小贩们轮流摆摊 . 城市广场夜市天天开

2020-06-30 19:37:25  

小贩们轮流摆摊 . 城市广场夜市天天开

南砂 

古晋城市广场夜市如今改为每天中午12时至傍晚6时营业。

（古晋30日讯）巴达旺市议会批准古晋城市广场夜市每天中午12时至傍晚6时营业，以便所有的小贩可以每天轮流摆摊，同时，实施有效的社交距离。

巴达旺市议会主席罗克强今日透过Zoom线上新闻发布会指出，古晋城市广场夜市是一个私营夜市，在行动管制令之前，每个星期六及星期日营业，约有100个小贩摆摊。

“随着砂灾难管理委员会批准夜市重开，古晋城市广场夜市的负责人也向巴达旺市议会提呈其重开标准作业程序实施计划，以及小贩摊位布局。”

罗克强续称，为了有效的实施社交距离，每一个摊顶篷必须相隔2.5米，而目前现有的空地也无法容纳全部小贩同时摆摊。

有鉴于此，罗克强指出，该市议会决定批准古晋城市广场夜市每天中午12时至傍晚6时营业，让小贩轮流摆摊，同时，也希望此举可以让临近地区受影响的小贩，如MJC夜市小贩前来摆摊。

他说，市议会于本月26日前往视察古晋城市广场夜市，并对当地摊贩及夜市管理单位Cat's Walk Enterprise遵守标准作业程序程度感到满意。

设委员会进行管理

文章来源 ： 星洲日报 2020-06-30

巴达旺团结行动公会与YB.罗克强的一日行程

巴达旺团结行动公会与YB.罗克强的一日行程

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 Fang shyuan at 8:46 PM

YB.罗克强、巴达旺团结行动公会代表李欲熙与会员们与当地村民合照

   (古晋28日讯)    巴达旺团结行动公会很荣幸一同与YB.罗克强前往偏远乡村巡视并且解决

他们的难题。今天是星期日，对于很多人来说是休息日，但是YB.罗克强把时间都交给人民，

平日非常忙碌，牺牲自己的休息时间，选择星期日，马不停蹄的拜访这些靠近印尼交界，

离市中心 1 小时车程Kampung Giam。

        该乡村链接外界的只有一座吊桥，我们还需要步行进入，虽然很偏僻，但是村里基本
建设如电灯，道路，自来水都很齐全，都感谢YB.罗克强长期对于这些偏远地区的帮助。

前往Kampung Giam的吊桥

        此次前来的目的是为了了解当地还有什么需要改进的地方。Mr. Jacob Achoi 村长就
带领我们一行人到村子的两个码头，因年久失修，道路都已经塌陷，下雨十分滑，还有
开始腐朽的木桥，困扰当地居民许久，还有一些居民随地丢垃圾在码头附近，造成不便。

YB.罗克强到码头了解情况

我们在村长的带领下，一起了解当地。

在另一侧码头合影留念

巴达旺议会议员CR. Akim Sarot 与 CR Jimson Jium跟随我们来到这

里并且与 YB沟通 共同解决这些问题。

    当地的黑胡椒自产自销，质量非常的好。

清理后会设立禁丢垃圾警示牌，提醒当地民众

         在结束Kampung Giam的行程以后，我们随YB.罗克强的脚步到达另一个不远的村庄，
Kampung Sibakar 会见村长。这里有一座非常优美的瀑布，在政府的帮助下，
建造一条完整的走道进入瀑布，已经进入收尾阶段。

Kampung Sibakar 环境空气都非常好

        YB与议会议员、当地村长、村民一同开会，解决问题，讨论内容包括增设道路路灯、

居民厕所、种植贩卖地点及难题、道路等民生问题。讨论过程很和谐，并且也找到解决方案。

与YB一起步行参观村庄

视野开阔，环境宜人

至瀑布的道 路已进入完成阶段

进入完成阶段的走道，进入瀑布。

这可是当地的秘境，世外桃源，河水清澈见底

           在瀑布短占逗留后，也接近6点了，结束了今天的行程。经过今天一整天的路程，
我们的团员都表示这一日路程非常的不简单，但却是YB的日常工作。巴达旺团结行动公
会也将会持续帮助YB.罗克强，帮助巴达旺区的人民。目前巴达旺区还有许多低收入户、
贫困家庭以及弱势群体等等，我们公会希望集结更多的力量给予这些人协助。

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Lo denies allegations of favouritism in MPP devt fund allocation

Jun 29, 2020 @ 14:16 

KUCHING, June 29: MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang asserts that allocations for development are distributed equally to areas within the council’s jurisdiction.

He said this was because all MPP taxpayers deserved and wanted development in their areas.

“Development projects from MPP spread all over the areas of its jurisdiction and are not only confined to the Batu Kitang constituency, and for this reason we have a zoning system, where we have resident councillors to look after each zone,” Lo, who is Batu Kitang assemblyman explained.

The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman said this to refute allegations that MPP is only focusing on areas and villages within Batu Kitang where he is the elected representative. 

He said this during a walkabout at Kpg Emperoh Giam Asar, at KM34 Jalan Borneo Heights yesterday, accompanied by seven MPP councillors.

Lo cited funding under Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris), amongst others, where the allocations are distributed equally to improve roads in urban and rural areas under MPP’s jurisdiction.

During the walkabout, Lo was briefed by village chief Jacob Achoi on the need to repair the dilapidated wooden bridge in the village and upgrade the village road. 

On the wooden bridge, Lo said works will start next month or August, and also gave assurance that the improvement of the village road would be carried out within this year. 

He also said that MPP will organise a community programme in the village soon. 

The programme yesterday was organised by the Giam Asar Community Association (GACA) headed by Kelviniko Seding Onose and the Village Development and and Security Committee (JKKK). — DayakDaily

拥超过30名国会议员 罗克强：应让砂人任首相

拥超过30名国会议员 罗克强：应让砂人任首相

2020年6月29日

砂拉越人民联合党没有反对东马领袖任首相，唯砂拉越拥有31名国会议员，东马首相人选怎么也该由砂拉越领袖出任。砂拉越人民联合党中央助理宣教秘书罗克强发文告如是称。

“我们惊讶，砂行动党和砂团结党在前首相敦马哈迪提出由沙巴首席部长沙菲益出任首相建议后，第一时间就表示支持，这完全是不折不扣，要讨好和支持马哈迪的巴结行为。”

“他们不是常标榜代表砂拉越吗？为何不建议由砂拉越领袖出任？为何不以砂拉越优先？”

他认为﹐砂团结党和行动党暗渡陈仓，不是什么政治秘密，他们都是支持马哈迪继续担任首相。

从砂行动党和砂团结党支持沙巴领袖出任首相看来，他们凡事都不会在第一时间考虑到砂拉越，凡事都是听从并支持马哈迪的安排。

砂拉越选民需在选举时，拒绝这种与勾结外围势力出卖砂拉越利益的政党.

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Uggah happy with high SOP compliance by SMK Jalan Arang, SMK St Thomas in Kuching

Uggah happy with high SOP compliance by SMK Jalan Arang, SMK St Thomas in Kuching 

Uggah (standing, left), Adzman (standing, second left), Dr Sim (standing, third left) and Lo (standing, second right) at one of the Form Five classes at SMK Jalan Arang

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is happy to note that the two schools that he visited today complied with the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) standard operating procedures (SOP) for the resumption of Form Five and Form Six.

“I am very happy to note the high rate of compliance by the administration of the two schools,” he said in a press statement after visiting SMK Jalan Arang and SMK St Thomas here to see for himself how they are complying with the SOP.

Uggah, who is State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) committee chairman, were accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Housing Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian and Padawan Municipal Council chairman Lo Khere Chiang.

At SMK Jalan Arang, Uggah was welcomed by deputy director-general of the Education Ministry (School Operation Sector) Adzman Talib and the school principal Lau Yok Hock. He spent about an hour at the school.

Uggah (third right) checking the SMK St Thomas canteen. Also seen are Robin (left), Dr Sim (third left) and others.

At SMK St Thomas, the Bishop of Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei Datuk Danald Jute, Kuching South City Council Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng and the school principal Robin Sabai were among those who received Uggah.

Uggah also took time to visit the Petanak market to check on the COVIDTrace application at its entrance.

BY CHURCHILL EDWARD ON JUNE 29, 2020, MONDAY AT 5:32 PM Borneo Post

Lo chides Tan for being ignorant about Malaysia’s history

Lo chides Tan for being ignorant about Malaysia’s history
Jun 28, 2020 @ 17:22

By Ling Hui
KUCHING, June 28: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang has chided former Stampin MP Julian Tan Kok Ping from Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak for being ignorant about the history of Malaysia.

Lo, who is a member of Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP), said Tan should reflect on the promises made by former Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government before criticising him on his comment on Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) chief executive officer Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin who resigned due to disagreement with the prime minister to pay Sarawak RM2 billion in State Sales Tax (SST).

He opined that PH did not deliver on their promises to Sarawak in their election manifesto upon winning the last general election.

“Sarawak got a bad deal when the PH took the helm of ruling the country.
“We were left in the rut even though beautiful promises were made during the PH election campaigns especially in the DAP ceramah (talk).

“Worse still, the DAP leaders promised that the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) would be recognised as soon as they took power.

“Instead, the first thing the Education Ministry did in 2019 was to cut the budget for Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) University College from RM30 million to RM5.5 million and was further reduced to a pitiful sum of RM1 million,” he said in a statement.

Thus, he questioned why Tan still supported and defended PH when the coalition did not honour their promises to Sarawak and yet, at odds with each other now.
Lo said Tan should stop to put the blame on SUPP and support what the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is doing for Sarawakians.

He asserted that SUPP has never strayed away from its commitment to look after Sarawakians’ interests. —DayakDaily

罗克强：火箭应自省执政时为砂带来什么？

suppadmin | June 28, 2020

砂人联党峇都吉当区州议员罗克强表示，在批评砂人联党之前，行动党陈国彬应该先照照镜子，思考自己及行动党当初执政22个月时，他们对整个马来西亚，特别是砂拉越无法兑现的一切。

“陈国彬批评我早前对国油总裁兼首席执行员因为与首相意见分歧，不苟同缴付砂拉越更多石油产品销售税而离职的言论，他似乎对马来西亚历史无知。”

罗克强解释，2019年联邦政府财政预算案对砂拉越的拨款预算是43亿4600万令吉，占全国总发展预算仅7.94％。而2018年联邦财政预算案对砂拉越的拨款预算是43亿3600万令吉。

他在文告指出，2019年联邦政府对砂拉越的发展拨款数额，并未履行希望联盟当初的承诺，即答应给予砂拉越及沙巴30％发展拨款预算。这项财政预算案，也没有提及希盟承诺给予砂拉越的20％石油开采税。

“所以，砂行动党究竟为砂拉越作出了什么实际贡献？在希盟执政时期，砂拉越获得差劲的待遇。在竞选时，希盟尤其是行动党作出许多美好的承诺，但后来希盟领袖却表示，竞选宣言并非圣经，当初承诺太多，是因为没有想到选举会赢。”

罗克强说，希盟政府也没有为砂拉越提供可负担房屋计划的拨款，在砂拉越致力改善发展的当儿，希盟政府非但没有提供应有的支持，甚至还取消前朝政府批准给砂拉越的拨款。砂政府被迫介入，资助联邦政府本应承担的基建设施工程，包括3座重要的桥梁工程，分别是耗资3亿令吉的红武岸大桥、3亿令吉的峇丹伊干大桥及5亿令吉的峇丹鲁巴大桥，并且出资修复乡区的残旧学校。不仅如此，希盟政府还削减砂拉越修剪野草的经费。

他表示，在教育方面，行动党领袖也承诺一旦执政，会很快承认独中统考文凭。但是，他们先做的是大砍拉曼大学学院的拨款，从3000万令吉减至550万令吉。希盟执政时期的教育部，也似乎更注重于学生黑鞋白鞋，及酒店泳池学习游泳政策。

他质问陈国彬，希盟究竟有什么值得骄傲之处？希盟如今还陷入更糟的局面，假使希盟在冠病疫情肆虐时期还继续执政，他认为结果可能让人不寒而栗，他们在那时候，是否依然对首相接棒课题争论不休？

“若陈国彬要扯上历史，我想问历史是否可以改变？陈国彬为何硬要讨论过去的领袖，有些领袖甚至已不在人世，无法捍卫自己。若陈国彬热衷于过去的历史，他为何不回顾希盟执政的22个月，在竞选时对选民甜言蜜语，执政后却诸多推搪及藉口，不敢承认自己无法说服首相履行承诺的事实。这些砂行动党难堪的历史，试问陈国彬要每个人都记住吗？”

他说，惊讶的是，陈国彬还大言不惭地说，砂拉越面对的待遇问题不是在希盟执政时期发生，我想问的是，希盟执政时，这些问题有神奇地消失吗？

他强调，历史终究是历史，指责过去根本无济于事，我们不能改变世界第一及第二大战发生的一切，所以这些才称作历史，让人学习当中教训。希盟指我国一摞摞的问题源自2009年4月3日上任的前首相纳吉，为何他们不敢批评之前在任更久的马哈迪？

“陈国彬还要继续谈历史？那么行动党过去力挺伊斯兰党，还有对统考文凭、莱纳斯稀土厂、归还50％本土税收及20％石油开采税的承诺呢？不要低估人民的智慧，如今人民的眼镜比以往更加雪亮，他们看到选举时大力支持的行动党，在执政时却变了样，许多人对行动党已经失望透顶。陈国彬应该停止无理批评，在自己党陷入艰难的时刻，要更谦虚一些。”

他说，与其攻击砂人联党，企图博取印象分，陈国彬及行动党应该更注重砂拉越权益，向联邦政府索回砂拉越应有的权力。这是砂政府自已故前砂首长阿德南沙登时代始终坚持的目标。砂人联党也从不偏离捍卫砂拉越权益的宗旨，不管是前国阵时代，还是如今的砂政党联盟，砂人联党一直都极力争取应该属于砂人民的权益。

罗克强：没反对东马领袖任相 砂团党火箭何不建议砂领袖

By tanchokbui

发布于 June 28, 2020

（古晋28日讯）人联党中央助理宣教秘书罗克强强调该党没有反对东马领袖任首相，唯砂拉越拥有31名国会议员，东马首相人选怎么也该由砂拉越领袖出任。

“我们惊讶，砂行动党和砂团结党在前首相敦马哈迪提出由沙巴首席部长沙菲益出任首相建议后，第一时间就表示支持，这完全是不折不扣，要讨好和支持马哈迪的巴结行为。”

“他们不是常标榜代表砂拉越吗？为何不建议由砂拉越领袖出任？为何不以砂拉越优先？”

罗克强说，砂团结党和行动党暗渡陈仓，不是什么政治秘密，他们都是支持马哈迪继续担任首相，在希盟执政时期，砂团结党主席拿督斯里黄顺舸更在第一时间赶赴布城，会见马哈迪并表态支持。

“从砂行动党和砂团结党支持沙巴领袖出任首相看来，他们凡事都不会在第一时间考虑到砂拉越，凡事都是听从并支持马哈迪的安排。”

砂拉越选民需在选举，拒绝这种与勾结外围势力出卖砂拉越利益的政党.

MPP chairman ready for state election

MPP chairman ready for state election
Jun 25, 2020 @ 15:51

Lo Khere Chiang - file pic

By Jacob Achoi

KUCHING, June 25: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang says he is ready and prepared for the coming state election.

He said his Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) team has been working tirelessly since his win in the 2016 state election.

“If you ask me whether I am prepared and ready for the coming state election, I will humbly say that I’m ready, prepared and raring to go.

“You see and I’m telling you that we have been going around since day one after the 2016 state election to bring development and to help the people in the area, and the people on the ground know that,” Lo told reporters here today.

He has earlier visited a house which had been completely repaired at Jalan Cinle at Kota Padawan.

Lo, who is Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman, added his team has been facilitating development like projects under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) from the state government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), as well as house repairs.

“GPS provides allocations to help the people, so we need to work harder to help the people.

“So given such assistance from the state government, I see no reason for the people not to support the locally based political parties in the coming state election.”

Lo won his seat, which was created in 2015 following a redelineation exercise by the Election Commission, in the 2016 state election, securing 6,466 votes.

He won the seat by a 1,840 majority, defeating four other other candidates — Abdul Aziz Isa from Democratic Action Party (DAP) who garnered 4,626 votes, Voon Shiak Ni from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) with 883 votes, and independent candidates Sulaiman Bujang and Othman Bojeng, who respectively garnered 61 and 54 votes. — DayakDaily

SUPP Batu Kitang aims to repair 30 dilapidated houses by end of 2021

SUPP Batu Kitang aims to repair 30 dilapidated houses by end of 2021
Jun 25, 2020 @ 17:08

By Jacob Achoi

KUCHING, June 25: SUPP Batu Kitang branch has set a target to repair another 30 dilapidated houses in the constituency by the end of next year.

Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang who is also Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Batu Kitang chairman said the branch has so far repaired 70 such houses since 2017.

He highlighted that the house repairs ought to be continued to make full use of the allocation from the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government.

“With the RM1 million allocation yearly for each constituency from the state government for such a programme (repair of dilapidated houses), we, SUPP in Batu Kitang branch, are eyeing to repair another 30 houses within this one-and-half years,” Lo said today.

He said this to reporters during a visit to a house which had been repaired, owned by a family at Jalan Cinle at Kota Padawan.

Lo, who is Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman said it was very touching to note the strong community engagement with the house repair programme in the area.

On the house that he visited today. he disclosed repairs were carried out on the leaking roof together with other repair works costing RM15,000.

The work was carried out by Kota Padawan Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) and People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela).

The house, Lo said, was home to 11 family members including siblings who were not married, as well as two children.

The residents are farmers selling vegetables at the Kota Padawan market, as well as selling from shop to shop in the town. — DayakDaily

MPP to find ‘amicable solution’ to Kg Quop poultry farm issue

MPP to find ‘amicable solution’ to Kg Quop poultry farm issue

Jun 24, 2020 @ 12:55
By Jacob Achoi

KUCHING, June 24: The public health concerns raised by the presence of a poultry farm at Jalan Rundim 3B at Kampung Quop has caught the attention of the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP).

MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said even though MPP does not have absolute power to determine or move poultry and pig farms to alternative sites, it will find the best solution to resolve the issue once and for all.

“MPP is aware of the complaint, and is in the process of working with other relevant agencies like State Veterinary Services Department, Natural Resources and Environmental Board (NREB), Department of Environment (DoE) and Land and Survey Department (LSD).

“MPP will work with the LSD, DoE and NREB to find an amicable solution to this (poultry farm) issue,” the Batu Kitang assemblyman asserted when contacted today.

He was asked about the poultry farm at Jalan Rundim 3B at Kampung Quop which was highlighted yesterday by Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Programme (Hidup) founder and chairman George Young Si Ricord Junior who claimed it was affecting 10 households living within the vicinity.

According to George, the poultry farm has been in existence for nearly 30 years and is a nuisance and poses a health hazard to the residents.

Lo also said that LSD is the authority to determine available alternative sites to relocate the poultry farm, stressing that the council only had by-laws to address nuisance which may be applicable to such circumstances.

“MPP will however try to address this issue by working together with these relevant authorities in the interest of our community as commercial and housing developments have rendered animal farming in the vicinity unsuitable and to be resited.” — DayakDaily

30 more houses to be repair under MRP: Lo

30 more houses to be repair under MRP: Lo

By Tania Lam -  June 20, 2020 Sarawak Tribune

KUCHING: From now till the middle of next year, Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang is targeting another 30 houses within his constituency to be repaired under Minor Rural Project — Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (MRP-PPRMS).

“We have completed the repair of 70 houses from 2017 until now. This is a very good programme and we have been able to help a lot of people,” he said at the handover of a newly repaired house under MRP-PPRMS at 10th Mile here yesterday.

He said that the house, belonging to Chin Joon Chin, was the third house which had been repaired this year through the voluntary efforts of the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) Kota Padawan and People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) Landeh.

He said he had helped to purchase the materials required using the MRP-PPRMS funds of RM1 million allocated to each constituency annually. He added that the cost of repairs for each house could not exceed RM15,000.

“I am very touched, proud, and thankful to JKKK Kota Padawan and Rela Landeh as it was all voluntary. I am glad that they are very active and have the heart to serve.

“I used the RM15,000 to purchase as much materials as I could and they came up with the labour,” said Lo, who is also Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman.

For Chin’s house, the roofing had been repaired as it was old and leaking.

When interviewed, he said that the house was from his parents and it had been around for 60 years. He said he had lived there for 40 years and eight people lived there – himself, his wife, his sister, and five children.

According to Lo, last week he had handed over another completed MRP-PPRMS house to its owner Tsai Jin Choi at 12th Mile, which had been repaired by JKKK Kota Padawan and Rela Landeh as well.

For Tsai’s house, the roofing had been repaired and the toilet, walls, and windows had been replaced. The total cost was RM17,000, with RM15,000 from the MRP-PPRMS allocation and the remainder being covered by other sponsors.

“I would like to thank our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and the MRP to be continued,” said Lo.

Wan Zulkiflee fails to understand MA63, asserts Lo

Wan Zulkiflee fails to understand MA63, asserts Lo
Jun 22, 2020 @ 14:08

Lo Khere Chiang

KUCHING, June 22: As much as 30 per cent of Malaysia’s net profits from oil and 60 per cent of the nation’s gross profit from natural gas comes from Sarawak.

This is a fact that Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang is pointing out to Petronas chief executive officer Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin who has threatened to resign as he disagreed with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over the latter’s plan to pay RM2 billion in sales tax to Sarawak.

To Lo, it is clear that Wan Zulkiflee failed to understand the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

“Wan Zulkiflee had said in public that Sarawak had ‘no legal competence’ to demand the sales tax and had also said that increasing royalties could make operating in Sabah and Sarawak unfeasible.

“May I remind him that in 2018, Petronas had raised its dividend payment to the federal government by 50 per cent to RM24 billion and paid an additional RM30 billion to the federal government in 2019 at the drop of a hat.

“He, as CEO then had no qualms handing that over then but is suddenly struck with a bad conscience when he has to hand over just RM2 billion to Sarawak in sales tax, to a state which lacks piped water and which not only produces the bulk of the nation’s wealth in oil and gas but is also responsible for his income and that of his many colleagues for the past 37 years because if there was no Sarawak, there would be no Petronas,” said Lo in a statement today.

Lo said it is regrettable that the top Petronas boss did not want to acknowledge that without Sabah and Sarawak, there is no Malaysia.
The Padawan Municipal Council chairman said Sarawakians are fully aware of the important role played in the formation of Malaysia but unfortunately, were given a raw deal.

“Sabah and Sarawak being rich in resources could only look and envy Peninsular Malaysia of its beautiful highways and first class infrastructures facilities when both Sabah and Sarawak should be enjoying equally good highways and infrastructures.

“Contrary to all that, there are still parts of Sarawak without basic water and electricity supply or internet connection,” he said.

Lo recounted that a statement of former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman (Page 451 in Dewan Rakyat Debates dated 28 April, 1962) as follows:

“When the Borneo territories become part of Malaysia, they will cease to be a colony of Britain, and they will not be a colony of Malaya. I thought I had made it clear. They will be partners of equal status, no more and no less than the other States now forming the Federation of Malaya.”

He said it has been heartening to see that the new government led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is open to honouring the spirit of MA63, the true intent and aspiration of Malaysia as envisaged by the Father of Malaysia, the Honourable Tunku Abdul Rahman.

“Under Pakatan Harapan (PH), we could only see broken promises while the present government is principled enough to deliver on what has been promised to Sarawak.

“To me, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is standing by his promises to Sarawak and he is honouring his promises to Sarawak. Had we still been under PH, it would still not only be dishonouring MA63, it would still be directing Petronas to take Sarawak to court,” said Lo. -DayakDaily