Friday, December 3, 2021

GPS “A BARREL OF ROTTEN APPLES.”

GPS “A BARREL OF ROTTEN APPLES.”

Sarawakians are no strangers to corruption , nepotism and cronyism, after having endured decades of unopposed government of GPS/BN. For the briefest of moments, Sarawakians were hopeful when Abang Jo took over the driving seat, hoping that he would emulate “Mr Clean” Adenan Satem.

Hope has now disappeared like the morning dew in the Sun, the so called “new broom” Abang Jo, is now settling nicely into the BN mould. The recent contracts at Brooke Dockyard awarded to bursa highlighted Serba Dinamik using Sarawak state funds has his finger prints all over on it. That investigation is now on going despite the fact that his brother stepped down as Chairman in an attempt to camouflage their actions. No doubt the Chief Minister will be encouraged that he is immune from prosecution, having thrown his lot with UMNO/PAS at the Federal level.

The phrase is “ Monkey See, Monkey Do” , and or “The Fish rots

from the Top”, the ancient Chinese saying refers to failing

organizations and how the blame of it should be on its ‘head’ that is its leadership. If not addressed at the top, this Corrupt practices will soon permeate the whole organisation.

Under Abang Jo, signs that the underling(s) in the Sarawak Civil service are getting bolder and bolder are already manifesting themselves.  Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh, Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Promosi Pendidikan Teknikal) & Menteri
Muda Alam Sekitar Sarawak. ADUN N.35 Belawai

In a scheme perpetuated by a husband & wife team, YUNG WEI PONG (WNKP 630926-13-5301) & WONG HIE SING (WNKP 610824-

13-5708), together with Datu Hj Len Talif, set out to prey on genuine businessmen by making them pay undeserved premiums on Timber licences issued by Len Talif when he was the Director of Forestry Department.

In a report to MACC sighted by #Financetwitter The Modus Operandi of the unscrupulous team was simple as well as plain dishonest, they would set up “shell company(s)”, and Len Talif would award Timber licences to these companies without any scrutiny (abusing his position) and they would sell these based on the value of timber in the areas awarded.

Report to MACC by whistleblower #3

Now, Len has approved the Timber licences to two companies owned by his proxies, Yung & Wong. YWP Corporation Sdn Bhd (502471-D) & YWP Agro Plantation Sdn Bhd (494470-D). Clearly, The Companies do not meet the guidelines for Timber licences set by the Sarawak Forestry Department https://forestry.sarawak.gov.my and Len used his position to favour his cronies.


Len Talif is no stranger to corruption scandals, no doubt emboldened by tacit approval by the weak leadership.

In 2018 , Datu Len Talif Salleh as the Minister for Urban Planning, Land Management and Environment acquired a DA42M-NG Diamond aircraft 4 seater, 2.0 Turbo Diesel at the cost of RM 35 million. Meanwhile the actual cost of the plane is only USD470,000. https://aerocorner.com



At the time Len was quoted as saying "Due to the vast and hilly landscape and difficult accessibility, the FDS (Forest Department Sarawak) has no choice but to use the latest technology to manage and monitor Sarawak's forest resources, using advanced sensor technologies such as satellite imaging and

reconnaissance, airborne hyperspectral sensors."he said.

It is little wonder, why Sarawak’s infrastructure remain in the doldrums. It provides very convenient excuse for overspending without responsibility. Corruption hurts everyone. The impact of corruption goes beyond these corrupt individuals, the innocent colleagues who are implicated, or the reputation of the organisations they work for. Ultimately, Sarawakians are the ones who lose out.

Corruption erodes the trust in the public sector to act in our best interests. It also wastes our taxes or rates that have been earmarked for important community projects  meaning we have to put up with poor quality services or infrastructure, or we miss out altogether.GPS has renominated Len Talif for N.35 Belawai for PRN 12 Sarawak. In doing so Abang Jo has shown that he will be encouraging this type of behaviour for some time.



Thursday, November 18, 2021

Mari kita Memahami dan Menghadapi ini - 'Abang Jo Si Ahli Politik' BUKAN 'Adenan Ahli Negarawan'

 Mari kita Memahami dan Menghadapi ini - 'Abang Jo Si Ahli Politik' BUKAN 'Adenan Ahli Negarawan'

 


(Bahasa Melayu)

“Suara penentangan di Sarawak semakin meningkat sejak permulaan gerakan ‘Sarawak for Sarawakians’ (S4S).

Malah ia kemudiannya diterima lalu digunakan oleh Allahyarham Pehin Sri Adenan Satem, Ketua Menteri Sarawak ke- 5, sebagai perjuangan utamanya, 'dijenamakan semula' sebagai 'Faktor Adenan'

Bagaimanapun, pentadbiran Adenan tidak bertahan lama, oleh kerana beliau meninggal dunia pada 11 Januari 2017. Beliau telah memegang jawatan selama kira-kira dua tahun sahaja.”

'Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg berkata ungkapan ikonik 'Jaga Sarawak bait bait' (jaga Sarawak sangat baik) oleh pendahulunya seharusnya menjadi inspirasi kepada rakyat Sarawak terutamanya pada masa ini apabila orang lain sedang mengintai untuk menguasai negeri itu. '

Jangan sampai kita lupa…..

Dalam semangat perjuangan dalam hak MA63 dan bersumpah untuk melindungi serta menjaga Tanah Pameran Sekular Tercinta Sarawak, kata-kata Negarawan dan bekas Ketua Menteri kita yang dikasihi Pehin Sri Adenan Satem – 'Jaga Sarawak bait bait' (jaga Sarawak dengan baik) kekal sehingga hari ini .

“Ini Sarawak punya olang, bisi Melayu, bisi orang Cina, bisi orang Dayak, bisi orang Bidayuh, duduk sama, minum sama, makan sama, carik amoi pon sama.”

(Orang Sarawak ini, sama ada Melayu, Cina, Dayak, Bidayuh, mereka tinggal bersama, minum bersama, makan bersama, mencari pasangan bersama.)

Untuk menutup semula……

Imbas kembali…… 2015

Kemudian, Menteri Perumahan Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg berkata - “Hak Sarawak termaktub dan tertanam dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia dan Perlembagaan Sarawak. Jadi, kita mesti bersatu manakala Malaysia mesti kuat, dan Sarawak juga mesti kuat.

“Ini telah dipersetujui antara Borneo Utara, Sarawak, Singapura dan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu sebelum Perjanjian Malaysia ditandatangani pada 9 Julai 1963 di London,” katanya. [SUMBER: THEBORNEOPOST.COM PADA 25 OKTOBER 2015]

Abang Johari berkata, sambutan itu juga tertumpu kepada peristiwa bersejarah pada 1963 ketika Malaysia ditubuhkan, termasuk keistimewaan yang diberikan kepada Sarawak dalam perjanjian itu.

“Kami akan memaparkan perjanjian mengenai hak Sarawak yang mesti kami pertahankan di Malaysia. Kami mahu rakyat tahu bahawa Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Adenan Satem dan kerajaannya akan mempertahankan hak perlembagaan rakyat Sarawak," katanya. [Sumber: The STAR - Sabtu, 23 Jul 2016]

Agar kita juga tidak lupa…….

Ketua Menteri sekarang, Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, menegaskan beliau adalah kapten baharu ‘Team Adenan’ untuk memperjuangkan pemulangan hak negeri seperti yang termaktub dalam MA63.

Namun, kita bingung apabila beliau kelihatan menyimpang daripada ‘semangat Pasukan’ yang berlandaskan prinsip ‘sekular’ Sembilan Prinsip Kardinal dan sejajar dengan Perlembagaan Negeri dan MA63.

YAB CM Abang Jo menyatakan bahawa “dengan perpaduan yang kukuh dalam kalangan rakyat dan berdasarkan persefahaman Piagam Madinah, Sarawak boleh dibangunkan untuk semua. Sebenarnya GPS (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) melakukan itu, yang berdasarkan Piagam Madinah.”

Inilah keunikan Sarawak dan ia mesti dipupuk. Abang Johari berkata adalah penting untuk membangunkan masyarakat berdasarkan apa yang terkandung dalam Piagam Madinah, pada masa yang sama mengamalkan keadilan untuk semua rakyat Sarawak walaupun berbeza kepercayaan mereka.”

Beliau berkata, “Di Malaysia, hanya Sarawak mempunyai unit untuk agama lain (Unifor) yang menjaga agama bukan Islam di negeri ini, dan ia dibiayai oleh Kerajaan Negeri. Melalui pendekatan sedemikian, ia akan memastikan keadaan politik Sarawak stabil. Ini kerana kami menghormati antara satu sama lain, dan ia membolehkan kami membawa kemajuan pembangunan yang adil untuk semua.”

Dengan semangat “jaga-jaga Sarawak bait bait” (jaga Sarawak sangat baik), kata-kata ini kedengaran agak hampa.

Pertama sekali, apakah kaitan ‘Piagam Madinah’ dengan Sarawak Sekular apabila Sembilan Prinsip Kardinal melambangkan maksud ‘perpaduan dalam kepelbagaian’ dalam konteks cara hidup penerimaan Sarawak yang tidak dicemari sebelum Malaysia wujud.

Sebaliknya, dengan memetik dasar tersebut, menerapkan prinsip semangat Piagam Madinah nampaknya lebih menyelaraskan Sarawak dengan agenda 'Ketuanan' Pas dan Unmo, yang secara kebetulan atau sebaliknya, telah menandatangani perjanjian. 'Piagam kerjasama' pada September 2021 berdasarkan Perlembagaan Madinah aka Piagam Madinah.

Bekas Setiausaha Agung Umno Annuar Musa menyatakan bahawa "piagam Umno-PAS dibina atas prinsip bahawa umat Islam di negara ini mempunyai hak dan kewajipan untuk mempertahankan Islam. Pada dasarnya, apa jua pendirian PAS Umno akan menyokongnya. Kita adalah sentiasa bersetuju,"

Dengan cara yang sama, kita boleh membuat kesimpulan bahawa GPS juga dalam persetujuan tersirat dan penjajaran dengan PAS dan UMNO mengenai ‘Piagam Madinah’ sebagai titik permulaan penyatuan umat Islam di negara ini, tanpa mengabaikan kepelbagaian bangsa”.

Di manakah mereka meletakkan Sarawak sebagai rakan pengasas yang sama dalam pembentukan Malaysia, dengan perlindungan dan jaminan seperti yang termaktub dalam MA63? Atau adakah Sarawak sepatutnya menjadi pengikut 'lemah lembut dan senyap' ibarat good for the goose is also good for the gander’ ?

Ini menimbulkan persoalan - ke manakah semua ini membawa kepada konteks 'penyatuan umat Islam di negara ini'?

Adakah 'penyatuan Malaysia' akan terus mengambil jalan Negara Sekular yang dijanjikan oleh Rakan Kongsi dan Bapa pengasas, berdasarkan Perjanjian Malaysia yang telah dimasukkan ke dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan kita untuk menjamin hak dan kebebasan orang bukan Islam untuk mengamalkan kepercayaan mereka dan cara hidup sedangkan Islam kekal sebagai agama rasmi negara ?

'Menjadi atau tidak menjadi' - jika peristiwa baru-baru ini merupakan petunjuk, kita tidak boleh mengabaikan tanda-tanda dan gejala, dan hala tuju Malaysia perlahan-lahan tetapi pasti menuju - 'pemerintahan Islam' atau 'Negara Islam' - dari ' Allah' kepada isu 'Timah Whisky' baru-baru ini kepada pengharaman terbaharu perjudian di Kedah pimpinan Pas yang jelas menimbulkan kebimbangan dan keresahan yang tidak perlu di kalangan masyarakat bukan Islam.

Sehubungan dengan itu, rakyat Sarawak tidak boleh lupa bahawa PAS kini sebahagian daripada kerajaan persekutuan berkat sokongan Abang Jo dan GPS dalam menyokong Gabungan PN yang rapuh. Rakyat Sarawak mesti mempertimbangkan dengan serius sama ada untuk membenarkan GPS terus mentadbir kita kerana kita mengemukakan soalan ini kepada semua dan pelbagai - apakah 'kebaikan' yang boleh diperoleh daripada hubungan Gabungan dari Negara Sekular yang berbilang kaum dan agama dengan berkongsi perkara yang sama dasar politik dengan Parti berasaskan Malaya yang didorong oleh kaum dan agama ?

Atau adakah mereka berkongsi agenda bersama dan 'kesatuan dalam tujuan' untuk "Islamisasi dan Malayanisasi' Sarawak?

Oleh itu, kita tidak perlu mengingatkan bahawa unta itu tidak lagi meredah bukit pasir Arab Sauditetapi datang tepat ke tanah “ Sarawak Fairland. Malah, unta itu telah pun mencucuk hidungnya ke dalam khemah Sekular Sarawak seiring dengan pepatah Arab bahawa "Jika unta sekali masuk ke dalam khemah, badannya akan segera menyusul."

CM kita juga turut sama mengangguk dengan menyebut Piagam Madinah sebagai 'jalan ke hadapan dalam mentadbir Sarawak'. He appears serious enough and lest we forget his “kalau saya cakap bohong, lidah saya kena potong” remark.

Pastinya itu bukan dibuat secara bergurau, bukan?

Adakah kita suatu hari nanti akan diklasifikasikan sebagai 'orang beriman' dan 'tidak percaya'?

Hanya masa yang akan menentukan – tetapi arwah Tok Nan tidak mempunyai apa-apa.

Adakah anda rasa sedemikian, wahai rakan-rakan Sarawak?


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(English)

Let’s face it – ‘Abang Jo the Politician’ is NOT ‘Adenan the Statesman’

“The voice of dissent in Sarawak picked up momentum ever since the dawn of the ‘Sarawak for Sarawakians’ (S4S) movement.

In fact it was later adopted by the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem, the fifth Chief Minister of Sarawak, as his main struggle, ‘rebranded’ as ‘The Adenan Factor’

However, the Adenan administration was short-lived, following his untimely death on January 11, 2017. He had held office for about two years only.”

‘Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the iconic phrase ‘Jaga Sarawak bait bait’ (take very good care of Sarawak) by his predecessor should serve as inspiration for Sarawakians particularly at this present time when others are eyeing to control the state.’

Lest we forget…..

In the spirit of MA63 and sworn to protecting and safeguarding our Beloved Secular Fairland Sarawak, the words of our beloved Statesman and former Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem – ‘Jaga Sarawak bait bait’ (take very good care of Sarawak) hold true till today.

“Ini Sarawak punya olang, bisi Melayu, bisi orang Cina, bisi orang Dayak, bisi orang Bidayuh, duduk sama, minum sama, makan sama, carik amoi pon sama.”

(These Sarawakians, whether they are Malays, Chinese, Dayak, Bidayuh, they live together, drink together, eat together, find partners together.)

To re-cap ……

Flashback…… 2015

Then, Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said - “Sarawak’s rights are enshrined and embedded in the Malaysian Constitution and Sarawak Constitution. So, we must be united while Malaysia must be strong, and Sarawak must be strong.

“This was agreed upon among North Borneo, Sarawak, Singapore and the Federation of Malaya before the Malaysian Agreement was signed on July 9, 1963 in London,” he said.  [SOURCE: THEBORNEOPOST.COM ON OCTOBER 25, 2015]

Abang Johari said the celebration also focused on historical events in 1963 when Malaysia was formed, including the special privileges accorded to Sarawak in the agreement.

“We will display the agreement on Sarawak's rights which we must defend in Malaysia. We want the people to know that Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem and we in the government will defend the constitutional rights of the people of Sarawak," he said.   [Source: The STAR - Saturday, 23 Jul 2016]

Lest we also not forget…….

The current Chief Minister, Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, has asserted that he is the new captain of ‘Team Adenan’ to fight for the return of the State’s rights as enshrined in the MA63.

However, we are perplexed when he appeared to deviate from the ‘Team’s spirit’ which was premised on the ‘secular’ principles of the Nine Cardinal Principles and aligned with the State Constitution and the MA63.

YAB CM Abang Jo stated that “with strong unity among the people and based on the Medina Charter understanding, Sarawak can be developed for all. Actually GPS (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) is doing that, which is based on The Charter of Medina.”

This is the uniqueness of Sarawak and it must be nurtured. Abang Johari noted it is important to develop society based on what is contained in the Medina Charter, at the same time practising fairness for all Sarawakians despite their different beliefs.”

He said that “in Malaysia, only Sarawak has the unit for other religions (Unifor) which takes care of non-Islamic religions in the State, and it is funded by the State Government. Through such approach, it will ensure a stable political situation for Sarawak. This is because we are respecting each other, and it has enabled us to bring fair development progress for all.”

In the spirit of “jaga-jaga Sarawak bait bait” (take very good care of Sarawak), these words sound rather hollow.

First and foremost, what has the ‘Medina Charter’ to do with Secular Sarawak when the Nine Cardinal Principles epitomises what ‘unity in diversity’ means in the context of Sarawak’s unadulterated acceptance way of life way before even Malaysia came into being.

On the contrary, by quoting and in essence, applying the principles and spirit of the Medina Charter it appears more to bring Sarawak in alignment with Pas and Unmo’s ‘Ketuanan’ agenda, who had, by sheer coincidence or otherwise pre-planned, signed a ‘cooperation charter’ in September 2021 based on the Constitution of Medina aka The Medina Charter.

Former Umno Secretary-General Annuar Musa stated that "the Umno-PAS charter is built on the principle that Muslims in this country have the right and obligation to defend Islam. In principle, whatever PAS' stand is, Umno will support it. We are always in agreement,"

By the same token, we may conclude that GPS is also in tacit agreement and alignment with Pas and Umno on the ‘Medina Charter’ as the starting point for the unification of Muslims in the country, without ignoring the nation's diversity”.

Where does that put Sarawak as an equal founding partner in the formation of Malaysia, with the safeguards, protection and assurances as enshrined in MA63 ? Or is Sarawak supposed to be just a ‘meek and silent’ follower of what is good for the goose is also good for the gander’ ?

This begs the question – where do all these lead to in the context of ‘unification of Muslims in the country’?

Will the ‘unification of Malaysia’ continue to take the path of a Secular Country promised by the founding Partners and Fathers, premised on the Malaysia Agreement that was incorporated into our Federal Constitution to guarantee the rights and freedom of non -muslims to practise their beliefs and way of life while Islam remains the official religion of the country ?

‘To be or not to be’ -  if recent events were any indication, we cannot ignore the signs and symptoms, and the direction that Malaysia is slowly but surely heading towards - ‘islamic rule’ or an ‘Islamic State’ – from the ‘Allah’ to the recent ‘Timah Whiskey’ issue to the latest ban on gaming in Pas-led Kedah which had obviously caused unnecessary worry and anxiety among the non-muslim communities.

On that, Sarawakians must not forget that Pas is now part of the federal government thanks largely to the support of Abang Jo and GPS in propping up the fragile PN Coalition. Sarawakians must seriously consider whether to allow GPS to continue governing us as we pose this question to all and sundry – what ‘good’ can come out from the relationship of a Coalition from a multi-racial and multi-religious Secular State by sharing the same political bed with Malayan-based Parties driven by race and religion ?

Or are they sharing a common agenda and ‘oneness in purpose’ for the “Islamisation and Malayanisation’ of Sarawak ?

That said, we need no reminding that the proverbial camel is no longer trekking the sand dunes of Saudi Arabia but is coming right to the shore of Fairland Sarawak. In fact, the camel has already poked its nose into Sarawak’s Secular tent in tandem with the Arab proverb that "If the camel once gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow."

Our CM has also nodded the same by citing the Medina Charter as the ‘way forward in administering Sarawak’. He appears serious enough and lest we forget his “kalau saya cakap bohong, lidah saya kena potong” remark.

Surely that wasn’t made in jest, was it ?

Would we one day be classified as ‘believers’ and ‘non-believers’ ?

Only time will tell – but the late Tok Nan would have none of it.

Would we, fellow Sarawakians ?