The scripts have already been written.

In Sibu, SUPP was rumoured to have privately told you to refrain from campaigning in the predominant chinese areas. In Iban majority areas, you extended a miserly RM600.00 grant to each household to ease their miserly. This was not well taken by even your colleague in Sarawak Barisan Nasional and Sarawak State Cabinet, James Jemut Masing who went on to fork out another RM1,000.00.

Never in your reign have we seen anyone dare to stand up to you, except in P212 Sibu Parliamentary By-Election. That is because your bosses, PM Najib and DPM Muhyiddin were both there and the whole world knows, the challenge of Pakatan Rakyat to topple UMNO-Barisan Nasional is for real. Despite their presence, Sibu fell to Pakatan Rakyat. That shows the majority in Sarawak no longer believe you and know you have a evil heart without any sincerity!

Consider this, you came from the same background as those Ibans whom you have insulted by extending a grant of RM600.00. These Ibans have faithfully supported you in your 29 years rule of Sarawak. In this 29 years rule, you and your family have gone on to lead a live of much flamboyance, excesses and luxury, besides the billions you have stashed away in farway Europe, Middle Eastern Europe, Middle East and Australia.

Think for yourself! What have your Politics of Development done to one of your kind. You are a Melanau. That makes you one from the Dayak Community, even though you are a Muslim!

Your Politics of Development went on to develop you, your family and cronys as one of the richest in Malaysia, if not South East Asia, while those who faithfully support you continue to live in poverty. And continue to be labelled as “Hardcore Poor in Malaysia”, the status they were in before even the formation of Malaysia or Independence of Malaya.

You better go and not wait to be told, before you end up as the most hated man in Sarawak if not in Malaysia, where the imminent fall of UMNO-Barisan Nasional will be squarely blamed on you by Perkasa and UMNO!

Jom Aram Berubah! Selamatkan Sarawak! Selamatkan Malaysia!Read Taib: If I’m not needed, I’ll go

Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud has yet to decide whether to defend his state seat in the coming 10th state election.

The 74-year-old Taib, who is the state’s longest-serving chief minister for 29 years since March 26, 1981, said he could not decide for himself on this as it needed to be discussed and approved by others.

“I don’t know… it is up to the party and the prime minister,” he told reporters after presenting Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) scholarships to three Sarawak students pursuing their studies at Al-Azhar University today.

The students are Mohammad Zubair Mustafa who was studying at Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan in Labu, Negeri Sembilan, Faliq Asraf Jafri from SMK Agama Tunaz in Kuching and Nadira Hamapei from SMK Agama Miri.

Taib, who was previously Asajaya assemblyperson before moving to the Balingian state seat in 2001, said he was ready to quit if the situation required him to do so.

“A lot of people say I’m not needed. If I’m not needed, I will go out,” he said.

Puzzled over Chinese sentiments

Taib who is PBB president since 1981 and Sarawak BN chairperson, said he had wanted to quit politics in 2006 but many within the party were against it and finally he decided not to retire.

As to when he would likely call for the state election, he said the matter had not been decided yet.

On Chinese voters’ sentiments in Sarawak that still preferred the opposition rather than BN, he said the trend puzzled him until today.

“I’ve also asked the same question, I want to know,” he said, adding that the state goverment had sincerely tried to win the hearts of Chinese voters but it still failed to do so until today.

In the 2006 state election, PBB won 34 of the 71 state seats, followed by SUPP with 11, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) nine
and Sarawak Progresive Democratic Party (SPDP) eight, while the rest were won by opposition parties.

- Bernama

Dalam satu kenyataannya, pengerusi PKR Wilayah Persekutuan itu berkata sejak beliau mengumumkan hasrat hendak bertanding jawatan dalam PKR minggu lepas, “sibuk sekali mereka yang tidak selesa dengan keputusan ini”.

“Ada yang cuba memberi upah kapada seorang blogger Melayu yang popular untuk memburukkan nama saya. Blogger itu diminta menulis yang saya akan membayar RM20 ribu kepada cabang yang mencalonkan saya, dan menulis bahawa saya kononnya orang suruhan (bekas menteri kewangan) Tun Daim Zainuddin untuk menghancurkan Parti Keadilan Rakyat,” katanya.

Zaid yang mengumumkan semalam hasratnya untuk bertanding jawatan timbalan presiden, bimbang selepas pemilihan parti nanti, beliau akan ditimpa nasib seperti yang dialami Tun Ghafar Baba pada 1993.

“Ada yang memberi amaran bahawa saya akan dikuburkan seperti Ghafar Baba. Saya teringat lagi peristiwa 1993 di mana Tun Ghafar dibelasah oleh Umno sehinggakan pencalonannya tidak mencukupi dan terpaksa menarik diri.

Katanya, jasa seorang ketua yang berkhidmat setia untuk Umno dilupakan begitu saja semata-mata kerana ada wira baru yang handal masa itu, iaitu (Datuk Seri) Anwar Ibrahim.

“Saya tidak lupa melihat wajah muram dan lesu Pak Ghafar di Masjid Telipot Kota Bharu, keseorangan di tangga masjid walaupun masih lagi timbalan perdana menteri waktu itu.

“Saya bersalam dan beritahu beliau saya tewas di Kota Bharu masa itu dalam pemilihan bahagian dan tidak dapat menolongnya. Dia mengangguk,” tegas Zaid.

Berikutan adalah kenyataan penuh Zaid:

Sejak saya umumkan hasrat nak bertanding jawatan dalam PKR minggu lepas, sibuk sekali mereka yang tidak selesa dengan keputusan ini. Ada yang cuba memberi upah kapada seorang blogger Melayu yang popular untuk memburukkan nama saya. Blogger itu diminta menulis yang saya akan membayar RM20 ribu kepada cabang yang mencalonkan saya, dan menulis bahawa saya kononnya orang suruhan Tun Daim Zainuddin untuk menghancurkan Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

Kesetiaan saya juga dipersoalkan oleh sesetengah ahli-ahli Parlimen PKR, tapi kesetiaan terhadap siapa itu tidak dijelaskan. Mungkin saya ini tidak setia kepada perjuangan parti, atau kepada pemimpin tertinggi parti. Entahlah. Mungkin ahli-ahli Parlimen ini akan menjelaskan mengapa saya tidak boleh disokong hari Isnin ini dalam sidang akhbar mereka untuk mengumumkan sokongan mereka kepada gandingan hebat Anwar Ibrahim-Azmin Ali. Saya dengar Presiden Wan Azizah juga akan diminta berundur.

Pelik sungguh tabiat dan tindakan mereka ini. Semasa saya diterima masuk setahun dahulu saya digelar wira, seorang orang yang berani dan berprinsip, pejuang politik yang tidak mementingkan jawatan dan kedudukan. Dua belas bulan kemudian saya sudah menjadi orang yang tidak setia, pengacau dan akan menjual parti kepada Umno. Tuduhan terhadap peribadi saya juga ditingkatkan. Teringat saya semasa di Hulu Selangor dulu, cuma masa itu Umno yang membelasah saya.

Jawapan saya begini: Saya masuk Keadilan kerana saya mahukan parti ini berganding dengan Pakatan untuk mengubah budaya dan kuasa politik di negara ini supaya rakyat Malaysia mempunyai Kerajaan yang berlaku lebih adil dan saksama kepada rakyat jelata. Dalam perjuangan ini, kesetiaan saya tidak berganjak seinci pun. Malah semangat saya lebih kuat. Sebab itu saya ingin menawarkan diri untuk bertanding; manalah tahu kalau ahli-ahli Keadilan terpanggil untuk melihat perubahan dalam parti ini dan menyokong gandingan Anwar Ibrahim-Zaid Ibrahim. Kita tidak boleh mengubah budaya politik dan meningkatkan tahap pentadbiran negara kalau parti kita sendiri tidak mempraktikkan prinsip-prinsip yang kita laungkan itu. Saya akan huraikan semasa berkempen nanti.

Memang saya tidak setia membuta tuli. Saya menganggotai sebuah organsasi politik yang demokratik, sebuah parti yang terbuka untuk dikritik; bukan sebuah “cult organsation” yang sentiasa mendewakan pemimpin agung mereka. Saya sokong pemimpin yang benar dan bijak, dan saya sanggah pemimpin yang berpura-pura. Kalaulah ini bererti saya tidak setia saya rela dihukum oleh ahli-ahli nanti.

Ada yang memberi amaran bahawa saya akan dikuburkan seperti Ghafar Baba. Saya teringat lagi peristiwa 1993 di mana Tun Ghafar dibelasah oleh Umno sehinggakan pencalonannya tidak mencukupi dan terpaksa menarik diri. Jasa seorang ketua yang berkhidmat setia untuk Umno dilupakan begitu saja. Sedikit penghormatan dengan memberi pencalonan kepada dia pun Umno tidak sanggup. Semata-mata kerana ada wira baru yang handal masa itu, iaitu Anwar Ibrahim. Saya tidak lupa melihat wajah muram dan lesu Pak Ghafar di Masjid Telipot Kota Bharu, keseorangan di tangga masjid walaupun masih lagi Timbalan Perdana Menteri waktu itu. Saya bersalam dan beritahu beliau saya tewas di Kota Bharu masa itu dalam pemilihan Bahagian dan tidak dapat menolongnya. Dia mengangguk.

Kalau nasib saya seperti Pak Ghafar pun saya rela. Dalam perjuangan politik saya, sifirnya mudah. Kalau benar saya sokong, kalau palsu saya bantah.

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR’s Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff today announced the formation of a monitoring body which would keep tabs on the upcoming party election. Called “My Democracy Watch”, the outfit was formed in anticipation of problems given that this would be PKR’s first direct election.

Yusmadi, a lawyer by profession, claimed that he had received various complaints ranging from blackmail to abuse of powers.

“Lessons from past elections show that democracy is not just about the opportunity to contest, but also about ensuring principles of democratic governance are adhered to,” he told a press conference.

The first-term MP said that abuse of power was likely given that many PKR leaders were now elected representatives or state executive councillors.

“We will act as a monitoring body on the governance of party polls especially on abuse of powers, government resources and other undemocratic practices such as cronyism, corruption and nepotism,” he said.

He said these leaders with government posts now have advantages but stressed that it should not be misused for party election.

Lacking the numbers

PKR had established its own election committee to oversee polling and controversially introduced the internal polling ethics guidelines in a bid to ensure a smooth voting process.

A total of 150 supervisors have been assigned to monitor polling-campaigning activities but Yusmadi said the party lacked the numbers to monitor each of the 400,000 members nationwide and this nessecitated My Democracy Watch’s existence.

“The 150 supervisors are not sufficient, I think it won’t be easy for them to monitor the election that will be held from Perlis to Sabah involving 400,000 members,” he said.

Meanwhile, Yusmadi said he has no intention of contesting for any posts.

“I have never asked to be nominated but I still want to play a role. If there is a request, of course I will consider,” he said.

Yusmadi added that should he contest, he would leave the watchdog and let his followers continue with the group’s objective to avoid any conflict of interest.

About 400,000 PKR members would be voting in the party elections scheduled to be held between Sept 17 and Nov 21 this year.

PKR amended its constitution last year, allowing all members to vote for divisional leaders and the 25 members of the central leadership council. This included direct voting for the party’s top posts like the president, deputy president and four vice-presidents.

The party’s 218 divisions would hold two separate meetings, the first for the annual general meeting and election of divisional leaders, the second to vote for national leaders. The divisions would vote for national leaders on weekends, from Oct 29 to Nov 21.

Raban bansa asal Sabah, Sarawak patut begempung ngambika kering agi

KUCHING: Raban bansa Dayak ba Pulau Borneo dipinta ngetanka penyerakup kena ngangkatka kaul sama diri.Presiden Protem Forum Dayak Borneo, Dr Jeffery Katingan madahka semua raban bansa asal ba Sabah, Sarawak enggau Kalimantan patut ngempung diri nengah siti tanda ngambika sida tau nyadi bansa ti kering.

“Semua bansa tu patut ngelala sida iya empu Dayak, semua orang ti ngumbai diri empu bansa asal patut nemu diri empu nya Dayak.

“Lebuh datai ba main asal, pendiau pengidup, ekonomi sereta ngangkatka raban bansa, kitai sebaka,” ku iya.

Lalu pia mega ba pemansang semua raban bansa asal tu sama ngembuan juluk ati ti sebaka, ku iya.

“Pengering siti-siti pupu raban bansa ti di pegulai tau ngenegapka pengaya Borneo ngambika samasama mansang,” ku iya ti lal madahka tu meh maya Dayak ari tiga bengkah menua ngetanka penyerakup negena negemansangka bansa sida. Jefferry mansutka jaku tu lebuh ti nutup Forum Dayak Borneo ditu kemari.

Nampung jaku iya, Jeffery madahka raban bansa Dayak patut nemu penguntung ari ti begempung.

Ku iya nya alai diatu, pengawa ti ngiri pemereti ati ngagai semua pipu raban bansa dalam Dayak kena ngemansangka Borneo enggau mensia mayuh.

Nyadi ba pengawa tu, raban bansa Dayak patut ngena BDF nyadika balai endur berunding ngatur diri lalu ngangkatka pemereti ati enggau diri sama diri.

Bejaku ngagai pemberita udah bekau pengerami nutup forum tu, madahka sekedai tanggung pengawa ti patut dipejalaika forum tu iya nya pasal pelajar.

Ku iya, Dayak patut netapka juluk kena mandangka endur diri ba maya ti deka datai.

Sekeda ari juluk ti udah ti netapka iya nya numbuhka gerempunng kerejasama ti ngemeranka Dayak.

Jefferry madahka, gerempung kerejasama tu beguna bendar kena ngangkatka penatai pemisi sereta munaska penyeranta.

“Penyalah ia diatu ia nya raban bansa Dayak sama ngati kediri mutarka penusah diri.

“Nya alai gerempung kerejasama tu ila tau nyadika injin kena mutarka penusah dayak kelebih agi ia ti bekaul enggau tanah adat,” ku iya.

Lebuh ti ngenang panjai agi pasal PDF, Jeffery dia iua madahka forum tu deka beratika enggau silik jalai pengidup semua pupu raban bansa asal ba dunya tu.

Pansik tu mega deka ngiri pemereti ati ngagai bansa Dayak ngambika nemu ungkup diri empu, ku iya.

BDF deka direjistaka nyadi gerempung ukai kuasa perintah.

Bisi empat iti keretas kereja dibantaika ba Forum tu kemari.

Sida tu iya nya Dr John Bryan Anthony pasal ‘Genesis Borneo’

Cherrmin Dewan Adat Dayak Kalimantan Barat bapak Thadeus Yus mantaika keretas kereja pasal Customs and Tradition – ‘Adat Dayak Kalbar’ (Kalimantan Barat).

Lalu pengari ari Sabah ti bisi mantaika kertas kereja iya nya Benedict Topin ari Borneo Heritage Foundation. Benedict bejaku pasal ‘Culture and Customs of Dayak-Kadazandusun’ – iya nya main asal enggau adat asal Dayak ari raban bansa Kadazandusun.

Orang bukai ti bisi mantaika penemu iya nya ari Credit Union, Kalba Thomas ti bejaku pasal gerempung kerejasama enggau penguntung iya.

Forum ti diatur Serakup Bansa Dayak Sarawak (SDNU).

Bisi enggau ngulu forum tu iya nya Presiden SDNU, Mengga Mikui lalu forum ti bepenalka Tuai Pengerembai Berita SDNU, Dr Dr Dusit Jaul.  ( Utusan Borneo)