21 October 2024
On Today Show
> Dominic Langat, Resident of the Penan tribe from Long Tungan, Baram – Baram Residents Question Multi-Million Ringgit Contract for Logging Companies to Repair Roads
> Mr. Nichol from Kuching – Cash Aid Won't Benefit Rural Sarawak Without Fair Fund Management
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Dominic Langat, Penduduk suku kaum Penan dari Long Tungan, Baram – Penduduk Baram Mempertikaikan Kontrak Bernilai Jutaan Ringgit untuk Syarikat Pembalakan Bagi Membaiki Jalan Raya
> Encik Nichol dari Kuching – Bantuan Tunai Tidak Akan Memberi Manfaat Kepada Penduduk Luar Bandar Sarawak Tanpa Pengurusan Dana yang Adil
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Special Randau
1. Why is the government only interested in improving the logging road, why not build a permanent road to the interior of Baram. Why does the government always reason that the government does not have enough money to build roads and bridges to the interior. Whereas since more than 40 years ago the Sarawak government has established a Forest Concession Trust Fund to collect money from every logging company and the money will be used to build roads and development to the interior of Sarawak. We question where all the money in the fund went?.2. Why suddenly in the budget speech of prime minister Anwar Ibrahim-there is mention of the government's efforts to present the House Arrest Bill next year. Is it preliminary preparation to build a public agreement to ease the punishment for certain elite groups - asked PKR MP Hassan Karim. Is it for Najib's convenience? Previously Najib claimed that the half royal pardon granted to him included serving the remainder of his 6-year prison sentence under house arrest.
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Dominic Langat, Resident of the Penan tribe from Long Tungan, Baram
Baram Residents Question Multi-Million Ringgit Contract for Logging Companies to Repair Roads
A video of YB Dennis Angau's speech as Telang Usan, Baram assemblyman is currently going viral. In a meeting with the residents of Baram, YB Dennis said - he, Datu Gerawat Gala Mulu assemblyman, YB Datu Pengguang Marudi assemblyman and member of Parliament Anyie Ngau receive dozens of complaints every day from Baram residents related to the problem of damaged roads, landslides, broken bridges and various other things. road problems in Baram. So the government took an experimental approach to appoint the famous conglomerate company Samling, Double Dynasty Group and BHT Interprise Marudi to repair and maintain the log roads in Baram, and they will be paid by the Sarawak government. According to Dominic- all Baram residents are happy when the road is repaired. But pouring millions of dollars into improving and maintaining log roads is a futile effort. The government should start building paved roads to rural areas. Although it is a little late, but the effect will be better. The road is well prepared and can be used for a long period of time. Another question is why a logging company was given a multi-million ringgit contract. We the people of Baram question where the money from the Forest Concession Fund that was established 40 years ago is going, which is said to collect money from logging for the purpose of building roads and progress for rural residents. When the logging company first wanted to enter our village of Long Tungan in 1994. They persuaded us that the logging company would contribute RM1 for every 1 ton of logs cut down and put into the fund. Now use the money from this fund to build roads to the interior of Sarawak. Now we demand that YBYB GPS ask in the Sarawak state assembly conference, where does the forest concession trust fund money go?
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Mr. Nichol from Kuching
Cash Aid Won't Benefit Rural Sarawak Without Fair Fund Management
Nichol welcomes the MADANI Sejati project aimed at helping the people of Sarawak. However, he believes that cash distributions are not effective if the funds are managed by community leaders. This is because the distribution of funds tends to be unfair due to political differences within the longhouse communities.
For the past 60 years, Malaya has profited from the wealth of Sarawak to advance Peninsular Malaysia, and it is only right that by helping Sarawak with development, it is akin to sharing the wealth that has long been extracted from Sarawak.
Under GPS, Sarawak will not progress in truly helping the people in rural areas or supporting their efforts, as GPS tends to focus more on projects that benefit their cronies.
According to Mr. Nichol, the three main needs for the people of Sarawak are roads, electricity, and better schools and clinics for rural areas.
Roads, in particular, are critical. As long as the roads in rural areas are not properly developed beyond the old logging roads, the people will struggle to transport their agricultural products to towns for trade.