On today’s show, we get news from the ground on the flooding in the north of the state, first from Kelvin Wan of Hope Place who has just set off in a convoy of 80 cars bringing supplies up to Ulu Tinjar and then from Apai Bujang in the area itself, waiting for flood relief as the waters lap at his floorboards.

Peter John Jaban returns from an anti-corruption workshop in Sabah, entitled East Malaysians against Corruption, held during a week of statements from various sides on the new initiatives to combat corruption in the country. As Najib Razak takes the stand at his own trial, a first in the history of Malaysia, Latheefa Koya has lambasted civil servants for uncomfortably close ‘teh tarik’ ties with tender applicants, revealing also that 46% of those arrested on corruption charges have come from the ranks of the nation’s public servants. Meanwhile, in Sarawak, CM Abang Johari put his support behind the open tendering process but ended Sarawak Civil Service Day with an announcement of a bonus for every government servant in the state amidst news that three of his MPs have yet to declare their assets, even though the Federal list is already out. Peter talks to delegates from his conference on what they learned about combatting corruption. This range of NGOs from Sabah and Sarawak – Nelson Dino of GANNOS, Beverly Joeman of Sabah Bersih, Alvin of ROSE and Siti Radiah of Purple Lily - tackling issues as diverse as electoral reform and rural empowerment, all share a hope for the new anti-corruption climate starting to be seen in the nation.

In the end, we focus our attention on culture and heritage, spotlighting the sape, Sarawak’s famous boat lute. We speak to Solomon Gau, a sape specialist who makes and plays this traditional instrument both in the state and abroad. Then we speak to Bob Meldrick of At Adau, the young band who are rocking the world with their traditional contemporary sape sound. He shares a little on their experience of bringing Borneo music to an international audience and the tricky balance between maintaining traditions and creating innovation.

Tune in for all this and more, including our usual Berita Menoa. Semoa Kitai Tau Bejako!

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Dalam program ti dikeluarka kami saharitu, kami nanyaka berita pasal tempat ti kena tinggang penusah bah di utara menua Sarawak, terubah orang ti alai kami nanya ka berita tu, iya nya Kelvin Wan ari Hope Place ke baru berangkat enggau seraban bala ari Gerempung tu ti ngena 18 buah kerita mai barang ngagai Ulu Tinjar, lalu ari Apai Bujang ke diau ba kandang menua ti kena ampuh bah nya, ke benung nganti barang pemakai nya datai, madah ka tikas ai ba rumah sida nyau deka ngampuhka ruai.

Peter John Jaban baru pulai, udah bekau ti nguluq aum besai penagang penyalah makai-suap, ke diatur seminggu di Sabah, ke dikumbai Timur Malaysia Enda setuju enggau Penyalah Makai-suap. Mayuh bengkah raban orang bisi mansutka penemu pasal atur ti baru dikena ngelaban penyalah makai-suap di menua Malaysia. Beserimbai enggau Najib Razak ti bejaku ngari ka iya empu lebuh ti kena pechara,iya nya ti terubah kes ke bansa tu nyadi di Malaysia, dia Latheefa Koya balat bendar ngutuk orang ti gawa perintah ke bekaul enggau pengawa ti berandau ba kedai kopi enggau orang ti minta tender, ke alai iya bisi mega madahka 46.3 peratus ari sida ti kena tangkap bekaul enggau penyalah makai-suap nya orang ti gawa ba opis perintah enda ngira pangkat sida. Sama agi ngenang pekara tu, dia Kepala Mentri Sarawak, Abang Johari nyukung atur ngeluarka tender tebuka. Lebuh ti nutup pengerami kena ngelaiq Hari Orang Gawa Perintah Menua Sarawak, iya mega madah ka semua orang ti gawa ba opis perintah di menua tu deka diberi bonus serimbai enggau berita ti madahka tiga iku ari kaban Parliament iya, apin nyerahka penerang pasal mudal enggau perengka ti dikemisika sida ngagai parliament, taja tusun nama udah dikeluarka Perintah Besai. Peter bisi berandau enggau bala pengari ke bisi enggau nguluq conference nya, ke nanya ngagai sida, nama utai ke udah dipelajarka sida pasal chara ngelaban penyalah makai-suap tu. Kaban ari Gerempung Ti Ukai dikuasa Perintah, NGOs ari Sabah enggau Sarawak - Nelson Dino ari GANNOS, Beverly Joeman ari Sabah Bersih, Alvin ari ROSE enggau Siti Najirah ari Purple Lily - mutarka pekara tu endang mayuh chara sebaka enggau lebuh ngubah tusun nama pengundi serta meri kuasa ngagai menua pesisir, semua sida tu sama serunding ngarapka pengawa kena mutarka penyalah makai-suap udah belabuh mansutka asil di menua Malaysia.

Ke penudi tu, kitai numpu ngagai main asal enggau heritage, ke alai ngenang pasal sape, iya nya siti ari perengka main asal di Sarawak ke chukup tebilang. Kami bisi berandau enggau Solomon Gau, siku orang ti pandai nebah Sape di menua tu enggau di menua tasik. Kami mega bisi berandau enggau Bob Meldrick ari At Adau, iya nya sabengkah band ti baru bendar, ke bisi mantaika music Sape ngagai dunya. Iya bekunsika peneleba iya mai Musik Borneo ngagai orang di antara-bansa, dikena iya nanka balance antara main asal enggau pengawa nengkebang.

Kita ulih ningaka semua program tu, nyengkaum Berita Menua dikeluarka ari Radio Nyawa Sarawak. Semua kitai Tau Bejaku!.