Karim hopes Mahathir will apologise to Sarawakians

September 23, 2017

KUCHING: Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hopes former premier Tun Mahathir Mohamad could fight to return the State's rights - and apologise to Sarawakians.

The minister, in a press statement yesterday, pointed out that it was during Mahathir's premiership that most of Sarawak’s rights enshrined under Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) were taken away.

“I hope this time he could fight to return Sarawak’s rights and apologise to the people of Sarawak,”  he said as reported by The Borneo Post.

‘Don’t use Ngap Sayot for politics’

June 16, 2013

KUCHING: Former state football coach Awang Mahyan Awang Mohamad is against the proposed use of the famous Ngap Sayot battle cry for political purposes.

The man credited with coining the football battle cry in the late 80s said he was unhappy with Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s suggestion of combining Ngap Sayot with its existing Ubah slogan as the party’s strategy for the next state election.

“I oppose any plan to have it being used for political purposes. It is not proper. Though Ngap Sayot has universal purposes apart from a battle cry in sports, I do not agree with this battle cry being used by others with political agendas,” he said when contacted.

Awang Mahyan said the battle cry is a combination of local words to psych up sportsmen.

“The word Ngap is used locally by anyone be it Chinese, Iban or Malay to signify makan (eat). The word Sayot refers to sayur (vegetables) as some of the traders then pronounced it. So, the phrase Ngap Sayot means to eat vegetables. It is to signify that it is easy for you to take down your opponent if you do not let fear get in your way.

“This battle cry is certainly meant to psych up or motivate your athletes and sportsmen during games, but it is certainly not meant for politics. They (DAP) did not use such a battle cry when they won the state of Penang so why should they need this battle cry for their strategy in Sarawak,” he said.

‘Don’t stir up East vs Semenanjung sentiments’

Posted on September 19, 2012, Wednesday

PR leaders should ‘grow up’ and learn to appreciate that without Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah would not have developed into what they were today.

SIBU: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) should not sow the seed of discontent, ‘fertilising’ it through the Kuching Declaration that could stir up sentiments of ‘East vs Semenanjung’, said SUPP Sibu vice-chairman Daniel Ngieng.

Warning them of the impending backlash through their pursuit of such political gimmick, he stressed that national solidarity and goodwill must be built on understanding and mutual respect.

“Why the Kuching Declaration now? They want to stir up sentiments of ‘East vs Semenanjung’, and thereafter hope to ride on it to derail BN support in the two states.

“You see, national solidarity and goodwill must be built on understanding and mutual respect,” he said in response to PR’s claim to champion the rights of Sarawak and Sabah.

Last Sunday, national and state leaders of PR signed the Kuching Declaration, pledging to restore Sarawak and Sabah as equal partners of Peninsular Malaysia if they (PR) form the next government.

The declaration which contained seven articles was signed by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian, Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng and PAS Sarawak commissioner Adam Ahid.

The articles include equal partners (restoring autonomy to Sarawak and Sabah within the framework of the Federal Constitution).

Ngieng responded: “We here enjoy autonomous rights like immigration which BN upholds. Both PAS and DAP leaders have criticised it and called for abolition of our state rights.”

It was ironic how now PR issued the Kuching Declaration with one singing this and promising that.

It was just opportunistic on the part of the opposition, Ngieng commented.

He asked: “Could you trust someone like Anwar to defend your rights?”

When contacted, Asajaya assemblyman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said: “PR should not have sown the seed of discontent on the day we celebrate our state’s independence and on the day we celebrate Malaysia Day.
   

Karim: Turning Sept 16 into a political event disgusting

September 15, 2012

SIBU: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will make a declaration on Sept 16, which state DAP secretary Chong Chieng Jen said would be historical and would give meaning to the Malaysia Day.

PR is not about to disclose the gist of the declaration, dubbed ‘The Kuching Declaration’.

Earlier press reports said the declaration would be signed by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang, state PKR liaison chief Baru Bian, state DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng and Sarawak PAS commissioner Adam Ahid.

The declaration would be made during a gathering in Kuching.

Asajaya assemblyman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah when contacted yesterday said he had no idea what the declaration was about.

“It does smell of some ‘political do’. If Pakatan plans to hijack this date for a political do, I can only say here that I am disgusted,” he said.

Added Karim: “They have brought themselves so low to the extent of playing politics with our Independence Day…a day which we should put aside politics to celebrate and be proud of what we have achieved as a Free Independent Nation.”

Karim kata Jangan Cakap Sahaja !

July 12, 2012

“Kalau Baru Bian dan pakatan pembangkang fikir ada YB BN Sarawak yang nak lompat parti atau bertanding guna tiket PR, beliau hanya mimpi pada siang hari.” Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah 

KUCHING: Dedahkan nama jika benar ada wakil rakyat BN yang akan menyertai parti-parti pembangkang.

Itu cabaran oleh Ketua Pemuda Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Datuk Fadillah Yusof yang ditujukan kepada Ketua PKR Sarawak Baru Bian yang mendakwa demikian.

Sambil membayangkan itu satu penipuan PKR, Fadillah yang juga Timbalan Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi ketika dihubungi semalam berkata:“Berulang lagi siri drama 16 September bila mana mereka mengumumkan akan mengambil alih kerajaan persekutuan. Kalau benar dedahkan nama mereka.”

Jika tidak didedahkan nama katanya dakwaan itu bermakna semata-mata strategi PKR untuk meraih keyakinan rakyat agar menyokong serta mengundi parti pembangkang pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU13) kelak.

Sementara itu, Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata wakil rakyat BN tidak semurah itu untuk menyertai pakatan pembangkang.

“Kalau Baru Bian dan pakatan pembangkang fikir ada YB BN Sarawak yang nak lompat parti atau bertanding guna tiket PR, beliau hanya mimpi pada siang hari,” katanya.

Pakatan pembangkang umpama kapal yang tidak diketahui siapa juragan yang sebenar, katanya merujuk kepada Ketua Umum PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Presiden PAS Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang dan Penasihat DAP Lim Kit Siang.