Category: Politics

Adenan Satem, Most Eligible Person To Succeed Sarawak Chief Minister

YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Adenan Bin Haji Satem. Photo by Sarawak Energy
YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Adenan Bin Haji Satem. Photo by Sarawak Energy

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Adenan Satem, who has been named successor to Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud as Sarawak chief minister, has been described as the most ideal choice as he has enormous experience in administration at both state and federal levels.

Barisan Nasional (BN) party leaders said Adenan would be capable of fostering closer ties between Sarawak and the federal government.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was confident Adenan would use his vast experience in the state and federal governments to carry out his new duties well.

Adenan, who is Sarawak’s Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office and Special Functions Minister, celebrated his 70th birthday on Jan 27, and has a colourful background.

He had worked as a journalist, teacher as well as legal counsel and was appointed a federal minister in 2004, as natural resources and environment minister.

Dr Mahathir also advised the other candidates who were not selected to fill the post to continue being loyal to the new chief minister.

“Do not fight with one another or the party may be weakened, which would benefit no one,” he told reporters after opening a seminar and forum here today.

He was commenting on Abdul Taib’s resignation as Sarawak chief minister on Feb 28, and naming Adenan as his successor.

On rumours that Abdul Taib would take over the post of Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak, Dr Mahathir said: “There is no better qualified person than (Abdul) Taib for the post.”

In KOTA KINABALU, Sabah Chief Minster Datuk Seri Musa Aman congratulated Adenan and expressed confidence that with Adenan s vast experience, Sarawak would continue to progress and prosper, bringing further development to the state.

At the 10th state election in April 2011, he retained the Tanjung Datu seat, this time beating Gilbert Asson ak Kulong (Independent) by a majority of 3,216 votes.

Adenan’s ministry positions were Sarawak Assistant Minister of Land Development (July 11, 1985), Sarawak Minister of Land Development (March 12, 1987), Sarawak Minister of Social Development (Sept 10, 1992), Sarawak Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries (Jan 1, 1998), member of Sarawak State Cabinet (Sept 28, 2001), Federal Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (March 30, 2004), Special Advisor in the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office (April 2, 2010 – June 6, 2011) and Sarawak Minister of Special Functions (Sept 30 2011 till now).

The incoming chief minister, who is Malay, is Tanjung Datu state assemblyman and was formerly the Batang Sadong member of parliament.

Adenan, from Kuching, is Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) information chief.

Born on Jan 27, 1944, he is married to Puan Sri Jamilah Anu. The couple has a son and two daughters.

– BERNAMA

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Pemuda SPDP eyeing Bekenu?

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Ahmad Azizan ngembuan juluk ati mantu ngemansangka Bekenu

by Jacqueline David. Posted on February 2, 2014, Sunday
Source: Berita Iban (Borneo Post)

KUCHING: Seiku ex-Pemesai Eksekutif Indah Water Ahmad Azizan Abdul Manan ngembuan juluk ati deka mantu ngemansangka peranak enggau sitak Bekenu.

Iya ke kala gawa ba Kuala Lumpur endang peranak asal ari menua Sarawak diatu nyadi seiku ari kaban nembiak ba Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak (SPDP).

Ahmad Azizan, 31, ngemeranka pengawa dagang kediri empu madah, nengah peneleba gawa ba Semenanjung Malaysia besemaya mantu parti ngangkat sereta ngemansangka sitak Bekenu di Miri.

Bisi pengerindu dalam politik, sereta ngangkatka bala nembiak di Sarawak, iya ngarapka peneleba nya deka mai ubah, ukai semina dalam peneleba teknikal tang dalam eknomi Bekenu, ku iya.

“Baka di Bekenu, ba penemu aku orang Melayu bisi penanggul dalam ngemansangka pengawa betanam betupi, orang Dayak betapi enggau tanah adat (NCR). Nya utai ke semak endar dalam ati aku, ngemansangka bansa Melayu enggau Dayak.

“Enti kitai nadai pengelandik dalam pengawa betanam betupi chara moden, bai orang ke landik ari Opis Menteri Betanam Betupi ngagai Sarawak ngelatih rayat ba sitak nya, beri lun tauka geran ngambika sida iya nyadi orang bumai ke landik kelimpah mutarka isu NCR enggau pengelandik,” ku Ahmad Azizan ke berasal ari Miri sereta bebansa Melayu/Melanau.

Iya madah munyi nya lebuh dikerandau di Rumah Tebuka Taun Baru China di rumah Sekretari Politik di Opis Kepala Menteri ti mega nyadi Sapit Sekretari Besai SPDP, Paul Igai di Jalai Bayor Bukit ditu, Hari Lima tu tadi.

Pasar Bekenu urung 40 minit penyauh ari Bandaraya Miri agi begunaka mayuh perengkaguna enggau atur pemansang ke bukai.

Nya alai, enti deka ngemansangka pasar Bekenu, pengelantang pendiau mensia mayuh ke diau di sitak nya mesti dikemanahka dulu, baru ulih ngemanahka perengkaguna bukai, ku iya.

“Perintah Menua enggau Perintah Besai ulih nulung ngangkatka pasar Bekenu ngambika nyadi menua industri manggai taun 2030,” ku iya.

Ahmad Azizan kala mantu indai iya, Datin Zainab Mahmud ngereja pengawa pengasih nengah ‘Pillar Foundation’ (sebuah gerempung mantu orang ke tasah) madah tiap bantu datai ari Opis Pengelantang Pendiau Raban Bansa endang mantu orang ke tasah.

“Kepala Menteri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud kala madah, Sarawak deka nyadi sebuah menua industri manggai taun 2030. Nya alai, aku deka bebendar mantu ngemansangka sitak Bekenu kelimpah mantu ngangkatka tikas ekonomi nengeri,” ku iya ti mega nyadi seiku ari kaban Nembiak SPDP Pampang Bekenu.

“Enti ulih, semua parti politik enda ngira ari gempung Barisan Nsional (BN) tauka penyakal, badu agi charut bekenangka utai ke enda nguntungka rayat. Beratika pengawa kitai empu bakani ku kitai deka ngangkatka ekonomi rayat, ngurangka inflasyen lalu bakani ku kitai deka ngurang penanggul ke nuntung pengelantang pendiau rayat kemayahari tu…Ukai politik ke ngidupka kitai tang perut kitai  mesti dijaga,” ku iya.

Lebuh ngenang jaku presiden parti, Tan Sri William Maawan Ikom, iya madah SPDP sigi deka ngangkatka bala nembiak lalu mai ubah dalam politik Sarawak.

“Nya alai aku minta semua komponen parti BN nitihka singkang presiden (Mawan). Enti deka ngemansangka Sarawak kitai patut mai mayuh agi bala nembiak.

“Enti kitai enda ngubah kitai empu, rayat deka ngubah kitai. Tulang belakang BN iya nya penyerakup dalam BN nyengkaum juluk ati Kepala Menteri,” ku iya.

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SPDP grassroots want an aggressive Mawan

Photo by The Borneo Post
Photo by The Borneo Post

Ministry’s process of selecting local councillors draws ire from SPDP supporters

by stephen then
Source: The Star online

MIRI: There is a simmering discontent among certain sections of Barisan Nasional component party supporters in many districts over the latest appointment of councillors.

Almost all of the proposed candidates from SPDP and even SUPP were rejected by the Local Government and Community Development Ministry, causing unhappiness among the grassroots.

Party loyalists felt that they were getting a raw deal from the state government and from minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, inside sources revealed to The Star.

SUPP leaders are keeping their feelings in check, and are not venting their frustrations openly because of the more serious deregistration predicament that the party is facing with the Registrar of Societies.

However, SPDP leaders are not holding back their punches, with SPDP deputy president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing openly attacking Wong for the way his ministry had gone about the selection process.

The Star called up Marudi SPDP chief Alexander Asing (pic), and he claimed that there were many frustrated supporters all over Sarawak, not just in Marudi.

“Yes, they are angry. They have a right to be angry. All of the candidates for councillors proposed by SPDP were rejected outright by the ministry.

“The grassroots are questioning why SPDP is getting such a raw deal.

“What happened is an insult to those who have been loyal and faithful to Barisan all these years,” he said.

Asing said all the councillor posts had gone to those who were proposed by the Group of Five (G5), the four assemblyman and one MP sacked by SPDP two years ago.

“These G5 wakil rakyat are no longer with Barisan. They have been sacked and yet their candidates ended up as councillors.

“The quota of councillors allotted to SPDP had been hijacked by G5.

“In those constituencies where G5 is based, SPDP got zero councillors this time around,” he said.

“SPDP grassroots feel insulted that minister Wong had said that incumbent assemblymen and MPs were given priority, to propose their candidates for the posts.

“If that is the real case, then those incumbent assemblymen and MPs from the Opposition should also be given priority to propose their candidates.

“What minister Wong said does not hold water and the rakyat know this. The appointment of the councillors this time around smacks of political manoeuvring,” said Asing.

SPDP grassroots were also questioning why party president Tan Sri William Mawan had been ‘soft’ in this issue.

Asing said they wanted to see Mawan more aggressive when it came to fighting for the interests of the party.

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