No Discussion & Endless Disputes Lead Only To Deadlock | Broadcast: 8 January 2020

On today’s show, we look at how the issue of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 is now fully on the national agenda with proposed amendments being tabled in parliament. Unfortunately, it seems that no one can agree, either on the substance of the amendments or on whose fault their failure is. Senator Alan Ling of DAP and YB Jugah Muyang of PKR tell us that GPS are refusing to let it pass, while Lina Soo of STAR calls for less haste and more speed from all sides. It seems there is a lot of debate behind closed doors but, in fact, has there been enough?

Francis Siah calls Sarawakians to come to his forum on the subject, in the capital city of Kuching, where a way forward can be discussed. But perhaps a lesson can also be learned from Sabah. YB Arthur Kurup of Pensiangan complains that the process of town hall consultation in our neighbouring Borneo state has been abruptly cut short by the new PH government. How can they decide on an amendment when they haven’t yet polled the will of the people, he asks? Then Haji Ansari Abdullah, lawyer and long-term activist on the issue of autonomy, shares the Sabah experience of the town hall dialogue process, which made progress in the early days to provide a voice from the grassroots up to the corridors of power. With deadlock at the political table, perhaps it is time for this type of community consultation to provide an answer.

We also speak to George Young Si Ricord Jr whose NGO Hidup has been tending to two cases of community deprivation. Yet another village, this time Kampung Sungai Resat, remains without electricity as internal disputes between Tuai Rumah and 15 families mean no connection. Meanwhile, he also tells the plight of an elderly couple in Kampung Lintang who are consigned to live in a shack with no help on the way, other than from the NGO.

While the appointment of Maszlee’s replacement is still pending, the future direction of our education system still hangs in the balance. Cikgu Sambik, the Headmaster of a primary school in Suai tells us of his potential headaches implementing the teaching of Jawi in a rural location. Meanwhile, YB Chong Chieng Jen calls for calm as infrastructure improvements to rural schools will still carry on, he says.

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

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Radio Nyawa Sarawak lemai tu bisi ngenang pasal pekara Sempekat Malaysia 1963, diatu ti nyadika batang pekara di sereta Malaysia, lalu langgur ubah sempekat nya deka dipejuraika dalam aum Parliament. Tang ke diatu nadai siku setuju, tauka ba langgur batang ubah sekalika ba pekara kebuah ia ti puntan jemah ila. Senator Alan Ling ari DAP seduai YB Jugah Muyang ari PKR madahka GPS nyakal ubah sempekat nya dikemendarka Parliament, lalu Lina Soo ari STAR madahka semua enggai beguai mutarka pekara nya. Jurai kediri-kediri mayuh bisi nyadi, kati jurai nya chukup?

Francis Siah, minta rayat Sarawak sampal datai ngulu aum ti diatur endur bejuraika Sempekat Malaysia 1963, ti deka diatur di Kuching. Rayat Sarawak patut beteladanka penemu rayat Sabah. YB Arthur Kurup ari Pensiangan, madahka aum ti diatur ba nengeri diatu diasuh Perintah PH diatur pandak. Bakani ku sida tau setujuka ubah Sempekat Malaysiam 1963 enti sida nadai nanyaka penemu rayat mayuh ? Haji Asari Abdullah, siku lawyer sereta activist ngenang pasal penuh kuasa diberi ngagai menua Sarawak enggau Sabah, bisi ngenang pasal aum ti diatur di nengeri, ti meri awak ngagai rayat mayuh mansutka penemu sida lalu dipadahka ngagai orang ti bekuasa. Aum nya puntan ba aum orang politik, nya alai diatu mih maya rayat mayuh mutarka pekara Sempekat Malaysia 1963.

Kami mega bisi berandau enggau George Young Si Ricord Jr ari gerempong NGO Hidup ti nemu pasal dua pekara ba bengkah genturung pendiau. Kesatu, 15 pintu orang di Sungai resat ti mengkang nadai kuasa karan electrit, sida di Sungai Resat 15 pintu bepun ari penyerut sida enggau Tuai Rumah. Iya mega bisi nusui pasal dua iku orang melaki-bini di Kampung Lintang ti diatu balat merinsa, nadai bulih tulung ari perintah, tang semina bulih tunlung ari Serakup Hidup.

Orang mengkang nadai diasuh nyadi Menteri Pelajar malaysia nganti Maszlee, lalu pekara atur pelajar sekula agi kitang-kitang. Cikgu Sambik, Kepala pengajar Sekula Primary di Suai, madahka iya ditutung penusah ngajar tulis Jawi ba sekula di pesisir. YB Chong Chien Jen, ngasuh besabar dulu laban atur ba sekula di pesisir deka mansang manah dudi ila.

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