11 October 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Gereng Jadum, Suku Penan yang tinggal di kawasan pemindahan Murum - Duka Cita Pemindahan: Kesan Pembinaan Empangan ke atas Masyarakat Penan
> Abun Sui, Senator dari PKR Sarawak - Mengambil Tindakan Segera: Menyediakan Pendidikan Tersier Percuma untuk Penduduk Sarawak
> Patricia dari Family Frontliner - Kerajaan digesa untuk menghentikan semua "pindaan regresif" kepada Perlembagaan mengenai kewarganegaraan kanak-kanak yang dilahirkan kepada ibu-ibu Malaysia di luar negara.
On Today Show
> Gereng Jadum, The Penan tribe that lives in the Murum resettlement area – Resettlement Woes: The Impact of Dam Construction on the Penan People
> Abun Sui, Senator ok PKR Sarawak – Taking Action Now: Providing Free Tertiary Education for Sarawakians
> Patricia from Family Frontliner – The government was urged to stop all “regressive amendments” to the Constitution on the citizenship of children born to Malaysian mothers abroad.
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Special Randau
1. The Member of Parliament for Sungai Petani has proposed that Parliament discuss the case of the rice mill in Kedah, which has concealed 180 metric tons of local white rice.
2. According to PMX, the sale of electricity from Sarawak to Singapore has entered its final phase. Is the idea of selling electrical power to Singapore a sound one?
3. The Penan community in Murum has never received subsidized rice and essential goods. The government should investigate where the RM200 million allocation in the 2023 budget has gone.
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Gereng Jadum, The Penan tribe that lives in the Murum resettlement area.
*Resettlement Woes: The Impact of Dam Construction on the Penan People*
Gereng Jadum is the father of 6 children who are still in school. He and his wife were moved to the Murum resettlement area in 2014, to make way for the construction of the Murum hydro-electric dam. He shared the pain of life due to the recent increase in the price of rice. According to Gereng, it was reported on TV that the price of rice in peninsular Malaysia is around RM26 to RM31 for a 10kg pack. But in our place here the price is around RM36 to RM43 depending on the type. For us this is very expensive, as if buying gold. For 4 years after being moved here. We are given monthly assistance of RM850 per family to buy daily necessities. But since 2018, the aid has been stopped and now we are working with the nearby oil palm plantations for survival. We buy rice, cooking oil and other necessities at grocery stores in oil palm plantations. We have never been able to buy basic necessities whose transportation costs have been subsidized by the government under the essential goods distribution program, LPG and the price standardization program in the 2023 budget at a cost of RM200 million. Our life here is much poorer than our old settlement in Sungai Murum. Here we start it all, but nothing has succeeded yet. We do not agree with the government's plan to build more dams in Sarawak. Because it really affects our lives. The government does profit from selling electricity. But who felt the bad effects of us. Gereng expressed his feelings following the government's decision to sell electricity to Singapore. We Penan people always want to report our problems to the government. Does the government want to help us?. His question.
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Abun Sui, Senator ok PKR Sarawak
*Taking Action Now: Providing Free Tertiary Education for Sarawakians*
Senator Abun Sui Anyit suggests that the Sarawak government doesn't need to wait until 2026 to provide free tertiary education to Sarawakian students. He believes they can start implementing it in the upcoming State Budget for 2024, which will be presented in the next State Legislative Assembly sitting. Abun Sui emphasizes the importance of not making promises too far into the future, given the uncertainty of what might happen in 2025 and 2026.
Abun Sui, who also serves as the deputy chairman of PKR Sarawak, is responding to Premier Abang Johari's recent statement regarding the government's confidence in offering free tertiary education to Sarawakian students at state-owned universities by 2026 or potentially even earlier.
In addition to advocating for free tertiary education, Abun Sui recommends that the Sarawak government consider providing scholarships or financial assistance to students who have successfully gained admission to higher education institutions, particularly those recognized by both federal and state governments. He highlights the financial stability of Sarawak, with Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof recently announcing that Sarawak's financial reserves have reached nearly RM40 billion. Abun Sui views this financial aid as a long-term investment that would benefit both Sarawak and Malaysia.
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Patricia from Family Frontliner
*The government was urged to stop all “regressive amendments” to the Constitution on the citizenship of children born to Malaysian mothers abroad*
Family Frontiers, in collaboration with 13 other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), is urging the government to halt all regressive amendments to the constitution concerning children born abroad to Malaysian mothers.
The joint statement emphasizes that Putrajaya should not rush through proposed amendments without consulting all stakeholders.
The regressive amendments could potentially curtail the right to citizenship as stipulated in the federal constitution, thereby having a significant impact on stateless children. This is a matter that requires careful consideration and should not proceed hastily.
The Cabinet has already approved eight amendments related to stateless children born abroad to Malaysian mothers. Out of these eight amendments, five are of particular concern, as they are believed to pose potential problems for stateless children.
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