai senapang enggau strom tang penemu enggau pengelandik kitai bangsa deka ngemaju kediri empu.
    kemaia kitai patut nukar sida tu…maia bepilih ti deka datai tu ila.anang ketegal atap 2-3 keping,baja2-3 guni,enjin api 1 sebuah rumah,nya ukai pemansang.laban aku pun olih meh meli atap 2-3 keping,baja 2-3 guni,enjin api kami serumah di sepiring dia pelaba aku deka ninting pintu laban ke nadai karan..betul enda gkm 2020?.semua nya ukai beri perintah tang duit asil titik peluh diri empu kereja kayu enggau bekuli.
    Aku meri masa ngagai sida tu meri pemansang tang nadai peda aku,karan SESCO ke ka datai nya ukai beri perintah tang olih mayar enti deka nyambong utai nya.aku bejako pasal karan lalu bedau agi aku bejako pasal ai ke di kena kitai mandi sereta berapi ari2 di menoa kami di sepiring dia.nama penyadi enti nyau dah di rengkap orang alai besawit..ka berikan dah nadai laban mati kena racun sawit..ka ngiga paku tubu nadai laban dah di tanam ke sawit..jauh agi ka bejual utai ke baka nya ila,baka ke di peda kitai diatu.
    NYADI KESIMPULAN JAKO AKU IANYA ‘TUKAR MEH PEMERINTAH ‘anang sampai kitai bangsa nyadi militan laban deka ngering ke menoa diri empu pada hal orang ngerogol hak kitai bangsa.

    Salam ngagai semua bala bloggers.

  35. Anak Semangang on April 19th, 2010 10:53 am

    Nuju bala Dayaks……

    Aku arap ka kitai DAYAKS anang deka dikembulak ulih perintah kemaia diatu.

    Pinta aku laban kasih ka bangsa kitai baik ka Iban, Ulu tauka Bidayuh…..anang sesekali ngelak ka tanah buah kitai diempu perintah…..

    Laban mayoh udah utai ti nyadi di Sabah…..laban projek kelapa sawit….ambis tanah buah sidak di ambik perintah UMNO tang diganti enggau tanah enggau rumah bepala ti patut dibayar RM 250-440 sebulan ngagi perintah.

    What is this?????
    Tanah kitai diambik….di ganti enggau tanah n rumah tapi bebayar….

    Perintah tu munoh ka tauka nulong rakyat.

    Uji kitai berati ka Laut di semenanjung….sidak iya mati-mati ngetan ka tanah buah sidak ari di ambik perintah….cintoh iya Kampung Baru ba tengah-tengah Bandar KL. Sempai ka diatu perintah enda berani!

    Tang bangsa kitai….diberi langkau sekutak…babi siko….gaga ati meri tanah ka perintah…..

    Tusah aku imagine what wrong with our Nation DAYAKS di Sarawak tu….

    Anang baka bangsa Dusun, Tidong, Sungai, Murut di Sabah…..udah tejual tanah baru nemu perintah nya manah ka enda….nulong tauka munoh rakyat.

    LU PIKIRLAH SENDIRI…….

  36. Anak Semangang on April 19th, 2010 11:00 am

    Nyambung ka cherita aku tadi…..

    Sama-sama la kitai nusui alu meransang ka raban kitai Dayak…..tukar meh perintah kitai di SARAWAK ngambi ka perintah menua besai kitai nemu
    pemerinsa kitai. Enda kita urang lama tauka nembiak rebak baru.

    Enti kitai diau diri, nadai urang agi ulih nulong kitai kecuali diri kitai empu The Dayaks.

  37. lawrance on April 20th, 2010 1:00 pm

    ?MERAMAT TAJAK on April 14th, 2010 11:59 pm
    Careful, careful …

    There are hidden dangers:
    (4) What if the longhouse is built on an NCR land belonging to one of the families, will the families be compensated from the effective extinguishment of the NCR land, when titles are issue to each bilek?
    _________________________________________________

    Dalam bulan 8 or 9 taun lepas dia deh tuai rumah kami ngasuh indaiku nyain surat nyerahka tanah kami ia ke endur rumah panjai kami diatu ngagai JKKK rumah panjai.tuju ia awakka rh panjai kami ulih applu pala tanah(land title).Laban indai ku ka udah berumur dia deh ia madah ngagai tuai rumah ngasuh nanya ku dulu.Nama meh mulai kediri tudah aku ke menua pelugau,selangau laban ka nemu enggau silik.Datai di menua alu tama ngagai bilik tuai rumah meh tudah aku.Bertanya,nuku ka isu pala tanah..

    pengujung ia aku enda ulih meri pemutus ka nyerah ka tanah enggau percuma ngagai JKKK rh panjai.Ku madah gai ia ka bertanya ngagai penghulu enggau DO dulu.Tanya aku gai penghulu, ia madah utai tu empai putus.Tanya ku ngagai DO,DO Madah enggai nyadi nuan nyerahka tanah..Nyadi pemutus runding aku,enda nyadi meh ku ngasuh indai nyerahka tanah ngagai JKKK rh panjai.

    1. Enti atur ka ngaga Land Title rh panjai tok dipejalai,Land title nya atas nama tuai rumah?JKKK rumah panjai??orang ka beempu tanah??or atas nama tuai bilik rh panjai?

    2. Sapa sanggup nyerahka tanah secara percuma??Sekalika tanah nya ka disukat,dahnya tiap pintu bilik ka mayar rega tanah ngagai orang kebeempu tanah?tauka bisi pampasan ngagai orang ke beempu tanah?

    3.Cerita bedau terang..ku ka nemu atur ka lengkap tentang isu tok..sapa ulih nerang ka aku?

  38. MERAMAT TAJAK on April 20th, 2010 3:37 pm

    Unggal lawrance:

    That’s the thing – I’m also equally in the dark.

    I have written an email to the Fed Minister for Kementrian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (Dato’Seri Kong Cho Ha),and to Belinda Wilson and Edwin Tawi, listed on AZAM web page as the organizer for the seminar on Konsep Rumah Panjang.

    So far, no replies.

    And I also have looked up this up in other related government ministry and agency, nothing – nadai.

    In UMNO Online Website, it stated the seminar series on the konsep is led by Abdul Ghafur Shariff,the Deputy State Secretary – and not AZAM. Checks on the state government portals also reveal nothing.

    All I can say, good move – not to hand your land title to anyone.

    If the land on which your longhouse sit, is to be converted as collatoral for housing loans to be issued to each bilek, it means – to my mind, the land must be acquired by the government through the NCR extinguishment process – and you should get paid for it, according to rates that you will be happy with.

    If you refuse,the government cannot force you since the land is not for purpose of building public facility (seek legal advise if this situation arise).

    Even if you agree, I believe you will also have ground to limit the size of the land,to be allocated for the longhouse. If its my land, I will insist on getting land title for the whole piece first, then partition it for the longhouse.

    You won’t be popular with your longhouse folks and relatives who may share ownership of the land, if you stand up for your rights under the law. I can imagine your elderly mother will be pressured to comply – for the good of the longhouse residents.

    There are many other issues…besides the real danger of people getting victimised by their own longhouse neighbour, or TR … thats why the seminar series for the silly purpose to pick the right designs (but not the substantive idea behind it), by inviting TR and Ketua Kaum only (but not Dayak people from the city like yourself),is highly suspicious – and should be the signal to be alert to the next move.

    If anybody comes across any additional information on this concept, kindly post it here.
    I’m especially interested in the budget: which Ministry has been granted the seed budget, if not the whole RM 3.4 billion spending to be phased over many many years.For comparison, the Fed ministry on housing only has RM 70 million rolling budget, to serve as housing loan for the qualified poor.

  39. MERAMAT TAJAK on April 21st, 2010 3:10 pm

    An Update on Konsep Baru Rumah Panjang
    —————————————
    I wrote to Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan on 16th April

    —————————————————————————————————-
    Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha,

    Please advise if Kementrian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan is involved in the current effort by Angkatan Zaman Mansang (AZAM) Sarawak, together with the Sarawak Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, in the proposed roll out and public seminar on Konsep Baru Pembangunan Rumah Panjang.

    The seminar was open only to invited participants representing local Tuai Rumahs and Penghulus, and does not include Dayak youths and NGOs. As a young Dayak myself, I’m concern that the feedback was solicited only from the elderly ketua kaum.

    If your Ministry is in the loop on this effort, I hope to have expressed my concerned. I will also appreciate if you care to point me to the responsible government departments and ministries to whom I will be able to address my concerns and to get specific clarification about the proposed concept.

    —————————————————————————————————-

    and got this reply on 21st April …….

    —————————————————————————————————-
    Salam 1Malaysia tuan;

    Saya merujuk kepada emel pihak tuan bertajuk “Konsep Baru Pembangunan Rumah Panjang” bertarikh 16 April 2010.

    Dimaklumkan bahawa Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) tidak terlibat di dalam penganjuran Seminar Konsep Baru Pembangunan Rumah Panjang yang dianjurkan oleh Kementerian Perumahan dan Pembangunan Bandar Sarawak dengan kerjasama Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (AZAM).

    Sehubungan itu, kami mencadangkan agar pihak tuan dapat berhubung terus dengan pihak Kementerian Perumahan dan Pembangunan Bandar Sarawak bagi mendapatkan penjelasan penuh berhubung Konsep Baru Pembangunan Rumah Panjang tersebut.

    Sekian, terima kasih.

    “BERKHIDMAT UNTUK NEGARA”
    “1 MALAYSIA : RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN, PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN”

    Saya yang menurut perintah

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    So – if there is any detail concept at all,there is no involvement by Federal Ministry – as yet.
    Meaning, no indication there would be Federal funding.

    Without Federal funding, I find it hard to believe that Kementerian Perumahan dan Pembangunan Bandar Sarawak will be able to provide the long term facilitiy, with sufficient funds to implement it across 4000 + longhouse in Sarawak, even with a lengthy implementation period.

    Then if, as most often happens, the solution to the state government lack of finding would be to invite private sector to participate in the effort, say via HDC – the legal aspects will be given scant attention, and the rights of individual Dayak NCR landowner affected by such project could be compromised.

    Lets keep this in view and be alert to any writings on the wall.

    And by the way, my email to kgkp@sarawaknet.gov.my; perumah@po.jaring.my listed on Kementerian Perumahan dan Pembangunan Bandar Sarawak website, had bounced (sigh).
    The web site is really crap – and so the impression I got is that there is no point in writing formally using snail mail either.
    I was impressed by the rapid reply by the Federal Ministry (maybe they got more “peruntukan”) and I told them so.

    Those who know anyone who had attended the seminar, plse post their contact here (with due permission – of course).

  40. gkm2020 on April 21st, 2010 6:04 pm

    Unggal Keling Sepiring,

    Refer: keling sepiring on April 18th, 2010 10:45 am

    Auk amat poh…gasah ka aja bala BN nya…kira udah 47 taun cukup mentas amat bansa kitai Dayak ngagai sida BN…neh nama utai ulih enti dibanding ba segala pemansang enggau bansa lain.

    Cop aja PR madi..

  41. Manang Empangau on April 21st, 2010 8:49 pm

    Nyau tuchum ga igat Bom Matar seduai indai tuai bahu iya ba BP saritu udah bekau salah ka beindai tuai memayuh neh! Lama amai kaban nya udah nadai meletup ba aum Parlimen. Nyau aman ga Igat Pendikar Aman Meraya, nyau enda leletop agi deka ngerara bom ke meletop sengaja nya.

    Kumbai kitai ka mending ke penemu tajau lama nama utai udah ka ngasak amat nya uchu.

    Nya aja uchu.

  42. keling sepiring on April 22nd, 2010 7:35 am

    konsep rumah panjai baru nya sebenar ia enda sesuai ba bangsa kitai iban ke maioh anak ucu.
    nama kebuah aku bejako pia,laban kitai iban kemaia ari tu agi beranak maioh lalu rumah ke baka nya enda cukup.nama penyadi enti bala anak kitai nyau bisi anak(ucu)ba dini kitai diau maia ke pulai hari gawai tauka cuti sekula maia apai indai enda kereja.
    kitai tu ukai enggai nyukong perintah ke meri kitai sekula tang dalam pengawa ke ka ngaga konsep rumah baru nya bisi agenda tersembunyi..paham-paham aja meh sida tu nadai pengawa bukai laban ka nerumpak tanah NCR kitai iban.Ba penemu aku kitai iban tu endang maioh tanah ketungkah ari aki ini kitai suba rajin muka tanah.Nama kebuah kampung melayu sebelah bintulu tau bolih geran,laban sida tu tadi olih digempuru ke ba siti alai lalu di beri orang pala tanah siti aja.
    Enda iboh kitai deka nitih ke konsep rumah panjai baru,ko jako ngambi ngurang ke rumah panjai angus..amai enda bula laban rumah nya digaga ari simen enggau batu bata tang nyema ia ka angus aki,ini,aya,ibu,madi api enda milih rumah batu ke rumah kayu tang semua utai ke dalam rumah nya di empa ia magang.tau ga enti ka nguji ke ba rumah panjai konsep baru nya ila enti kebuah utama ia kena ngiar ke rumah panjai angus.
    Enda iboh kitai mending ke penemu orang nyema utai nya nadai meri penguntung kediri serumah tauka bangsa kitai iban.pelaba aku maioh agi kitai bangsa diatu nyau bisi sekula tinggi lalu bisi penemu ke tinggi.guna meh penemu kitai nya tadi kena mgemansang ke bangsa iban lalu ukai ngasoh bangsa iban beli agi.
    Maioh kitai bangsa diatu nyau keja ari rumah enda diau di pasar agi,secara enda langsung kitai deka ngubah ekonomi kitai.Laban kitai tu iban lalu gaga meh idup kitai enggau cara iban,maku nubu,ngasu jelu,tang tiap bulan gaji mesti bisi asil titik peluh kitai gawa.kitai iban enda patut nyau main adat asal kitai ke di tampung ari aki ini kitai pengudah ke pindah ari menua sepiak din.
    Ngagai semua bala ke biak lalu maioh agi penemu ubah meh bangsa kitai dalam 10 taun ti ka datai tu,awak ke maia nya ila baru kitai meda enggau nyata “maju dah meh bangsa aku..IBAN’

    Maju meh bangsa iban,ukai ngena jako aja tang ngena siti pen enggau kertas deka ngubah menoa kitai nyadi siti menoa ti maju tang enda ninggal ke main asal adat kitai bangsa.

    Berunding meh,amai kitai pandak baka segatak tang panjai akal ko sempandai…

  43. lawrance on April 22nd, 2010 10:18 am

    Unggal MERAMAT TAJAK
    Aku gik ngiga statement hari bala menteri,yb dayak iban,lalu nadai siko meri komen tentang hal tok baikka di tv,radio or newspaper.Ku bisi kaban melanau di landsurvey.Ia madah lebuh seminar tentang tok diadu di sibu dia deh siko pemesai(nama bisi disebut ia) ka dikangau madah iban enda ulih diberi land title enggaika sida nyual tanah-statement ti ulih dikumbai ngemaruh ke bansa iban.Nama semua bansa iban pandak runding piak?But nama kebuah ka ngaga land title tanah ke endur berumah panjai?Agik sigi sida nganggap tuai-tuai rumah,penghulu,pemancha bangsa iban ianya orang ke ulih diemba\diugut elaun kena tarit.ulih ditutup mulut enggau duit..cukup enda nyamai didinga..

    Good Advice.Noted -
    All I can say, good move – not to hand your land title to anyone.

    If the land on which your longhouse sit, is to be converted as collatoral for housing loans to be issued to each bilek, it means – to my mind, the land must be acquired by the government through the NCR extinguishment process – and you should get paid for it, according to rates that you will be happy with.

    If you refuse,the government cannot force you since the land is not for purpose of building public facility (seek legal advise if this situation arise).

    Even if you agree, I believe you will also have ground to limit the size of the land,to be allocated for the longhouse. If its my land, I will insist on getting land title for the whole piece first, then partition it for the longhouse.

    You won’t be popular with your longhouse folks and relatives who may share ownership of the land, if you stand up for your rights under the law. I can imagine your elderly mother will be pressured to comply – for the good of the longhouse residents.

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