It's 16 September...

HAPPY MALAYSIA DAY 2009 TO ALL MALAYSIANS. THIS IS THE ONLY DAY THAT I RECOGNISE. I WILL TELL MY KIDS TO REMEMBER THIS DATE FOR AS LONG AS THEY LIVE THEIR LIVES.

It happened again....sighhh...

Yes...it was another slippery and dangerous diversion road! This time, the diversion road is just a few minutes before reaching the junction of Jalan Terbat & Jalan Mongkos in Tebakang, Serian. It also caused quite a massive traffic jam as early as 0630am on both ends of the tar sealed road.

The tar sealed road is currently under repair due the damage done by the heavy downpour that happened some time back in February!! The repair work has been going on for nearly a month. Most users of the road said that the repair work is too slow. All together, there were 3 repair work that had been done along the Mongkos Road so far including this current one.

Stranded on both ends!



A bus was stuck almost in the middle of the diversion road because it couldnt go up the slippery side of the road.


Some daredevils on motorbikes and in the van took the chances going down and up the slippery road.

GROUP REACHES GRATEFUL PENANS AFTER ROUGH THREE-DAY JOURNEY

(The Star) LONG TANYIT: After three days of hard work, a team of people managed to bring more than 10 tonnes of food to some 1,500 Penans who are facing acute food shortages in the Kapit Division.
About 10,000kg of rice and other essential foodstuff such as canned food, milk powder, sugar and salt arrived here and the nearby Long Lidem, Long Kajang and Long Abit.

Essential item: Penan folk and children receiving packets of rice from relief aid workers in Long Lidem.

These isolated settlements are more than 12 hours drive along a timber road from Bintulu town.
Essential item: Penan folk and children receiving packets of rice from relief aid workers in Long Lidem.
The food was delivered using a heavy-duty timber truck and a convoy of six four-wheel drives. The team was greeted with smiles, hugs and handshakes.
Long Tanyit chief Salu Ugat said he was grateful to God for answering the people’s prayers.
“Food shortages here are serious. It has happened several times this year already. We waited weeks for this food supply,’’ he said.
Long Lidem chief Naran Pua said the people were surprised that the team managed to make the journey.
“We thought we are being attacked when we suddenly saw the lorry and the 4WDs coming. This is the first time we are getting so much food. We have been facing food problems for six years,” he said.

Kind-hearted souls: The team of volunteers who made it to the settlements. With them is Father Ding (wearing batik).

The Miri Catholic Church, which is coordinating the relief aid collection, had two weeks ago received appeals for aid, saying the Penans had run out of rice and other food items.
Twelve volunteers from the Malaysian Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, a non-governmental disaster and relief aid organisation, flew in from Kuala Lumpur after reading about the Penans’ plight.
The team, led by volunteer Captain K. Balasupramaniam, arrived in Bintulu on Wednesday and travelled to the Sungai Asap Resettlement Scheme in Bakun.
He met up with Reverend Father Sylvester Ding, who is coordinating the deployment of the food aid, and a village head Penghulu Saging Bit.
From Bakun, the team sought the help of a timber firm to help send 1,600 bags of rice and hundreds of boxes of dry food. The journey along the timber roads was difficult. The team faced problems like vehicle breakdown, bad weather and delays resulting from permit requirements to enter a logging concession area.
The team will now focus on bringing food supply to the Lusong Laku Penan settlement, SK Lusong Laku and the teachers living there.
The Penans in the Sarawak interior have been cut off from the outside world after a timber giant dismantled an iron bridge across the Sungai Linau because the area was going to be flooded for the Bakun Dam.
It is learnt that the company had placed several pieces of logs across the river for the people in Lusong Laku to use as a temporary bridge.

BGB says: Puji Tuhan. Now...where were their fellow Sarawakians? Where were the Kayans, Kenyahs, Ibans, Bidayuhs etc...when their fellow countrymen were in deep shits?

what a waste!

I stopped by this small swamp just by the roadside last Saturday to enjoy the view. I drive pass that place every morning. It is a beautiful place.

And then, yesterday (Monday), I saw these machines there. What a waste!

Jalan Mongkos needs major repair!

TEBAKANG. Fri, July 10.
A bus and a van were stuck on a muddy and slippery diversion road just before Kpg Payau Achau at Jalan Mongkos in Serian. That has caused massive traffic jams as early as 0630 am on both ends of the damaged main road. About a week ago, that section of the main road was damaged due to a heavy downpour. A contractor was called up to do the repair works. However, the repair works were poorly done says one resident who happens to be the owner of a nearby land beside the road.

That particular section of the road is not the only one that has been damaged by the bad weather. There are a few more along that road. One section after Kpg Krusen took almost 2 years to be completely repaired. Another 2 more damages right after that newly repaired section but no works has been done so far about those sections except putting up plastic barricades.

Most daily users and the nearby residents were furious and frustrated because of the bad condition of Jalan Mongkos. It seems like the authority has done nothing about the road. Most of those damaged sections were neglected for a long time like the one near Kpg Krusen which was very dangerous. The authority is urged to act fast before any unwanted accident happens to the users of the road.

BGB notes;

This piece of report will be sent to one of our local newspapers and I hope that it will be published for the locals to read and view, and most of all make their own judgements.

I say that this has gone too far and the authority should do more for the bidayuh people after neglecting us for 45 years now! The Bidayuhs have been supporting the government for 45 years and yet we got this in return.

I am back!

1st of all, I apologise for "neglecting" this blog since the birth of my other blog. I was so occupied with the updating work. Anyway, it's nice to be back here again and talk about other things.
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It's June..and it's almost over in just a few days. May is history. What is it about May? Read this first: http://bidayuhgenerasibaru.blogspot.com/2009/04/mr-yb-what-say-you.html Well, Mr YB Fedrerick Bayoi Manggie? Have you brought up the issue during the LAS in May? Do you mind sharing the feedback with everyone? It is June now and no work has been done by anybody to improve the condition of the Terbat-Mapu Road.

IT'S OVER...

The Gawai Festival is over. Everyone is heading back to the cities to start the new year. Drive safely and may the new year will bring more joy and happiness to you & your families. Until next year people.

lots of gawai photos

Visit my other blog to view all Gawai photos. http://capturingbeauties.blogspot.com

SELAMAT HARI GAWAI 2009

School holidays will be here soon and the Gawai Dayak festival too.. The year 2009 is already half way through. I am getting older... sighhh....
Anyway...with this great opportunity, BGB would like to wish all the Dayaks "Selamat Hari Gawai". Enjoy the festival, have fun with your friends and families but please do take care of yourselves. Plan your journey back to your longhouses and homes so that you will reach your destinations safely. Doulble-checked and make sure everything is okay before you leave you house to start your journey. Drive safely for those who are driving.

I am not going anywhere this year since my house is just about 30 minutes from my kampung (village). I will be off on the 31st May to attend our Gawai dinner at our kampung and also will do the coverage of our Gawai Dayak programmes starting from the 1st day of Gawai. Hopefully, I will be able to do all that and share the moments with everyone here in BGB.

LASTLY... SELAMAT HARI GAWAI ONCE AGAIN. GAYU GURU GERAI NYAMAI.

Sarawakians 4 Sarawak!

MY NEW BLOG

Well, I have started my other blog called "CapturingBeauties". What blog?? Well, you just have to find out for yourself. Go...go...have a look at it. Just click on this link; http://capturingbeauties.blogspot.com

BIG BULLIES IN SARAWAK!

Just who are the biggies?

Not funny that there is no typical signboard of “Project Kerajaan Barisan Nasional” can be seen anywhere though. Perhaps it can’t be there now because the dam is being built by a China company while the majority of workers are migrants. Then top it all, the Malaysian Rakyat is the pay master.

READ MORE HERE: http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/%e2%80%9cbig-eat-small-in-sarawak%e2%80%9d/#comment-397

BGB'S COMMENT: BRAVO HORNBILL, SIR! A PIECE THAT SHOULD BE READ BY MANY, A COMPULSORY IF I MAY ADD. THOSE AFFECTED PEOPLE MIGHT BE SO "SMALL" AND HOPELESS AT THIS VERY MOMENT BUT COME THE NEXT GE, THESE PEOPLE MIGHT BECOME "MONSTERS" AND POWERFUL BECAUSE THEIR VOTES WILL BRING THE PRESENT "MONSTERS" DOWN TO THEIR KNEES!

PHOTOGRAPHY ANYONE?

Many people love to see photos or pictures but not many are able to take good photos or pictures of someone or sceneries or anything. I think that it takes more than just a good talent to be a good photographer. To me, just like in other job or profession, the love and passion for the job must be in one's heart before he or she can be a good at what he or she is doing.

As for myself, I have been fascinated by what a camera could do ever since I was a little kid. Until now, I always spend some time looking and admiring good photos and pictures. I own a Canon 400D Digital SLR camera and with that thing, I am able to capture some good photos for my own collection. I am thinking of having a blog just for showing and sharing my collections with those who share the same interest as mine. But for now, I just wanna share only a few.

Btw, I stumbled up a site which is own by a person by the name of Steven Lee whom I assumed a pro photographer. He was recently in Sarawak according to his blog. For those who are into serious photography, you can take a look at his work at http://explorenation.blogspot.com/

THE OTHER SIDE OF ME

I have quite a number of interests. One of them is photography. With my Canon 400D Digital SLR camera, I am always ready to shoot at anything that catches my attention. I took some photos yesterday and I want to share them with you all. Check them out below.

ANOTHER SHOCKING NEWS OF THE DAY

I have posted a report earlier where I mentioned about the temporary logging camp. Well, while we were at the hospital this evening, some local folks (friends actually) from that particular area also came to see our unfortunate staffs. I took the opportunity to ask about that logging camp. As I have suspected, that camp was illegal! They have made a police report at the Serian PD. However, I do not know about the next action taken by the police. We'll see what happens next. Check out the photos below which I took while driving pass that place.

MAY GOD BLESS BE WITH YOU, MY FRIENDS!

It's Friday evening and I was just arrived home from work. Then I got a call from a friend and he told me a shocking news. "Our friend and his wife had an accident!" he said. Short but enough to make my knees shaking. After getting more info from him, I rushed to the Serian General Hospital. Some of our own staffs were already there and some were still at the place of accident. Actually, I was the first person leaving the office and followed by our other staffs. It never occured to me that something terrible would happen to our friends, Mr Edmund Amis and Mdm Bernadette Jack. They were just an hour or so behind me!

Anyway, I was told that my friend's car lost control while going down a hilly corner and collided with a lorry which came from the opposite direction. Take a look at these photos and one can imagine how terrible it was for my friend and his wife. He broke his left hand and suffers other serious injuries on his head and face. He was reffered to the SwakGH after a few hours at Serian GH. His wife was a bit lucky to have escaped with minor injuries but still in a state of shock.

Please stay strong my friends. Our prayers are with you.

URGENT! Logging activities in progress!

May 14, Local residents were surprised to see a number of people setting up a temporary camp near a small hill just by the side of Jalan Terbat-Mapu in Tebakang. It was found out later that they were all workers of a logging company. However, it is not known if the logging company is legal or illegal.

Legal or not, this coming logging activities will surely destroy the beauty of the affected areas, the rivers and lots more. River water will turn from crystal clear to muddy. The already damaged Jalan Terbat-Mapu will surely turn into god knows what. Jalan Mongkos too will also be damaged! The safety of the local residents is also in question. With timber trucks going through the heart of some villages, terrible accidents can easily happen.

Now, can anybody out there help to find out more about this issue and let everybody knows about it?

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Projek Naik Taraf Jalan Kampung Bhg 2

Gambar-gambar di atas menunjuk keadaan yang tidak selamat di beberapa bahagian sepanjang jalan masuk ke Kampung Engkeroh, Serian. Jambatan lama yang sudah sangat usang keadaannya amat membahayakan keselamatan penduduk-penduduk kampung tersebut serta pengguna-pengguna lain. Ketika hujan, jambatan tersebut ditenggelami air dan memburukkan lagi keadaannya yang memang sudah sangat usang. Selain itu, keadaan jalannya juga sudah semakin teruk dengan lubang besar dan keretakan di sana sini.

Kampung Engkeroh terletak di Jalan Tebakang-Mongkos, kira-kira 30 minit perjalanan dari Bandar Serian. Ia juga terletak di dalam konstituensi Kedup yang juga dibawah jagaan YB Federick Bayoi Manggie. BGB amat berharap agar pihak yang bertanggungjawab dapat melakukan tindakan susulan segera sebelum apa-apa kejadian yang tidak diingini berlaku di tempat tersebut.

AKAN ADA KAH 2 LAGI PRK?

SUMBER: http://www.sabahdaily.com/2009/04/prk-kepala-batas-usukan-serentak/

PERLETAKAN jawatan Mantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pada 2 April lalu akan diikuti dengan persaraannya sebagai Ahli Parlimen Kepala Batas yang diwakilinya selama lapan penggal atau 30 tahun.

Sabahkini.net menerima maklumat daripada sumber dalaman Umno, berhubung ura-ura Tun Abdullah akan mengumumkan perletakan jawatannya sebagai Ahli Parlimen selewatnya pada awal Jun 2009 iaitu menjelang sidang Dewan Rakyat.

“Pada rancangan awal beliau sepatutnya meletakkan jawatan Ahli Parlimen Kepala Batas ketika melepaskan jawatan Perdana Menteri. Agak ganjil juga jika beliau yang berpangkat Tun duduk bersama-sama dengan Ahli Parlimen lain di DEwan Rakyat,” kata sumber tersebut memaklumkan Sabahkini.net.

Sumber tersebut juga menyebut, pilihanraya kecil (jika kerusi diistiharkan kosong) akan diadakan serentak dengan Kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri Usukan kerana desakan daripada pelbagai pihak agar Japlin meletakkan jawatan sebaik sahaja didakwa di mahkamah setelah diikat jamin sebanyak RM100,000 kerana terlibat dengan politik wang.

Bagaimanapun sumber tersebut tidak menyatakan tarikh tepat Kerusi Usukan akan dikosongkan kerana BN yakin tidak mempunyai masalah untuk mempertahankan kubu kuat UMNO berkenaan.

“Kita masih menunggu pengesahan daripada Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dan Setiausaha Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah,” ujar sumber tersebut yang mengakui Japlin tidak dapat diterima umum sebagai usaha untuk membersihkan rasuah di dalam era Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak.

Mengikut sejarah, Pak Lah mula menjadi Ahli Parlimen Kepala Batas sejak tahun 1978 menjadikannya antara Ahli Dewan Rakyat paling lama berkhidmat iaitu selama lapan penggal berturut-turut.

Pak Lah pernah digugurkan daripada Kabinet mantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad pada 1987 walaupun memenangi jawatan Naib Presiden Umno kerana beliau mewakili Team B yang diketuai oleh Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah namun beliau tidak menyertai Semangat 46.

Karier Pak Lah melepasi zaman gerhana selepas memenangi pertandingan Naib Presiden Umno pada 1990 menyebabkan Tun Dr Mahathir tiada pilihan dan terpaksa melantik beliau ke Kabinet sebagai Menteri Luar.

Sejak daripada itu bintang beliau terus bersinar sehingga akhirnya dilantik ke jawatan tertinggi negara sebagai Perdana Menteri pada Oktober 2003 selama lima tahun, lima bulan dan tiga hari.

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BGB'S COMMENT: PRK lagi? Maka bertambah sibuklah para bloggers nampak gayanya lepas ni.

Hope Over Fear…. Finally Sarawak Government Defeated over NCR… Rakyat Gawai Gift

Source: http://dayakbaru.com/weblog08/?p=3899

Posted by Cobbold@dayaknation.com

Finally the Sarawak Government was defeated today, as the federal Court has upheld the concept of NCR to Natives, to include not only Temuda (cultivated Land) but also also Pulau (communal forest) and pemakai Menoa (territorial Domain). In case initiated by local Malay Madehi Salleh to claim his NCR rights over former Sarawak Shell Concessions land in Miri. A new Hope for the Dayak people to claim back their NCR lands that has been taken by the BN Sarawak. Dayak Nation would like to thank Makanda Singh Shandu and his son Sathinda that represented Madeli. Taib and the rest of BN Sarawak must return back NCR land to the natives now. More news in Malaysinkini. Please spread the Goodnews to all Natives of Sarawak.

Original Text;

S’wak gov’t defeated in landmark NCR ruling
Malaysiakini Tony Thien May 5, 09 7:16pm

The Federal Court has upheld the concept of native customary rights (NCR) to land as including not only one class of such land called temuda (cultivated land), but also pulau (communal forest) and pemakai menua (territorial domain).

The apex court delivered its ruling today in Kuching, in an application by the Sarawak government in a case initiated by local Malay Madehi Salleh to claim NCR rights over former Shell concession land in Miri.

Lawyers dealing in NCR cases were quick to point out the implications of the decision for some 200 land cases filed to date against the state government and companies that have obtained leases mainly for plantation and logging activities.

So long as NCR claimants can provide sufficient evidence to support their claims, logging and plantation companies may now find themselves in a quandary unless they are prepared to negotiate.

Madehi had taken the state government to court in 2007 over his rights to 6.6 acres of land and won the case.

However, the state government successfully appealed the decision in the Court of Appeal, following which Madehi turned to the Federal Court and won his case in October 2007.

The court recognised the pre-existence of NCR before the coming into force of any statue or legislation, in particular the Rajah Order of 1921. It said the reservation of the land under the Rajah’s Order for Sarawak Oilfields Ltd (SOL) did not have the effect of extinguishing NCR to the land.

There was no provision whatsoever in the Rajah’s Order that extinguished Madeli’s NCR to his tract of land, the judges said, noting that all it did was to reserve the land for SOL.

Furthermore, the Federal Court said native rights to occupy untitled land in accordance with customary laws subsisted in an area reserved for operation of SOL. Individual rights of natives were the same as communal rights, it added.

Application dismissed

The Sarawak government, unhappy with the decision, then applied to the Federal Court to review its own decision.

Today, however, the court disagreed that the applicants had met the threshold requirement and dismissed the review application with costs.

The Federal Court’s quorum comprised the Chief Justice of Sarawak and Sabah Richard Malanjun, Hashim Yusuf and Zulkifli Ahmad Makinudin.

Appearing for the applicants (Sarawak government) were State Legal Counsel JC Fong and his assistant Safri Ali. Miri-based lawyer Mekanda Singh Sandhu and his son Sathinda represented Madehi.

Sathinda told Malaysiakini later that the judgment can now be applied to all NCR land cases after this.

Millions of hectares of land have been leased out over the past 20 years to many companies and state agencies.

The Federal Court ruling re-affirmed a similar landmark finding in the Nor Nyawai & Others v Borneo Pulp and Plantation case in Bintulu in 2001