Tuesday 15 December 2020

No such thing of changing Sarawak's name to Darul Hana!

We are unhappy with the recent allegations levelled at our State Government on the issue of using the term "Darul Hana" to describe our State, Sarawak and our Right Honourable Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg had also refuted this.


Our Chief Minister was equally surprised to hear that there were certain quarters who had alleged this because if the Sarawak government is going to do so, he should be the first to know about it.


During our interview with local media friends after officiating the 24th anniversary celebration of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Padawan held yesterday morning (14 December), Datuk Patinggi Abang Jo had mentioned there are people who just want to raise issues because at the moment there are no issues to go against our State Government.


He was asked to comment by our media friends on the recent uproar over the term ‘Sarawak Darul Hana’, which was triggered by a Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) Sarawak greeting on social media platform which was rolled off last year.

Our Chief Minister had stressed that the State Government only uses the term ‘Darul Hana’ to name bridges, housing development and mosques which include the iconic Darul Hana Bridge at Kuching Waterfront, Darul Hana Housing and Darul Hana Mosque at the resettlement area of Seberang Hilir in Petra Jaya.

According to him, the State Government cannot simply use the term Darul Hana to refer to Sarawak because this need to be approved first by the State Legislative Assembly.

PAS Sarawak on 13 December had defended its use of Darul Hana to describe Sarawak and also denied claims by activists that the Islamic party was attempting to change Sarawak’s identity from a secular state to one that’s focus on a single religion. On Dec 6, five local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) namely Dayak Think Tank Assocation, Dayak National Congress, Sarawak Iban Association, Persatuan Balang Balai Nyabong, and Sarawak Dayak Iban Association Miri, had collectively said the continued use of Darul Hana could disrupt racial and religious harmony in the state. They had also accused PAS of distorting history as they said Sultan Tengah only ruled a small area around present-day Kuching and was only a minor portion of today’s modern Sarawak.







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