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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Bidayuh Must NOT Consider SPDP on Next State Election

Timik still blames leadership

KUCHING: Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) president Dato Sri William Mawan’s method of maintaining his party’s multi-racial spirit in the federal cabinet is hard to swallow for Peter Timik Juik.

Timik, who on Wednesday openly blamed the SPDP leadership for the loss of Bidayuh representation in the federal cabinet, could not accept Mawan’s reason for the exclusion of SPDP vice president Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe.

“I don’t buy Datuk William Mawan’s argument that SPDP need to set aside one Dayak minority community in the party in order to put up another, and in the same breath claims that the party is dedicated to equally looking after the interests of all communities,” he said.

That said, Timik pointed out that he was happy for the Orang Ulu community, particularly the Kenyahs, because SPDP senior vice president Datuk Jacob Sagan was appointed as a deputy minister.

Similarly, he said he appreciated the appointment of another SPDP vice president, Jelaing Mersat, also as a deputy minister but he could not see why Dr Tiki had to be dropped.

“When you realise that another Dayak community is so well represented not only in the federal cabinet but also in the state, there does not seem to be any real need to take out the sole Bidayuh federal cabinet representative in order to accommodate another unrepresented minority Dayak community,” said Timik.

He believed that SPDP could work together with its other BN partners to ensure that as many minority groups as possible were represented in the federal cabinet.

Timik was Dr Tiki’s principal assistant secretary while the latter was the Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister. Dr Tiki had served two terms in the federal cabinet.

On Wednesday, Timik said the SPDP leadership had “failed to maintain the Bidayuh representation by not being fully and wholeheartedly supporting Dr Tiki in the last parliamentary election”.

He added: “Some of those who make the noisy complaint of Bidayuh absence in the federal cabinet line-up might not themselves have been enthusiastic supporters of Datuk Dr Tiki’s campaign efforts in Mas Gading.

“Datuk Dr Tiki could have failed to win the Mas Gading seat if leaders of other BN component parties were not asked to help in the campaign.”

In response to Timik’s criticisms, Mawan had said on Thursday that Timik should thank SPDP for giving Bidayuhs eight years in the Federal cabinet. He pointed out that SPDP was a multi-racial party and it could not champion the cause of one particular race.

Rather, SPDP strove to ensure that the other minorities in the party were also represented in the cabinet, Mawan said.

“What about the other races? What about the Kedayans in Bekenu? What about the Bisayas in Limbang?

“What about Kayan and Kenyahs in Baram, the other Orang Ulu like Kelabit and Lun Bawang? What about the Chinese? I cannot just be taking about one issue or one single race as far as SPDP is concerned as highlighted by Dr Tiki’s secretary,” he said.

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Please make it enough for now SPDP. Stop using media to whack the Bidayuh. Please tell Bidayuh that they are not needed in SPDP so that they can look for alternative party. Timik had thanked SPDP by given full support for SPDP in Bau. The prove is there for SPDP to appreciate.

Najib supposedly don’t have to come down to help Tiki during the campaign. There is no need to be scared of Patau Rubis. He is just an ordinary man like me and SPDP members. It is now for SPDP to boast of their victory in Bau by one man role. It was not about the party but the charisma of the leaders to lie to the villagers.

Printed media must be used in an appropriate manner and not to spark the hatred and rib. Bidayuh supported the other aborigines and “minority” in the parliament since SNAP and PBDS era and the prove was, Bidayuh did not complain at all.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear TBS,

i dont see why we should fight for Bidayuh's right and worthiness since the Bidayuh themselves are unable to appreciate their own country man by not giving favor when they are in that position. Last week, an uncle of mine proposed a tourism product to STB and it was shot down by a Bidayuh(frm Serian) lad. He had the cheek to say that "if you dont help yourself, we will not help you". I do not understand what this Bidayuh guy(from STB Kuching) trying to implicate when my uncle has spent half a million, not only to promote Dayak culture but to build our depleting NCR land as well.

My uncle has spent all his life saving (half a million) to build his land and to answer National's called, which is to promote Sarawak Tourism in whatever possible way.

I read your blog and admired your courage to fight for the Dayak, especially Bidayuh. As shown by our own country man in STB, i have lost hope and respect to the Bidayuh's leader and its community. This is a Bidayuh motto/life principle which lead total selfishness and self destruction among other ethnic.

Guess who help and defend my uncle when the Bidayuh hantam him?? A kind Melanau.

Hidup Taib. At least you still have a heart.

Unknown said...

Dear TBS,

i dont see why we should fight for Bidayuh's right and worthiness since the Bidayuh themselves are unable to appreciate their own country man by not giving favor when they are in that position. Last week, an uncle of mine proposed a tourism product to STB and it was shot down by a Bidayuh(frm Serian) lad. He had the cheek to say that "if you dont help yourself, we will not help you". I do not understand what this Bidayuh guy(from STB Kuching) trying to implicate when my uncle has spent half a million, not only to promote Dayak culture but to build our depleting NCR land as well.

My uncle has spent all his life saving (half a million) to build his land and to answer National's called, which is to promote Sarawak Tourism in whatever possible way.

I read your blog and admired your courage to fight for the Dayak, especially Bidayuh. As shown by our own country man in STB, i have lost hope and respect to the Bidayuh's leader and its community. This is a Bidayuh motto/life principle which lead total selfishness and self destruction among other ethnic.

Guess who help and defend my uncle when the Bidayuh hantam him?? A kind Melanau.

Hidup Taib. At least you still have a heart.
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Dear bro braang padawan,

This is not my fight but grieves and disappointments that are rotten deep inside the "marginalized" Bidayuh. Not all of the Bidayuh are under marginalization but some of them. Big group of Bidayuh actually. The YBs and the other cronies are not because they have DCCI as their backup rice pot. Good to hear that your uncle has a lot of money to develop our NCR land.

It is worth to fight for Bidayuh right. If not us, who else will fight for the marginalized one? There are two type of dead man. One, died for nothing and another one died for something. You have your right to be in which death.

STB? The RMF is just around the corner. Hope to hear the sweatiest sound of gongs again. On the Besirian STB fellow's mock against your uncle, that is the truth of the Bidayuh. The chance must not be given to the others. One man shall cater all the contracts and business opportunities. It is a nature law of survival. Those who sow more will reap more.

As per Leo Moggie comments on the DCCI, I am strongly agree with him on less business opportunities have been given to the ordinary Dayak entrepreneurs. All the government contracts are given to the YB's and gave small portion to the Dayak as their sub-contractor.

Thank you for admired my courage. I am just an ordinary Bidayuh like you (perhaps...). The people are struggling under the Bidayuh Style Political System which is bringing a substantiate loss to them.They have been cheated by those who are selfish and greed of money and power.

Did your uncle manage to get the business from STB?

Anonymous said...

Dear TBS,

Im glad you put all your time and effort to maintain this site. Kudos from me. i enjoy your musing and great knowledge on Bidayuh as a whole.

Anyway, my uncle did not get any favor for STB, chaired by that stupid Serian guy. We planned to go on our own. Forget about Dayak unity and assistance. They all can burn in hell, for all i care.

During breakfast, i discussed such incident to my colleagues who happen to be a bidayuh and iban. They argue that if that Bidayuh favors my uncle, meaning that he is practicing Nepotism/Favoritism but all these so called righteous "FUCKER" forget one thing. Here in Malaysia, we are running a RACIAL politics. How come we dont play the game as built and agreed by our leaders? The malay will always help the malay. Chinese for the chinese. Melanau for the melanau(they have big heart).

And the Bidayuh/Iban.... are for DOG!!

Im angry. Has always been angry toward my country man. It came to me at one point, mebe this is what we are. Lets dont fight for the Dayak. Lets manipulate them, for they have no more remorse and lets all die in a nameless grave.

Regards
Braang Padawan


p/s: by the way, half a million is not collected overnight or thorough any direct contract with gov. It is his life saving, accumulated during 35 years of working.

Keep on posting my friend!

Anonymous said...

dear braang padawan,

i understand your frustration, sometime it seems that we the bidayuh don't like to see other bidayuh being successful. this is esp true of the already succesful ones. they will not want to help fellow bidayuh who are in need. for example how many times you see a fellow bidayuh bargain for cheaper price of goods sold by fellow bidayuh at Sunday Market? tapi bila beli dari bisina mana dia mau minta murah!

yes although you, me and a number of us are frustrated but we should not give up. if we give up then our children have no future. change we must (mentality) although slowly. and it must start with ourselves.

we start with simple things like supporting our fellow dayak doing their business at Sunday Market. buy from them and don't ask for discount. berapa saja profit margin dia org. tidak salah support dia org. the other races tolong sama sendiri and so must we.

so take heart and don't give up. we do it together. our friend TBS for example is doing a very good job of fighting our bidayuh cause on the internet. i like reading his posts and esp his modified movie grafix.

Anonymous said...

SPDP already deep rooted with Taib. From their days with SNAP, most of their politicians make tons of money from contracts, land deals. Ask William Mawan, Nansian, Nyarok etc where they get their millions and huge area of lands under their names.

Money talks first.
Dayaks struggles, rights...considered non-issue and not worth it.