12 May 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Blokade Penan di Baram Terus Berlanjut, Menghentikan Perusahaan Penebangan Samling dan GT Interhill Memasuki Hutan dan Tanah Mereka
> Nicholas Mujah Ason, Anggota Dewan Yayasan FSC Indigenous dan Sekretaris Jenderal Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) – Perjalanan Samling Menuju Sertifikasi FSC Terhambat oleh Keluhan Masyarakat Lokal Mengenai Kurangnya Konsultasi
> Haji Haslan, Kepala Desa Usahajaya Tukau Miri – Warga Desa Dipaksa Meninggalkan Rumah Akibat Sengketa Tanah dengan Parabena Sdn. Bhd. Berakhir Mendukung Pengembang
> Nicholas Bawin, Aktivis Hak Tanah – Rencana GPS untuk mencapai pasokan listrik penuh pada tahun 2025, apakah janjinya hanya sebuah lelucon?
> Chris Lau, Jurnalis Independen – Publik Diminta Melaporkan Ucapan Ekstremis Hadi kepada Polisi
On Today Show
> Special Randau – Penan Blockade Continues in Baram, Halting Samling and GT Interhill Logging Companies from Entering Their Forests and Lands
> Nicholas Mujah Ason, Member of the FSC Indigenous Foundation Council and General Secretary of the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) – Samling's Path to FSC Certification Hindered by Complaints from Local Communities Regarding Lack of Consultation
> Haji Haslan, Head of Usahajaya Village Tukau Miri – Villagers Forced to Leave Homes as Land Dispute with Parabena Sdn. Bhd. Ends in Favor of Developer
> Nicholas Bawin, landrights activist – GPS plan to achieve full electric power by the year 2025, is the promise just a joke
> Chris Lau, Independent Journalist – Public Urged to Report Hadi's Extremist Remarks to the Police
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Special Randau
> Malaysia Secures 7th Place in the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia.
> Penan Blockade Continues in Baram - Halting Samling and GT Interhill Logging Companies from Entering Their Forests and Lands.
> Residents of Kampung Usahajaya Urged to Relocate Quickly as Their Village Land is Handed Over to Parabena Sdn. Bhd. Development Company.
> Defamation Lawsuit by Sultanah of Terengganu - Appeal Hearing Scheduled for September 22, 2023. Why Sue the Whistleblower of the World's Largest Financial Scandal, 1MDB? Malaysians Should Be Grateful. We Will Be Ridiculed by the World if Clare's Accusations Are Considered Defamation.
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Nicholas Mujah Ason, Member of the FSC Indigenous Foundation Council and General Secretary of the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA)
*Samling's Path to FSC Certification Hindered by Complaints from Local Communities Regarding Lack of Consultation*
Pertaining to Samling's sustainable certification, it is important to note that Samling holds logging licenses from the Sarawak government.There are two types of licenses granted to Samling. The first type is issued by the state government, allowing Samling to log trees in various locations. The second type is the sustainable certificate required for exporting timber to other countries.
Samling has been operating under the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), which is not recognized in other countries. International buyers typically prefer timber from companies with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.
Samling is currently seeking FSC certification.
However, concerns have been raised by local communities regarding a lack of consultation during a research study conducted by certain individuals. Furthermore, the consultations were held with individuals who are not from the affected communities. These actions are considered violations according to FSC regulations. As a result, Samling's application for FSC certification is still pending, and ongoing investigations are being conducted into the complaints raised by the communities of Long Moh, Sian, and Ba Adang.
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Haji Haslan, Head of Usahajaya Village Tukau Miri
*Villagers Forced to Leave Homes as Land Dispute with Parabena Sdn. Bhd. Ends in Favor of Developer*
More than 600 residents of Kamung Usahajaya Tukau received a notice from Syarikat Parabena Sdn. Bhd. to move and vacate their homes before May 29, 2023. The land of the village site was handed over by the state government to Syarikat Parabena in 2009. Haji Haslan wondered how the state government was willing to give the land of the village site to the housing development company when the villagers needed the land more for living and engaging in agricultural and economic activities. Haji Haslan also wondered how the company had more rights to the land, considering that the ownership letter was only issued in 2009, while the residents of Kampung Usahajaya had been living there since the Japanese occupation, which was 60 years ago. Many projects have been given to the villagers over the years by the government GPS. However, in the end, the residents were ordered to move. Haji Haslan appealed to YB and the state government to provide them with housing sites and compensate the residents. Does the government want to see us living like refugees?" asked Haji Haslan.
The case of the residents of Kampung Usahajaya VS Parabena has gone through the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court. In the end, the villagers lost.
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Mr. Nicholas Bawin, landrights activist
*GPS plan to achieve full electric power by the year 2025, is the promise just a joke?*
shared his views on the statement made by SEB Chairman, Datuk Amar Hamed Sepawi, regarding Sarawak's plan to achieve full electric power by the year 2025.However, the question here is that such statements seem like a mere show, as when the time comes, the interior areas of Sarawak still do not have full access to electricity. Does Hamed Sepawi's statement also include solar power?
During Nicholas Bawin's time as a PKR candidate in Lubok Antu, he observed that there are still several villages without electricity despite hydro cables passing through their settlements. For example, in Batang Ai, electricity is sold to Indonesia, which is highly disappointing as the local population is left in the dark.
At one point in the, when Nicholas Bawin attended a seminar, the Sarawak government expressed its intention to build 52 large or small hydroelectric plants in Sarawak. However, existing dams such as Batang Ai, Bakun, and Murum are already sufficient. With Indonesia relocating its capital to Kalimantan, is electricity also being generated from Sarawak?
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Chris Lau, Independent Journalist
*Public Urged to Report Hadi's Extremist Remarks to the Police*
PAS has recently announced its opposition to the British band Coldplay holding a concert in Malaysia. This is not the first time PAS has opposed a concert; they have previously opposed the performances of the Korean group BLACKPINK as well. Furthermore, a local preacher openly expressed dissatisfaction with BLACKPINK during their concert, which coincided with severe floods in Malaysia, and even went so far as to "pray" for the concert to be affected by floods.
Such behavior is irrational. Nevertheless, the Malay community remains enthusiastic in their support for BLACKPINK. They understand that concerts are about entertainment, not religious issues.
Including Anwar Ibrahim, have also shown support for Coldplay.
Many believe that Hadi Awang should have been investigated by the police long ago due to his long-standing racially extremist statements, which have caused resentment among the youth. DAP's Lim Guan Eng has also called on the public to report any extreme remarks made by Hadi to the authorities.
It is believed that PAS's actions are aimed at gaining recognition from like-minded individuals, but are they really in the minority?
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