Orang Ulu had to wait 3 hours under hot sun for Najib in
Marudi (updated with photos)
PM Najib is here. Around 1,000 crowd came to welcome him, many preparation done by people such as traditional dances and music, but Najib just passed by them even without stopping or taking a look at the performances. People waited almost 3 hours under the sun. He just walked straight to the stage. We asked one of the dancers, they came from Ulu Baram to perform org ulu dance.
"He doesn't respect us, seems like he doesn't even respect our culture" (Wil upload sme pict soon) We also chatted with sme JKR civil servants and Bomba officers. They raised their worries about the chances of winning putting it at 50-50%. "But for sure BN will win at Marudi!" said one of the JKR engineers.
We were at the airport earlier today, and had a conversation with a guy, who happens to be a policeman. He's a Kenyah from Belaga. We talked about the dam and how it affected the people living in that area. Now, his longhouse is already under water. I can see the sadness when he showed me some pictures which he recently took when he went back to his kampung in February. Do we, the Baram people want this to happen to us too? My kampung will be one of the village that will be under water if the Baram Dam is continued.
Marudi airport with welcome sign
Last minute preparations while waiting for PM Najib's arrival
Orang Ulu waiting and thinking about the elections
Never seen so many helicopters landing in Marudi airport before
BN posters very big compared to PKR flags below.
more flags
SPR things being shipped to polling stations
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