10 Reasons Must Call A Snap Election This Year – Part 2

This is the second part of 10 Reasons Must Call A Snap Election This Year. The reasons why Najib should and must call a snap election this year continues. You can read the Part-1 here at 10 Reasons Must Call A Snap Election This Year – Part 1

6) People Do Not Hate BN Government That Much Anymore

Scream as you like but the fact remains the people or voters are not as united and obsessed with the idea of over-throwing BN government now as compared to during Badawi’s period. Thanks to Abdullah Badawi’s overwhelming incompetency, obviously Najib Razak is a much better prime minister. It was all about ABU (Asal Bukan UMNO or Anything But UMNO) 3 years ago and someone said even if you put a donkey as the candidate, it would get elected. That was how much people hated BN.

Now that factor has been taken out of equation, there’s no reason for ABU. But Najib cannot hide for long the fact that the country’s economic has not recover to the pre-1997 Asia Crisis and most probably won’t; while foreign investors are still shying away from Malaysia. The country’s deficit is getting worse and the Central Bank has to hike interest rate many times to attract hot money. Najib’s administration is under tremendous pressure to tax from the people either directly or indirectly to refill nation’s coffer.
There’re reasons why people took to the street after previous premier Abdullah Badawi hiked petrol price but didn’t bother a bit even after Najib raised petrol price higher than what Badawi did. It’s a matter of time before Najib administration will raise the price of petrol, sugar, electricity, water, flour and whatnot. Najib has no choice but to call a snap election this year as he needs to execute many unpopular plans soon.

7) PKFZ Scandal

The infamous mother of all scandal, RM12 billion PKFZ scandal, will be used to tell the naive voters that Najib administration was serious about combating corruption. The judiciary system was so kangaroo that even former Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik who was charged with cheating the Malaysian government got irritated that the trial was postponed again to Aug 1, despite the fact that he was charged since Jul 29 last year. If you need 1-year to declassify just some minutes of cabinet meetings, you’re smelling rats miles away.

Interestingly Ling’s successor, Chan Kong Choy who is also charged with the cheating in the PKFZ scandal has his case postponed to Sept 20. Hence there could be a possibility that Najib may call for a snap election this year, just after this corruption case is being mentioned. Of course everybody on the street knows both the former cabinet members would walk free ultimately. For now, Najib need to put all these bullets together before releasing them to please the voters.

8) Lucky number 11

Numerology is usually not taken seriously especially by Muslims but somehow prime ministers in Malaysia are super obsessed with numbers. If former premier Abdullah Badawi’s lucky number was 13, PM Najib Razak’s favourite and lucky number is 11. Najib was appointed deputy prime minister on Jan 6, 2004 (1-6-04); 1 + 6 + 4 = 11. Najib takes over as the sixth prime minister in 2009 hence the 2 + 9 = 11. His house in Jalan Langgak Duta, off Taman Duta is also No. 11.

Interestingly his late father, former PM Abdul Razak Hussein, was born on March 11, 1922 while his mother Tun Rahah Mohd Noah was born on June 11, 1933. Najib also has a son who was born on May 11. Najib is a member the Pahang royal household ad was appointed the 11th Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar (rich man indeed). Najib has just celebrated UMNO’s 65th anniversary on 11-May-2011, although this is more like a UMNO Baru than the original UMNO.
The prime minister who was also the 11th Chief Minister of Pahang has his official government car, coincidently or deliberately, carries plate number WHT 11. You may show both your middle fingers to signify the number 11 but if the prime minister was serious when he hinted during a radio show recently that the general election would be held on November 11, 2011 because of the special place of the number ‘11’ in his life, the opposition had better get prepared. Most probably Najib would present a too good to be true Budget 2012 this Oct and thereafter call a snap election

9) GST (Goods and Services Tax) Implementation

The government has been drumming the idea of GST for quite some years and based on the latest hints from deputy Finance Minister, the country would eventually push for its implementation next year, 2012. The rush for GST is quite obvious - the government would collect more tax money as the new tax would be broad-based and covers almost everything without discriminating the rich and poor.

It would be a suicidal mission to implement GST now as the current high inflation and forever escalating high cost of living are already making average Joes grumbling. As much as the government tries to clarify that people will actually pay less tax with 4% GST, not many people buy the idea simply because in Malaysia whenever prices have been hiked, it won’t come down no matter what. Hence it’s hard to guarantee that people will actually pay less. Furthermore there’s no guarantee that the 4% will not be increased later on.
The fact that deputy Finance Minister dangles the carrot of reducing corporate and individual taxes in the Budget 2012 to be tabled in October once the GST takes place shows the government is desperate and will most likely introduce it next year. The snap election has to be this year otherwise the government’s deficit would widen further.

10) Global Economic May Turn Bearish

While the U.S. stock market is stabilising, the world’s largest economic powerhouse is still struggling with its high unemployment. Ever since the sub-prime crisis exploded in 2008, there’s still no light at the end of the tunnel on when the economy will recover genuinely. While it’s true the recession is water under the bridge now, the economy doesn’t grows as expected either. The debts crisis in Europe doesn’t help the global economy either.

The so-called foreign investment into Malaysia is more related to short-term hot money due to high interest rate rather than genuine long-term foreign direct investment. As I’ve said, as long as the Central Bank is willing to jack-up the interest rates, foreigners would be rushing their money into the country. But as fast as these money came into the local stock market, the same pace in money out-flow would happen as well.
The risk of global economy turning bearish in 2012 and beyond may be too hot for Najib to handle if he does not take advantage of the current relatively good economy now. It’s either now or never. Having said that, Najib is facing with a serious internal problem within UMNO. If his speech during the UMNO’s 65th anniversary is any indicator, it seems warlords and factions are fighting to be on Najib’s menu for the 13th general election. If they’re not selected, they may sabotage the UMNO and Najib may have to hand over his throne not because of opposition parties but rather his own party.

'1Malaysia belum yakinkan kaum Cina di S'wak'

Zulaikha ZulkifliMei 18, 104:23pm


Konsep 1Malaysia masih belum menyakinkan lagi masyarakat Cina di Sarawak, kata penganalisa politik, Prof Dr Mohd Agus Yusoff.“

Sebab itu bila dijanjikan dengan pembangunan di Sibu, ada perkara lain yang masyarakat Cina lihat,' kata pensyarah sains politik di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) itu.

“Konsep 1Malaysia ini masih belum mampu untuk menambat hati dan sokongan masyarakat bukan Melayu dan Cina di Sibu,” katanya ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini hari ini.

Prof Dr Agus menegaskan demikian ketika diminta mengulas kegagalan BN mempertahankan kerusi parlimen Sibu dalam pilihan raya kecil kawasan itu Ahad lalu.

Dalam pilihan raya kecil itu, DAP berjaya merampas kerusi parlimen Sibu dengan
majoriti tipis 398 undi.

Calon DAP Wong Ho Leng mendapatkan 18,845 undi untuk menewaskan calon BN Robert Lau Hui Yew yang mendapat 18,447 undi.

Manakala calon Bebas Narawi Haron mendapatkan 232 undi.

Mengulas lanjut, Prof Dr Agus berkata, terdapat beberapa isu yang masih lagi menjadi persoalan di kalangan rakyat di sana.

“Seperti contoh isu keadilan masih lagi belum terjawab," katanya sambil menambah BN perlu memikirkan semula, kemungkinan masyarakat Cina melihat isu ketuanan Melayu dan sosio-kontrak.

"Mereka juga perlu menterjemahkan konsep 1Malaysia ini untuk kebaikan semua kaum,” katanya.

Beliau turut menegaskan pentingnya tingkah laku pemimpin BN diperbaiki.

“Pemimpin ni bila jumpa di sini cakap ini, bila disana cakap lain pula. Ini membuatkan rakyat rasa, pemimpin tidak jujur dengan mereka.

“Antara kemungkinan lain pula ialah mereka berasa tidak puas hati dengan (Ketua Menteri Tan Sri) Taib Mahmud kerana lama sangat (menerajui Sarawak).

"Mungkin orang di Pusat boleh terima beliau, tetapi mungkin (rakyat) negeri (itu) tak boleh terima beliau,” katanya.

SELAMAT GAWAI DAYAKS 2009 TO ALL DAYAKS IN MALAYSIA

ISTERI KETUA MENTERI SARAWAK (PEHIN SRI ABDUL TAIB MAHMUD) meninggal dunia

Isteri KM S'wak meninggal dunia
Apr 29, 09 5:29pm

Isteri Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Puan Sri Laila Taib meninggal dunia pada kira-kira jam 3.45 petang ini akibat penyakit barah jantung.

Allahyarhamah yang berasal dari Australia berusia 68 tahun.

Difahamkan, Allahyarhaman meninggal dunia di kediaman rasmi Ketua Menteri di Demak Laut, Kuching.

Tan Sri Abdul Mahmud Taib berada di Petrajaya bersama dengan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, sewaktu Allahyarhmah menghembus nafas terakhir.

Pegawai akhbar kepada Ketua Menteri, Amin Sahmat mengesahkannya.


Sumber Malaysiakini.com

A place for all in Pakatan shadow cabinet

By Joe Fernandez

Pakatan Rakyat, the fledgling opposition alliance which swept five states and Kuala Lumpur in a political tsunami early last year, is currently studying the various public reactions to the newly-formed Najib cabinet – riding on the 1Malaysia, people first, performance now theme - before putting the finishing touches to its proposed shadow cabinet reflecting its political philosophy of ketuanan rakyat (supremacy of the people).

It is not known whether 1Malaysia is the result of the re-branding exercise by the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN).

The shadow cabinet, long in the making, is expected to pave the way for the opposition alliance to seize the reins of power in Putrajaya come 2013, the next general elections, or even earlier “if Najib dares to call for snap elections”, and end more than a half century of rule by the BN which inherited the mantle of power from the departing colonial British administration in 1957 in peninsular Malaysia and six years later, in 1963, in Singapore and Malaysian Borneo.
Singapore was booted out from the federation in 1965 over the issue of ketuanan Melayu (Malay political supremacy).

The shadow cabinet is now expected to be revealed sooner rather than later after setting April 26, the first definite deadline, followed by the end of the month at the very latest, according to news filtering through from PKR’s political bureau meeting on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.

“If Sapp (Sabah People’s Progressive Party) is willing to join the shadow cabinet, it will be a PR plus shadow cabinet. The shadow cabinet will shock and awe Malaysians,” promised PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) vice-president Jeffrey Gimpoi Kitingan in the seclusion of an Old Town White Coffee outlet, his favourite haunt, in Kota Kinabalu.

Sapp may merit a full cabinet post awaiting a Chinese MP – Tawau MP Dr Chua Soon Bui - and a Dusun which will be held by Sepanggar MP Eric Majibun. Sapp, which pulled out from the BN last Sept 17 citing loss of confidence in the federal leadership, has only these two MPs.

Presently, the PR leaders are scouting around for several MPs from Sabah and Sarawak for the shadow cabinet, he said.

The new recruits include at least one sitting Bidayuh MP, from a community which has been sidelined since the Badawi cabinet of 2004, an Iban, a Dusun and four Muslims MPs. Serian MP Richard Riot from Supp (Sarawak United People’s Party) has been mentioned within opposition circles as a possible Bidayuh minister for the shadow cabinet.

Ghost of Altantuya Shaarriibuu

The shadow cabinet, it is said, will put to public shame the Najib cabinet for a number of reasons besides the ghost of Mongolian beauty Altantuya Shaarriibuu hanging over the Badawi-appointed prime minister.

For starters, Kitingan notes that the political grapevine in Sarawak has it that Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud decided not to push for his state’s greater representation in the federal cabinet in return for the retention of his son, Sulaiman, in the Najib line-up and personal economic, business and development concessions from the federal government.

Sulaiman has been appointed deputy tourism minister despite allegations of being a shoddy performer under Badawi.

It appears that Taib decided to use the state’s large number of MPs in BN as a basis to lobby Najib for 10th Malaysia Plan infrastructure funds to be brought forward and injected into the current, 9th Plan.

The chief minister’s family members are closely linked with energy, other infrastructure and mega projects in one of Malaysia’s poorest states despite his long innings in office since 1981 when Mahathir took office as Prime Minister.

Mahathir has long been gone but Taib is still around, allegedly keeping the post safe, for a family member in a state which has virtually become their personal fiefdom thanks to the semi-literate Ibans in the vast remote interior and rural areas and the religiously-conscious Malays, making a precarious hand-to-mouth existence along the coast in isolated, impoverished fishing and agricultural communities.

Hence, the studied almost uncomfortable silence from Demakjaya, the chief minister’s residence in Kuching, since the Najib cabinet was unveiled, according to the political grapevine in Kuching, after initially falling back publicly on the excuse of the prime minister’s so-called prerogative powers.

“We bemoan the under-representation (of Sarawak in the federal cabinet) while someone – Taib – benefits tremendously,” wrote PRS (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) supreme council member Tedewin Ngumbang Datu, 50, in his blog, Borneo Warrior, and ended on a widely-applauded note of sarcasm: “What a genius (Taib) and master political artist. The prime inister’s prerogative powers are not really that prerogative, a myth in reality, since they are entirely subject to the recommendations of component party chiefs. Who are they kidding?”

‘Shedding crocodile tears’

The flak for the state’s poor representation in the federal cabinet has been directed at Najib and Supp president Dr George Chan who has been accused of “shedding crocodile tears” over the continued exclusion of the Bidayuh, among others, from the federal cabinet.

There have been grumblings of discontent among the Sarawak Malay MPs as well over the Najib cabinet and the PR shadow cabinet is set to capitalise on this hitherto unprecedented development as well which, if for nothing else, indicates that there is “trouble in paradise”.

The shadow Cabinet, according to Kitingan, will undoubtedly have to mirror the 28-member Najib cabinet in numbers and ministries for now.

However, “the federal cabinet will be transformed in many aspects when we take power eventually,” added Kitingan, brimming with quiet confidence.

“We will take office as surely as the sun will rise in the east tomorrow morning, given the number of new young voters on the electoral rolls by the next general election. Also, although Umno and the BN talk about change, they continue to be in a state of denial and no one is willing to change himself first and expect others to change.

“The continued use of the MACC against the opposition is only one of the many glaring examples of the inability of Umno and BN to reform themselves. You can see it also in Umno’s remarks about the Chinese being ungrateful. What has gratitude got to do with it?

“The balance struck in the shadow cabinet will remain among the many different ethnic groups in Malaysia,” said Kitingan.

“No one party in PR will behave like Umno which has taken 19 of the 28 full ministerial posts in the Najib cabinet and yet cynically continues to pay lip service to the concept of power-sharing.

“Why does Umno need so many ministerial posts to cater to just one community? What about the others? Why can’t they sacrifice some of the posts for the Indian, Bidayuh, Sarawak Malay and Sabah Chinese communities, for example, who can cater for all races?”

According to preliminary projections by PR strategists, the 28 full cabinet posts would most likely be apportioned in numbers as follows:

Muslims 15 full cabinet posts including two each for Sabah and Sarawak and the rest for Peninsular Malaysia with PKR holding six and PAS holding five.

Six Chinese full cabinet posts

Non-Muslims 13 full cabinet posts with six allocated to the Chinese community and seven to the non-Chinese communities i.e. excluding the Malays.

Of the six Chinese full cabinet posts, one each will be for Sabah and Sarawak and the rest for Peninsular Malaysia where DAP will get three posts and PKR one.

Of the seven full cabinet posts for non-Chinese communities (excluding Malay), three will be for Indian ministers including one non-Tamil and two each for the Dusun – including Kadazan (urban Dusun), Rungus and Murut - and Dayak communities. Two of the Indian cabinet ministers will be from PKR and the third from DAP.

Again, five full cabinet posts each for Sabah and Sarawak and 18 full cabinet posts for Peninsular Malaysia to strike a fine political and geographical balance across both sides of the South China Sea.

Underlining the political autonomy of Sabah and Sarawak, according to Kitingan, is a proposal on the cards to incorporate PKR locally in Malaysian Borneo as separate and independent chapters of PKR Malaysia and using the same party symbol.

The ethnic breakdown of the proposed shadow cabinet: 15 Muslims including two each from Sabah and Sarawak (Malay and Muslim Melanau); six Chinese including one each for Sabah and Sarawak; 3 Indians including one non-Tamil; two Dusuns including Kadazans (urban Dusuns); and two Dayaks i.e. one Iban and one other Dayak full minister’s post rotated among the Bidayuh, Orang Ulu and Melanau communities.

In short, there will be 13 non-Muslim full ministers as against the 15 Muslim full ministers.

“The 40 deputy ministers’ posts will reflect the same balance as that for the full cabinet posts,” said Kitingan.

“In addition, we will reinstate the post of parliamentary secretary reflecting the same balance to ensure the greater participation of the younger generation in preparation for their eventual assumption of the national leadership.”

Yet to be worked out is the modalities of which party and which ethnic group gets which portfolio but Kitingan is sure that Sabah and Sarawak, for example, “would not be pawned off with token ministries with no real power as usual”.

In addition, the prime minister’s department would not be some sort of hyperministry, as under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, leaving very little power with the ministries especially those headed by non-Malay.

‘We know Razaleigh’s heart is with us’


The post of prime minister in the shadow cabinet will be a toss between opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and Kelantan Umno warlord Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, disclosed Kitingan seriously.

“We know Razaleigh’s heart is with us as it was with Semangat 46. He was cheated out of the Umno presidency in 1987 by Mahathir and ex-Umno treasurer and finance minister Daim Zainuddin.

“The original Umno has long been dead and what they have now is the Mahathir Umno. It is high time for Razaleigh to make up for the loss of 1987 before it is too late.”

Kitingan disclosed that there have been serious talks in the recent past between PKR and the Razaleigh group for a ‘unity government’ once it became certain that former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would have no choice but step down from his post before this month.

The sticking point came when Anwar’s supporters insisted that he be named prime minister ignoring the suggestion that Razaleigh would not, in any case, hog the post like Mahathir who literally came in from nowhere, a nobody and lacking any real grassroots support, and stayed 22 years until he was forced to see the writing on the wall.

Kitingan remains hopeful that unlike Mahathir, Anwar Ibrahim will be willing to make way for Razaleigh this time, in the interests of a stronger opposition alliance, and bid his time “since Razaleigh can be expected to make way for Anwar after one and a half terms in office”.

A week is a long time in politics

Another surprise inclusion, according to Kitingan, may be Oxford University-educated Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, left out from the Najib cabinet in favour of Mukhriz Mahathir, the balding, prematurely ageing, and lackluster son of Mahathir.

The man himself, who recalcitrantly presided over a largely corrupt cabinet for nearly a quarter century in power, is said to have lobbied for his son’s inclusion with a straight face.

His efforts were at the expense of Khairy, on the politically expedient grounds of the latter’s alleged indulgence in money politics, an Umno euphemism for corruption, but not considered a crime of any sort by the party except Mahathir.

Khairy, according to Kitingan, has bright prospects of making it as a young Prime Minister after Razaleigh and Anwar.

“But as they say, even a week is a long time in politics. Anything can happen.” Now, Khairy’s prospects in politics are being hemmed in from all sides by Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein Onn, Najib’s first cousin, and Mukhriz.

The formation of the shadow cabinet is expected to enable the opposition alliance to better monitor the work of the various ministries and draw public attention to the disconnect between actual performance and the BN’s electoral pledges including those made during the last five by-elections, four of which were won by PR.

Two of the by-elections were for the state seats of Bukit Selambau in Kedah which fell to PR, and Batang Ai in Sarawak which was retained by the BN after a poor turnout of voters.

Internal dissension at the PKR operations centre, funding shortfalls, the choice of the wrong candidate, poor judgment on the part of Anwar Ibrahim and a failure to consult party leaders have all been cited as among the main factors for defeat in Batang Ai, as concluded in a preliminary post-mortem by the political bureau this week, according to Kitingan who wasn’t present at the meet although he’s a member.

“Shadow playing is a luxury small and under-developed communities can’t afford to play, definitely not for the pleasure of Anwar,” retorts PRS (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) secretary-general Alfred Nissom Anak Rata on the proposed shadow cabinet.

Nissom apparently “fears for the 200,000 strong Bidayuh” despite the fact that their support for the BN for so long has brought them virtually nothing in return and plain public ridicule for their three MPs in the wake of the Najib line-up. The trio has been spread across three political parties in the BN, clearly to reduce their collective bargaining strength, while boosting the respective parties in the numbers game.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, mindful that Najib Abdul Razak might have a short-lived career as prime minister, has castigated the proposed PR shadow cabinet as a renewed bid by the opposition alliance to seize political power.

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Our Current Dayak BN leaders….Maybe Monopause

Our current Dayak BN leaders from whichever political Parties for years have always hide our Dayak greviences from resuffacing, whenever there is a need to highlight the problem in the communities or outburst in the media, these so called leader who suppose to help the dayaks are the one who says we must follow rules and regulations, we must respect other people sensitivities, we must show respects.

These Dayak BN politicians are all trying to save themselves in actual fact that we dayak are Backward and still living in Poverty. For Jabu/Masing/Mawan the heat is on……Denial syndrome. Current problem face by Dayak Bidayuh”Bidayuh Upset about exclusion” is serious problem, please help the Dayak communities……

Source : http://dayaknation.com/blog/?p=1355

BN Sarawak:Submissive and ‘Saya Yang Menurut Perintah’ Syndrome

By Burung Kenyalang

Well, well, the more one hears the BN Sarawak leaders ‘open their mouths’, the less confidence one has in them. One just cannot see any sense in what they are saying with regard to the cabinet allocation to Sarawak.So much for the so-called confidence and trust in BN Sarawak to deliver the seats albeit with little rewards in return.

Despite being somewhat disappointed, BN Sarawak leaders are still clinging to their submissive attitude, and that it was the prerogative of the PM (of course, it is , for heavens sake!).Precisely, that's the problem with BN Sarawak. Its leaders won’t mind to be be continuously ‘bullied’ and ’sidelined’ , just to remain in the ‘good books’ of the PM.

Instead, BN Sarawak will be hoping that the PM will allocate huge sums to the state, particularly with the state elections looming very soon.Oh! so BN Sarawak is more interested to keep in power and retain their ministerial posts - so substantial sums from federal will be handy as ‘ instant noodles’ for the electorates.

To remain in power,they can continue to amass wealth for themselves (cronies included)and the rakyat will continue to be ’suffering’ and at their mercy -i.e. support BN , otherwise no development.BN Sarawak might as well say, no need to allocate any ministerial posts to Sarawak, as long as huge funding are made available. That’ll be better! So that no community in Sarawak will complain - no headache for PM!

The Bidayuh community is once again disappointed that this time no Bidayuh is appointed to the cabinet. DCM George Chan, who is also SUPP President,in all his pretensions has got the cheek to say he’s equally disappointed.

Really George- are you serious? Even a 5-year old kindy knows that you’re lying. Why on earth did you submit all the names of MPs from SUPP to PM, and you expect the PM to do some kind of‘coin-flipping game’ to decide?If you were really sincere and truthfully wanting to put up a Bidayuh, you could have just put Richard Riot’s name - top of the list! Shame on you George! The Bidayuh will never pardon you (and SUPP) for your action. Just wait till the next election! No more Bidayuh MP from SUPP, that’ll make it easier for you the next time.

Of course, the new PM will give more priority to BN Sabah. UMNO has its presence there. The recent UMNO convention was obvious with a good number of Sabah representatives in the UMNO’ corridors of power’.Therefore, as a reward more ministerial posts surely had to be given to BN Sabah. Furthermore, Sabah politicians are deemed to be more‘unstable’ and ‘ vocal’ , and fearing they might just switch camp anytime. (history has shown this was possible)..That's the reality of Sabah politics.

Now, back to Sarawak, well its leaders have always been under the thumbs of UMNO ( because other BN component parties will not dare!).BN Sarawak leaders will follow diligently ’ saya yang menurut perintah’ syndrome, even if it means at the expense of the people of Sarawak.Even those already being appointed as Ministers/Deputy Ministers are there only to ‘warm’ the seats, with no ‘real power’ to transform their respective ministries, less so to further develop Sarawak.

We’ll be back, Agi Idup agi Ngelaban…..said Jawah Gerang

Although he was defeated, this by election is an encouragement for him to work harder….He was in the midst of forming a commitee to make sure all the projects announced by BN would be fulfilled…..Royalty from Sarawak Energy, New hospital, Bank, Tarsealed Road, GiatMara, Landtitles etc

Source: http://dayaknation.com/blog

New Cabinet : Nothing To Be Excited About - Malaysiakini

New Cabinet : Nothing To Be Excited About ~Malaysiakini
By Burung Kenyalang

Prime Minister Najib has announced his new cabinet line-up.

As expected, there are few surprises from UMNO.

Those dropped includeShahrir ( has tendered resignation, anyway), Azalina (scandal-plagued/), Muhd Taib (lost Deputy President contest), SyedHamid ( deservedly so) .

Nothing much can be said of the other appointments from MIC, MCA except for the inclusion of Tsu Koon (nobody else it seems).

An interesting one is the appointment of Mukhriz as a Deputy Minister - instead of KJ. It does seem that Najib listens to and is very much influenced by TDM. KJ , having being elected UMNO

Youth, is left outin the cold.

It would not take a political scientist/analyst to ’speculate’ that there will be discontentment within the UMNO ranks - sooner or later.

From UMNO’s point of view, it looks like TDM is truly ‘back again’ to dictate matters within UMNO and BN as a whole. So where would that put Najib? How would other BN component

parties view this latest development?

Let's wait and see !

Sabah and Sarawak have been expecting to be better rewarded this time around, with the BN leaders of both states even indicating’ surprises’. Alas! when the announcement was made, and despite the importance of support from the 2 states in keeping BN in power, nothing of that sort happened. yet again. Perhaps, that's the price of loyalty, BN-style.

After all the ‘great expectation’, ( before announcement), the new cabinet doesn’t seem to ‘ooze’ any confidence nor the ‘wow’ factor nor the impression ( of their capability) to bring the country forward. In short, there’s nothing to be excited about the new cabinet.

Anyway, good luck to Najib and the new cabinet.

God help Malaysia.

IBAN TOLD TO REDISCOVER FIGHTING SPIRIT

Iban told to rediscover fighting spirit
By Joe Fernandez

The Ibans, and by extension the other Dayaks, need to re-think their politics if they are ever going to get out of the vicious cycle of poverty, according to the Sarawak DAP.

‘DAP and PKR are here to help change Iban (and Dayak) lives but if the people refuse to change, there’s nothing much DAP or PKR can do’ is the message that Batu Lintang state assemblyperson Voon Lee Shan is sending out in the run-up to the Batang Ai by-election tomorrow.

He described how low the Ibans and other Dayaks - 50 percent of the population - have fallen in Sarawak.

“When they see Taib (Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, right) coming to the state legislative assembly, they all rush towards him, trying to get his attention,” said Voon.

“I have observed that when Taib sees them coming, he just shakes hands with them but with his face turned away, looking at others (more important) around him. That’s telling.”
Voon doesn’t recall Dayak leaders speaking up or against the policies of the Barisan Nasional state government.

“Iban leaders like Alfred Jabu, James Masing, William Mawan, Sylvester Entri, Peter Nyarok and Francis Hardin, being senior politicians, are in a position to bring change to the Dayak community, but it seems that they prefer to be led and not to lead,” he alleged.

The system of tuai rumah (longhouse chiefs) is a system that has prevented the community from emerging as rulers.

“With exceptional loyalty as a trademark and embedded as a culture, the BN government has until now since independence ruled Sarawak through Iban patronage.” said Voon.

“That has prolonged Taib’s stay as chief minister. He may wish to perpetuate the Taib/Melanau Muslim political dynasty which was started by his maternal uncle and predecessor Abdul Rahman Yakuub and nominate his son Suleiman as his successor and chief minister.”

The state constitution has been amended to prevent an Iban from being the governor, unless he is a Muslim. Another amendment makes it extremely difficult for the post of Speaker to be held by an Iban (and other Dayaks) or Chinese.

Voon said Iban people live simple lives and are never demanding and that “it is their culture to respect and be obedient to their elders and the tuai rumah”.

In return for their loyalty and obedience, the longhouse residents get subsidies, among other perks.

The tuai rumah is given a monthly stipend and other allowances by the government.

‘Chance to lead’

Iban politicians co-opted into the BN government, according to Voon, are an extension of the tuai rumah system complete with posts and perks.

“What the Iban has received until now is subsidies and not capital for the development of the community.”

Voon said the majority of the Iban will remain poor and semi-literate under this system while their leaders live it up in the towns, earning a perpetual income from timber concessions and the development of plantations on native customary rights land seized under one pretext or another.

“Subsidies are not the way and will continue to make the Iban poor. It will be different when the Pakatan Rakyat government takes over Sarawak. Instead of subsidies, the people will get capital - the idea of rural credit - and access to capital to help improve their lives.”

“If the Iban people want meaningful change for themselves, they should no longer be dependent on their present leaders and their tuai rumah. Instead, they have to take the lead themselves, throw away their present leaders and change the government.

“The Batang Ai by-election will be the testing ground for the New Iban or Iban Baru. The opposition candidate (Jawah Gerang) is the agent for change. He is the Iban Baru. The Ibans of Batang Ai need to rise up and support the candidate for change.”

However, many Iban are stateless people who lack personal Malaysian documents. Also, many are not registered as voters and this further reduces their political strength, as the largest community in Sarawak at 30 percent of the 2.5 million-odd population.

Registered voters not turning out to vote or selling their vote for a few ringgit, directly or indirectly, at election time further compounds the problem.

News source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/101753

Minister’s no show, PKR takes over

Minister’s no show, PKR takes over
By Tony Thien

It’s not often and indeed it is a rarity for a political party’s event at a by-election campaign to get ‘hijacked’. Or rather, the political party allowed its event to be taken over by its rivals due to the no-show of its lead campaigners.

This is exactly what happened yesterday in one of the 21 Iban resettlement longhouses Rumah Jenggi near the Batang Ai hydro-electric dam, one of the issues in the by-election.

PBB senior vice-president Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and his team of party supporters were expected to arrive at the longhouse at 2.30pm.

A crowd of about 50 comprising village elders, women and children, as well as a large media group were waiting for the minister’s arrival.

Earlier, the PKR state assemblyperson for Ngemah, Gabriel Adit, accompanied by several of his party supporters, arrived at the longhouse, known to be pro-opposition, to campaign for PKR candidate Jawah Gerang who is involved in a straight fight with BN’s Malcolm Mussen Lamoh.

The crowd waited in vain as it was soon made known that Awang Tengah, a senior state minister, was not coming.

Adit then casually took over the event and addressed the longhouse residents on a range of issues, foremost of which was the unsettled long-standing claims for compensation due to the construction of the hydro dam in the 1980s.
Awang Tengah had been expected to make an announcement on the matter to appease the villagers.

The 21 resettlement villages has a sizeable electorate of about 2,000, or 20 percent, of the total number of registered voters in Batang Ai. Although situated at the doorsteps of the hydro dam, they are without electricity.
This is one of the major grievances of some of the Iban community in Batang Ai.

Johnicol Rayong challenged by Jawah

Adit told Malaysiakini he believes that the longhouse people understood the PKR’s message for change, calling for the state BN government to be replaced by Pakatan Rakyat like in several states in the peninsula.

Meanwhile, it was reported that the pro-BN Independent assemblyperson for the neighbouring

Engkilili state constituency Johnicol Rayong was so embarrassed after he was challenged by Jawah that he left the scene in a hurry.

Johnicol was addressing another longhouse within the resettlement area two days ago.

Jawah, the five-term MP for Lubok Antu, had arrived in the same longhouse and demanded to know whether Johnicol had joined BN.

The independent representative told him and the crowd that he had not.

Jawah then replied ‘Why are you then campaigning for the BN?’ On hearing that, Johnical left the scene and Jawah lost little time to take over the mike and address the people.

The longhouse is also a known supporter of PKR.

Meanwhile, Daniel Tajem, a former deputy chief minister and ex-president of the now defunct PBDS, also joined the campaigning for PKR, visiting several longhouses near Lubok Antu to urge them to back the PKR candidate.

Polling day for the by-election is April 7.

SURAT NUJU SEMOA PENGUNDI N29 BATANG AI

PENGARI KITAI IBAN - YB JAWAH ANAK GERANG

Tabi Semoa Pengundi

Ke terubah iya, meri tabi basa ngagai kita semoa.
Atur pengawa bepilih mit ba N29 Btg Ai di adu ka laban peninggal niangYB Datuk Dublin Unting . Sinu meh kitai iya ke udah nadai, lalu arapke kitai sama bela ngenang ke pemanah iya sekumbang iya ke nyadipengari Btg Ai. Terima kasih ngagai niang enggau sida sabilik.

Nyadi ba bepilih mit tu , BN deka besatup enggau PKR. Kitai sama belanemu sapa bagi ke bediri : Mussen ngari ke BN, lalu Jawah ngari kePKR.Seduai iya sama manah, bisi pelajar tinggi tang meh rayat/pengundimeh ke nentu sapa bagi ti patut ngari ke bala kitai di sitak Btg Ai.Kasih meh tudah Mussen di asoh badu gawa ba perintah, sayau laban iyaudah bepangkat tinggi. Nyau sekurang meh bansa kitai megai pengawabesai.Nya endang polisi BN enggai meda bansa kitai maju.Kada sidaJabu, Masing bisi bepikir utai ke bakanya? Di pelaba ke nadai, labansida semina ngenang ke kuasa, pengaya diri empu aja.

Enggau tu, minta kitai sama berunding enggau manah lalu nyukung sertangundi pengari ari PKR, ianya Jawah ak Gerang.

1. Jawah sigi amat-amat ka ngering ke bansa kitai Iban. Iya mega endangelaung ke bansa bukai, China, Melayu dalam sitak Btg Ai.- sida samaudah pedis ngelamatu.Nya alai, Jawah meh patut di pilih nyadi pengarikitai di Btg Ai.

2. BN udah suah bendar bula lalu besemaia macham-macham utai lebohmaia bepilih, tang nya lalu di lengka udah lepas bepilih. Anang mehkitai ka di kemula ka bala tuai BN - lebih agi sida menteri-menteri (baka sida Jabu, Masing) nyau kulu kili rauh-rauh madah kemacham-macham projek. Sida nya semina nyebut aja.kena ngambi ati kitai- tang ke bendar sida tu ngemeli ke kitai.

3. Udah berapa kali bepilih BN menang di Btg Ai , laban rayat ngarapke BN meri tauke mai pemansang. Tang nya meh BN kelalu jai enggaurayat, nadai ngenang budi rayat ke udah nyukung.Nyau berapa kalibepilih, nyau berapa taun ke udah, agi meh kitai di Btg Ai merinsa.

4. Sida BN nemu ngemula ke kitai madah ke nadai duit, laban maiohmenoa bukai ke di kemansang enggau macham-macham kebuah bukai. Tangnama kebuah maia bepilih mit ke sekali tu, tak maioh endar projekenggau pemansang bukai dipadah sida BN? Nama sekali tu tak bisi duit?Nama sekali tu madah ke endang bisi bagi tauke ungkup ngagai Btg Ai?Kasih endar meh bala kitai tak di kemula ke sida BN.

5. Bisi sida BN madah ke Jawah ,maia iya ke nyadi MP suba , enda nemumai pemansang. Ukai Jawah ti enggai tau ka enda nemu. Tang meh sida kabekuasa baka sida Taib,Jabu,Masing,Mawan endang sigi nadai ati kengemansang ke menoa kitai. Indah menoa di pegai Masing (Balleh) pannadai pemansang- iyanya lebih agi Menteri ku jako.

6. Retinya sida BN tu pan nganu tauke nyalah tudah niang DatukDublin, iya ka nyadi pengari Btg Ai ngelamatu Sama mega ukai iyaenggai, tang laban penemu sida tuai-tuai BN ke bukai lebih agi kaberunding ke pengelantang serta pengaya sida diri empu aja.

7. Nama kebuah tak maia bepilih mit tu, maioh menteri-menteri ariSarawak enggau ari semenanjung( kelebih agi bala sida UMNO) sertaenggau bala YB BN ke bukai, datai ngagai Btg Ai. Amat sayau meh sidake kitai di Btg Ai? Amat maioh pemansang ka di agih ngagai menoa kitaiditu- nyau beratus ribu enti enda bejuta-juta.? Kati amat ke endautainya? Nyau maioh udah pulai ngagai Btg Ai, nama ungkup menoa bukaideh? Tu meh ke tanda sida BN endang landik bula.Kemaia sida amat sayauke kitai? Kemaia sida amat berunding ka ngemansang ke menoa kitai?

8. Iya ke bendar BN semina ke ngemeli ke bansa kitai, sida BN kangerampas tanah kitai, sida BN ka neju ke bansa kitai merinsa lalu barunding sida bepanggai belama ba sida(BN), nyadi ulun sida, penekasida ngaga.

9. Anang ninga ke jako sida BN madah ke PKR tu parti ari semenanjung,lau enda patut di sukung. Tang kati ku kitai deh, ka ngarap ke BN-baka PRS nyau ga bepechah serta enda nulung bansa Iban, SPDP enggauSUPP enda ga bangat kiroh, PBB pan enda ulh di karap. Nama penyadikitai Iban deh? PKR nya meh parti tauke ‘perau’ kena kitai ngerempungke bansa kitai di Btg Ai serta di seluruh menoa Sarawak. Sida BN panngena sida UMNO, MCA, PBS datai nulung sida.

10. Anang ka di emba sida BN ngasoh ngundi perintah, enti enda ngundiperintah nadai pemansang. Salah penemu sida BNnya, penemu nyangelakar rayat.Menang alah, perintah patut meri pemansang. Partipemangkang ulih meh megai perintah menoa Sarawak, enti menang maiohagi kerusi dalam bepilih besai tu ila. Anang sekali-kali ka takut ,kitai tau nyangkal penemu sida. Ukai sida nya raja tau ke petara.Kitai tu meh ke bekuasa- undi dalam jari kitai.Nya meh tuju kitai,megai menoa Sarawak, berengkah ari bpilih mit Btg Ai. Nya alai berimenang ke besai ngagai JAWAH.

Nya alai minta bala kitai di Btg Ai sama bela saum penemu, ngering kebansa kitai lalu enda agi di kemeli ke ulih sida BN baka ke udah.Kitai enda tau enda ngubah runding kitai, ke pengelantang kitai sampaike uchu ichit kitai jemah ila.

Minta ampun ngagai kita semoa enti sema jako bisi enda ngena taukepenemu enda tentu nyemetak . Tang ke patut di kingat kitai , kitaienda tau enda beserakup.Anang kitai ka di keduan, di kemula sida BNagi Anang kitai ka agi di sabong sida BN belaya sama diri, rumahpamjai nyau bepechah.Tu meh maia kitai nunjuk ke pemintar kitai, tumeh maia nunjuk ke kuasa kitai.


Ingat semoa, maia ngundi kena 7hb April, beri sukung ke penuh ngagaiPKR, lalu undi meh

pengari kitai JAWAH AK GERANG.

Terima kasih

Ari ku Anak Iban
source : http://lettersfrombatangai.com/

TWO JOES BY ONE JOE

TWO JOES BY ONE JOE.

Source : http://zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com/

I am feeling good by the day about Batang Ai. This morning,

Johnny Chuat, an Iban blogger and publisher of an Iban magazine, who entererd the nomination centre at about 9am failed to submit his papers as an independent.

Coming out of the centre, he wore a PKR shirt and met his supporters, telling them to support Jawah Gerang.

Late last week Jawah’s former BN colleague banded together and pledged support for him.
Broken Shield's Joe "Jetty" Tawei report posted today gives one the impression, that some TUAI RUMAH'S, long in the strangle-hold of Iban BN cronies of the TERMITE, is standing up and saying "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH".
Joe's take:

1. A BN gathering at Kaong

Joseph Entulu, PRS deputy president and Joseph Salang, PRS information chief, last night campaigned at Rumah Ambau, Kaong for their candidate Malcolm Mussen.

Like in any other longhouses, Tuai Rumah Ambau, while welcoming the two deputy ministers, called on his people not to vote for the BN candidate and told them why. Several people tried to stop him talking, but he continued talking and repeated what he said “don’t vote for BN candidate.” The two deputy ministers were clearly not amused, but strong supporters of BN were stunned. Others (perhaps PKR supporters) smiled. Even if the Tuai Rumah did not make a genuine mistake, the damage has been done.

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more a slap in the face than a kick in the ass, yes?

AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN!!!!!

Nomination Day in Batang Ai (N29) on SUNDAY

Nomination Day in Batang Ai on Sunday 2009 :- Chronology


Lettersfrombatangai.com will be getting updates from stringers stationed in Lubok Antu for the updates. Do stay tuned for the latest.

8 15am - As the no of supporters of both sides start converging into the little town of Lubok Antu, heavy traffic going in to the town is reported. The nomination centre opens at 9am.

8 40am - Communication to the nomination centre has proved to be difficult. Either the area is out of coverage or the lines in and out of the area are jammed. Hopefully we can get more information leading to the nomination hour.

8 45am - Equal no of supporters present at the nomination centre. So far no signs of the candidates yet. Taib Mahmud has arrived in Lubok Antu. Very heavy traffic near and around the nomination centres. Loads of FRU personnels present.

9 26am - Jawah Gerang and Mussen Lamoh were seen entering the nomination centre so far. No signs of any Independent candidates yet. BN and PKR supporters have swelled up from 5 000 to 10 000 since then. No untoward incident reported so far. Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (Selangor Mentri Besar) accompanied Jawah Gerang into the nomination centre.

The crowd gathering in a open field outside the Lubok Antu sports complex has swelled to about between 10,000 and 15,000 with BN supporters outnumbering Pakatan.

10 00am - Updated: As at closing time (10am) there were 2 candidates that are in the nomination centre. Jawah Gerang and Mussen Lamoh. From 10 am - 11 am is the objection period. Johnny Chuat was at the nomination centre but did not submit his nomination papers.

Prior to nomination another candidate Petronas employee Desmond Sating was seen to have been keen on contesting as well

10 45am - An objection has been lodged against Malcolm Mussen Lamoh (PRS) candidacy. PKR leader Dominique Ng is questioning the BN candidate on whether he has indeed resigned from his job as an agriculture officer. He also said independent Johnny Chuat withdrew at the last minute and pledged his support to the PKR candidate.


11 ooam - In Bukit Selambau , there were no objections and there will be a 15- cornered fight between Barisan Nasional candidate S Ganesan, PKR’s S Manikumar and 13 independents.

11 30am - It’s OFFICIAL- there’s going to be a straight fight between PKR’s Jawah Gerang and BN’s Malcolm Mussen Lamoh.

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It's PKR Vs BN AT BATANG AI (N29)

It’s PKR vs BN at Batang Ai
By Joe Tawie


Sarawak’s Batang Ai state seat by-election will see a straight fight between the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Barisan Nasional. Former five-term MP for Lubok Antu, Jawah Gerang, of PKR is to face BN candidate Malcolm Mussen.

Johnny Chuat, an Iban blogger and publisher of an Iban magazine, who entererd the nomination centre at about 9am failed to submit his papers as an independent.

Coming out of the centre, he wore a PKR shirt and met his supporters, telling them to support Jawah Gerang.
There were some tense moments when objections were raised against the two candidates, but the returning officer, Nelson Mujah Girie overruled the objections and accepted both nominations.
The returning officer made the announcement at 11.30am.


The large crowd estimated at 10,000 exchanged friendly taunting, but there were a few tense moments among the PKR supporters when the police started to seize PAS flags.

PKR Dominique Ng intervened and talked to a senior police officer. Later Ng told Malaysiakini that the police refused to allow PAS flags to be displayed at the field among the DAP and PKR crowd.

‘Dayakism in action’


The police told Ng that PAS was not a participating party in the by-election and according to the rules of the Election Commission, any party which was not involved should not be allowed to join the crowd displaying its flags.
Ng told the police that if that was the case, then SUPP, SPDP and PBB should also not be allowed to display their flags.

But the police replied that they were parties in the Barisan Nasional, whereas Pakatan Rakyat was not a registerd body.

After a long argument, the police allowed the PAS contingent to join its partners, saying that it was all a miscommunication.


A former senior BN leader commented on the number of so many Dayak lawyers present at the nomination centre to support the PKR…it shows “Dayakism in action”.

Many ordinary Dayaks from professionals down to rural dwellers have taken a greater interest in the Dayaks’ political predicament while using PKR as the main vehicle to articulate their fears and hopes.

Earlier Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud led his entire cabinet ministers and several thousand BN supporters, comprising members of various BN component parties, not only from Sarawak, but also from Sabah and West Malaysia.

The BN entourage also included several BN federal ministers including Shafiee Apdal and Peter Chin.

The PKR supporters were led by Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim.

Sleepy border town bursts into life

The PKR leaders were joined by their colleagues including four state-elected representatives of Sarawak Wong Ho Leng, Chong Chieng Jen, Voon Lee San and Violet Yong as well as their colleagues from Sabah such as Jeffrey Kitingan and Christina Liew.

PAS also sent its representatives to lend support to the PKR candidate.

Lubok Antu has never seen such a large gathering of supporters from the various political parties and so many leaders from both the ruling coalition and opposition at one time during any election.

The sleepy border town suddenly bursts into life and Taib’s presence has lent credence to the belief that he considered crucial that BN must win in this predominantly Iban seat in the face of the increasing challenge from the PKR which is starting to make inroads into the rural areas.

Polling will take place on April 7 and the result will be announced at 8pm at the Lubok Antu Sports Complex - the same venue as for the nomination.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/101232

BN DIRTY TRICKS DEPARTMENT IS IN MOTION.

Source: http://zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com/

MY fellow-blogger Joseph Tawei and Tony Thien reported this:

The PKR leader said that the Sarawak Land and Survey Department had sent letters to many Iban voters in Batang Ai to ask for copies of identity cards as well as bank account details. Malsysiakini has this story HERE(The Dirty Tricks Department Machinary is also in motion in Bjukit Selembaju HERE

OVER THE YEARS YOU HAVE SEEN HOW THEY LOOK LIKE.THEY WILL NOT HIDE.YOU CAN SMELL THEM ACROSS THE RIVERS

THEY WILL CHEAT YOU AGAIN.WILL YOU SELL YOUR SOUL AND YOUR LAND FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE?YOU DID IT BEFORE.BUT THE IBAN NATION WANTS CHANGE NOW.

If BN gives you RM1000. Dont take it. Ask for RM2000 and vote forT Jawah Gerang. If you accept the RM2000 and vote for BN's Malcolm Mussen Lamoh you have accepted a bribe....that's corruption. But on accepting the money (which is actually your money) and you vote for Jawah, you are voting against a corrupt state and you realise that the..

TIME FOR CHANGE is NOW!

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FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS I WILL RECORD PAST INSTANCES OF THE TRICKS CHURNED OUT BY THE BN CHEATING MACHINE.

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Jawah Gerang Calon Pakatan Rakyat Untuk DUN Batang Ai (N29)

23Mar 2009
Jawah Gerang Calon Pakatan Rakyat Untuk DUN Batang Ai
By Anwar Ibrahim
Source: http://anwaribrahimblog.com/

Sabentar tadi, di Hotel Grand Continental, Kuching saya telah mengumumkan Jawah Gerang sebagai calun Pakatan Rakyat dari KeADILan untuk bertanding dalam pilihan raya kecil DUN Batang Ai, 7 April ini.

Pengalaman saudara Jawah yang sebelum ini berkhidmat sebagai Ahli Parlimen Lubok Antu selama lima penggal jelas memperlihatkan kredibiliti beliau sebagai pemimpin rakyat di DUN Batang Ai yang komited.

Turut hadhir dalam majlis ini termasuklah saudara Dominique Ng, YB Violet (mewakili DAP) dan juga YB Gabriel Adit.

Juga diumumkan ialah pemilihan saudara Nicholas Bawin sebagai Pengarah Operasi Pilihan Raya. Ini jelas membuktikan betapa fitnah perpecahan yang dilempar BN sekadar omongan kosong yang berlalu ditiup angin.

Dengan sokongan masyarakat di Batang Ai yang begitu mengagumkan, ditambah pula dengan dukungan para bloggers yang komited memperjuangkan nilai pemberitaan seimbang dan telus, BN Sarawak pastinya terus gusar meranduk iltizam rakyat.

Harapan rakyat di seluruh Malaysia khususnya di Sarawak kepada Jawah Gerang adalah sangat tinggi. Kepada jentera petugas, ayuh perkemas dan tingkatkanlah usaha demi menggarap agenda perubahan!

ANWAR IBRAHIM