UNDILAH SARAWAK MONITORING MAP

APRIL 9TH 2011 3:30PM

“lelak meda pekara baka tok” (tired of all the nonsense)

Still at Ngu's foodcourt. Interviewed an old man, he said he's happy to listen to DSAI's speech. In Iban, he said, 'rindu meda' - suka lihat. He (old man) is one of the land fighters. (Pictures will be uploaded soon.)

A young man, 29, working offshore commented “no use to be scared at the police. They are doing their job. Change of govt? No comment.”

He said “lelak meda pekara baka tok” (tired of all the nonsense). He is aware of the political situation in Sarawak through the internet. He concluded “just wait and see what will happen on the 16^th”

A group of men spoke to us. “Ada harapan ubah kerajaan baru. Ikut prinsip anwar,sendiri mau jaga sendiri. Kalau tidak, sendiri susah. Mesti mau tukar kerajaan baru sebab sekarang semua org sudah sedar. Mereka tidak takut ISA atau polis. Tidak ada rasa takut. Mereka ada perbicaraan NCR dari 2005 sampai sekarang tapi tiada kata putus. Masihkah kita mahu bg peluang dengan kerajaan? Media, tv semua dikongkong oleh kerajaan dan sudah sedar hanya propoganda satu parti. Mereka sedar semua tipu.”

Tentang ceramah pembangkang, mereka tidak takut berada di tempat pembangkang kerana sudah biasa. Tidak juga takut kerajaan marah. Ada harapan kerajaan berubah walaupun goyah. Dulu 2006, org takut untuk membangkang dan hanya ikut 'perintah' iaitu kerajaan. Sekarang ramai yg sedar ditipu. Ramai yang bangkit dan berani berjuang.

Laporan mengatakan DSAI hanya diberi 15 minit utk berucap mula2. Tetapi diberhentikan tiba2. Setelah berbincang, DSAI diberi 5 minit. Sedangkan permit dia adalah 2jam. Info dari penduduk tempatan.

APRIL 9TH 2011 AFTERNOON

Org ramai yg hadir terdiri daripada orang-orang tua, muda dan anak2 muda. Semua mendengar dgn penun minat. Jarang2 mereka dpt peluang mcm ni. Ceramah DSAI baru berakhir. Isu2 ttg tanah n minyak antara isu yg diketengahkan. 6 policemen spotted outside the foodcourt. We sat with media from tv selangor, they were here since 29th march

MALAYSIAN SARAWAK STATE ELECTIONS 2011

REPORTS FROM GROUND ZERO
by Evelyn & Kath, PUSAT KOMAS


Editor's note: PUSAT KOMAS, Malaysian human rights organisation has also fielded our very own "Anak Sarawak" Evelyne Tawan and Kath Livan to the field to monitor the activities and to document the incidence of abuse irregularities and generally to report the stories from ground zero!

Together with MEO-NET (Malaysian Election Observers Network), they will be delivering daily accounts of their findings from Miri, Bintulu and other parts of Sarawak into this blog.

April 10, 2011, 12:30pm

Good Morning Niah!

The crowd at Ngu awaiting for DSAI, around 100 people waiting despite the rain. Spotted among the crowd was Nor Ak Nyawai, pejuang hak tanah NCR. All the way from Miri to Niah, i could only spot BN's flags at longhouses by the roadside. Only towards reaching Niah that I spotted 1 PKR's flag.

The foodcourt at Niah pit stop - Ngu side is full with PKR's flag. Supporters for BN are at the other side of the foodcourt. MP Kapar giving his speech as a start off, good response from the crowd, increasing to around 500 people, seems like very strong support from the locals.

Speech by Tuai Rumah Nor Anak Nyawai in Iban. He talks about his court case.