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Source: Star Sarawak
By Rintos Mail

KUCHING: SPDP had formed a Special Chinese Outreach Committee.

The formation of the committee was announced by the president Tan Sri William Mawan after the party’s supreme council meeting at the party headquarters.

Mawan, who is Social Develop–ment Minister, said the role of the committee, which is headed by SPDP deputy president and Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and treasurer general Senator Pau Chiung Ung, was to examine various ways of getting the Chinese active in the state Barisan.

He said although the majority of urban Chinese had voted for the Opposition, SPDP believed that it was not because they like the DAP.

“There are reasons why they did not vote for Barisan and the committee has been tasked to look into them and bring them back to mainstream politics.

“If we don’t play our role in this area, we will be accused of not working outside our own areas,” he said yesterday.

Mawan said the committee would look for some collaborative efforts with other component parties on the matter.

“We are not looking at Bintulu only, but also other predominantly Chinese seats,” he said.

Respond from Mawan on the alleged back-stabbing in Julau.

Wong-Salang quarrel can be settled privately, says Mawan

KUCHING: SPDP president Tan Sri William Mawan had expressed “deep regret” that the personal differences between Datuk Joseph Salang and Wong Judat had become a public affair.

He said the differences could be resolved amicably behind closed doors if there was sincerity in doing so.

Mawan, who is Social Develop–ment Minister, said he was aware of the personal differences between the two leaders, but never thought it would be a serious issue.

He said Wong, who was a close friend of Salang for more than 10 years, was unhappy with the latter over a road project.

He said at one function, both of them even tried to seize a microphone from each other to explain the issue to the audience.

He said since that incident, they were no longer in good terms, and Salang only helped him (Mawan) and not Wong in the last state polls.

Mawan said during the elections, some of Salang’s supporters were allegedly campaigning against Wong.

“Because of that, Wong was not happy and said he would campaign against Salang in the parliamentary election.

“To me, it is better to resolve this matter in private and not in the press,” he said in response to PRS’ warning to Barisan Nasional leaders against sabotaging Julau.

Mawan said some people could have stirred up the personal differences between the two for their own advantages.

He believed the Julau constituency was causing a lot of worries to PRS primarily because an old enemy was making a comeback.

He said former Julau MP Datuk Sng Chee Hua has been going to the ground to meet his own men and promoting the Sarawak Workers Party.

He believed Wong would subscribe to team work if there was sincere effort made to resolve the differences.

“I’m prepared to discuss the matter if PRS leadership wants to meet me. But I can’t come to see them and say I’m sorry because I or SPDP has done nothing wrong to PRS,” he said.

KUCHING, April 13 (Bernama) — The five former Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) leaders, known as the Group of Five (G5) do not have the right to nominate their own candidate for the Mas Gading parliamentary seat in the coming general election, SPDP president Tan Sri William Mawan said Friday.

Mawan, who is also state Social Development Minister, said it was illogical that the five, including Mas Gading incumbent Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe, had declared their support for the Barisan Nasional (BN) but, by implication, wanted to field their own candidate.

“They do not have the locus standi (to nominate) because they are not a political party,” he told reporters after presenting grants to several associations, including the Kuching Division Journalists Association (KDJA), here.

Mawan, who has shortlisted two potential candidates as “party candidates”, was asked to comment on the recent statement by former SPDP vice-president Datuk Sylvester Entri that Dr Tiki was a “people’s candidate” and should therefore defend the seat.

Entri was sacked from the party in November last year while Dr Tiki together with Datuk Peter Nansian, Paulus Palu Gumbang and Rosey Yunus were sacked in January this year for insubordination. The five subsequently formed the BN Club to continue serving the people.

– BERNAMA

Source: Borneo Post, 31 March 2012

PAKAN: Government agencies are vital to ensure efficient and optimum delivery of government projects.

Social Development Minister, Tan Sri William Mawan stressed this when he chaired a dialogue session with headmasters and members of Parents and Teachers Association in the district yesterday.

This was exactly what was demanded by “People’s First, Performance Now” slogan espoused by Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib,” Mawan said.

“Our performance in the past might not be up to the mark because we were not fully informed of the people’s needs. Now that we are able to hear everything requested by the people through the `people’s first, performance now’ concept, the real challenge is whether we can fulfill their request or not,” he pointed not.

He believed many problems faced by the people could have been solved if they were brought to the attention of the government, Mawan said, explaining that the main purpose of the dialogue session with representatives of schools in the district was to find out their problems and to seek suggestions on ways to address them.

“Schools deserve our special attention as they are places where our children acquired their education and grow.

“Thus, there is a dire need for us to provide them with a conducive environment to learn as well as for their proper up bringing.”

During the dialogue, Mawan urged the headmasters and PTA members to voice out problems they had faced and to come up with suggestions to tackle them.

Stressing that children were our greatest assets, Mawan called on teachers and PTA members to shoulder the burden of their upbringing together.

He hoped through such process we could inculcate a sense of respect and responsibility towards the elders among our children, he said.

During the function Mawan also distributed grants to PTAs.

Among those present were Pakan district Officer Inting Nyamie, Julau District Education Officer Karebo Bugik, a respresentative form Julau Police Heqadquarters, Inspector Barry, political secretaries to the Chief Minister Paul Igai and Peter Howell, Julau Parliamentary JASA Liaison officer Sylvester Embuas.

Teks ucapan Presiden SPDP, YB Tan Sri William Mawan ak Ikom di Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan SPDP pada 17 Mac 2012

Terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengalu-alukan kehadiran para perwakilan dan pemerhati dari seluruh Sarawak di Mesyuarat Tahunan Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), iaitu Parti kesayangan kita, pada hari ini.

Saya merasa bangga dan terharu apabila berdiri di atas pentas ini dan melihat hampir dua ribu perwakilan, pemerhati dan penyokong kuat SPDP penuh dengan semangat dan kegigihan sambil memaparkan perpaduan yang begitu kukuh.

Terima kasih, terima kasih saya ucapkan kepada saudara-saudari sekalian atas ketaatsetiaan dan komitmen terhadap perjuangan parti kita selama ini. SPDP adalah parti kita bersama, dan perjuangan SPDP adalah perjuangan kita bersama.

Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan yang saya hormati,

Seperti yang tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sedia maklum, Parti SPDP telah pun mengalami cabaran demi cabaran dan cobaan demi cobaan oleh beberapa individu tertentu selama tiga tahun yang lalu. Kepimpinan parti kita dicabar, perpaduan kita dicabar, perlembagaan kita dicabar dan perjuangan kita dicabar oleh kumpulan ini. Mereka mempunyai agenda peribadi tersendiri dan rela mengetepikan kepentingan Parti SPDP dan perpaduan dikalangan saudara dan saudari sekalian.

Kuasa menjadi teras kepentingan mereka hingga mereka sanggup membuat tindakan yang bercanggah dengan amalan demokrasi dan kedaulatan undang-undang. Tidak hairan saya dan rakan-rakan saya di Majlis Tertinggi SPDP jika kumpulan ini berhasrat merampas kuasa secara kotor dan menggunakan taktik jijik – diibaratkan menikam keris dari belakang.

Saya tidak menafikan bahawa kumpulan ini cuba mempengaruhi banyak ahli-ahli kita dan juga beberapa ahli dari parti BN yang lain dengan mengeluarkan bermacam-macam propaganda dan maklumat yang tidak tepat untuk mengelirukan orang ramai.

Terdapat juga laporan bahawa mereka telah pun sengaja memberi maklumat yang palsu atau tidak tepat kepada satu atau dua pemimpin tertinggi BN untuk memperkecilkan-kecilkan SPDP dan pemimpin nya, seolah-olah memberi gambaran bahawa pemimpin SPDP adalah lemah dan parti SPDP juga lemah.

Saya dan rakan-rakan di Majlis Tertinggi SPDP dan saudara-saudari sekelian pada waktu itu telah berganding bahu mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya tindakan keji kumpulan ini. Walaupun dicabar, difitnah dan diperkecil-kecilkan, kita tetap berpegang teguh kepada kedaulatan undang-undang berdasarkan perlembagaan parti dan kepada kuasa dan peraturan yang terbentuk mengikut proses demokrasi. Kita mempunyai prinsip, kita mempunyai sopan santun berpolitik dan kita mempunyai pegangan yang tinggi dan mulia. Kita sabar, kita mempunyai toleransi dan kita mempunyai ketabahan hati. Tetapi kesemua nilai ini mempunyai batasan.

Maka apabila mereka bertindak dan melampaui batasan, kita tidak was was lagi mengambil tindakan keras mengikut perlembagaan untuk menghadapkan mereka kepada badan disiplin dan seterusnya memecatkan mereka dari parti.

Hari ini, mereka bukan lagi ahli parti SPDP. Cerita lama dan politik lama mereka tidak relevan lagi. Walaubagaimana pun, kita harus mengambil iktibar daripada kisahyang pahit ini – iaitu, bahawa sesiapa yang bertindak di luar perlembagaan dan dasar demokrasi untuk kepentingan peribadi akan jatuh dan terbiar di pinggiran.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,

Mulai sekarang, mari kita sama-sama menghadapi cabaran dan masa depan SPDP dengan satu tekad, satu matalamat, satu perjuangan. Seiring jalan, kita yakin dan pasti akan mencapainya.

Kini, kita dalam peringkat awal perlaksanaan program transformasi parti, yang kita harapkan akan membawa SPDP ke tahap yang lebih tinggi dan cemerlang. Antara lain, program transformasi ini akan memperkasakan usaha menjangkau golongan muda mudi dan professional untuk menjadi ahli parti kita.

Kini, SPDP mempunyai keanggotaan sekitar 100,000 di seluruh Negeri Sarawak. Kita juga mempunyai rancangan bagi tahun 2012-2014 untuk mencapai peningkatan keanggotaan dengan penambahan 30,000 ahli baru yang berdaftar. Kita yakin bahawa matalamat ini akan tercapai.

Dengan kemasukan lebih ramai dari golongan muda dan profesional, SPDP boleh memainkan peranan yang lebih berkesan lagi untuk menampingi masyarakat, khususnya golongan muda dan profesional dan ini akan memperkuatkan jalinan dan interaksi di antara BN dan golongan ini yang merupakan kuasa penentu dalam pilihan raya. SPDP memberi keutamaan terhadap usaha menjangkau golongan muda dan profesional kerana lebih dari 60 peratus pengundi yang berdaftar sekarang terdiri daripada golongan muda dibawah umur 40.

Saya berharap bahawa dengan lebih ramai orang muda memasuki SPDP, jumlah ahli parti kita akan bertambah dan meneruskan perjuangan dan kepimpinan di setiap lapisan akan terjamin di masa akan datang.

Memandangkan cabaran dan peluang baru ini, saya merayu kepada semua pemimpin dan ahli SPDP untuk berganding bahu menjayakan program menjangkau golongan muda dan profesional dalam usaha kita mentransformasikan SPDP. Lebih-lebih lagi, saya menyeru Puteri dan Putera SPDP untuk memainkan peranan yang lebih luas lagi menerusi aktiviti sosial dan kemasyarakatan,  pendidikan, internet, perbahasan, peraduan bakat dan sebagainya yang diminati oleh golongan muda dan menjadi tali jalinan antara parti dengan mereka.

Kita akan memastikan bahawa setiap mekanisma (mechanism) akan diwujudkan bagi mendukung dan melaksanakan program transformasi Parti SPDP. Adalah hasrat kita bersama supaya SPDP menjadi parti untuk masa depan (ataupun Party of the Future) dan parti kita ialah yang menerajui tindakan sedemikian.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,

Kita kini sedang mengalami peringkat awal demam pilihan raya, walaupun kita tidak pasti bila ianya akan diadakan. Tetapi ada beberapa tanda-tanda menunjukan bahawa ia akan diadakan tidak lama lagi.

Dalam menghadapi cabaran pilihan raya, saya merayu agar semua pemimpin di setiap peringkat bersiap sedia dan akan memastikan bahawa jentera pilihan raya mereka adalah lengkap dan mampu bertindak dengan berkesan.

Saya ingin ingatkan saudara dan saudari bahawa kerjasama dengan kawan-kawan kita dari parti BN yang lain amatlah penting dalam mengendalikan jentera dan kempen pilihan raya akan datang.

Tidak kira apa jua parti dari BN, kita akan menghadapi pilihan raya dibawah satu naungan, iaitu naungan Barisan Nasional, dan calon SPDP di Baram, Bintulu, Saratok dan Mas Gading adalah calon BN. Demikian juga dengan calon dari parti komponen BN seperti PBB, PRS dan SUPP. Maka kemenangan kita adalah kemenangan Barisan Nasional.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,

Kini, SPDP telahpun mencapai usia sembilan tahun. Apabila kita mengimbas kembali sejarah penubuhan dan perjuangan SPDP sehingga ia menjadi sebuah parti yang kukuh dan diterima rakyat dan mampu memainkan peranan penting dalam Barisan Nasional, kita memang merasa bangga.

Dalam hal ini, kita mengakui dan tetap menghargai bahawa YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud telah pun memberi banyak sumbangan dari segi nasihat, tunjuk-ajar dan sokongan kepada SPDP sejak penubuhan parti kita. Kita terhutang budi dan SPDP tetap menghargai jasa baik YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,

Sekali lagi saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada jawatankuasa pengelola Perhimpunan Agung SPDP tahun ini atas persiapan yang lengkap dan memuaskan.

Kepada para perwakilan dan pemerhati ke Perhimpunan Agung SPDP, saya mengalu-alukan kehadiran mereka dan berharap agar mereka memperkukuhkan semangat perpaduan dan kerjasama mereka dalam Barisan Nasional, lebih-lebih lagi apabila menghadapi, Pilihan Raya Negeri akan datang.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,

Saya akhiri ucapan saya dengan petikan beberapa rangkap dari lagu “You’ll Never Walk Alone” salah sebuah lagu yang menjadi anthem atau pun lagu rasmi pasukan bola Inggeris Liverpool.

Saya tujukan rangkap lagu ini yang cukup bermakna khas untuk para perwakilan dan pemerhati:

You’ll Never Walk Alone

When you walk through a storm
Keep your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark

Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Tho’ your dreams be tossed and blown

Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone

Source: Borneo Post, 6th March 2012
By Churchill Edward

KUCHING: SPDP president Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom yesterday advised former party office bearer Datuk Sylvester Entri Muran to be “logical” when issuing statements concerning the party and his status.

Mawan, who is also Social Development Minister, also advised Entri, who is also Assistant Minister of Water Supply and Marudi assemblyman, to check his facts first before speaking, otherwise people would accuse him of lying.

He said this in response to Entri’s statement in a national paper that SPDP is ‘piggy riding’ on the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Mawan said it was not logical to accuse SPDP of piggy riding on the BN when the party is a component of the BN.

“That (Entri’s accusation) is utter rubbish. How can we (SPDP) piggy ride on the BN? We (SPDP) are (part of) the BN.”

Suggesting that Entri is confused, Mawan said he neither said Entri and his political partners were piggy riding on the BN, nor did he instruct SPDP divisions to pass resolutions stating that they (Entri’s partyless group) should be stripped off their ministerial and government-linked companies (GLC) posts.

He pointed out that these posts were the prerogative of the state or Chief Minister, and only top BN leaders, including himself, should address issues surrounding them.

Apart from Entri, Mawan was referring to partyless Mas Gading MP Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe and assemblypersons Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie (Tasik Biru), Rosey Yunus (Bekenu) and Paulus Paulu Gumbang (Batu Danau). They were all sacked from SPDP recently.

Recently, SPDP divisions in Muara Tuang, Meradong, Piasau and Pelagus publicly announced that they had issued such a resolution during their respective triennial general meetings (TGM), which was held pursuant to the party’s March 18 triennial general assembly (TGA) in Bintulu.

Although SPDP Batu Lintang did not have such a resolution during their TGM, they later declared their support for SPDP Muara Tuang’s move.

SPDP Meradong had also stated that they would not be surprised if other divisions throughout Sarawak subsequently resolved that the partyless five elected representatives be stripped off their ministerial and GLC posts.

Mawan said even though the divisions were entitled to their own opinions, he urged them to be patient and calm.

He said only if the partyless five elected representatives continue with their negative politicking in the pretext of serving the people then it would be inevitable for SPDP to discuss their ministerial and GLC posts, or even resolve on the matter during its TGA in Bintulu.

Mawan said since he is a BN leader, he understood that the five still have their responsibilities and obligations to serve their constituents.

“In fact, they can serve all they want without the need for the so-called platform which they themselves termed as BN Club.

“If they have to serve the people, then serve. It is the negative politicking that the party is against. For instance, colluding with community leaders to go against SPDP and its leaders (is negative politicking). If this is allowed to continue, this will affect BN’s solidarity, and more so when the next general election is just around the corner.”

Mawan said SPDP was moving forward and was now recruiting more members from the younger generation through various special programmes because it’s philosophy rests on catering to the needs of future leaders.

“The future and strength of SPDP depends very much on young leaders.”

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