James Masing's advice on Jatropha

During the recent DUN sitting, Dato Sri James Jemut Masing advised to the Jatropha planters to get the crop seed suppliers to buy back the seeds; and they should not embark on expanding the areas that they have already planted with the crop.

Summary of Findings from MARDI's Assessment on Jatropha Curcus: Economical and Technical Perspectives as a Smallholder Crop in Malaysia.

* Oil yeild for jatropha at 1.2 tonne per ha is about 3 TIMES LOWER than that for oil palm at 3.6 tonne per ha.

* There is NO NET PROFIT from jatropha cultivation as compared to RM6,700 - RM6,800 per ha per year for oil palm and rubber.

Tahniah Asfia Diatas Lantikkan Semula Sebagai Speaker

DATUK Seri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar mengangkat sumpah perlantikan sebagai Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak (DUN) pada Istiadat Angkat Sumpah Perlantikan di bangunan DUN Sarawak, hari ini. - Foto BERNAMA

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar dilantik semula sebagai Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sarawak untuk satu penggal lagi.

Peguam berusia 63 tahun itu yang sebelum ini mencipta sejarah sebagai Speaker paling lama berkhidmat berikutan pelantikan bagi penggal keempat pada November 2008, akan meneruskan khidmat untuk penggal kelima selama dua tahun sehingga November 2012. 

Istiadat mengangkat sumpah di hadapan Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng, berlangsung di Dewan Lapau, Bangunan DUN baru di Petra Jaya dekat sini hari ini. 

WHY NO ACTION TAKEN AGAINST TIMBER COMPANIES???

 

Calls for action against timber companies

 

 By Joseph Tawie
(Free Malaysia Today)
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:02
 

KUCHING: In rare show of solidarity, an opposition leader and a state government minister have called for stern action to be taken against timber companies which pollute rivers and water catchment areas.
 

Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian said stern action must be taken against timber companies and loggers who are polluting rivers and water catchment areas that are vital water sources for the natives.

Tiong is opening door for UMNO to come into Sarawak?

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: The Land of Hornbill is now the only state in Malaysia which United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has yet to spread its wings.

There were many attempts made in the past by the local Sarawakians, including Dato Sri Datuk Abang Abu Bakar Mustapha and Affendi Jeman, but all failed to materialize.

Larry Sng and his future

by JJ

KUCHING: The future of the ‘former’ president of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is a ‘popular’ subject among many political pundits in the state. 

Their strong interest in the former president is understandable – the state election is just around the corner and to-date there he is still party-less with not even one multi-racial based party in the State Barisan Nasional (BN) is interested in him. 

As it is now, the current PRS president Dato Sri James Jemut Masing is certainly the happiest among the political adversaries of the ‘former’ president. 

He is glad that no political parties in the State Barisan Nasional (BN) are to open their doors to his former rival in PRS. 

NEWS FLASH - Larry to square off with Philimon

Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is expected to field the Walikota Kapit Philimon Nuing as its candidate for the Pelagus seat in the coming state election. 

Walikota Kapit Philimon Nuing to square off with the incumbent YB Larry Sng Wei Shien, who is the Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department. 

YB Larry Sng Wei Shien is now party-less after being kicked out from PRS after he failed in his attempt to wrest the party from Dato Sri Dr. James Jemut Masing.

PRS undang padah jika singkir Larry dari Pelagus

Oleh Thun Diwan

SIBU: Presiden Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Dato Sri Dr James Jemut Masing begitu yakin mengatakan parti itu sedang mencari seorang calon untuk mempertahankan kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Pelagus bagi pilihan raya negeri yang akan datang.

Kerusi DUN Pelagus kini disandang oleh Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua Menteri YB Larry Sng Wei Shien yang dipecat daripada parti itu pada 2008 berikutan krisis pucuk pimpinan.

Sebelum pemecatan itu, YB Larry Sng Wei Shien yang mengetuai satu kumpulan dalam PRS, dipilih sebagai Presiden PRS pada satu mesyuarat tri-tahunan parti itu yang diadakan di Kuching pada ketika itu.

Tidak mudah dapat geran tanah NCR di Sarawak

oleh Thun Diwan

SIBU: Pengumuman Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak supaya kerajaan mempertimbangkan kemungkinan untuk mengeluarkan geran tanah kepada penduduk di luar bandar dalam Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (RMK-10 ) sudah tentu melegakan pemilik Tanah Adat (NCR).

Apatah lagi apabila Perdana Menteri mengkhususkan pengumuman itu kepada penduduk-penduduk di luar bandar yang membabitkan Sabah dan Sarawak.

Difahamkan Sarawak mempunyai 1.5 juta ekar tanah yang diketagorikan sebagai NCR.

PKR dijangka calonkan bekas guru cabar Sikie di Kakus

Oleh Thun Diwan

SIBU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) telah mula menggerakkan langkah sebagai usaha awal untuk mencabar keangkuhan Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) di kawasan pilihanraya Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kakus.

Parti pembangkang itu terus yakin apabila mendapat tiupan semangat dari pengundi-pengundi di kawasan itu yang inginkan perubahan, ekoran sokongan kepada wakil mereka sekarang semakin pudar.

Pengundi di kawasan itu turut menyuarakan pandangan supaya wakil rakyat mereka sekarang ditukar kerana prestasinya semakin merosot, ditambah pula dengan sikap lupa dirinya yang semakin menebal.

CALLS TO RECOGNISE CHINESE AS NATIVES

Voon Lee Shan - A caring Wakil Rakyat

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: Batu Lintang assemblyman Voon Lee Shan had surprised many Malays and Dayaks assemblymen on last Friday during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting.

Not even one the indigenous assemblymen was heard making any sound when Lee Shan was reading his text speech urging the state government to recognise the native status of the Chinese, Eurasians, Indians, et cetera which was conferred to them by the Rajah Brooke.

If a pin was dropped on the floor, all could have heard it!

JAMES MASING IS PLAYING WITH FIRE

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: Is Dayakism on the rise? Again?

Most of us have seen the days when Dayakism was at its peak with leaders like (to name a few) Dato Sri James Jemut Masing, Tan Sri Dr Leo Moggie, Dato Sri Daniel Tajem, Gabriel Adit and Stanley Ajang Batok were hopping from one long house to another promoting Dayakism.

And some of us might have heard stories of James Masing who declared that he was drinking the blood of the Chinese when he was actually taking a syrup.

The situation was tense at that time with many Dayaks openly showed their support to PBDS which was at the driving seat championing the rights of the Dayaks.

And fast forward to the present days, James Masing has become the president of a young party which is known as Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS).

When he thought that he was in total command of the party, few Dayak leaders had decided to turn their back on him and tried to help a Chinese to stage a revolt to snatch the top leadership post in the party from him.

James Masing, who is a veteren fighter, didn't give up and after many rounds of fights, he was finally legally being recognised as the president of the party.

The war is over but not the hatred for being stabbed from behind by the young Chinese who was supported by James Masing's own race.

And now he has made known to every body of this plan to get rid of the very Chinese who has betrayed him.

To do that, he is fanning the fire of Dayakism inside his party so that no Dayaks would revolt against him when he finally decided to name the replacement for the young Chinese YB.

He knows that it is not easy to unroot the young Chinese due to the fact that the latter's family is deeply entrenched in the place where they have been staying for many generations.

There is a strong possibility that the young Chinese man's big family would not give an easy way to James Masing to get rid of him.

It is going to be another nasty fight between two groups of Dayaks who are led by a Dayak and a Chinese.

The Dayakism could be a lethal weapon for James Masing to kill his Chinese opponent but if he is not careful, he might burns his own two hands.

It is easy to stoke anger against another race to achieve one's political interest but whether the strong racial sentiment later can be easily managed, it is another issue.

Hence, it is a very dangerous game being played by James Masing who could tear the fabrics of the multi-racial society in the state.

Hopefully, James Masing knows that he is doing ...

GEORGE CHAN IS LYING TO THE BUMIPUTERA !!!

by Sebanaku Sarawak

SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) President Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr. George Chan Hong Nam was lying to all Bumiputera in the state when he claimed that :-

* the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Dato Sri James Jemut Masing was misunderstood of the true situation concerning the Ibans in Sibu when he said the community was extremely not happy with the way SUPP is treating them; and

* the SUPP Sibu Branch leader Datuk Wong Soon Koh has told him that the party is treating other races as it is treating the Chinese.

And what James Masing has not told SUPP is:-

* the Bumiputera, in general, feel that SUPP is no different from DAP – i.e. only interested to look after their own community and no other communities. And Miri is no different from Sibu!!!

As a matter of fact, all the Bumiputera in the state are rejoicing upon learning that James Masing has bluntly told Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) to buck up and stop from sidelining or ignoring his race in Sibu.

Although James Masing is actually highlighting the predicaments experienced by his race, the other races still feel that the Iban leader is also indirectly helping them because they are also being sidelined by the Chinese.

Although the Sibu Malays are seemed to be quiet on the ill-treatment which they have received from SUPP for many decades but it does not mean that they never complained about this.

As a matter of fact, they have been telling their so-called leader Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah about this but sadly instead of trying to convey the messages to the SUPP leaders, he has scolded them for being ridiculous.

It is an open secret among the Sibu Malays ( as well as the Malays in Sarawak), that Bemee is very protective of the SUPP leaders as if he is not a member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).

Therefore, it is not a surprise that the Sibu Malays are giving a lukewarm response to the efforts to woo them to support the SUPP candidate Robert Lau Hui Yew in the Sibu parliamentary by-election.

To them, it doesn’t matter who will win the election, it would be the same for the Sibu Malays (and the Sibu Ibans, as well).

In view of that many Sibu Bumiputera are reluctant to go back to Sibu to cast their votes.

Only the Chinese voters are keen to go back to choose the winner – not the Bumiputera.

SUPP must be taught a good lesson by the Bumiputera – don’t boycott the by-election but vote for Pakatan Rakyat / Democratic Action Party (DAP).

So only then the party leaders could be made to appreciate the support from the non-Chinese who had been giving their support to them for the sake of the Barisan Nasional in many elections in the past.

Therefore, James Masing might be right when he said this time around, in this by-election, it is not the BN which is being judged by the voters but SUPP.

According to an insider from SUPP, despites of the hu ha by the BN leaders in Sibu, the party is only expected to get about 40 percent votes from the Chinese.

Hence, in order to win the by-election, SUPP is hoping that it would get the remaining from the Bumiputera.

This is the reason that why SUPP has decided to highlight the way DAP has treated the Malays in Semenanjung as a scare tactic for the Bumiputera.

But what they fail to realize is that the strategy fails to work its magic to the Bumiputera in Sibu because the party is no different from DAP.

The only thing that differentiate them is, SUPP is in the BN while DAP is in the PR (which is an illegal coalition).

However, if the Bumiputera want SUPP to respect them, then DAP must win the Sibu by-election.

Period.

When SUPP lost the seat, not only the party will get the message but also the Nangka state assemblyman who has been in the same league with SUPP since the first day he is elected as the YB.

In the nut shell, DAP is a good party to support because it will help to make SUPP and its henchman Bemee to start to listen to them.

VOTE FOR DAP IS A VOTE FOR A CHANGE !!!

DON'T DEVELOP SIBU IF THE VOTERS SUPPORT DAP/PR

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: Malaysian Bumiputera Rights Movement (Perkasa) is beginning to show its true colour.

The Perkasa boss in Sarawak Abang Abdul Nasser Abang Hadari has made a call to the Barisan Nasional not to give priority to Sibu should the BN lost in the Sibu by-election.

He said it is better for the BN government to channel the money meant for the development in Sibu to other areas such as Mukah or Bintulu.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, SAID JAMES MASING

sby Sebanaku Sarawak


SIBU: It does not matter who wins the Sibu parliamentary by-election - be it SUPP or DAP, the results would be the same, i.e. the Bumiputera would continue to be sidelined.

This is what most of the Bumiputera in Sibu believe.

It has happened for so many years and regardless of what are being said by the SUPP and DAP leaders during the campaign, nothing would happen after by-election is over.

PPP sends letter to join the state BN

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: Rumour mills are working overtime now as it is said that People's Progressive Party (PPP) has submitted a letter to the state BN chairman Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud requesting for an admission into the ruling coalition.

It is also said that in the letter, the party has expressed its desire to help the state BN in the Sibu election.

It is most likely that Taib will just keep quiet about the letter as if he never saw the letter - as he did in the past whenever he received letters from the party.

DUN Sitting (Day Seven): Masing says many countries want to copy BN unique system

(Nov 09, 2010)

THE Barisan Nasional (BN) government is the most unique system of governance in a multi-racial nation like Malaysia which many countries tried to emulate but failed, said Minister of Land Development Dato Sri Dr James Masing.

As such he said the BN concept, which was incepted in 1974, should not be taken for granted.

“BN is the successor of the Alliance. There are now 14 different political parties in the BN and there are rules and understanding which govern the BN,” Masing said in his winding-up speech at the State Legislative Assembly yesterday.

He also spelt out pertinent issues which govern the fabric of BN’s survival, which include: admission to the BN must be unanimous.

“This means all political parties within the BN, regardless of their size have the power to veto any new admission to the BN. Once a veto is registered a new admission is rejected.

DUN Sitting (Day Seven): Goverment Plans To Implement Eight EPP Along The Palm Oil Value Chain, says Masing

(Nov 09, 2010)

KUCHING -- The Sarawak state government plans to implement eight core Entry Point Projects (EPP) along the palm oil value chain under the palm oil National Key Economic Areas (NKEA).

Minister of Land Development Datuk Seri James Jemut Masing said the EPP is important, especially in Sarawak, as development of the palm oil industry remains heavily biased towards upstream activities.

He said under the upstream activities, the EPP would focus on improving productivity and sustainability, in order to transform the palm oil plantation.

This is to be done, he added, by accelerating the replanting of aging oil palms, mechanising plantations using equipment such as Cantas, stringently enforcing best practices, implementing strict quality control parameters and developing biogas facilities at palm oil mills.