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Uphill battle for opposition in Sarawak polls, says PKR

The odds are stacked against the opposition party in the Sarawak elections as Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem is very “logical and sensible”, says state PKR chairman Baru Bian.

But the party was actually preparing for the next general election, where they can bring real change, he added.

“Although it seems to be an uphill task for Sarawak, we believe there will be a greater chance in GE14,” he told reporters after launching PKR’s “Donate RM26” fundraiser at a hotel in Kuching.

“The state election is a great challenge because the chief minister is talking very logical, very sensible, but that is not all, as we have to look at the big picture,” he said.

Adenan who took office less than two years ago has implemented policies benefiting the people such as lowering electricity tariffs, abolishing tolls, curbing illegal logging and amending the land code.

Adenan’s sensible stand on religious freedom and the state’s autonomy also resonate well with Sarawakians.

At the New Year's Eve celebrations last night, Adenan hinted that the state election would be held in March.

Baru, a customary land rights lawyer and Ba Kelalan assemblyman who had been offered by Adenan to join Barisan Nasional, said he chose to stay with PKR because he believed the real change in Malaysia was coming.

He said the party was looking beyond Sarawak and preparing for both coming state polls and the next general election, which he described as the real battle.

PKR is set to meet with DAP and Amanah this month to discuss seat negotiations in order to have one-to-one contests with BN in the coming state polls.

Baru also welcomed other opposition parties in the state, such as Sarawak Workers Party and PBDS, to work with Pakatan Harapan.-Malaysian Insider

Kerjasama UMNO-PAS tidak ganggu gugat hubungan dengan komponen

2 JAN: UMNO-Barisan Nasional (BN) memberi jaminan sekiranya kerjasama dengan PAS terjalin, ia tidak akan menjejaskan hubungan antara rakan komponen dalam parti itu.

Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan UMNO Perak, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir menegaskan, kerjasama ini tidak akan merobek konsep perkongsian kuasa antara pelbagai kaum yang wujud dalam BN.

“Kerjasama antara UMNO dan PAS jika wujud, tidak akan mengorbankan persefahaman politik ala BN yang telah terbina selama ini. Ini tidak bermakna kita menafikan hak rakan-rakan dalam Barisan Nasional (BN).

“Kalau selama ini pun kita boleh membina persefahaman berdasarkan daripada kelainan pandangan, ini tidak bermakna ia tidak boleh dilakukan,” katanya seperti yang dilaporkan dalam Utusan Malaysia pada Sabtu.

Malah beliau juga tidak bersetuju dengan pandangan sesetengah pihak dalam BN yang membuat kritikan mengenai kerjasama ini, kerana beliau berpendapat usaha yang dilakukan ini akan mengambil sedikit masa untuk direalisasikan.

“Saya fikir lebih baik rakan-rakan dalam BN atau sesiapa sahaja untuk melihat isu ini lebih jauh.

“Kerjasama UMNO dan PAS bukanlah satu masalah, ia pernah wujud suatu ketika dahulu cuma disebabkan ada sedikit perselisishan politik menyebabkan kita terpisah,” katanya yang juga Menteri Besar Perak.

Ini memandangkan, kalau kita terus hidup dalam keadaan yang berpecah-pecah, maka ia tidak akan memberikan kekuatan apa-apa. Sebab itulah, saya jarang membuat kenyataan dalam isu ini sebaliknya mahu perkara ini difikirkan dengan sebaik-baiknya.

Zambry tidak menolak halangan yang bakal dilalui dalam mewujudkan kerjasama ini tetapi beliau optimis ia akan berjaya demi membina semula kekuatan ummah.

“Saya yakin halangan di peringkat awal mungkin ada memandangkan kedua-dua parti pernah mempunyai sejarah tersendiri. Ini memandangkan, kalau kita terus hidup dalam keadaan yang berpecah-pecah, maka ia tidak akan memberikan kekuatan apa-apa.

“Sebab itulah, saya jarang membuat kenyataan dalam isu ini sebaliknya mahu perkara ini difikirkan dengan sebaik-baiknya,” ujar beliau.-BNBBC

Adenan minta rayat ngamatka semaya

KUCHING: Kepala Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem nyadang Pengawa Bepilih Nengeri (PRN) deka diatur ba bulan Mac 2016.

Bejaku ba pengerami ngintu taun baru 2016 ke diatur di Jematan Tol Tun Salahuddin, Petra Jaya malam ensanus, Adenan sekali agi minta rayat nengeri tu meri iya lima taun agi.

“Dalam timpuh 3 bulan agi kitai deka napi pengawa bepilih lalu aku minta rayat mega ngamatka semaya.

“Rayat patut ngamatka semaya meri aku timpuh lima taun agi nyadi Kepala Menteri ke alai aku keran deka nemu sekalika kita agi ngingatka semaya nya,”ku iya bejaku ngagai urung 15,000 iku ke datai.

Dulu agi ari nya iya madah diri udah ngamatka semaya ungkup rayat iya nya ngetuka bayar tol di jematan Tun Salahuddin.

“Malam tu aku datai ngamatka semaya ke disebut ba taun ke udah ke alai Jematan Lanang di Sibu pan nadai bayar tol agi ba bulan Mei suba.

“Semaya ke 2, iya nya ngetuka bayar tol Jematan Asean di Miri udah mega dikeamat ba bulan Jun suba.

“Diatu aku ngamatka semaya ke lumur tiga iya nya ngetuka bayar tol di Jematan Tun Salahuddin,”ku iya.

Ku iya nambah, aku udah ngamatka semaya ngurangka tarif lekterik, netapka bayar feri semina RM1 aja ba serata nengeri enggau mayuh pekara bukai.

Maya PRN ila ku iya, rayat patut ngamatka semaya ke alai Sarawak deka nyadi nengeri ke pemadu lantang.

Ba pengerami ke digulu raban kabinet menteri nya, Adenan mega netap iya deka bediri ngenanka penuduk Tanjung Datu.

Iya mega netapka Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg deka ngenan penuduk Satok, Dr Aldul Rahman Junaidi ngenan penuduk Pantai Damai lalu Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali ngenan penuduk Samariang.-BorneoPost

Will Sarawak election 2016 be a fiesta for CM Adenan?

FOCUS: Adenan Satem is going to love it when he goes into the 11th State Election, his first as chief minister and state BN chairman.

He will relish every moment of it because he will be leading the BN into the battlefield where no one is a friend and all parties will be going after each other’s throat.

While PKR thinks it can give BN “worthy challenge” in 36 seats, DAP says it is ready to contest in “at least 30 seats”.

“At least 30 seats” of course means more than 30. Could it be 36? Could DAP be referring to the 36 seats PKR is eyeing?

Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) wants to contest the 11 seats of Pantai Damai, Satok, Samariang, Tupong, Demak Laut, Batu Kitang, Muara Tuang, Kabong, Beting Maro, Senadin and Samalaju.

And PAS says it will contest more than 10 seats but names 11 – Beting Maro, Sebuyau, Sadong Jaya, Muara Tuang, Samariang, Pantai Damai, Jepak, Samalaju, Lambir, Senadin, Batu Kawa and Dudong,

Amanah and PAS are basically talking about contesting the same seats.

Then we have Peace Party, declaring it will be contesting in “15 rural seats”, naming Tasik Biru, Serembu, Bengoh, Triboh, Balai Ringin, Bukit Begunan, Simanggang, Pelagus, Baleh and Bukit Saban as its top pick.

Peace Party is interesting in that, true to its name, it is at peace with itself. Immediately after its peaceful birth two years ago, it withdrew to the peace and quiet of hibernation.

Strangely though, even throughout the long winter slumber, Peace Party was able to recruit 43,200 members! And only wakes up when the ice melts as news of the 11th Sarawak Election hots up.

DAP, PKR, Amanah, PAS, Peace Party, Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) Baru, and not forgetting those gentlemen and ladies, many of them unheard of before, who not too long ago declared their interest in contesting in the coming state election and splashing their academic credentials like as if these are all they need to win over rural votes.

Then you have those who thought they could hijack Peter John Jaban’s Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) and use it to fool voters.

But of course John never intended S4S to be more than an NGO that it is, and quickly declared disassociation with his detractors.

The stage, however, has been set. Come the elections, it is going to be like wrestling’s royal rumble where it is every man to himself.

BN is clear about what it wants. It wants all 81 seats, and it will contest all 81 seats. In all 81 seats BN too has its own core supporters.

Although it would seem BN will be battling it out against the rest, a fair part of the BN’s battle will be fought for BN by its enemies and the enemies of its enemies.

Why this is so is because the seats DAP wants are those wanted by PKR; and the seats Amanah wants are those wanted by PAS, while Peace Party wants seats wanted by PBDS Baru.

It’s going to be a dog eats dog situation, not for BN though, but for the rest.

If Adenan never enjoyed himself in past elections, he will surely relish the coming one because the opposition parties will be tearing at each other.- The Ant Daily

PAS stands firm on remaining relevant in Sarawak

QUICK TAKE: Sarawak PAS believes that it has gained ground in the state and refutes claims that the Islamic party has little chance of winning a seat in the looming state election.

Sarawak PAS commissioner Jofri Jaraiee, in a recent statement, said that criticism made against the party did not reflect the reality of the political situation in the state.

He said that some statements made against the party, which claimed that the party was weak, were undemocratic, did not deserve media coverage and were unwarranted.

He cited the example of the media statement issued by former Pakatan Rakyat partner PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail which claimed that PAS has not garnered enough support to front viable candidates in the upcoming state election. And there would be no seat for the party.

“PKR has to be more careful of the sly tactics used by their Pakatan Harapan ally namely DAP which has a reputation of ‘stealing’ former PKR candidates and declaring them as DAP aspirants as in the last general election," he said.

Sarawak PAS will contest in 11 seats including a number of urban seats contested by DAP, Jofri declared.

“The decision to contest these state seats was made without reference to Pakatan Harapan as PAS is no longer part of that coalition. Regardless, Sarawak PAS is willing to negotiate with PKR to maintain ‘Tahaluf Siyasi’ (political cooperation) with them,” he said.

PAS competed in five seats in the last state election in 2011. The 11th State Election will see PAS vying for Beting Maro, Sebuyau, Sadong Jaya, Muara Tuang, Samariang, Jepak, Samalaju, Lambir, Senadin, Batu Kawa, Dudong and other seats are being considered.

PAS spread its wings to Sarawak as early as 1996 and had contested in the state since 2001. PAS is presently active in 11 regions and has about 3,000 activists on the ground, according to Jofri.

“PAS’s ‘Projek Untukmu Sarawak (UMS)’ initiative includes social, missionary and education programmes which are said to be well organised and received by the local community.

“Sarawak PAS is not dictated by issues that exist within the party in the peninsula and stands firm as a party based on Islamic struggle for all regardless of race or religion,” he said, adding that “the existence of the PAS Supporters Congress, which consists of non-Muslims who are go-betweens and relationship builders for the various races and religions in Sarawak, is proof of this.”

“With such initiatives in place, saying that PAS has no support in Sarawak, as reported in the media, is false. This may be due to the party not being involved in any controversial issue and community work which are deemed too dull for coverage,” said Jofri.

He said PAS fights to improve the fate of the people through its political agenda, missionary work, personal development, education, welfare and community programmes.

In terms of education, PAS has set up 28 Tunas Islam Care Centres (PASTI) which teach pre-school children. It has also set up Islamic institutions to help youths and adults, and established community complaint centres.

PAS will continue to fight for people’s issues, at national and international levels, Jofri added. - The Ant Daily

Adenan: PRN semakin dekat

KUCHING: Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem membayangkan Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) akan diadakan pada bulan Mac depan.

Bayangan awal mengenai bila PRN akan diadakan ini dinyatakan oleh beliau ketika berucap pada kiraan detik ambang Tahun Baharu 2016 dan perasmian simbolik majlis Sarawak bebas tol tengah malam kelmarin.

“PRN akan diadakan dalam tempoh tiga bulan lagi. Saya mahu anda sebagai rakyat menunai janji anda kepada saya dan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN).

“Jika anda memberi saya tempoh lima tahun lagi saya pasti akan menunaikan janji saya kepada anda,” kata Adenan di hadapan kira-kira 15,000 penduduk hadir meraikan detik bersejarah itu.

Pada majlis itu, Adenan merangkap Pengerusi BN Negeri turut mengumumkan tiga calon yang bertanding bagi kerusi N.5 Demak Laut, N.7 Samariang dan N.8 Satok.

Kesemua tiga calon merupakan penyandang sedia ada iaitu Dr Hazland Hipni (Demak Laut), Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali (Samariang) dan Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg (Satok) selain beliau sendiri di N.3 Tanjong Datu.

Dalam pada itu PRN kali ini akan menyaksikan pertambahan 11 kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) baharu daripada 71 kepada 82 kerusi.

Sebelas kerusi baharu diluluskan ialah Batu Kitang, Stakan, Serembu, Triboh, Gedong, Kabong, Tellian, Selirik, Murum, Samalaju dan Long Lama.

Daripada 82 kerusi itu, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) telah mengesahkan akan bertanding di 45 kerusi dan lima daripadanya merupakan kerusi DUN baharu.

Manakala parti komponen BN lain iaitu Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) dan Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak (SPDP) masih dalam perbincangan agihan kerusi termasuk kerusi baharu.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Adenan turut meminta rakyat menolak parti luar seperti DAP, PKR dan PAS daripada bertapak di negeri ini.

“Perdana Menteri dan pemimpin tertinggi UMNO di Semenanjung Malaysia telah bersetuju tidak akan bertapak di Sarawak.

“Jika UMNO tidak kita benarkan memasuki negeri ini begitu juga dengan DAP, PKR dan PAS.

“Siapa lebih tahu mengenai Sarawak daripada orang Sarawak sendiri. Kita mampu mengurus negeri kita sendiri tanpa campur tangan pihak luar,” tegasnya.

New constituencies to boost rural devt, says PBB Murum chief

BELAGA: The recently approved new state constituencies will accelerate development in rural areas such as Belaga, which has now been divided into the state constituencies of Belaga and Murum.

Murum covers areas such as Sungai Asap, Koyan River, Murum River and from Tubau River until Jelalong River.

Newly-elected Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Murum chairman Michael Mujah Lihan said a huge area such as Murum needed to be developed in line with Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem’s focus on rural development.

“Even though the areas such as Tubau River and Jelalong River have been added to Murum under the administration of Belaga District Office, both the areas remain under the administration of the office in Tubau,” he said during the setting up of the PBB Murum pro tem committee at Uma Bawang in Apo Koyan yesterday.

The PBB supreme council member urged all party members to work hard and fight for PBB.

He pointed out that paddling a boat of whatever weight would be much easier if everyone paddled together.

“Don’t be divided into team A, B and C because too many teams in a party would only give space to opposition parties to break our fighting spirit,” he reminded.

The setting-up of the pro tem committee was managed by PBB executive secretary and PBB Belaga vice-chairman Awang Bujang Awang Antek as well as other members.

Awang Bujang said the PBB Murum pro tem committee members will hold their respective posts until the next party election in October.

Michael was elected PBB Murum chairman and subsequently resigned his post as PBB Belaga chief.

Completing the pro tem committee are deputy chairman Tuai Rumah Ambak Usah, vice-chairman Lawing Luat, deputy secretary Louis Lenjau, deputy treasurer Robert Legan, Youth chief Henry Kilah, deputy Youth chief Tirah @ Liwan Lawai and information chief Luhat Lihan.

The treasurer will be elected by those from Tubau River and Jelalong River, while the Women’s chief will be decided by the relevant division soon.

All the members present unanimously requested that the Murum seat be given to PBB Murum to represent Barisan Nasional in the next state election, but left the final decision to PBB’s top leaders. - Borneo Post

Dr Mahathir Perlu Sokong "'Kempen Bebas Anwar" - Husam

Bekas Naib Presiden PAS Datuk Husam Musa berkata, beliau akan cuba menasihatkan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad agar memberi sokongan dalam kempen untuk bebaskan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Secara berseloroh, beliau berkata, perkara itu akan dilakukan memandangkan beliau bersama bekas perdana menteri itu mempunyai hubungan yang baik.

"Saya baik dengan Tun... Tun bagus, lawan Najib, bagus. Dan kita doakan agar dia sokong Anwar keluar dari penjara.

“Nanti saya pergi nasihat dia," katanya sambil tersenyum semasa berucap dalam majlis makan malam anjuran Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) negeri Kelantan di Petaling Jaya malam tadi.

Perkara itu timbul ketika Husam sedang menceritakan tentang sejarah PAS yang pernah "ditendang" Umno semasa pemerintahan Dr Mahathir yang ketika itu parti Islam berkenaan dibela oleh Penasihat DAP Lim Kit Siang.

Ia dipercayai ketika kejadian PAS keluar daripada Umno pada tahun 1970-an.

"Lim Kit Siang konsisten dalam parlimen dan masa parlimen berbahas sampai 3.30 pagi, siapa yang berucap pertahankan PAS? Antaranya Lim Kit Siang.

"Adakah kerana kita bergaduh kita lupakan sumbangan DAP ini? Tak boleh. Ini fakta.

"Umno yang 'terajang' PAS sampai pukul 3 pagi dan ketika itu (presiden PAS) (Datuk) Asri (Muda) nak berucap pertahankan tetapi Mahathir tak benarkan," katanya lagi. - malaysiakini

PRN: Calon ditetap presiden, parti tiada kuasa tuntut kerusi

KUCHING: Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie menegaskan bahawa tiada satu parti boleh menuntut mana-mana daripada 82 kerusi sehingga dipersetujui pemimpin tertinggi Barisan Nasional (BN).

Nansian yang merupakan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Tasi Biru berkata semua parti berhak menamakan calon masing-masing untuk bertanding di mana-mana kerusi.

Tetapi menurutnya persoalan siapa yang akan mewakili BN pada akhirnya nanti terletak di tangan pucuk pimpinan tertinggi BN.

“Mana-mana parti termasuk Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak (SPDP) boleh menamakan calon mereka termasuk di Tasik Biru kerana akan menentu nanti adalah bos.

“Seperkara sahaja harus diingat ialah sebagai ahli BN yang setia kita harus mendengar ‘bos’ kita dan tidak cuba untuk melebihi bos kita dengan memberitahu apa yang perlu beliau lakukan,” katanya.

Tambah Nansian yang juga Timbalan Presiden Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (TERAS), tidak ada mana-mana parti yang memiliki mana-mana kerusi tertentu kerana semua kerusi adalah milik BN.

“Begitu juga dengan Tasik Biru. SPDP boleh menuntut bahawa kerusi ini milik mereka tetapi jika ketua BN memutus untuk menamakan individu lain lebih berpotensi menang, apa yang boleh mereka lakukan.

“Adakah mereka masih akan meletak calon masing-maisng untuk mencabar calon BN?,” soalnya.

Justeru katanya, adalah lebih baik untuk semua parti berhenti bertelagah mengenai siapa yang akan menjadi calon sebaliknya fokus dengan berkhidmat kepada rakyat.

Mengambil contoh diri beliau sendiri, Nansian berkata selagi beliau masih wakil rakyat dipilih beliau akan terus berkhidmat kepada rakyat biarpun apa sahaja orang kata mengenainya.

“Setahu saya, saya masih sebahagian daripada kerajaan. Oleh kerana itu, saya perlu menjalankan semua tugas dan tanggungjawab yang diamanahkan kepada saya oleh pucuk kepimpinan.

“Jadi tidak ada sesiapa harus menghentikan atau menghalang saya dari membantu rakyat kerana inilah yang sepatutnya saya harus lakukan sebagai wakil rakyat,” tambahnya yang juga Menteri Muda Pembangunan Komuniti dan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Estet Perindustrian.-Utusan Borneo

Stick with BN government, Tasik Biru folk advised

BAU: The rural community has been advised to stick with Barisan Nasional (BN) government to enable them to enjoy more development.

Assistant Minister of Community Services Datuk Peter Nansian acknowledged that there was a need to further develop the rural areas, particularly in terms of infrastructure, which could only be implemented for as long as they remained solidly behind BN.

“Although tremendous changes have taken place in Tasik Biru over recent years, we have to admit that there is still a lot to be done and the only way we can achieve this is through BN — no other way,” he told residents of Kampung Skibang here during a recent visit.

Nansian, who is Tasik Biru assemblyman, stressed that what his constituents had been enjoying were the outcome of their solid support to BN and for more better things to come, they should remain loyal to the coalition and its leaders.

“As your elected representative, I will always do my level best to meet the request of the people in my area to ensure that they would enjoy development, not just physically but also spiritually.”

Some 400 villagers welcomed the arrival of Nansian, who later announced an allocation of RM10,000 from his Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund for St Philip Church Kampung Skibang, and another RM30,000 for the church funds.

Additionally, the assistant minister also approved RM100,000 as requested by the village headman for the seting up of a football field there.-Borneo Post

NGO Pro BN Minta Polis Siasat Dakwaan Pemimpin PAS Terhadap DAP

KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan NGO Pro Barisan Nasional (BN) meminta polis menyiasat dakwaan Pengarah Penyelidikan PAS Pusat, Dr Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki kononnya DAP ditawarkan RM1.2 bilion daripada Israel sekiranya memenangi Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13, seperti disiarkan media, baru-baru ini.

Mohd Zuhdi juga mendakwa, antara syarat tawaran berkenaan termasuk membenarkan pembukaan pangkalan tentera Israel di negara ini, jika DAP dapat menawan Putrajaya.

Presiden Pakatan NGO Pro BN, Zulkarnain Mahdar berkata jika dakwaan Mohd Zuhdi itu benar, ia satu malapetaka cukup besar buat Malaysia dan tidak harus dibiarkan kerana membabitkan keselamatan negara serta sensitiviti umat Islam.

"Apa yang menjadi persoalan sekarang ialah adakah DAP mempunyai hubungan dengan Israel?," katanya dalam kenyataan di sini pada Jumaat.

Pakatan NGO Pro BN turut membuat laporan di Balai Polis Alam Mesra di sini, kira-kira 12.30 tengah malam tadi, susulan pendedahan Mohd Zuhdi itu.

"Pro BN meminta polis menyiasat secara terperinci perkara ini kerana ramai rakyat Malaysia mula merasa sangsi dengan DAP selepas membaca kenyataan Mohd Zuhdi baru-baru ini," katanya.-MSTAR

Many ‘ayes’ for Bayoi to be BN candidate in Bukit Semuja

SERIAN: Former three-term Kedup assemblyman Datuk Frederick Bayoi yesterday received a New Year boost after his supporters turned up at his residence here to rally behind his bid to stand as Barisan Nasional candidate in the new seat of Bukit Semuja.

Some of the supporters who spoke to the media said Bayoi, 71, is a winnable candidate due to his good track record and experience as elected representative for 25 years including two terms as Tarat assemblyman before moving to Kedup in 1996.

His supporter from Kampung Kakai, Augustine Pilate claimed the people in the constituency still have high regards for Bayoi for his many contributions when serving as their assemblyman.

“Based on dialogue sessions that we have, many spoke fondly of him due to his good track record. I dare say 70 per cent of the people here want him to be our candidate as he is the most winnable. We do not want others apart from Datuk Frederick Bayoi,” said Augustine, a former policeman attached to the Special Branch.

Sapiee Chinong from Kampung Tebakang Melayu, said there is no other better person to represent Bukit Semuja other than Bayoi.

He said Bayoi’s 25 years of experience as an assemblyman makes him the best choice to be candidate for the new seat of Bukit Semuja, which comprised five polling districts formerly under Kedup and one polling district formerly under Tebedu.

“We want an experienced person to be our elected representative. If the candidate is an inexperienced man, it will be a difficult ride for him and others may protest.

“Another advantage for Datuk Bayoi is that he has permanent residence in Serian town, which makes it easy for the people to meet him,” said Sapiee.

A former councillor from Koran Mawang, Robin Mayun, also said he fully supported Bayoi’s nomination as BN candidate in Bukit Semuja.

“He has very good PR (public relations) with the people. And also very approachable. That’s why he is so well-liked.

“Therefore, he is the best man to represent this seat. I also call on others from outside Bukit Semuja not to come in and try to sabotage. Please mind your own business,” he said.

A Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) veteran Gabel Limpong said the people in the constituency, especially those formerly under Kedup, still favoured Bayoi as the candidate.

“When he was the Kedup assemblyman and PBB Kedup branch chairman, many sub-branches were set up and activated under him.

“Therefore, we feel he is the best candidate,” said Gabel, himself a former chairman of PBB Slabi Entukuh sub branch for 25 years.

Meanwhile, two Bayoi supporters from Mentung Merau – Patrick Ahon and Albert Mintol – also fully supported Bayoi’s BN candidacy bid even though their village is not under Bukit Semuja.

Patrick said they still remember fondly Bayoi’s contributions when serving as assemblyman for Kedup, of which Mentung Merau is a polling district.

“He is always available to us and very approachable. He has houses in Serian and the people have no problem in wanting to meet him. Though our village is not under Bukit Semuja, I call on people here to support him,” he said.

Albert said the experience gained by Bayoi as an assemblyman for five terms would enable him to serve efficiently as the elected representative there.

“I remember fondly when my house was burnt down in 1992, no one else except him (Bayoi) came to help me. That’s why I dare say with such qualities, he is the best candidate for this seat,” he said.

Bayoi’s personal assistant Johnny Gondok also has fond words for his boss, describing him as the best choice for a candidate due to his knowledge of the area when serving as Kedup assemblyman.

“Datuk Frederick Bayoi is a local boy, and his heart is always close to Bukit Semuja,” said Johnny.

Bukit Semuja (formerly named Triboh) is one of the 11 new seats to be contested in the next state election expected by many to be held in March.

This Bidayuh-majority seat comprised polling districts of Triboh, Selabi, Serian Bazaar, Kakai, Serian Hulu and Sedihan, with total registered voters of 13,103 as of last March.

Apart from Bayoi, there are others also from PBB speculated to be interested in the seat. Among them is Serian District Council councillor Gabriel Kajeh, who hails from the Sedihan polling district.-Borneo Post

Sarawak perlu pembangkang untuk semak dan imbang

KETUA Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri Adenan Satem membayangkan bahawa Pilihan Raya Umum Sarawak dijangka diadakan pada bulan Mac depan dengan menghapuskan semua tol. Beliau juga telah mendapatkan persetujuan daripada pimpinan Umno bahawa parti itu tidak akan melebarkan sayapnya ke Sarawak. Dengan itu beliau juga harap tiada calon parti pembangkang dari Semenanjung di Sarawak.

Katanya lagi, beliau sudah tunaikan janjinya dengan memansuhkan semua tol di Sarawak dan mahu melihat rakyat Sarawak pula menunaikan janji kepada kerajaan dalam masa tiga bulan lagi seperti kenyataan beliau dalam media massa.

PAS Sarawak ingin mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada Tan Sri Adenan Satem kerana telah memansuhkan semua tol di Sarawak. Memang Sarawak tidak perlu tol pun sebab jalan raya dan lebuh raya di Sarawak memang tidak mengikut piawaian lebuhraya antarabangsa.

Ada rakyat Sarawak mengatakan kalau jalan raya di Sarawak penuh dengan lobang sana sini dan bengkang bengkok sama seperti mereka yang tidak lurus dalam menjalankan amanah rakyat.

Setelah Adenan Satem mengambil alih kuasa dari Pehin Sri Taib Mahmud memang tidak dinafikan ada sedikit perubahan dari segi corak pentadbiran pemerintahan tapi masih lagi mengekalkan menteri kanan.

Walaupun tol dihapuskan tapi masalah keperluan rakyat masih lagi memberi tekanan kepada kehidupan rakyat biasa.

Contohnya tariff elektrik Sarawak menurun tetapi GST masih dikenakan dan harganya lebih kurang sama saja. Begitu juga dengan tempat tinggal masih ramai rakyat Sarawak tidak memiliki rumah sendiri disebabkan kemiskinan dan tidak memilik hak milik tanah.

Isu tanah yang sentiasa menjadi isu rakyat kerana Sarawak yang mempunyai keluasan tanah sebesar Semenanjung Malaysia sepatutnya sudah mampu menyelesaikan masalah penduduk asal tanpa tanah dan tidak memilik hak keatas tanah pusaka moyang mereka.

Mengapa sampai sekarang sukar bagi penduduk asal mendapatkan hak milik mereka sedangkan pemaju dengan mudah mendapat hak milik tanah dari penduduk asal.

Kerajaan Sarawak masih memberi keutamaan kepada pemaju untuk memiliki tanah rakyat dengan membina rumah yang tidak mampu dimiliki oleh rakyat yang berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana. Inilah beberapa isu rakyat yang perlu Adenan Satem ambil perhatian.

Semasa PAS memerintah Terengganu dulu, PAS memansuhkan tol dan memberi hak milik tanah kepada rakyat. Kita juga mengesa kerajaan Sarawak memansuhkan semua GST dan lain-lain cukai yang membebankan rakyat.

Kerajaan juga perlu membina jambatan dekat pangkalan Feri untuk memendekan perjalanan penduduk kampung yang terpaksa berbaris panjang untuk menyeberangi sungai. Kembalikan semula biasiswa untuk rakyat Sarawak yang memerlukan bantuan pelajaran sama ada di dalam dan luar negara.

Kita mengesa Tan Sri Adenan Satem dan kerajaan Sarawak perlu mengambil perhatian dengan masalah rakyat sepenuhnya bukan hanya sekadar untuk menghadapi Pilihan Raya dengan melakukan sesuatu yang memberi manfaat untuk semua tanpa mengira bangsa dan agama.

Sarawak masih memerlukan pembangkang yang boleh memberi pandangan membina dan sebagai semak dan imbang agar tidak berlaku penyalahguna kuasa dan sentiasa mengambil perhatian terhadap rakyat yang memerlukan bantuan.

PAS sebagai sebuah parti Islam amat diperlukan di Sarawak sebagai pengimbang antara keperluan di dunia dan di akhirat. PAS bukan saja sebagai parti politik tapi juga sebagai parti dakwah dan tarbiyah (Pendidikan dan Asuhan).

Tiada isu parti PAS hanya untuk Semenanjung yang sering dijadikan hujah untuk menyingkir parti dari Semenanjung ke Sarawak. Jangan terlalu bersikap perkauman dan kenegerian sehingga sukar untuk menerima teguran dan cadangan dari pihak pembangkang walaupun berlainan ideologi politik sepatutnya Ketua Menteri Sarawak bersikap terbuka untuk mendengar teguran dan nasihat dari pihak pembangkang.

Dalam isu moral dan kurang pendidikan agama Islam di Sarawak maka PAS dapat membantu menyebarkan syiar Islam di kalangan penduduk Muslim di Sarawak.

Kita semua mahu hak rakyat Sarawak diberi keutamaan sebab itulah Sarawak perlu pembangkang yang sentiasa menyuarakan masalah rakyat di samping sebagai pengimbang dan semak untuk kerajaan Sarawak.

Adenan Satem jangan takut dengan pembangkang kalau mahu melihat Sarawak mencapai kemajuan dan setanding dengan negara lain dalam menghadapi zaman yang penuh dengan cabaran ini.

Tanpa pembangkang, suara rakyat kurang mendapat perhatian. Adenan Satem perlu berani bersuara dan mempertahankan hak rakyat Sarawak tanpa mengira bangsa, agama dan fahaman politik.

JOFRI JARAIEE

Pesuruhjaya PAS Sarawak

– HARAKAHDAILY

Orang indu patut berani napi sebarang pemar pengidup

KUCHING: Orang indu ti nyadi ‘kaban kunsi’ ngagai menua patut terus ngangkatka penegap runding (berani) lebuh betapi enggau sebarang pemar ti datai.

Ketuai Orang Indu Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Dato Sri Empiang Jabu madahka, raban orang indu enda tau enda nyikap diri lebih agi ba gaya ekonomi menua ti enda tentu meruan.

“Kitai enda tau alah bulu laban kitai orang indu tu nyadi anak, bini, indai enggau ketuai ba renggat raban bansa.

“Nya alai, kitai enda tau enda besaup, ngenegap sereta nyikap diri enggau ngemansangka pengelandik enggau pengulih tauka ngangkatka penau diri awak ulih mai ruang bilik sereta raban bansa ti ngelinggi kitai betapi enggau taun 2016 enggau singkang ti tegap,” ku iya.

Empiang mansutka pekara nya ba jaku pesan nyerumba Taun Baru 2016, ensana.

“Selamat mujur enggau Selamat Taun Baru 2016!,” ku iya.-Utusan Borneo

Anak Nik Aziz sertai AMANAH

Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz, anak bekas mursyidul am PAS Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, diisytiharkan pada satu majlis malam ini sebagai salah seorang pemimpin Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Kelantan.

Beliau yang dilantik sebagai Pengerusi Panel Syariah Amanah Kelantan diumumkan menyertai parti serpihan PAS itu pada majlis makan malam Amanah negeri itu yang diadakan di Dewan Sivik Petaling Jaya.

Sebelum ini wujud desas-desus mengatakan Nik Omar akan menyertai Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) yang ditubuhkan bekas pemimpin progresif PAS yang meninggalkan parti itu selepas tewas dalam pemilihan parti Jun lalu.

GHB yang ditubuhkan sebagai badan bukan kerajaan kemudiannya membentuk Amanah yang dilancarkan secara rasmi pada hujung Ogos lalu.

Pada majlis malam ini, lebih 1,000 orang menyertainya sehingga mengejutkan pihak penganjurnya.

Ekoran itu, mereka terpaksa menambah meja dan kerusi bagi menampung jumlah kehadiran yang besar itu sehingga mengganggu persiapan makanan untuk mereka yang hadir.

Antara tetamu majlis makan malam itu ialah ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Ketua Parlimen DAP Lim Kit Siang, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng dan bekas naib presiden PAS Datuk Husam Musa.

"Kedatangan yang tidak dijangka pihak penganjur ini membayangkan sokongan khasnya orang Melayu kepada Amanah di Kelantan," kata seorang pemerhati politik yang turut menyertai majlis itu bagi melihat sendiri sambutan yang diterima parti pimpinan Mohamad Sabu itu.

"Mat Sabu yang kini berada di Mekah untuk menunaikan umrah sudah tentu gembira dengan sambutan ini," katanya kepada The Malaysia Insider sambil mendengar alunan dikir barat yang dipersembahkan pendikir dari Kelantan.

"Saya mohon maaf atas segala kekurangan majlis malam ini," kata Pengerusi Amanah Kelantan Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah menyedari masalah yang dihadapi ekoran kedatangan di luar jangkaan itu. –The Malaysian Insider

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