14 March 2024

14/03/2024 53 min
14 March 2024

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Episode Synopsis

On Today Show
— Gabriel Atong,Resident of Punan Ba, Belaga – Frustration Mounts as Belaga-Kapit Boat Service Cuts Short, Highlighting Rural Neglect
— Michael Kong Feng Nian, Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth Kuching chief – Misplaced Priorities: Criticism Over MPP's RM60 Million Office Building Plan
— Ngeow Chow Ying, Convenor of Project SAMA – Call for Caution: Advocating for Careful Handling of Amendments to Citizenship Laws, including potential negative impacts on stateless children born in Malaysia
Topik Pada Hari Ini
- Gabriel Atong, Penduduk Punan Ba, Belaga - Kekecewaan Bertambah Ketika Perkhidmatan Bot Belaga-Kapit Dipendekkan, Menonjolkan Pengabaian di Kawasan Pedalaman
- Michael Kong Feng Nian, Ketua Pemuda Demokratik Tindakan Parti Sosialis Kuching - Keutamaan Tersasar: Kritikan Terhadap Pelan Pembinaan Pejabat MPP Bernilai RM60 Juta
- Ngeow Chow Ying, Pengerusi Projek SAMA - Seruan Berhati-hati: Membangkitkan Kesedaran untuk Menangani dengan Berhati-hati Pindaan kepada Undang-undang Kewarganegaraan, termasuk kesan negatif terhadap kanak-kanak tanpa kewarganegaraan yang dilahirkan di Malaysia

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Gabriel Atong,Resident of Punan Ba, Belaga
*Frustration Mounts as Belaga-Kapit Boat Service Cuts Short, Highlighting Rural Neglect*
Announcements on social media inform that the Boat Express service on the Belaga-Kapit-Belaga route operated by the Bah Manis 2 company will be shortened and will not reach Belaga Town. The service provider apologizes to the affected public.
According to Gabriel, the decision made by the management is a business decision. As such, they cannot be blamed entirely. But the victims are thousands of residents who need the service to go to Kapit for various business. Kapit is the administrative center for the seventh division of Sarawak. Covering Belaga, Song and Kapit.
Gabriel said that, the GPS government should be blamed for failing to build roads for the rural residents of Sarawak. Especially to the people of Belaga who always support the GPS candidate during the election. In 2012-2016, a contract to build 10 pure soul roads in jalan jiwa murni was issued and included the Kapit-Belaga area. However, until now the proposed road has not been completed. Two directors of the company were investigated by MACC who profited 800 million from the project. But the investigation in 2018 when PH ruled has not been heard anymore.
According to Gabriel, hundreds of longhouses/residential settlements in Hulu Rajang Parliament are not connected by road. Although there are 3 mega dams built here. Bakun, Murum and Baleh. Even Premier Abang Johari promised by 2024. The road from Sibu-Kapit-Belaga will be ready. Unfortunately, this is all just a dream.

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