As sure as the sun rises tomorrow
December 10th, 2012 at 4:02Written by: Dr. John Brian Anthony
“As sure as the sun rises tomorrow” the building of 12 big dams in Sarawak will continue said the Chief Minister of the Government in Sarawak. This is in response to Hydro Tasmania imminent withdrawal from the Murum dam project after being pressured by GREEN interest in Australia and other countries of the world after appeals for help from NGOs such as Save Rivers and many more. Actually, it does not seem like a pull out for people who are familiar with construction. It is more like demobilization process, that is expert stated leaving when their scope of work is completed. To say that Hydro Tasmania will pull out by end of 2013 is just at the end of the project. If the Hydro Tasmania leave immediately NOW that would have some impact and meaning to the construction of the Murum dam.
What does all of this mean – any bluff or lie by the Government and other stakeholders.
As the sun rises tomorrow
The line “as the sun rises tomorrow” stirred in me a strong sense of the implication of the word. Firstly in an old song, a lyric from a song entitled Tom Dooley it ran like this:
“As the sun rises tomorrow, you will be hang to die”
That is a distant probability but many people who lost their land to “land grab” would want that to happen also to those whose land has been probably to those who drown their history with dam water. We should be all against the government who treated us like fools. Tai Manok say he will not lose sleep because they are certain people whose opinion account for nothing even if they are directly affected by the dam. Such is the caring attitude of our government.
Did we use our natural resources properly
The evidence that I saw indicated differently in that the government has ignored or put the agenda to develop the rural area at its own convenience. In election all these rural areas will vote BN without fail. The BN strategy is to keep the rural expectation high but deliver the minimum to exploit their gullibility. It works very well and still is today. Many rural leaders are vying to be appointed to certain community leader post and this is a strong motivation and reason to support who ever is in power today. The longhouse leadership wanted to be seen as powerful, like and respected by the civil service and therefor the MRP is important. The people in the long house find it difficult to ignore the plea by their leaders to vote BN as there is always an element of threat in the leaders words.
That make our rural population helpless. BN exploited this situation to the hilt. BN people take advantage of this situation and try to advance their personal financial agenda by signing out the rights of the community to perspective JV plantation investors.
Oil and Gas
Now Tai Manok has given himself rights to explore oil and sell it through is proxy in Rimbunan Hijau. Why is the rights to our oil given to individual. shouldn’t the government start a Sarawak State oil company and develop it to provide better economic safety name for the country future?
Does it not seems too much for Tai manok to rob us of our natural resources and claim it as his own. Can a man be that evil? Yes, it seems Tai manok just did.
Now where do all this lead to?
It leads to a merry around with much ado but without result. I would like to say it is like a pcoc poco dance, without an end. An without an end to what? Without an end to being marginalized and made a tool of BN to secure power – thus the tag line “fix deposit”:.
As the sun rises tomorrow, the elected government will continue with their habit of power abuse, lies and more lies. The people with mouth agape wait for the crumb to fall from the BN table. It is a rotten situation I can tell you.
What can we do?
Pakatan Rakyat should continue with talking about policies that are inclusive to all. Ideas and plan to increase the income and wealth of the rural people so that they have a hope of a better future. This is an opportunity for the educated Dayak to drive home the message of hope by working toward changing the environment and setting new objective and target for the future of their children.
Conclusion
With so much pain, anxiety and confusion today over our future, we should then decide to be united and strong in our conviction to change this government and work for a better future. Pakatan Rakyat would be more sensitive to rural need and also discarded the culture of corruption, lies and deceit.
Aram kita sama Berubah. Change WE Must.
December 11th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Building of 12 dams in the name of development. Development for who ? The native Dayaks or PBB the proxy of UMNO or Melanau Sultan endowed himself with the title Pehin.
Yes, the poor natives may get few thousands each family from the land compensations but without proper planning plus lack of education that money will depart within a short period of six months. The Ibans in Batang Ai, Lubok Antu are there as living testimonies. I don’t have to elaborate further on this.
The poor natives of Sarawak urgent needs now are still basic amenities like roads to their longhouses,electricity, clean water supply, good schools and good clinics or hospitals.
So, any future Dayak politicians that could fulfil these basic needs of all the Dayaks in this only land that we could call as our home is qualified to be called Dayak Leader of course but that is of course still very far to qualify him for the title Paramount Chief And Dayak Saviour On Earth.
The self proclaimed Dayak Paramount Chief now is not leaving us with any good legacies that worth to remember.Next year will be his 40 years in the corridor of power, however some of his constituents who did not vote him are still living with rain water very much like the days of their ancestors 500years ago.
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:09 am
minta semua leka jako ba dalam tok di gagak dalam jako iban engau jako malaysia, laban mayoh kitai iban ngau ia ke bukai enda nemu jako english………
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:16 am
hai Dr.John….ulih ka kitai nuboh ke party baru…? kitai anang numpang party bukai….
April 19th, 2013 at 10:46 am
Its an obligation for each and everyone of us, the new generation of voter. We are the determiners and the performance index for CHANGE. Let us give our utmost support to ensure total victory without doubt. The new gov’t shall nail and punished those corrupted politicians in BN. Through our votes shall the wicked be booted out and the new govt be given the trust to go after the bastards and to reveal all their wrong doings. THE TIME IS UP, CHANGE MUST HAPPEN!!!! SPREAD THE WORDS OF WISDOM……!!!
April 19th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Semua bala ti ingat digelar KAMPAR ari pagila 20 April nyentuk ngagai 5 May 2013 mesti bejalai kempen mai semua kaban nyukong lalu ngundi Pakatan Rakyat.
Bala kitai Dayak nadai menua bukai lebih ari menua Sarawak.KITAI UKAI KAMPAR KIYAI UKAI SETINGGAN.SARAWAK MEH MENUA KITAI.UNDI MEH PENGARI PAKATAN RAKYAT!!!!!
April 22nd, 2013 at 10:04 am
Semua kitai Dayak ti ngundi kendidet BN retinya kitai ngundi Taib Mahmud retinya KA digelar KAMPAR.
April 23rd, 2013 at 8:24 am
I’m afraid if BN UMNO “tumbang” all or half UMNO member will apply as any PR (especially PKR or PAS) member like Mat Taib. And the consequences is Malayan mentality still in their heart and mind not as true Malaysia AS AGREEMENT 16 SEPT 1963. Yes, we will get 20% O&G royalty but PR policy are still the same as BN UMNO. UMNO oh UMNO YOU ARE EVIL DEVIL.
April 27th, 2013 at 3:49 pm
Which Dayak belongs to the upper class?
Which Dayak belongs to the middle class?
Which Dayak belongs to the lower class-the common people?
The middle class that looks down on the lower class is the enemy of the lower class.
The upper class is to be rid off by the lower class.
What prevents the upper class from being destroy is the middle class.
The majority is the lower class and therefore how the lower could fail.The lower class cannot change their destiny because of the upper class and the middle class.Lets the majority,the common people unite to change the present system.
April 29th, 2013 at 11:19 am
Post GE13 the outcomes will not be the same anymore. Pray for CHANGE that Sunday 5/5/13 that God will give us the consent to make it happen and Malaysia politics will not be ruled by the corrupters and villain.
May 1st, 2013 at 11:32 pm
The time has come. I hope everyone knows and really understand that the single cheapest way to stop Taib’s reign is to vote any PR candidates.
Malaysians all over are eager to stop BN from going to the Putrajaya.
May 7th, 2013 at 9:55 am
Democracy is out of date in the @1st century!
May 7th, 2013 at 9:56 am
Democracy is out of date in the 21st Century?
May 7th, 2013 at 3:09 pm
Years ago in the days of headhunting-Chopped off an Iban head, that Iban men died. Nowadays when an Iban leader’s head has been “chopped off” by greed-the Iban race will surely die sooner!
May 11th, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Dayak Nadai Penemu Baru-This Is A Fact.
Pengambis Ringat Ati!
May 13th, 2013 at 12:25 am
DR JBA appears to have abandoned PDB by stating he has to up his political level after appointed into DAP CEC. Is this true?
May 15th, 2013 at 11:02 am
Bisi ga uba ba bala Dayak tang bedau chukup kena ngalah ka BN.Utai ti bisi nyata diperati ianya mayuh ga BELANJA sida SWP enda pulai nyadi undi.Ari 11,000 iko ti ngerejista nyadi kaban SWP di tiap sitak Selangau,Julau enggau Lubok Antu,SWP bisi bulih 12,000 ++ undi aja/Retinya bisi 20,000 kaban sida bisi bulih duit tang nadai ngundi SWP.
Retinya mayuh kitai Dayak enda ulih beli enggau $$$$$$ agi.
May 16th, 2013 at 3:24 am
Amat udah nyata maioh kitai Dayak enda ulih dibeli enggau DUIT agi!!!!
May 16th, 2013 at 8:47 am
js,
I guess our inputs are not up to his level.
May 18th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
The mood is solemn the few warriors on the ground were not enough to change the course of history. Undi org kpg majority ngagai BN laban sida tu lemi semangat mudah dibeli ngau duit laban sida ti merinsa lalu cetek penemu. They just cannot rationalise and justify their actions. Whats next, sit down and brag or vent our anger at our wife, kids, friends…..no,,,,No….No. The journey is not yet over, we need to double our efforts and work hard. Maybe be our people need to be taught a hard way?
For DJB what the next course of actions, dont abandoned yr struggle, perservere and strategise your plan, sharpen yr ‘weapon’ for we too are behind your struggle all this while. Good Day to all PDB warriors!!! LIFE MUST GO ON.
May 19th, 2013 at 11:48 am
Dayak poor masses wants socialism. God love socialism.
May 19th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
APA ORANG DAYAK MAU? BAGI APA MEREKA SUKA? SEBAB MAJORITI ADALAH BODOH! DAYAK WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER IF THEY DONT REFORM THEIR MINDS. PESAN AKU, APAI-INDAI KITA JUGAU, NYADI ANAK KITA ANANG NGASUH SIDA IA JUGAU BAKA KITA EMPU. MANSANG MEH KITAI AWAK KA TAU MAJU MEGAI MENOA. Let us work it out, identify our weaknesses, build wour strength, enhance our knowledge and capabilities with clear objectives and vision for our next generation. Selamat Berjuang and Selamat Gawai to all.
May 20th, 2013 at 12:55 am
Major E,
Most of the seniors in the rural areas cannot be changed. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. Unfortunately they are the ones who voted in the rural areas. Majority of the young and educated Dayaks have moved to the urban areas and voted there. I am guilty, I voted in Selangor, but I have changed my address back to rural Sarawak (retired), ready for the next election. I hope more Dayaks follow my example.
May 27th, 2013 at 12:08 am
Major Engkerwai, TEKANG Dayak (diau di menoa ulu) JUGAU di negeri (towns, cities, urban areas,bandar raya), TANG Dayak ENDA JUGAU di menoa ulu, dalam babas dalam kampong ngiga pengidup.
PENJUGAU Dayak di negeri nya pengelemi kitai, laban semua pekara bepun ari negeri, so that ‘battlefield’ is our Dayak disadvantages.
Orang ke nyadi PUN PUGU ba negeri menang belama lama ‘beperang’ in that condition, Dayak alah sampai ka ujong dunya!.
In the present condition, We just cannot fight and we will never win!
Dayak MUST change and struggle for their destiny in a new ‘battlefield’ in which they have greater advantages. The rules and the tools and the ‘battlefield’ must be determined by Dayak, baru kitai ulih NGUBAH DESTINY BANASA DAYAK.
Ditu-Diatu meh kitai Dayak mesti ngiga, mesti beguna ka PENEMU BARU-ia ti amat baru enda kala di kena Dayak ngelamatu.
Penemu Dayak Baru anang semina beslogan “Penemu Baru” ENTI nadi PENEMU ka BETUL BETUL AMAT BARU- ia nya penemu baru ti ‘agi bau cina’ ko kitai Iban-penemu baru ka empai kala di kena kitai Iban kitai Dayak.
Kitai Dayak enda ulih ngubah destiny kitai ngena semina siti cara. Bakanya mega bansa bukai enda ulih menang ngelaban kitai enti semina ngena siti satu cara.
Berunding meh kitai Dayak kitai Iban-”BAUM BAKA BUMAI, BETEMUKU BAKA NUBAI’
“CHANGE WE MUST” IS JUST ENOUGH. KITAI IBAN MESTI NAMPOK NGIGA PENEMU TI AMAT BARU. DAYAK MUST FIND A COMPLETELY NEW IDEAS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROGRESS TILL POSTERITY.
May 27th, 2013 at 12:14 am
Correction- “CHANGE WE MUST” IS JUST NOT ENOUGH.
SAMBUT TAUN BARU GAWAI DAYAK ENGGAU PENGAMBIS PENGAGA ENGGAU PENGERINDU. NGIROP SEDANG SEDANG, MAKAI ANANG KELALU KENYANG. LALU INGAT “CHANGE WE MUST IS JUST NOT ENOUGH”-LALU SEBUT BERIBU KALI.
TERIMA KASIH.
May 29th, 2013 at 11:48 am
DAYAK FOR SOCIALISM-DAYAK SUPPORT SOCIALISM.
SOCIALISM IS THE BEST FOR DAYAK POOR MASSES.
DAYAK WANTS SOCIALISM.
GOD WANTS SOCIALISM.
SOCIALISM TOK BARU PENEMU BARU.
DEMOCRACY UDAH NGASOH DAYAK BEBADI.
ADAT KITAI DAYAK ENDANG ADAT ASAL SOCIALISM. BULIH BABI PEDUA SEKAYU RUMAH. NGASU SAMA NGASU,NUBAI SAMA NUBAI,BUMAI SAMA BUMAI. NGAYAU SAMA NGAYAU, MATI SAMA BESAUP. MAKAI DI RUAI SAMA BELA UTAI DI PAJOH, ANAK MIT TAU BESAI TUAI, INDU TAU LELAKI, ORANG BENAMA BERITA ATAU MENSIA REDAK SAMA MAKAI SAMA.
DAYAK WANT SOCIALISM. SUPPORT SOCIALISM.
June 4th, 2013 at 11:09 am
Brothers and Sisters in the struggle;
Still in Gawai mood, so what’s the meaning of Gawai to us Dayaks? Nothing significant in all that, our struggle remained the same. Dayaks are foolish and stubborn, they are not serious in what they wish to fight for. If this kind of traits persists then it will take longer time for us to change. Its a great loss in many aspects of our political struggle. We will continue to brag and nag cos there’s no pre-emptive action to rebuild our strength. Maybe the curse of headhunting by our ancestors is still haunting us Dayaks making us miserable and to punish us on the wrong-doings.
We still have lots of room for improvement and the opportunity lies ahead of us, new and courageous leader must project themselves to the mainstream struggle and not too dependant on those from semenanjung to show us how its done. Lets just rally our effort embark on a new struggle, consolidate our strength and unite in the spirit of AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN.
Happy Gawai and be resilient, for our struggle is still unfinished…
Esprit de Corps !!!!
June 8th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Uji perati ka enggau dalam menyadi enggai ka kitai ditipu orang ngena nama dayak.Nama kebuah ba DAp menang ba semua tempat maioh cina baka miri sibu serikei kuching. tang nadai menang siti iti ba tempat kitai bumiputera iban melayu melanau enggau bangsa bukai. Nya nanda ka DAP ka ngerampas hak kitai bumiputera lebih agi DAP nadai tanah kitai sama nemu enda iboh aku nyebut enggai ka kelalu llebih jako.
Enti bisi kitai iban ngari ka DAP nya ukai orang ti ngering ka bangsa kitai nya orang semina orang ngiga makai aja. Anang kelalu ngiga lebih.Anang ngasoh Parti ari semenanjung merintah sarawak enggai ka tanah kitai iban digaga baka ba semenanjung mimit utai cukai tanah mesai tapak pelanduk cukai enti tanah kitai iban dibayar cukai ni pengelama kitai iban tan mayar cukai tanah cukai kebun enggau utai ditupi..
June 8th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
PKR ka DAP ka endang sigi dikarap ka kitai ulih muka suara kitai Dayak laban BN sigi nadai tau dikarap ka kitai agi laban udah kelalu KURAP. Enti sida jujur lapa sida nda isu land title ngagai semua pemilik NCR kitai Dayak. Agenda BN, UMNO sigi ka ngalah ka menoa kitai Dayak, diberi ngagai syarikat kroni munas ka hakmilik NCR kitai Dayak. Sapa ti dipecaya kitai ulih ngatur bansa, menoa kitai? Aku arapka kitai Dayak ke bediri ari parti DAP, PKR tau cakah agi laban nya meh platform kitai menyuarakan isu ti nuntong kitai….Dayak.
June 9th, 2013 at 7:00 am
Unggal bujang senang,
Uji pansik dalam ka agi pasal penemu bepolitik. Anang nuduh sebarang enti nadai pansik serta chunto. Agenda politik siti-siti parti mesti dipereti enggau dalam. Tuju bepolitik mesti terang anang main timbak aja. Begulai dulu enggau sida DAP baru nuan nemu agi lebih dalam. Penemu nuan maintuduh sereta betenah sigi enda betul.
June 10th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Pengamat iya, nadai siko kitai Dayak menang ari PR dalam PRU ke baru lepas tu tadi. Undi orang tuai nyukong PR dalam saluran Satu tang dalam saluran Dua taja undi orang biak maioh ngagai PR tang kedil agi ngagai BN. Nama kebuah?
June 13th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
DJB,
Nama kebuah? Laban mindset sida voters udah di cuan ulih BN, lalu sida nadai bisi penerang/info ti cukup/ kurang yakin ngagai reti perjuangan PR. So…. more aggresive campaign to educate the rural voters on the need for change, convince them. We need more charismatic/vocal/daring Dayaks to perform the extraordinary task and I’m confident the time is up for us…..Dayak awakening/revolution????
I’m with you all, spreading the words of wisdom….you bet!
June 14th, 2013 at 1:26 am
Major Engkarawai,
“….more aggresive campaign to educate the rural voters on the need for change, convince them. We need more charismatic/vocal/daring Dayaks to perform the extraordinary task…”
You got the point right…!!! By now DB should had identify the target group that can be positively influence to change.
I will come back to give some views and analysis of just concluded 13th GE.
June 14th, 2013 at 5:31 pm
Copy that Mhd. Haji Roslan,
We need to strike the right tunes to put words into action, singing to the right tempo and striking the correct note is the ingredient to accelerate our struggle to next level. I’m pretty confident with those with the like of DJB struggle will leap forward and groom more young dynamic leader on the ground. Get the numbers on the ground, we wasted too much time letting those greedy politicians to stay in power. Let us promote true justice and reinstate our pride as the spirit of Agi I up Agi Ngeleban. Stay relevant and always on the move……for destiny and political survival of our anakbiaks.
June 19th, 2013 at 8:53 pm
Black 505 rally, any updates on PR representatives from Sarawak?