Music kindly provided by AT ADAU. Originating from Sarawak, AT ADAU were born in June 2014 and started as an experimental traditional contemporary music driven by the spirit of the traditional Sape' tunes blended with traditional drums from different tribe in Borneo. The name AT ADAU comes from the combination of words from two Borneon languages. AT refer to the roots in the Bidayuh tribe's language and ADAU in the Kenyan dialect is the name of the preferred tree used to craft the Sape', a traditional string instrument from Borneo.
On today’s show, the movement control order commences. But how well is it controlling movement and keeping order? Crazy scenes as people across Malaysia throng train and police stations in their rush to leave town contrast with packed coffeeshops on the first morning of lockdown. Certainly, business around Malaysia has ground to a halt and everyone, from workers to bosses alike, is worrying where they will get the money to survive this….
Read MoreOn today’s show, as covid 19 kicks up a notch in the Borneo States, with Sabah and Sarawak recording their first cases and then several more appearing at an alarming rate, many citizens are starting to self-quarantine. In an update from Ladang Labang, where a suspected case was recorded last week, many of the workers have not come in today and many more are taking extended leave as they wait for confirmation of the case….
Read MoreOn today’s show, as the world is bracing for Covid 19, we beg all Sarawakians to take precautions as we hear from Bintulu of a community in Ladang Labang with a suspected case from a man who attended last week’s Tabligh event. He returned home without reporting himself and now is presenting with fever….
Read MoreOn today’s show, we first talk to Peter Kallang about the state of our rivers from the Save Rivers standpoint. He tells us that sandbanks caused by erosion cause shallow water so hot that fish can’t live in it. Now there are almost no big fish, he says, only small fry. But the impact on humans is huge, in terms of economy and health, as communities cannot access protein as part of their balanced diet…..
Read MoreOn today’s show, we return to community stories with Hope Place. They have been on a mission to Langgir near Sri Aman. This village is so cut off from road access that most use river transport. But after a boat carrying a pregnant woman to hospital capsized, killing mother and unborn baby, the organisation decided to bring some medical help to the community. Armed with a doctor and a dentist and plenty of supplies, they have been administering to the needs of the medically isolated of Sarawak……
Read MoreOn today’s show, the new PM seems to have fallen silent and is apparently happy to run the government single-handed, for now at least. But as he shores up support and presumably sets about selecting a new cabinet, we give the people a last chance to have their voices heard before we pass the point of no return and embark on the next phase of political turmoil….
Read MoreOn today’s show, as the drama dies down across Malaysia, we wait for Muhyiddin’s new cabinet as an indicator to whether his new premiership can last longer than his predecessor’s. But what is the position of Sarawak in this new, not quite coalition? We hear a wishlist of potential demands in return for the loyalty of the Borneo States…..
Read MoreOn today’s show, the waiting is over for the people of Malaysia. The Agong has sworn in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia and Pakatan Harapan appears lost in a swirl of emotions after unexpectedly losing power….
Read MoreOn today’s show, the waiting is far from over for the people of Malaysia. Allegiances have shifted time and time again, leaving three names to float in the air of speculation over the race for Prime Minister. Dr Mahathir promises his unity government, picked by his own hand; Anwar Ibrahim offers the people’s mandate, but no longer with a majority; Muhyiddin Yassin offers an entirely new face but with the prospect of bringing back old faces, last seen appearing in court, from the UMNO/PAS losing alliance of GE14…..
Read MoreOn today’s show, Malaysia remains without a government at the time of writing and the Bursa is in freefall. No one commands the majority, it would seem, and the country faces the prospect of its first minority government and all the uncertainty this brings….
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