On Today Show
— Siling ak Rabing, Head of the Village Settlement Center (RESCOM) Nanga Jagau, Kanowit – Longhouse Joys and Logging Road Woes: A Gawai Festival Reality Check
— Nicholas Mujah, Environmental Activist and Secretary General of SADIA – Encouragement Without Action? Dayaks Urged to Contribute Despite Policy Failures
— Apai Mei from Sg Tangap Suai Niah –Flooded Roads, Broken Promises: The Reality of Rural Development in Sarawak

Topik Pada Hari Ini
— Siling ak Rabing, Ketua Pusat Penempatan Kampung (RESCOM) Nanga Jagau, Kanowit – Kegembiraan di Rumah Panjang dan Kekecewaan Jalan Balak: Tinjauan Realiti Perayaan Gawai
— Nicholas Mujah, Aktivis Alam Sekitar dan Setiausaha Agung SADIA – Galakan Tanpa Tindakan? Kaum Dayak Didesak Menyumbang Walaupun Polisi Gagal
— Apai Mei dari Sg Tangap Suai Niah – Jalan Banjir, Janji Kosong: Realiti Pembangunan Luar Bandar di Sarawak

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Siling ak Rabing, Head of the Village Settlement Center (RESCOM) Nanga Jagau, Kanowit.
*Longhouse Joys and Logging Road Woes: A Gawai Festival Reality Check*
Siling informed RFS that the Gawai festival was celebrated joyfully in all 21 longhouses in the RESCOM settlement established in 1973. These 21 Iban longhouses were centralized to combat the communist threat at that time. However, what saddens the residents here is that they still rely on logging roads to reach their longhouses. We have water and electricity but no road connecting our settlement to the outside world. This makes it difficult for our children and in-laws to return home during the Gawai festival. Due to the lack of roads, the prices of daily necessities are very high. Although the journey to the Kanowit market is only 1 hour and 30 minutes, we appeal to the Minister of Public Works (JKR) and the Prime Minister to expedite the construction of a safe road to our longhouses. We have been using logging roads for a long time, and this situation always threatens our lives, especially during rainy and slippery weather. We hope that by the Gawai festival in 2025, our children will be able to return to the village with the convenience of paved roads - TR. Siing anak Rabing.

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