27 March 2024
On Today Show
— Shaq Koyok, artist and activist from the Temuan tribe – Identity Struggles: Shaq Koyok's Fight for Recognition
— Dr Micheal Teo, ex MP of Miri – Supporting PADU: Enhancing Aid Accessibility
— (call-in) Mr. Robert from Bintulu – GPS's Arrogance: Hindering Government Aid to the Poor
— Nora Kantin, villager from Kampung Angkeh Gua Musang – Orang Asli Group Seeks PM's Intervention Over Gua Musang Dam Project
Topik Pada Hari Ini
— Shaq Koyok, seniman dan aktivis dari suku Temuan - Perjuangan Identiti: Perjuangan Shaq Koyok untuk Pengiktirafan
— Dr. Micheal Teo, bekas MP Miri - Menyokong PADU: Meningkatkan Aksesibiliti Bantuan
— (panggilan masuk) Encik Robert dari Bintulu - Kebanggaan GPS: Menghalang Bantuan Kerajaan kepada Golongan Miskin
— Nora Kantin, penduduk Kampung Angkeh Gua Musang - Kumpulan Orang Asli Mencari Intervensi PM Mengenai Projek Empangan Gua Musang
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*Special Randau*
1. The issue of socks with the word allah - The police ask the public to calm down and stop provocation. Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director- Mohd Shuhaily Zain said. The current situation is quite hot and tense. It is time for all parties to "Stand down" because all actions have been and are being taken by the authorities.
2. Constitutional amendments related to citizenship issues. Making it even more difficult for the children of the indigenous people of the peninsula and the people of Sabah/Sarawak to obtain citizenship. Many natives even old still do not have citizenship/identification card. Thus when they marry a foreigner. Of course it is difficult for their children to get citizenship status. While they themselves have applied dozens of times for citizenship but were unsuccessful. This is their newborn child.
3. The tactic of misusing diesel using earth moving lorries was exposed in Kuching. With information and complaints from the public - the police managed to arrest and impound a lorry loaded with diesel. Which is believed to be subsidized diesel. The truck had a lot of oil leakage which attracted the attention of road users on Jalan Kulas, Satok-Kuching. The public is asked to report any malversation of subsidized diesel.
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Shaq Koyok, artist and activist from the Temuan tribe
*Identity Struggles: Shaq Koyok's Fight for Recognition*
Shaq Koyok comes from the village of Pulau Kempas in Selangor and has not had an identity card since birth. The government is proposing to amend Section (a) Part 2, Second Schedule of the federal constitution to no longer automatically grant citizenship to foreigners residing in the country.
Currently, anyone born in Malaysia with at least one parent who is a Malaysian citizen or a permanent resident in Malaysia automatically receives citizenship. The government plans to remove the term "permanent resident."
For Shaq, this proposed amendment is cruel and inhumane, as it would make our current difficult situation even more challenging. Currently, many indigenous people in Sabah, Sarawak, and the peninsula do not have identity cards or citizenship, which is a failure of the government. If a stateless native marries a foreigner, what will happen to their children's fate?
Shaq suggests that the government first solve the citizenship problem among the natives of the peninsula, Sabah, and Sarawak. For a long time, JAKOA (the Department of Aboriginal Affairs) has forbidden raising the issue of the lack of identity cards among indigenous people to avoid embarrassing the government.
However, Shaq, as an indigenous child without an identity card, has been denied the right to receive any help. During school, Shaq did not receive any government assistance due to not having an identity card. Shaq believes there is no need for this amendment. Instead, the government should focus on solving the citizenship problem among Malaysians.
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Dr Micheal Teo, ex MP of Miri
*Supporting PADU: Enhancing Aid Accessibility*
Dr. Teo doesn't understand why GPS keeps promoting the negativity of PADU. He stated that it is a system that allows the government to provide fair and comprehensive assistance to anyone in need.
He said that Anwar has always been people-oriented, putting the people first, so the introduction of PADU is to make the assistance system more convenient.
He urged the people of Sarawak to register for PADU so that they can receive support from the government promptly when assistance is distributed, rather than having to appeal and apply later.
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(call-in) Mr. Robert from Bintulu
*GPS's Arrogance: Hindering Government Aid to the Poor*
Mr Robert feels angry about the arrogant attitude of GPS Sarawak which is hindering the poor from registering for PADU. Why should they incite the people when the YBs are already rich and surely afraid of their personal data being known by the government and unable to avoid paying taxes?
It is truly disappointing for a party that is part of the United Government not to respect the government system itself.
Currently, GPS is not focusing on eradicating poverty in Sarawak, and GPS has failed to address the issue of poverty in Sarawak. So why should they hinder the government from helping the people?
In Bintulu, almost every coffee shop is talking about the PADU issue, so Mr. Robert feels compelled to express his disappointment with GPS for oppressing the people by preventing the poor from being assisted by the MADANI government.
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Nora Kantin, villager from Kampung Angkeh Gua Musang
*Orang Asli Group Seeks PM's Intervention Over Gua Musang Dam Project*
The Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Kelantan (JKOAK) intends to bring up issues related to the hydroelectric dam project in Gua Musang to the attention of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
This step is planned after claiming to have received information that the project was approved silently several months after its cancellation was proposed by the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, and Climate Change Malaysia (MESTECC) in 2019.
The villagers were disappointed with the announced cancellation as the project had commenced in March last year and had now reached 40 percent of the construction phase.
Nora said that the community want the federal government to immediately investigate the approval of this project to the grassroots. Those mega projects like this have the potential to become a source for certain parties to gain profits and personal benefits.
His statement was read by a representative of JKOAK, who is also the Chief of the Indigenous Land of Pos Simpor, Mohd Syafiq Dendi, at a press conference at the Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) office in Petaling Jaya today.
With the lead of JKOAK, Nora said they will also bring the matter to the MACC as they alleged that there are individuals seeking to profit from the project.
The dam involves a large cost, the future of the people, and serious effects on the environment, the way of life of the Orang Asli, and the destruction of the early civilization of the Orang Asli.
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