6 March 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Randau Khas – Setiap Perdana Menteri mempunyai pemikiran berbeza: Anwar mengambil berat tentang kesejahteraan rakyat; Muhyiddin tidak mempedulikan masa depan rakyat
> Ngang Kuja, ketua Penan Long Tanyit, Sungai Linau-Belaga – Orang tua Penan berdiri teguh menentang pembalakan
> Barnie Lasimbang, aktivis hak tanah dari Sabah – membawa pelaburan yang baik kepada Malaysia, bukan menyebabkan kerosakan kepada alam sekitar
> Encik Bobby Williams, Presiden PBDS – Ya, orang akan memilih bukan Melayu sebagai PM berbanding pemimpin Melayu yang rasuah
> Encik Robert dari Bintulu, aktivis sosial - Hadi Awang masih main isu agama, dia tidak boleh membawa rakyat ke hadapan
On Today Show
> Special Randau – Prime Ministers have different thinking: Anwar cares about people's well-being; Muhyiddin doesn't care about people's future
> Ngang Kuja, headman of Penan Long Tanyit, Linau-Belaga River – Older Penan people stand firm against logging
> Barnie Lasimbang, land rights activist from Sabah – bring investment that good to Malaysia, not cause damage to environment
> Mr Bobby Williams, President of PBDS – Yes, people will choose a non-Malay as PM over a Malay leader who is corrupt
> Mr Robert from Bintulu, Social activist – Hadi Awang still playing religion issue, he can’t lead the people forward
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Kami bertanyakan soalan- sejauh mana kaum penan bergantung kepada industry pembalakan untuk dapat kerja. Menurut Ngang, golongan tua amat menentang pembalakan kerana ia merosakkan alam sekitar. Baru sahaja minggu lepas lima penempatan penan di sungai linau dilanda banjir (Long Abit, Long Kajang, Long Tanyit, long Lidem dan Lusong Laku) tanam padi musnah sama sekali. Pembalakan juga membawa bersama pekerja Indonesia yang berkahwin dengan perempuan penan. Orang Indonesia tidak menghormati adat budaya penan. Sekarang muda mudi penan sudah pandai minum minuman berakohol- yang dibawa masuk oleh pekerja-pekerja camp pembalakan.
Tetapi ada juga kaum penan yang bergantung kerja dengan syarikat pembalakan. Khususnya syarikat Shin Yang. Walaupun gaji yang dibayar relatifnya kecil. Tetapi kaum penan tiada pilihan. Sejak 5 tahun lalu, apabila FMU mula dikuatkuasakan, gaji yang dibayar ada meningkat sedikit. Menurut Ngang- kaum penan di sungai Linau memerlukan syarikat pembalakan untuk peluang kerja dan jalan balak. Jika tiada jalan balak, mereka tak akan dapat sampai ke pekan Belaga. Ngang berharap Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim boleh datang sendiri ke penempatan Penan dan lihat sendiri kesusahan yang mereka alami. Ngang berterima kasih kepada RFS kerana memberi peluang kepada beliau meluahkan masalah yang dihadapi oleh kaum penan sungai Linau.
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We ask the question - to what extent the Penan people depend on the logging industry to get work. According to Ngang, the elderly are strongly against logging because it damages the environment. Just last week, five Penan settlements in the Linau River were hit by floods (Long Abit, Long Kajang, Long Tanyit, Long Lidem and Lusong Laku) and their rice cultivation was completely destroyed. Logging also brings along Indonesian workers who marry Penan women. Indonesians do not respect Penan cultural customs. Now the young Penan are good at drinking alcoholic beverages - which are brought in by the logging camp workers.
But there are also Penan people who depend on working with logging companies. Specifically the Shin Yang company. Although the salary paid is relatively small. But the Penan people have no choice. Since 5 years ago, when FMU was implemented, the salary paid has increased slightly. According to Ngang- the Penan people in the Linau river need a logging company for job opportunities and logging roads. If there is no log road, they will not be able to reach Belaga town. Ngang hopes that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim can personally come to the Penan settlement and see for himself the hardships they are experiencing. Ngang thanked the RFS for giving him the opportunity to express the problems faced by the Linau River Penan people.