On today’s show, we look at an issue which is setting every online channel alight. Reports are everywhere of two organisations – YAPEIM (Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia) and YADIM (Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia) – which are currently on a roadshow all around the rural areas, from Kapit to Kanowit to Belaga, offering to pay rural parents the huge sum of RM1,000 per child. Just like that! In return, all the parents have to do is fill out a form detailing the child’s name, address, current religion, school, pretty much any personal detail you can think of. But who is behind these organisations, what their goals are and, more importantly, where they get their funding from – a massive amount given the massive free-for-all – is unclear.

We speak first to George Chen, from PKR Kanowit, who confirms that teachers are being asked to endorse these forms, proving that the students are indeed in school. But his hackles are up given that no one has any idea what all this information is to be used for. He has promised a press conference to raise the issue.

Then Fahana of Sibu, now 40, tells of a similar push in her childhood. Her illiterate father was asked to sign a form on her behalf by a teacher in return for a cash payout. The next thing they knew, she had been irrevocably converted to Islam in Form 4, despite her father’s objections and the fact that she has never practiced before or since.

A similar story emerges from Sabah, where activist Kanul Gindol describes widespread conversions in return for cash, often against the parents’ understanding of the strings attached. If there are cash payouts for students, he says, why is it being distributed through a religious group and not through a secular education agency?

Then two elected representatives confirm cases in their area. Dr Kelvin Yii of Bandar Kuching tells us of a case that he is bringing to the attention of parliament in which a YAPEIM applicant found themselves converted without their knowledge. Meanwhile, Datuk Dr Penguang of Marudi advises parents to steer clear of these organisations and to apply direct to the government-sanctioned source of Yayasan Sarawak.

Then, on a separate note, Arun of Sekat, tells of his plan to conduct a congress in Sarawak on the inclusion of Khat in the syllabus, something that he worries has a hidden agenda. Putrajaya should respect Sabah and Sarawak, he says, before imposing the subject on the Borneo states. He describes how the national language was made more accessible through a romanised script by Tunku Abdul Rahman. Why go back now, he wonders?

We end with Peter Kallang on the meeting between Orang Ulu delegations from Kalimantan and Sarawak, signing an MOU to collaborate on the cultural education of the communities.

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

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Dalam programme ari radio Nyawa Sarawak lemai tu, nya berita pasal Yayasan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia - YAPEIM enggau Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia - YADIM, ti benung dipejalaika kaban ia di menua pesisir diatu, ari Kapit ke Kanowit trus ke Belaga, sida nya deka meri tulung duit seribu ringgit ngagai siku2 nembiak. Apai-indai semina diasuh ngisi borang endur nuliska nama nembiak, address, agama,skula enggau penerang ti bukai. Tang sapa ti ngatur yayasan dua bengkah tu ngereja pengawa nya lalu nama tuju sida ti meri duit tulung nya - enda nyata ditemu.

Kami bisi berandau enggau George Chen, kaban PKR ari Kanowit, ti netapka pengajar diasuh nyain borang nya, dikena nentuka nembiak nya pelajar ba sekula iya. Tang tuju guna penerang nya enda ditemu. Iya deka bejakuka pasal pekara tu ba social media.

Dalam programme lemai tu kita ningaka Fahana ari Sibu, nusui iya dipejalka lebuh maya iya agi besekula suba, iya diberi pengajar borang lalu ngasuh apai iya sain buta2. Apai iya diasuh sain borang nya tang enda nemu guna borang nya. Apai Fahana nemu iya masuk lslam lebuh maya iya ba tingkatan 4, asil ari apai iya ti udah sain borang nya suba. Diatu iya beumur 40 taun lalu nadaika nitihka ajaran lslam, lalu kasak2 deka pansut ari agama ti endang nadai kala dikarap iya.

Cherita ti sebaka bisi nyadi di Sabah, activist Kanul Gindol, madahka nembiak di Sabah mayuh masuk lslam laban ti diberi duit, sida masuk lslam melakangka apai-indai sida. Iya madahka enti bisi duit tulung nama kebuah nya disalurka ari gerempung agama.

Dua iku Kaban Parliament, Dr. Kelvin Yii ari Bandar Kuching, madahka iya deka mai pekara pasal YAPEM ngagai Parliament. Dr. Penguang ari Sitak Marudi, ngelalau bala apai-indai, ngasuh sida minta tulung ari Yayasan Sarawak.

Arun madahka SEKAT,ti deka ngatur Aum endur bejuraika pasal Khat dipelajarka dalam sekula, pekara ti ngirauka bisi tuju belalai, Putrajaya patut bebasaka ka menua Sabah enggau Sarawak sebedau ngemasukka Khat dipelajarka ba sekula di Sabah enggau Sarawak. Tunku Abdul Rahman madahka muntang agi belajar ka Bahasa Malaysia ngena tulis romanis. Ku Arun, nama kebuah pelajar sekula diatur surut diatu ?

Penudi kitai ningaka berita ari Peter Kallang ti nusui pasal aum pengari Orang Ulu ari Kalimantan ti baum enggau pengari Orang Ulu ari Sarawak tu, ti udah nyain Sempekata Pemereti Ati dikena begulai ngemansangka pelajar main asal raban sida.

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