Proposal Native Customary Land Trust Board (NCLTB)

Native Customary Land Trust Board

Written by gkm2020

Reference: Dr John’s article - Dayak: Moving Forward

Introduction

Native Customary Land Trust Board (NCLTB): A proposed trusteeship role responsible for the purpose of securing, protecting, promoting, managing land ownership rights assigned or owned and to facilitate commercial transactions to revolve around use it on behalf of the native owner(s) and/or indigenous peoples living in Sarawak. In that regard, the trustee must see that the interest of the landowner is never compromised.

Dayaks Common Voice

The trustee is the common voice of the Dayak indigenous landowners who is required to work in partnership with government and/or corporate sectors and other investment communities in the development of the Native Customary Rights Land of Sarawak. Native land under its control would encompass kilometers of beachfront, flatlands, and every other landform of unlimited usage.

NCLTB Roles

The Board must ensure that any development over native land will bring the best economical return to the present and future landowner. The indigenous landowner had unconditionally put his total faith behind this organization when he entrusted the administration of his land to the Board. It is the Board’s sacred duty to protect that trust. A land trust is a non-profit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its stewardship of such land or easements

Vision

NCLTB: Building wealth, resources and prosperity from Native Customary Land for all Dayaks.

NCR Land Trust Board initiatives/provisions would include the followings:

1. Establish two primary Proposed Operating Companies (POCs):

1. NCR Landbanking Corporation Berhad;
2. NCR Land Development Berhad;
3. Secondary SPVs would includes:

• NCR Land Management Berhad
• NCR Land Cooperatives for all Dayaks
• NCR Land Trust Foundation
• Community Land Trust Association
• Community Land & Housing Berhad
• NCLTB Golf & Recreation Club House
• Others as it deemed benefit or advantage to it establishment.

2. Provide land grant and/or land title to landowner.

3. Provide land based products and services for customers.

4. Provide land management systems and processes for customers.

5. Provide land based investment opportunities for customers.

6. Provide land based legal services for customers.

7. Provide new business development and investment incentive for customers.

8. Provide customer services with stakeholders.

9. Others as it deemed fit and necessary.

How NCLTB Initiative Benefit The Dayaks?

1. We create jobs directly to and/or form a smart-partnership with the landowners and the majority of the Dayaks.

2. We would enter into a new Dayaks corporate agenda both regional and/or global.

3. We create direct or indirect business platforms and opportunities for all Dayak communities.

4. We would be able to help enhance Dayaks standard of living.

5. We could create new affordable housing and essential social facilities to all Dayaks affected areas.

6. We could create financial structure products to help uplift our Dayak Economic Policy.

7. We could create SME/SMI directly with registered Dayak cooperatives and/or associations.

8. We could create major industries (upstream & downstream) with the communities affected by the development and/or redevelopment.

9. We create Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for all Dayaks affected by the development(s).

10. We create good corporate governance in managing the landbanks.

11. We could create new technical skill and research centers from this development.

12. We could empower and enhance all Dayaks cooperatives to the next level.

13. We could create new alliances and strengthen our network for Dayaks in all sectors.

14. We could create Dayak Revolving Funds and/or Trust Funds for Dayaks.

15. We compliment government various initiatives to develop our State.

16. We could ease government burden through this development.

17. We generate income for the government from corporate tax and others.

18. Many others that you could possibly imagine.

General Thinking & Questions:

By the way, what have Bangsa Dayaks achieved so far under the BN government administration for the last 45 years? Where are we now? What are we going to do about it? When are we going to do it? What are the possibilities (at least 10 possibilities)? “Enti ka-sigi ulih, Enti-enggai alu nadai”

Who say Dayaks are not ready to help develop their very own NCR Land? Who say we are ignorance in developing our own native lands, only because we were not given any chance and/or opportunity(s) and have been “blocked” from going forward.

I believe and very optimistic that we can positively do better but fair to the Dayak landowners than SALCRA, PELITA, SLDB, NCR Konsep Baru and others if we were given a chance and opportunity.

Let us look forward and see if the Sarawak BN government is keen to support DayakBaru’s initiative and surrender all NCR Lands to be developed and managed directly by Dayaks trustees under NCR Land Trust Board. We do no harm to the government but help create new initiative for the Dayak communities to be at par with others and yet benefit the government too. This is part of our social-service partnership with the government and for the Dayak communities in general. This is a win-win situation for all!

So to all Dayaks-in-Christ and also our Dayaks Muslim brothers/sisters, I would leave this forum open for you to think and decide. We need to think beyond tomorrow and become an alternative thinker of tomorrow!

Sampi DayakBaru:

Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban. Agi Ulih, Agi Mansang…Hoo…Haa…Aram Meh Kitai… Sama-Sama Besatu, Sama-Sama Segula-Sejalai, Sama-Sama Beradu Ka Penemu Mansang Ka Bangsa Dayak Malaysia. Maju Dayak, Maju Bangsa!

Conclusion

Together we can protect, defend, manage and undertake to develop our NCR land (our great ancestral land). Together we build and develop our betterment tomorrow, and tomorrow begin today. It’s time for us to pursue and make such Change We Must.

Don’t be naïve, don’t be ignorance, don’t be afraid and don’t make stupid decision because it would harm us and divide us further. Rise and empower ourselves now. NCR Land Trust Board is for all Dayaks, by Dayaks and from Dayaks, and through it establishment we can stand tall and be at par with others. Believe me! So help me God!

Auk…mupuk dulu aku unggal/wai…ila kitai berandau baru…..alu bedau mau unggun api aku nya deh…..aram anggat enda nyaup aku nuan?

Happy reading and May God bless all Dayaks with happiness, good health, success and victory always!

((Limaudong Said: EXECELLENT PROPOSALS from gkm2020 but only a handful DAYAK is reading Dayakbaru blog and SAD to say our " alfraid " Alfred jabu is not keen to creat a blog to support and defend our own Dayak's rights regarding of NCR issues in the Sarawak. Yes we support BN developments BUT first give us rightful ownership. BN Sarawak, please,please take proactive steps because we don't want BN candidate loose seat nesx PRU-10 Sarawak or decreasing in mojority votes. ))

P 208 Sarikei - Kekal Kepunyaan BN

Sarikei: Mahkamah tolak petisyen DAP Jan 23, 09 11:24am Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini menolak dengan kos rayuan calon DAP Dr Wong Hua Seh mencabar keputusan petisyen bagi kerusi Parlimen kawasan Sarikei yang dimenangi Ding Kuong Hiing daripada Barisan Nasional (BN). Mahkamah bersetuju dengan keputusan Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Sibu, Datuk Ian Chin bahawa Dr Wong gagal membuktikan yang Ding, daripada Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP) atau ejennya, telah melanggar Akta Kesalahan Pilihanraya 1954 semasa pilihanraya umum 8 Mac tahun lepas. Ia mendapati bahawa Dr Wong gagal membuktikan yang janji oleh calon BN itu untuk menubuhkan Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman di Bintangor merupakan satu kesalahan sebaliknya ia merupakan janji untuk pembangunan yang dibenarkan dalam kempen, demikian menurut penghakiman yang dibacakan oleh Timbalan Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan Noor Hayati Mat. Rayuan itu didengar oleh Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff yang bersidang bersama Hakim Besar Malaya Datuk Arifin Zakaria dan Hakim Mahamah Persekutuan Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad makinudin. Dalam pilihanraya itu, Ding menang dengan majoriti 53 undi. ( Limaudong Said: TAHNIAH KEPADA YB DING KUONG HIING DAN KONG HEE FATT CHOY )

WHAT HE SAY !!!!!!

BN is not helping poor farmers in Sarawak
Written by Dr.John Brian Anthony
BN false claim
When the price of rubber was high - $5-$7 per kilo, the BN State government claimed it is because of their good work. The radio was trumpeting it everyday explaining the brilliance of BN policies.
Today the price of rubber is very low. Will the BN claim that the low rubber price is also caused by them? If the former is true than the latter should be true that the price situation is directly attributed to BN initiatives.
We all know both are nonsensical BN claims. BN can fool the uneducated farmers but they cannot fool those who understand economics. BN leadership has stooped so low in trying to impress the poor folk by blatant lies when in actual fact they have done nothing to raise rubber or oilpalm prices.
What is BN doing for the poor farmer now?
Jabu should be heading a taskforce to help poor farmers. Unfortunately old age and lack of knowledge by Jabu would hinder his ability to perform as a senior Minisiter. Might as well he fade saway quickly before the next state election. Better not to overstay your welcome.
By now jabu should be thinking of:
providing minimum allowances to small holding farmers - at least $200.00 per month
lower down the price of fertilizer by 50%
increase government aid for subsidize seedlings
create a price subsidy for rubber and palm oil through the “windfall tax” of palm oil /rubber
do something - BN MINISTERS -just do not sit in your big comfortable office and talk down to the poor people.
Why are we suffering so much poverty in rural sarawak?
It is because of the misuse and abuse of State assets and natural resources by BN State government. This Sarawak State government has even achieved and adopted a “refine methods” of taking State resources ( 12 dams, timber replanting, issuance of provisional lease for plantation ) that are legally correct but MORALLY WRONG as these projects allow a selected group of people to enjoy.
These selected Group of people are Taib household members and relatives, political family members of the State Cabinets and Elected Representatives themselves. Politic to them is the venue to abuse their power and rape the Sarawak State of CONTRACTS and LINCENSE for extraction and mining of natural resources.Is that the reason why Sarawak voters elect them to the DUN?
It is a gross mismanagement of the State assets and natural resources. Non of these project benefited rural Sarawak at all. It brings much miseries though.
What did Rural Sarawak got from BN politic of development.
Lies
More Lies
Poverty
More poverty
Deceit
More deceit
Undermine personal rights of poor farmers
Suppression of Dayak adat and cultural practices
Even that is not bad enough. Now rural Sarawak suffer even more:
dirty water from logging and plantation
more sickness and death from logging
more health problem from plantation chemical
less food from the forest, protein from river and ikan Jabu is eating up other species
less raw material for local handicrafts used
Ask ourselves this questions?
Did forestry and logging give us better roads infrastructure in rural areas?
Has the quality of rural education been improved through extra earning?
What economic growth has been generated in rural Sarawak through logging and plantation?
What basic facilities (water/electricity) for the people has improved in logged out areas?
What scholarship has been awarded to those in the logged and planted areas?
(many more)
Look at those who benefit from logging, forest replanting and plantation.
who has become filty rich and control the print media - PBB and SUPP businessmen
who has use the riches as an election war chest and undermine /marginalize the poor?
who started to own large landed property when bumiputera natives are not given land titles
who has abuse and show disrespect of dayak cultures
(many more - not written to avoid uncontrolled negativity).
Conclusion
Let us Sarawakian not look at small ethnics matters - we focus on the big threat that we are facing enforce upon us by BN.
It is also true that State Government are refusing entry to PR politician into Sarawak. It is an abuse of the special privilege clause. That is not what the “clause” is intended for - nevertheless, it is just a case of abuse of power in the name of the people of Sarawak.
BN should be more responsible when entrusted with the power to govern. BN should be working to solve the people’sproblem as it is today that is cause by low rubber and palm oil prices for small holding farmers. The political leaders should be talking and listening to the people to offer help and assistance.
Today BN continue to play politics with Tuai Rumah and other category of Community leaders to instil fear in them not to go against the government. At least that is what YB Stephen Rundi is doing in Bintulu by taking advantage of the good office of the District Officer to organize political forum to carry political indoctrination.

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December 27, 2008 · Filed Under Politic

(Limaudong said: Don't believe what are written by Dr John as it is misleading accusations toward BN Governments. )

Alfred Jabu - Tak Minat Buat Blog

Alfred Jabu tak minat buat blog

KUCHING 21 Jan. - Semakin ramai yang berminat membuat blog peribadi tetapi tidak bagi Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang.
Beliau langsung tidak berminat berbuat demikian meskipun terdapat kritikan dan tuduhan yang dilemparkan kepadanya boleh dijawab menerusi blog tersebut.
Katanya, beliau tidak mahu 'leka' dengan blog yang disifatkan akan melalaikan dirinya untuk menunaikan tanggungjawab sebagai wakil rakyat dan menteri.
Menurutnya, keutamaan beliau adalah memastikan portfolio yang dipegang sekarang iaitu mengawasi dan melawat kawasan luar bandar ditunaikan.
''Saya tidak mahu leka atau duduk menjawab blog sahaja kerana ia akan memutuskan hubungan saya dengan rakyat.
''Terlalu ramai penulis blog sekarang dan jika saya turut serta, seolah-olah saya akan masuk ke perangkap pihak tertentu yang mahu saya gagal menunaikan tanggungjawab kepada rakyat," katanya selepas menerima kunjungan hormat Duta Belanda, Lody Embrects di pejabatnya di sini semalam.
Jabu yang juga Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar mengakui ada mendengar mengenai penulisan blog di kalangan intelektual kaum Dayak yang mengkritik kerajaan.
Katanya, ia terpulang pada kepercayaan individu sama ada mereka setuju atau sebaliknya tetapi beliau mahu melaksanakan program yang terbaik untuk rakyat. ( sumber Utusan )

( Komen: Pakcik Jabu, please create a blog to defend yourself and the State Government )

The Government will not allow any motion from the Opposition

Written by Ari Ujan Belama (AUB)

This is AUB response to another article that reported “DUN motion on land issue- terminated by Speaker”

“This article is outstanding in that it helps us understand the how DUN works from the eyes of AUB. The implication of AUB confirmation that Dayak NCR land are recognized by government means Dayak with land that are being infringed on by Provisional lease should take matters to court immediately. Also, AUB argued that people who are successful do not need a government. How true is this statement? (Dr. John Brian Anthony)

Dayak NCR Land

Well the Dayak only have NCR land and it is being recognised by the State government and also by the Federal Court. If you don’t believe look at the case of Nyawai and other Vs Borneo Pulp and papers and the givernment of Sarawak.

Opposition do not have the numbers

Even if Wong motion is accepted by the Speaker, it will not become a bill because they don’t have the numbers. They are only FIVE of them, how can the bill be approved.

Wong, to be want to be a hero to the Chinese community. It was actually the Chinese communities that he is trying to fight for for all we know, it is the Chinese population that own most mixed zone land and also title land in Sarawak.

Dayak land is worthless!

What the Dayak owned probably the native area land which is only fit for agriculture and also the untitled NCR land.

Opposition motion is not allow – government will used any mean to kill it

My argument is simple, the government will not allow any motion from the opposition to be tabled in the august house. Never in the history of Malaysian Parliamentary democracy has Parliament or DUN allow motions by the opposition to be discussed.

Successful Dayak people do not need the government

Well, Dr. John may be right, but as a Dayak, who are diverse, and who are still in the backwaters of Sarawak, we still need the government.

Dr. John does not need them because he is already very successful, drives a E320 mercedes benz and owns a beautiful house in KL. While we are still poor.

(Sumber Dayakbaruweblog.)

Rumah Kita Iban Selalu Angus Nama Tulong Perintah ?

Rumah kitai Iban selalu angus nama tulong perintah?
Written by Edward Awan - www.edwardawan.com
Tiap taun kitai ninga bisi aja rumah kitai Iban di menua persisir retung angus laban api, maioh agi ari semua penusah tu semua reta tengkira enda ulih diselamat laban api jampat makai tambah mega laban nadai cara ka madam ka api ketegal nadai kerkas kena bejaga ari penusah angus laban api.
Balai Bomba mina bisi di pasar ke besai, nyadi tu jauh ari geturong rumah panjai tambah ka enggau jalai ke enda meruan lalu nadai paip ai, enti nyema bisi rumah panjai angus endang tetap enda ulih diselamat ka bomba. Taja pin rumah panjai selalu bisi angus tiap taun tang perintah menua Sarawak nadai bisi ngaga program mantu sida di rumah panjai bejaga ari penusah angus laban api, baka meri pemadam api ka tiap pintu, meri tunjuk aja cara ngena pemadam api lalu bejaga ari api.
Selalu nya kitai meri bantu ngagai sida ke udah angus nya enggau macam macam utai tang lapa kitai enda berunding ka meri ajar ka sida penuduk rumah panjai bejaga ari penusah laban api sebedau utai tu nyadi…prevention is much better then cure.
Nyadi kami sebuat ki kerja diplantar minyak & gas F23 ari kompeni Shell, betuai ke aku empu Edward Awan lalu ngaga program tiap taun mantu sida rumah panjai bejaga ari penusah laban api cara volunteer maia ke offduty bepayung ba Shell with the Community Services “We Care We Share” Program. Duit kebelanja kena ngaga program tu endang duit gumpul kami tiap bulan ke kena meli pemadam api ke diberi ngagai sida rumah panjai.
Ba enam buah rumah panjai ke udah digagai kami ke endur ngaga kempin bejaga ari penusah laban api tu, semua tuai rumah enggau bala penuduk sida endang madah ka diri meri besai terima kasih laban pemeri ari kami nya amat berega endar, ku sida iya selalu sida minta pemadam api ari opis perintah tauka YB’s maia ke niki rumah sida tang janji mina tinggal janji.
Ku sekeda ari sida rumah panjai madah tau enda perintah meri sida project bukai tang meri sida pemadam api nya dulu laban sida nemu diri tusah amat ka madam api enti nadai nya.
Pemadam Api tu enti ba pasar endang mesti bisi baru permit rumah kedai tau di keluar tang nama kebuah perintah enda meri tumpu ngagai sida dirumah panjai, patut iya sida di beri siti sepintu awak ka bisi kena sida bejaga ari penusah laban api, sida iya dirumah panjai pin sama mega mayar cukai pintu.

MCA wants to be Deputy Prime Minister

'Make MCA chief deputy prime minister'
Oct 20, 08 9:32am
‘I am sure that move will create a tremendous swing of support from all the non-Malays in the country. That move will definitely cast the opposition into irrelevance.'
(Sumber malaysiakini 20/10/2008)

What a big surprise in Malaysian Politic today. Everyone is free to voice, to make suggestions and even to threathen the present BN Government. Do they (MCA) realise such statements and demands hurt the feeling of other BN component parties. What about Sarawak and Sabah, who made a 100% winners during PRU 12,. Don't they deserved to be Deputy Prime Minister.
Come on MCA, don't be to greedy. I suggest you better win back all the lost seats during the last PRU-12 .
I should say Sarawak is suitable to be Deputy prime Minister. Any comments, please share !.

Many Dayak are still without Birth Certiicate

Many Dayak are still without Birth Certificate

Are you surprise?

Many Dayak both in the rural area and urban areas are without birth certificate. This feedback is gathered from certain department authorities in Sarawak. After 45 years of independence, why are many Dayak still without Birth Certificate?

I know many Ybs and community leaders has signed special form to comfirm that the applicants are really Dayak born and bred in Sarawak. Their only sin if you really want to call it a sin is their parent are so ignorant and mostly poor that they cannot meet the Department of National Registration to make a report on the birth of their child. The cost of transport going to town is very expansive and the parents are not able to make it to town to register their child’s birth to the relevant government office.

To be poor

What it means is the parent do not have the money to come down to town and register the birth of their child. The parents are also without document from Maternity Clinics and hospital as they cannot afford such luxury and there are many Dayak who still give birth in farm houses and long houses without any government services available to them.

Should the government punish such poor and ignorant people. I understand that ignorance of the law is no excuse for action not to be taken against them. This is where discretionary practices must be exercise by the responsible person. But what happen if the person in charge of the National Registration is a West malaysian Malay, maybe born with silver spoon or just another West Malaysian who has no perception of what is going on in rural Sarawak? The applicant will suffer because strict rules will be imposed upon them.

After 45 years of independence why is it that the government is not interested to solve this no birth certificate and identity card problems among Dayak. Maybe the Taib BN/UMNO led government fear that the Dayak numbers would increase substantially and that they will lead then Sarawak government sooner than later. Without identity card the Dayak voters would not grow in numbers.

This is a big danger for Dayak as the selected few will feast on their land and thus would restrict Dayak material progress in future.

Government Initiative

We heard the National Registration conduct rural exercise to allow for the rural poor folk to apply for their birth certificate. To my mind, such programe should be continuous and not ad hoc with restricted time. This birth certificate is very important to ensure that the child would live a full Malayisan citizen life and enjoy the individual rights in Malaysia.

Many cannot obtain international passport and even during tender age these children that are without a birth certificate is deprived of government assistance particularly in education.

Kumpulan Wang Amanah Untuk Pelajar Miskin (KWAMP)

Many Dayak teachers has expressed their disappointment with their elected representative to resolve the issue of Dayak student without birth certificate. Without this document the government KWAMP cannot give these student who are without birth certificate any assistance. These students are already poor and the arrogant approach of implementors are not helping the poor student at all in the needs for support to get their education.

A few teachers has touched this subject in their discussion and that they found that urban parent who are driving BMW and Volvo, Camry and Honda Accord are given help under KWAMP because their child has birth certificate and also they have submitted their income statement to the school.

How could a poor unemployed Dayak meet such “income statement” requirement before their application for assistance could be approved? Why are the Dayak problem being accelerated to a new level by such requirement and if they do not meet the requirement there will not receive government aid. This is all too much red tape and some government officers used this opportunity to suppress Dayak progress in education.

Welfare Assistance for the old folk

The same is happening to those poor old Dayak folks who are still not given assistance despite having ask for it repeated from the Welfare department? The government officers in-charge of these department need to be able to make a responsible judgment from their field experience and approve deserving application. Why does all this process and requirement for application for birth certificate and welfare assistance not made more open and customer friendly?

Conclusion

If you have one race as a majority in any government department, the tendencies for racialism, nepotism, unfairness and a distorted thought will caused biasness. This has greatly push the Dayak educational and welfare progress backward.

We Dayak must not accept these short-coming of the government without serious effort to correct the wrong. It seems that the Federal Government is not interested to solve this problem in sabah and Sarawak. We Dayak should push the BN government to address all these problems urgently and also send the message that BN under Taib Mahmud to be more responsible to the people need than lining his pocket with money.

For being without a Birth Certificate the child must not be punished by denying their right to receive assistance from KWAMP. If this punishment is carried out, more and more Dayak will not receive reasonable education. No education mean without many choices in life and may get in the way of the Dayak child personal ambitions. Then Dayak progress will be retarded.

(Sumber: Dayakbaru.weblog by Dr. John Brian Anthony)

malaysiakini-tahan khairy dibawah ISA

'Tahan Khairy di bawah ISA'

Beh Lih Yi | Oct 17, 08 9:26pm

Seorang perwakilan Pemuda MCA menggesa pihak berkuasa supaya menahan Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaluddin di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) kerana membuat kenyataan yang berbaur perkauman. Beliau juga mahu ISA turut dikenakan ke atas pemimpin Umno Pulau Pinang, Datuk Ahmad Ismail yang mencetuskan kontroversi sewaktu pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh baru-baru kerana menganggap kaum Cina menumpang di Malaysia. Perwakilan dari Perak itu, Ting Tai Fong (kanan) membuat gesaan tersebut sewaktu perbahasan di perhimpunan Pemuda MCA di ibupejabat parti itu di ibunegara hari ini. Khairy adalah antara tetamu di majlis perasmiannya. Ting membidas Khairy, yang juga menantu perdana menteri, berhubung kenyataannya mengenai nisbah kuota biasiswa untuk bumiputera dan bukan bumiputera. Katanya, kenyataan itu bukan sahaja dibiarkan oleh kepimpinan Umno tetapi juga telah mendorong Ahmad untuk membuat kenyataan yang senada dengannya. Ting berkata, ISA tidak sepatutnya digunakan terhadap orang awam seperti yang telah dilakukan bulan lalu. "Jika kita mahu menggunakan ISA, gunakan ISA terhadap orang-orang ini terlebih dahulu [...] Saya juga percaya Khairy, pemimpin yang tidak bertanggungjawab ini akan kalah teruk dalam pemilihan Umno yang akan datang," katanya disambut tepukan gemuruh para perwakilan. Perwakilan dari Perak itu menegaskan bahawa kaum Cina bukan rakyat kelas dua atau hamba di negara ini. Ting turut membidas Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan menuduh beliau seorang pembohong kerana terus menerus mendakwa beliau mempunyai sokongan untuk menubuhkan kerajaan. (posted malaysiakini) komen: Jangan jadikan isu ISA untuk mempopularkan diri anda.

Will there be a State Level Gawai Dayak in 2009?

Posted by Dr. John Brian Anthony

No more State Level Gawai sponsored by Government

The last Gawai Dayak sponsored and organized by the State Government of Sarawak was 2008 Gawai at the State Stadium. The government took over the organisation of Gawai Dayak in mid 1980’s. Previously the three Dayak organization: SDNU, DBNA and OUNA took turn to Chair the State level Gawai Celebration. Now the State government has announced that they are not going to organise any more State level Gawai due to budget constraint. Does that mean the government expect that there is not going to be a State level Gawai in 2009?

(Dayakbaru.weblog)

Temenggong Kaum Penan Turut Menyangkal Kenyataan Media

Laporan berhubung masyarakat Penan yang dianiayai baru-baru ini dan disangkal oleh Ketua Menteri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, turut dinafikan oleh Temenggong Penan Dato Sri Nyipa Bato. " Saya ( Dato Sri Nyipa) menyokong penuh kenyataan Ketua Menteri.
" Sesetengah pihak cuba menganggu dan mensabotaj keharmonian masyarakat berbilang kaum kita dan laporan media yang berulang serta tidak menyokong menandakan mereka tidak membantu mempertahankan kehormonian yang dicapai." katanya. Ujar beliau, dikawasannya sendiri yang kebanyakkannya kaum Penan, tiada sebarang aduan atau penganiayaan di laporan setakat ini. "Namun jika ada kes dan bila ia berlaku, perlu dilaporkan dalam saluran yang betul dan biarlah pihak berkuasa menjalankan tanggungjawab mereka dengan menyiasat menerusi keadilan," katanya. Kita tidak mahu memandang perkara ini remeh temeh dan perlu menanganinya dengan undang-undang, tambah beliau. "
( Utusan Borneo: 10/10/2008)

Renungan : Bolehkah kita terima kenyataan Temenggong Dato Sri Nyipa Bato ini bahawa kawasan dibawah seliaannya bebas dari sebarang aduan atau penganiayaan . Maafkan saya, adakah kejadian kes rogol ini bawah seliaan Temenggong. Baguslah kalau tiada .
Tetapi kenapa kes rogol ini mengambil masa yang lama baru didedahkan sehingga " Bruno Manser Foundation" mengembar-mengembur isu barulah semua orang menjadi kecoh .
Kita mesti ingat salah seorang dari mangsa itu telah melahirkan seorang anak, fikirlah betul 9 Bulan Mengandung , kenapa lama sangat kita bertindak. Pada masa yang sama kita tidak boleh menunding jari kepada sesesiapa yang salah atau betul.
Ini adalah satu pengajaran untuk kita semua.

Polis Siasat Perempuan Penan Di Rogol

Ketua Polis Negeri Sarawak, Datuk Mohd. Salleh berkata pihak polis telah mula membuat siasatan atas tragedi dua murid Penan yang di rogol oleh perkerja-perkerja balak mengibatkan wanita itu hamil dan juga telah melahirkan seorang anak. Kedua-dua murid penan adalah penuntut di sekolah menengah di Baram walaupun simangsa itu belum membuat laporan rasmi atau aduan kepada mana-mana Balai Polis berdekatan.
Ini adalah semua gara-gara menumpang kereta perkerja kayu balak dan malang juga tidak berbau.
Kisah mereka berdua ini di gempar-gempur oleh " NGO, Bruno Manser Foundation" dan laporan ini telah mengemparkan ahli politik, NGO dan kerajaan negeri.
Untuk mengetahui hal-hal dan peristiwa yang sebanarnya berlaku dan kita serahkan kes ini kepada Polis untuk membuat siasatan rapi dan terperinci.
Sikap menuding jari kepada sesiapa patut dihentikan. Cabar mencabar antara parti pembangkang , NGO dan kerajaan jangan dipanjangkan bahawa " nasi sudah menjadi bubur ".
Inilah masanya kita memberi bantuan kaunselling kepada simangsa rogol dan Kementerian Wanita & Keluarga juga dapat memainkan peranan seperti kebajikkan dan bantuan moral.

JANGAN PERMAIN ISU TANAH

Ketua Menteri Sarawak Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud memberi amaran kepada media untuk tidak sesekali mempermainkan isu kepentingan rakyat khasnya isu tanah yang dilabel sebagai taktik untuk mensabotaj kestabilan ekonomi dan politik negeri ini.
Menyelar laporan oleh akhbar dari luar (negeri ini) yang menggembar-gemburkan isu pengusiran penduduk kampung di Bekenu, Taib bertegas mahu ahkbar berkenaan memperbetulkan fakta mereka.
" Mereka (akhbar) kata kita usir 10,000 orang di Bekenu. Saya telah periksa di Land and Survey (Jabatan Tanah Dan Survei), mana ada sampai 10,000 orang !. Perbetulkan fakta. Pertama, bohong !. Kedua, tidak ada kubur yang di kacau. Malah tidak ada kubur langsung ! "
Beliau menghargai peranan dan laporan akhbar tetapi maklumat yang disampaikan perlulah berasas, mempunyai fakta kukuh dan tidak mensabotaj kepentingan rakyat dan ekonomi.
( Sumber Utusan Borneo 8/10/2008)

( Renungan: Kerajaan BN tidaklah sewenang-wenangnya mengusir penduduk secara besar-besar tanpa pelan-pelan disediakan seperti projek penempatan semula, pampasan yang berpatutan, notis perpindahan dan lain-lain yang boleh menguntungkan kedua-dua pihak.)

" Akta Wakaf " sedang dipertimbangkan

Di semenanjung, Menteri Kabinet mencadangkan Akta Hubungan Kaum, tetapi lain pula di Bumi kenyalang iaitu Akta wakaf yang sedang dipertimbangkan.
Tujuan Akta Wakaf yang dicadangkan bakal memberi ruang kepada usahawan Muslim memperluaskan semangat keusahawanan dan kegiatan ekonomi masa depan dengan membangunkan harta wakaf.
Wakaf dapat dibangunkan melalui pelbagai projek seperti perumahan, rumah kedai, sekolah dan kolej. Pendapatan dari hasil itu boleh disalurkan ke masjid dan surau dan juga kepada tabung komuniti Muslim secara keseluruhanya.
Syabas & taniah kepada Ketua Menteri Sarawak Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud dan Kerajaan Negeri yang bersungguh-sungguh menubuhkan Akta yang berkaitan hal ehwal wakaf.

Tiada Tanah Rakyat DIRAMPAS !!!!!!!!!!!

Rakyat di negeri ini dinasihatkan agar tidak mudah terpedaya atau terpengaruh dengan hasutan pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab berhubung pengambilan tanah Hak Adat Bumiputera (NCR) milik mereka oleh pihak kerajaan.
Terbaca akhbar Utusan Borneo 7/10/2008 saya amat kagum dengan Kata-kata Timbalam Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu boleh kita ambil sebagai JAMINAN kepada semua pemilik NCR dan Kerajaan tidak pernah mengambil tanah NCR milik rakyat sewenang-wenangnya sebaliknya akan membayar pampasan kepada pemilik tanah sekira tanah tersebut digunakan untuk pembangunan yang sudah tentu memberi kesenangan kepada semua juga.

( Renungan: Isu NCR boleh dikata sensitif dan banyak kes-kes dibawa ke Mahkamah, contoh satu kes di kawasan Lasi-Julau )
Kepada pemilik NCR, sila gunakan saluran yang betul untuk menyelesaikan hak milik anda.

Sabar Tunggu Perlaksanaan Pembangunan

Kita rakyat diluar bandar memang ingin pembangunan sebab sudah 45 tahun Sarawak Maju dalam Malaysia masih adalah kawasan yang belum menerima kemudahan asas seperti Jalan Raya Berturap, Bekalan Lektrik 24 jam & Bekalan Air yang bersih.
Pada PRU 13 yang lepas banyak janji-janji manis lambat ditunaikan dan atau langsung tidak ditunaikan . Sekarang rakyat inginkan angin perubahan.
Walaupun Kesabaran nadi terpenting dan mampu jadi 'pelicin' kepada setiap pelan pembangunan dan berharap BN bersikap amat adil dan tidak ' pilih kasih' ketika melaksanakan program pembangunnya.

Tiada Hormat Langsung " Hindraf "

Setelah menonton berita TV3 malam ini, saya amat terkejut dengan perangai buruk Hindraf ini yang langsung tiada mengambil perasaan orang yang sedang bergembira menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Mereka ini cukup tidak mengira aspek muhibah, harmoni dan perpaduan.
Mereka itu betul-betul tidak buka otak . Apakah pandangan orang asing yang sedang menghadiri rumah terbuka ini yang tercemar oleh Hindraf. Dia fikir dunia ini dia seorang punyakah.
Wahai, Hindraf, I am sure ISA should be remained there in Malaysia just for you.

HAK ADAT BUMIPUTERA (NCR)

Land policy encourages devt of agro lands By Puvaneswary Devindran
KUCHING: Sarawak’s land policy has been drawn up in such a way as to encourage owners to develop their agriculture lands in sub-urban and urban areas.
Second Minister of Planning and Resource Management Dato Sri Awang Tengah Ali Hassan told reporters this after handing out land titles to 305 villagers from Kampung Tanjong Poting and Kampung Tanjong Senibong at Singgai in Bau yesterday.
He said agriculture lands located in sub-urban and urban area could fetch a high price if developed.
“If they (land owners) proceed to develop these lands, it (land value) would outweigh the premium to be paid. That is basically why we have this sort of policy,” he added.
He was commenting on reports of land owners in Sibu being unhappy over the rates charged. The matter, highlighted by Sibu branch chairman of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh showed that some owners had been assessed at rates from RM30,000 to RM90,000 per acre for lands in sub-urban areas.
Wong said this contravened the land policy, and that the reason given by the Land and Survey Department was that the lands were not fully utilised for agriculture or were used for residential purposes.
Under the policy, the land premium was only RM200 per acre for agriculture or country land. For agriculture lands within the sub-urban area, the owners would have to pay 25 per cent of the land value or the maximum of RM5,000 per acre, whichever is less.
If the lands were within the town district, the owners need to fork out 25 per cent of the value or the maximum of RM10,000 per acre.
“Here there are a lot of grey areas. It should, for example, define the extent the land should be used whether intensively, sporadically or minimally. We have been approached and have helped many landowners in Limbang, Bintulu and Lawas. But it is impossible for every individual to come and see us. That is why we have reactivated the committee,” he said in reference to SUPP’s land committee.
Meanwhile Tengah said he would have to find out what was going on in Sibu but that normally for undeveloped land, the premium would be based on 25 per cent of the market value of the land; but if fully developed, it’s a flat rate of RM5,000 per acre for lands in the sub-urban areas and RM10,000 per acre for lands in the urban area.
When asked if the land policy would go through another review if more people were unhappy over it, he replied: “We had just reviewed it but nothing is static in this world.”
He said the most important thing was that the people be thoroughly informed about the policy, and taught how to calculate the premium based on the formula to avoid misunderstanding.
Earlier in his speech, Tengah said concerted effort was required to facilitate survey work on all traditional lands in Sarawak, so the people could get their deeds faster.
He said that it was an ongoing work for the Land and Survey Department to get the deeds for the people for free, even when it had to spent on average RM60,000 monthly for the work to be done in an area.
“The title you get is a perpetuity one and it is free from survey fees or tax. But even so, your lands carry value because they are located in an area accessible to and near development. So do not think that just because you got it for free, your land is of no value,” he added.
Tengah reminded that the land would not have value only if there was no development nearby. As such, he called on the people to support the government of the day as it brought development to the nation.
He said Barisan Nasional was able to bring development to the people because it worked on ensuring stability in the country. Tengah praised Tasik Biru assemblyman Peter Nansian Ngusie for being proactive, which enabled people in his area to receive over 3,000 land titles.
He said there were over 1,000 more land titles to be given out to five more villages in the area; and assured that the Land and Survey Department would continue to work on this, provided the people cooperated with the department.Yesterday’s event saw 117 villagers in Kampung Tanjong Poting receive a total of 159 land titles while 188 from Kampung Tanjong Senibong received 228 land titles.
Nansian, Sarawak Land and Survey Department Kuching Controller Abdullah Julaihi and organising chairman Loren Sikui also spoke at the event.
( UTUSAN BORNEO 30/9/2008)

Kawan Jadi Lawan

Apbabila terbaca surat khabar pagi ini, saya amat sedih sekali mendengar berita bahawa 3 buah rumah panjang rentung di Ranan, Kanowit.
Kejadian yang tidak di sangka ini telah merugikan penduduk-penduduk rumah panjang iaitu Rh. Kudi 13 pintu. Rh. Jipun 10 pintu & Rh. Kat 10 pintu.
Ini adalah berpunca daripada pergaduhan suami isteri. Si suami yang dikatakan tidak " puas " hati selepas "pergaduhan" itu bertindak menyalakan api di bahagian siling biliknya.
Kisah pahit ini amat sungguh memalukan .

TV Sarawak by 2011 ?

Sarawakians may get to have a TV Channel in their own local languages by 2011.
This was announced by Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek when officiating Dayak Music Awards (DAMA) 2008 but we have to wait until RTM digital broadcasting comes on line in three years time.
Well fellows Sarawakian we should be proud of it .
Lot of local programes can be aired by TV Sarawak like arts and cultures of various races in Sarawak.
Interested Parties and Companies can promote their products like Eco-Tourism etc.
Let us together share his vision to make it a reality.

MP Bintulu say STEP DOWN & Union say UNFAIR

Sarawak Headmasters' Council and Sarawak Teachers' Association Union Council condemn the " quit call" by MP YB Seri Tiong King Sing against Sarawak State Education Director .
Of course these 2 unions belong to teaching profession group. Remember that Boss is always right. Yes , finger pointing as this time is no longer effective as YB time bomb already " exploded " . It is never to late to reconciles and YB Dato has done a lot toward improving good education in Sarawak. Just a reminder to all" Please don't sweep the dust under the carpet, o.k. "
I Salute YB, because you have bravely fought against gangterism and this time it is only " kacang putih issue". Keep it up YB .

Kurang RM20/- tidak perlu bayar

Wow, berita ini amat bagus bahawa isi rumah di Sarawak yang menerima bil lektrik SESCO dengan kadar RM20/- ke bawah tak perlu membuat sebarang bayaran mulai bulan depan hingga akhir tahun.
Terima kasih kepada Menteri Perancangan & Pengurusan Sumber II Datuk Seri Awang Tengah Ali Hasan yang berkata itu adalah sejajar dengan langkah kerajaan pusat yang tidak mengenakan sebarang bayaran terhadap isi rumah yang menerima bil elektrik RM20/- ke bawah seperti yang di umumkan semasa Bajet 2009.
Kita tahu Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak amat perihatin walaupun ada pihak meminta kadarnya di naikan.
Maklumbalas pengguna memanglah kadar RM20/- itu tidak mencukupi sekira isi keluarga itu mempunyai kipas angin, peti sejuk, TV dan periuk lektrik.
Kita berharap YB yang akan bersidang Parlimen bulan Oktober nanti syorkan naikan kadar RM20/- ke amuan yang munasabah.
Kita faham kerajaan pusat akan menanggung perbelajaan tambahan sebanyak RM170 juta untuk meringankan beban rakyat sebab krisis kenaikan harga minyak secara global.
Dengan itu kita sama-sama mengambil langkah-langkah berjimat cermat penggunaan lektrik di rumah dan sentiasa menyokong pemimpin-pemimpin Kerajaan Barisan Nasional.

Akta Hubungan Kaum - Sarawak & Sabah

Salah seorang Menteri Kabinet Sarawak berkata bahawa negeri ini tidak perlu kepada sebarang undang-undang berhubungan kaum bahawa rakyat Malaysia yang berasal dari negeri-negeri di Semenajung mungkin berpendapat sama. Tetapi bagi mereka yang tahu mengenai Sarawak dan yang telah berkerja di Sarawak boleh memberi penilain yang jujur mengenai hubungan kaum di Sarawak . Kenyataan Menteri itu juga disokong oleh Ahli Parlimen kawasan Kapit.
Kita sokong cadangan Menteri Dalam Negeri untuk mewujudkan Akta Hubungan Kaum bertujuan bagi mengukuhkan hubungan di kalangan rakyat berbilang kaum.
Sarawak yang mempunyai 33 kumpulan etnik yang telah tinggal bersama aman dan tiada ketegangan kaum berlaku di Bumi Kenyalang. Ini juga disokong dengan parti-parti politik yang tidak memainkan isu atau politik perkauman. Kita juga tidak pernah mengembar-gemburkan kepentingan kaum kita berbanding dengan kaum lain. Kedua-dua wakil rakyat juga sama berpendapat bahawa ini adalah soal sikap manusia.
Saya juga setuju dengan kenyataan YB Alexander supaya rakyat Malaysia di luar Sarawak dan Sabah agar belajar dari kedua-dua negeri ini cara untuk hidup secara harmoni di kalangan berbilang kaum dan agama.
Dengan ahkhir kata kita perlu " Sediakan payung sebelum Hujan ".

Koridor Tenaga Yang Boleh Diperbaharu

Sarawak Corridor of Renewal Energy (SCORE) atau Koridor Tenaga Yang Boleh Diperbaharu
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Pada 11/2/2008 Negeri Sarawak adalah koridor ke 5 dilancar oleh YAB Perdana Menteri Malaysia Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi.
Dengan perlaksanaan SCORE ini adalah merupakan projek pembangunan koridor yang bertujuan meningkat ekonomi negeri Sarawak di Malaysia . SCORE ini juga dapat merapatkan jurang pendapatan penduduk diluar bandar. Score juga dapat menumpukan pada penggunaan optimum tenaga asli yang sedia ada di Sarawak menerusi pembangunan industri seperti tenaga. Sarawak mempunyai banyak sumber semula jadi seperti kuasa hidro, arang batu, & tenaga solar.
Banyak impak pembangunan score seperti (1) Peningkat Pelaburan (2) Pembasmian Kemiskinan (3) Pembangunan Seimbang (4) Peluang Berkerja (5) Sektor Pelancongan (4) Pembangunan Modal Insan dan (6) Peluang Perniagaan dan Perusahaan yang akan dinikmati oleh semua lapisan masyarakat di Bumi kenyalang yang indah dan damai ini. SCORE juga dijangka dapat menarik pelaburan kira-kira RM350 billion untuk membolehkan ia dibangunkan dan visi 2020 dapat dicapai.
Semua ini adalah rancangan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional untuk memberi manfaat kepada semua rakyat. Kita mahu Sarawak maju tepat pada masanya menjelang 2020.
Saya menyeru kepada semua sentiasa menyokong kerajaan BN dibawah pimpinan YAB Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Hj. Ahmad Badawi dan Ketua Menteri Sarawak Pehin Sri Hj. Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Barisan Nasional Kekal Unggul - Parti Pakatan ?????

16/9/2008 sudah berlalu dan apakah strategi baru Parti PKR. DSAI hanya cakap kosong dan semua "impian" dia telah menjadi nasi bubur dengan selalu " cakap tidak serupa bikin".
Tetapi kami rakyat bumi kenyalang berkehendak negeri kami mempunyai pentabiran baik dan mahu pembangunan dijalankan dengan baik.
Kestabilan politik bumi kenyalang yang kuat dan kukuh inginkan pembangunan diteruskan serta memberi faedah kepada rakyat, khusunya di luar bandar.
Kerajaan BN Sarawak telah menguruskan negeri ini dengan baik dan sentiasa mentabir negeri ini dengan adil walaupun rakyatnya berbilang bangsa dan agama.
Impian Parti Pakatan hendak merampas Sarawak dari BN adalah sasaran mereka pada pilihan raya negeri Sarawak Ke 10 akan datang hanyalah impian Mat Jenin juga.
Rakyat diluar bandar tidak " menerima" Parti Pakatan buat seketika.
Sekali lagi Tahniah kepada PM Datuk Seri Ahmad Abdullah Badawi .
Tetapi Kerajaan BN hendaklah berhati-hati bahawa "Air tenang jangan di sangka tiada buaya ".

Swap Seat

Baru-baru ini ada khabar angin mengatakan Parti PRS / SUPP akan bertukar kawasan. Betulkah berita ini ?