Sabah in time 1, 1975

Written by Arimi Sidek

Tun Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun Awal dekad kedua kemerdekaan ini digambarkan oleh Milne (1976) bahawa suatu “… perkembangan dramatik telah berlaku di Sabah, dihasilkan oleh impian Ketua Menteri, Tun Mustapha. Pemerintahan hampir-diktator beliau di negeri ini, dicapai dengan pendidikan formal ala kadar, membolehkan beliau memenangi kejayaan demi kejayaan pilihanraya secara pukal dan memberi kesan kepada penganutan Islam secara besar-besaran”. Milne menambah bahawa “kekayaan peribadinya (Tun Mustapha) yang berasal dari kekayaan Sabah, terutamanya kayu balak, digunakan untuk membina perhubungan politik di peringkat kebangsaan dan antarabangsa. Beliau memiliki kepentingan besar di dalam The Star, suratkhabar yang berpengkalan di Pulau Pinang di mana Tunku Abdul Rahman, bekas Perdana Menteri, mencatatkan tinggalannya (legacy) secara berterusan.” Keadaan politik di zaman ini digambarkan oleh Bradley seperti berikut. “Di Sabah tiada terdapat pembangkang rasmi. Apa yang berlaku, perbalahan yang semakin menjadi-jadi diantara UPKO dan USNO telah mencipta peyokong dan pembangkang dalaman de facto secara yang tidak sistematik di negeri berkenaan.” Keadaan ini walau bagaimanapun hanya diselongkar apabila Tun Mustapha tidak lagi berkuasa. Menurut Tilman & Tilman (1977) banyak tuduhan rasuah telah dilemparkan kepada bekas orang kuat Sabah, Tun Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, tetapi menyingkirannya dari kuasa dilakukan melalui proses politik berbanding dengan proses kehakiman. Sumber: Milne2, R. S., 1976. Malaysia and Singapore, 1975 by R. S. Milne. Asian Survey, Vol. 16, No. 2 A survey of Asia in 1975: Part II, (Feb., 1976), pp 186- 192. University of California Press. Bradley, C. P., 1968. Communal Politics in Malaysian Borneo. The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 1, (Mar., 1968), pp. 123-140. University of Utah on behalf of the Western Political Science Association. Tilman, R.O., & Tilman, J.H., 1977. Malaysia and Singapore, 1976: A Year of Challange, a Year of Change by Robert O. Tilman and Jo H. Tilman. Asian Survey, Vol. 17, No.2 A Survey of Asia in 1976: Part 2, (Feb., 1977), pp. 143 – 154. University of California press.

Kadayan Kutai KartaNegara (Kalimantan)

(itsurday.blogspot.com) Sebuah pesanan telah ditinggalkan di dalam CBox yang saya sediakan di blog itsurday yang menamakan diri beliau sebagai Sdra Doddy H Iska. Sdra Doddy mengatakan bahawa dia seorang Kadayan dari Kutai Tatanagara. Pesanan beliau boleh dilihat di dalam CBox dan Sdra Doddy cuma menggunakan sepatah perkataan Kadayan iaitu “daie” yang bermaksud dari ...

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Saya juga mengalu-alukan sekiranya ada Kadayan-Kadayan dari Kutai, Brau, Kelteng dan tempat-tempat lain di Kalimantan yang melawat blog ini, supaya meninggalkan pesanan atau membuat komen di dalam posting-posting yang terdapat di dalam blog ini.

Saya ingin mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada Sdra Doddy H Iska yang telah memberi saya sedikit maklumat yang sebelum ini cuma seperti hayalan saya sahaja.


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adipratama - UP:Pendapat Edward Parnell men |2008-05-19 17:14:48
Beberapa tahun dahulu saya pernah mengetengahkan pendapat Edward Parnell mengenai asal-usul bangsa Kedayan. Beliau di dalm aikelnya yang bertajuk THE NAME KEDAYAN DAYAK AND TANJONG DATO menceritakan megenai yang orang Kedayan ini berasal dari negeri Banjar. Mereka dikatakn meupakan keturunan pengiring Datuk Adi Patih seorang putera besar negeri Banjar.

Brunei in time 3, 1905

Written by Arimi Sidek

Brunei, 1904 - less than a government In the second snippet of this series, I mentioned that Brunei was less than a government. It was in about 103 years ago, or a century, more or less. There is no malicious intend in saying that. It was a factual statement on the nature of (poor) the governance state of being in the kingdom based on a historical record. Mr. McArthur (1904) in his report about Brunei explained what “less than a government” means: "With no public expenditure and with a disreputable ruling class scrambling for cash advances from foreign governments of private speculators, seizing all they dare from their luckless subject, and valuing their position solely as a mean of self-indulgence and extravagance, to talk of a government seems ridiculous.” "There are no salaried officer, ... no forces, no police, no public institutions, no coinage, no roads, no public buildings – except a wooden mosque, and – most crying need of all – no gaol. There is a semblance of a judicature, but little justice ...” Note: McArthur, M.S.H., 1904. “Report on Brunei in 1904” by M.S.H. McArthur. P.O. 572/39, 5 Dec 1904, para 23 in Horton (1986) Horton, 1986. British Administration in Brunei 1906 - 1959 by A.V.M Horton. Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 20, No.2., (1986), pp. 353-374. Cambridge University Press.

Aku Oang Daat - Part 8

Written by kalajiau ingaa

Anak Daat, Sekolah Hulu 2 Ini merupakan lanjutan kepada artikel sekolah saya yang terdahulu, bertajuk "Anak Daat, Sekolah Hulu 1 ". Tiada kantin di sekolah kami. Tetapi ada sebuah kedai runcit persendirian kepunyaan seorang penduduk kampung dalam jarak 200 meter dari perkarangan halaman sekolah. Berbondong-bondonglah kami ke kedai berkenaan semasa rehat pukul 10 pagi. Masa ini kami panggil taim – agaknya dari perkataan time's up. Kebanyakan barangan yang dijual merupakan junk food. Ini terutamanya gula-gula, keropok-keropok dan segala barangan tidbits yang bersesuaian dengan bajet murid-murid daat yang tidak seberapa. Kesemuanya datang dalam paket-paket kecil. Gula-gula empat biji harganya RM0.10. Bagi keropok harganya ada yang RM0.05, tetapi kebanyakannya RM0.10 setiap satu. Makanan ringan yang paling kami minati ialah 'aiskrim bungkus'. Perisa aiskrim yang paling biasa ialah air sirap oren atau bubur kacang manis yang dibeku dalam plastik kecil panjang. Ia adalah satu-satunya jenis aiskrim yang kami ketahui wujud di dunia ini. Sebenarnya ia tidak lebih dari air minuman yang dibancuh, dimasukkan ke dalam paket plastik dan disejukbekukan sebelum sedia untuk dijual kepada kami. Perniagaan aiskrim pada masa itu merupakan perniagaan yang lumayan. Sebab utamanya ialah ais dan peti sejuk merupakan benda ajaib bagi kami. Sedangkan, ais merupakan barang berharga yang paling diminati oleh kami anak-anak oang daat. Seingat saya abang dan kakak sanggup berbasikal sejauh empat batu semata-mata untuk mendapatkan blok ais semasa bulan puasa. Sungguh nyaman bersungkai dengan minuman sejuk. Kerana ais jugalah saya dan adik adik sering menanti-nanti kedatangan pakcik penjual ikan yang sekali-sekala bertandang dengan basikal menjaja ikan ke rumah kami. Dengan sedikit rengekan dan dek kerana segan dengan ibu, pasti kami akan diberikan sedikit ketulan ais 'lantuh' setiap kali. Di masa sekolah, saya dan abang sepupu sangat pandai mengendalikan ais. Kami membeli ais krim sepotong dua ketika taim. Kemudian kami bergegas ke rumahnya yang terletak kira-kira 100 meter dari sekolah. Sebaik sampai dirumahnya, kami mengaulkan ais krim berkenaan ke dalam air kemudian menambahnya dengan gula. Alangkah seronok hasilnya. Kami menikmati minuman sejuk di dalam gelas seorang satu. Pendek kata, perniagaan aiskrim memang merupakan perniagaan yang bagus. Juga, kerana kelebihan mereka memiliki peti ajaib di rumah, nampaknya bidang ini dimonopoli oleh guru-guru dari pekan yang mengajar di sekolah kami. Merekalah yang membekalkan serta menjualnya setiap hari. Selain dari meletakkan peti aiskrim di kedai pak haji tempat kami membeli belah, cikgu aiskrim yang lain mengambil keputusan menjualnya sendiri di sekolah. Kabarnya ada yang membawa empat lima peti dan meletakkan aiskrim mereka di banyak destinasi di sepanjang jalan ke sekolah, menjadikan mereka ini merupakan tauke aiskrim yang tidak rasmi di dunia oang daat. Ada sekali pengalaman lucu saya mengenai aiskrim cikgu ini. Seorang dari cikgu-cikgu penjual aiskrim ini nampaknya mengamalkan konsep mesra alam – kitar semula. Semua aiskrim pada masa itu dimakan dengan mengigit muncungnya atau memutar pada bahagian simpulan plastik sehingga putus. Tetapi peliau menggunakan plastik yang muncungnya boleh dibuka dan ditutup berulang kali tanpa perlu digigit. Ia seperti paket plastik ubat yang dibekalkan oleh doktor sekarang ini, cuma bentuknya kecil dan panjang. Semua murid yang membeli aiskrim beliau diiringi dengan satu pesanan; selepas makan plastik aiskrim mesti dikembalikan semula kepada beliau. Cikgu aiskrim ini memang pintar berniaga. Nampaknya beliau hanya memerlukan air sirap yang dibekukan sebagai modal. Plastiknya pula boleh digunakan berulang kali. Tapi alamak, kalau dah anak oang daat tu, oang daat juga. Saya dah terlanjur menggigitnya seperti biasa. Matilah, macam mana ni? Jangan pandang rendah dengan oang daat. Otak kecil saya ketika itu ligat juga, macam Mr. Bean. Saya dah terlanjur membocorkannya, tetapi arahan cikgu harus dipatuhi. Penyelesaiannya? Saya pun melilau mencari seorang murid junior. Dengan 'murah hati' saya memberikan ais krim berkenaan kepadanya. Syaratnya dia harus mengembalikan plastik berkenaan kepada cikgu aiskrim. Dia bersetuju dan saya menarik lepas lega. Saya cuma memandangnya melahap aiskrim sehingga habis walaupun saya juga masih sangat 'tais lio' dengan aiskrim berkenaan. Saya ingat sudah terlepas, kerana dia nampaknya sangat berselera. Malangnya dia lebih pintar. Selepas habis memakan, dia mungkir janji! Saya yang betul bendul terpaksa memulangkan plastik aiskrim berkenaan kepada cikgu. “Apa ni, plastik sudah bubus” getus beliau. Hee, rugikah, cikgu?

Brunei in time 2, 1905

Written by Arimi Sidek

In 1905, there were three separate governments in British Borneo. Or kingdoms, as they wanted to be known. The most exotic was the Rajah Brooke government (White Rajah of Sarawak). The lesser known was Maharajahate of Sabak (sic) of a Hong Kong based, the North Borneo Chartered Company. And of course the mighty of the time, Her Majesty government of British Empire stationed in Labuan. At this point, you may wonder that I probably missed something. Where was the government of Brunei? Actually, NO. I did not missed anything. There was no government in Brunei at the time. Please bear in mind, I am talking about 1905. Brunei was less than a goverment in 1905 It has no proper governance. It has a ruler - with a long and glorious history, but kingdom was terribly weak and dying. Brown said (during this era) in Brunei there was 'no Government .. only ownership'. The country was divided up into three sorts of tenure, each carrying with it taxation and administration right for the owner: kerajaan (crown lands), kuripan (ministrial lands) and tulin (private land). Borton explained that a sultan (Sultan of Brunei) has little real power except over his own districts and people. He was unable by custom to interfere with the internal administration of other districts. British tried to ignore Brunei at their most. Most administrative matters pertaining Brunei placed out via Labuan office, a British protectorate since 1847. Note: Brown, D.E., 1970. Brunei: The Structure and History of a Bornean Malay Sultanate by Professor D.E Brown,(Monograph of the Brunei Mueseum, 1970), pp. 79 -85, in Horton, 1986. Horton, A.V.M, 1986. British Administration in Brunei 1906 - 1959 by A.V.M Horton. Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 20, No.2., (1986), pp. 353-374. Cambridge University Press.

AirAsia: unfair Mas

Written by Giin Buagas


Right, Mas is unfair to AirAsia. But AirAsia isn't the fairest airline company too. For example, it creates free seatings. It's not that fair, we have to practically run and to compete, in order to get better seat in the aircraft every time. I fail to understand why can't AirAsia issues proper seating tag when even a mere bus company can do that.


Kuala Lumpur: Now that Malaysia Airlines is offering low-cost fares, the time has come for the entire aviation industry in Malaysia to be fully liberalised.

In making the call, AirAsia Bhd's Group Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Tony Fernandes, said the liberalisation should include allowing AirAsia to mount increased flights to Singapore, fly into the island republic from other points in Malaysia as well as fly to international destinations.

He said AirAsia would immediately appeal to the Government for full liberalisation of the routes into Singapore following the move announced yesterday by MAS to offer low-cost or zero fares.

He said the move by MAS was unfair. "MAS can give zero fares but I cannot have more flights to Singapore and that doesn't make sense. You can't keep on whacking AirAsia and give all the advantages to MAS," said Tony, who spoke by phone from London where he is on airline business. Daily Express

Now, sawit is everywhere in Sabah

Written by Arimi Sidek

Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08). It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop. Note: This a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper, aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter. There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category. The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking. The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC). Read full story from the source

Aku Oang Daat - Part 7

Aku Oang Daat - Part 7

Written by kalajiau ingaa

Monday, 05 May 2008

Tambak, dapur kedayan. Bersebelahan, di pisuk atau sunduk yang berdekatan dengan ruang penyimpanan air, terletak tambak* – dapur orang kedayan. Tambak merupakan struktur kayu berbentuk segiempat bujur. Bahagian dalam ruangan tambak diisi dengan tanah yang menjadi tempat pembakaran bahanapi. Dahulunya, tambak dibina tanpa tiang. Tambak jenis ini dikenali dengan nama tambak baampai. Para ibu duduk di atas kalang atau bangku kecil yang disediakan di hadapan tambak semasa menjalankan aktiviti masak-memasak. Namun lama-kelamaan kelihatan semua tambak di kampung kami menjadi bertiang. Agaknya ini adalah hasil pertembungan budaya dengan kampung-kampung lain. Tambak bertiang mempunyai kelebihan berbanding dengan tambak baampai. Antaranya anak-anak kecil tidak boleh bermain api kerana kedudukannya yang agak tinggi, sekitar 0.6 – 1 meter dari aras lantai. Ruangan "bahumah"** tambak pula boleh dijadikan tempat penyimpanan kayu api. Kepingan zink biasanya diletak sebagai pengadang api pada ruangan yang menghala ke tepi dinding rumah. Gunanya untuk mengelakkan api menyambar dinding rumah. Namanya dah pun tambak. Jadi lengkaplah dengan bahan bakarnya sekali. Bahan bakar tambak adalah menggunakan kayu api. Sebab itulah ia juga dikenali dengan nama “tambak kayu”. Bagaimanapun sama ada baampai atau bertiang, tambak sentiasa menghadapi masalah yang sama. Kucing amat suka menjadikannya sebagai tandas semulajadi! Hanya kemudian barulah timbul tambak samawaa*** yang menggunakan minyak gas minyak tanah – kerosene sebagai bahan bakar. Selepas itu datang pula tambak gas****. Nampaknya ia sekarang ini merupakan suatu kemestian termasuklah di daat – kawasan dunia kami yang sedikit demi sedikit dijamah oleh kemodenan. Nota akhir: * tambak, dapur. Di dalam bahasa melayu baku, tambak adalah kawasan rendah yang ditimbun menjadi tinggi. Mungkin ini juga merupakan asal perkataan tambak – dapur orang kedayan. Binaan segiempat ini walaupun bersaiz kecil, juga ditimbun dengan tanah di bahagian dalam. ** mungkin perkataan yang dikorup dari perkataan melayu baku ba(wa)h+(r)umah. *** dapur semawar, tambak samawaa **** dapoo gas, dapur gas.

Brunei in time 1, 1905

Written by Arimi Sidek

Undoubtly, the weakest period of Kindom of Brunei, ever, was none other than at the end of 19th century or, the beginning of 20th century. I am not exaggerating the fact, nor that I'm to ridicule the kingdom that is very close to kadayan people. But history is about fact in the past whether we like them, or not. At this point, Brunei nearly ceased to exist from the world map. It was close enough to be absorbed under a more powerful, more systematic administration of Rajah of Sarawak administration. According to Horton (1986) "At the end of 1905, Brunei - reduced to two small, detached enclaves (area 2,226 square miles) within Sarawak - has reached the nadir of it fortunes. Indeed, but for the reluctant intervention of the British Government at this juncture, the Sultanate would have been swallowed up entirely by the famous Brooke Raj". Source: Horton, 1986. British Administration in Brunei 1906 - 1959 by A.V.M Horton. Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 20, No.2., (1986), pp. 353-374. Cambridge University Press.

Don't bank everything on palm oil

Written by arimi sidek

Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08).


palm oil tree

It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop.

Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.

There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category.

The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking.

The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).



palm oil authorities in malaysia

Another thing. The average age of small holders, which is at 54, is also very interesting. This is an average figure so I presume that majority of them are older than 54. The golden aged small holders actually pose more questions than answers.

Since palm oil plantation is relatively new to the state, I really wonder who are these small holders. For example, they probably were in agricultural sector such as cocoa or rubber before switching to palm oil. Or, they can be new comers who ventured into palm oil after retirement from public service I.e. pensioners.

But, with average “small” holding of 213 acres, they certainly are dubious kind of "average" pensioners. If that being the case, perhaps government will shed some light on the matter.

Whatever the answer is, the situation is not good for our economy. It implies that owners / small holders are at the near end of their productive life. Perhaps younger generations are not interested to work in palm oil sector and this is scary. If this really happen, then guess who are forever among those 60,000 plantation workers!

The news further stated that Sabah has a very high potential to further develop in oil palm industry will in turn generate the economy. I truly wish this vision not going to be translated into more plantations, involving more agriculture areas.

This is because, unless Sabah land mass area is getting bigger and bigger over time, this “sawit” thing seems encroaching every area suitable for agriculture in the State.

According to state government website, out of total land area of 2.1 million hectares identified suitable for agriculture, 1.25 million hectares have been developed. Another source cited that palm oil is by far the main crop cultivated, occupying about 81pc of the total cultivated land area.

Now palm oil area in the state is 1.24 million hectares, as the news said.

I won’t blame palm oil planters; palm oil based entrepreneurs and or smallholders for promoting and switching to palm oil. There is nothing personal in capitalist economy system. It is about money making business and profit maximization.

But do not underestimate the danger posed by dependency on single source of earning situation to the economy. Malawi and Costa Rica had learnt it the hard way.

Also in Haiti, Ghana and Nauru, to mention a few. In the event such as competition from other countries or any reasons that cause price to drop, or anything that causes production to fail, the whole economy lands into trouble.

We should learn by our mistake in the past when the sole major source of earning was timber. Being the richest state in Malaysia in 1970s Sabah slipped down to the poorest in 1990s. We are closer to repeat it once again, by leaning more and more on palm oil as the sole source of income.

It is government who should provide “hala tuju” and product diversification, not the business sector. Speaking of “hala tuju” in agriculture, Sabah’s Second Agricultural Policy (SAP 2 1999 – 2010) is meant to guides the agriculture development in the State.

It speaks on “transforming smallholders into a commercial and dynamic sector”. However, in the case of palm oil, there will not be so much concern on transforming small holders if the focus is on big players and the small holders' role is minimal.

I don’t know how to relate palm oil plantation with “increasing level of domestic and food production”, another “essence” of SAP2. Perhaps SAP2 talks about “other” agriculture sectors too.

But since palm oil sector is getting closer to become the “only” agriculture sector available in Sabah in term of area coverage, its only natural for it to fit into all essences of SAP2 as the government medium-term plan in agriculture development.

Creating policies such as SAP2 incurs financial cost and consumes a lot of time. Hence, adhere to what has been planned is always a better choice for government.

Last but not least, bad economics or the negative impacts due to over-development process of palm oil sector need to be seriously considered.

For example, in Sarawak, environmentalists claimed that Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty.


Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 24 Feb 2008. pp. 17

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kalapa sawit - what can we say? |2008-06-14
this is the capitalist system... profit maximization is the objective of any business so it is only natural for businessman to switch on to palm oil

Don't bank everything on palm oil

Written by arimi sidek

Sabah became the country's main palm oil producer on 1.24 million hectares of the total 4.3 million hectares, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Saturday (DE 17.02.08).


palm oil tree

It is more actually, to the excitement and joy of palm oil industry. At present, it contributes about 16pc to the State’s GDP. It also provides employment to about 60,000 people, representing about 5.4pc of the state’s total workforce. Oil palm is currently Sabah’s main agriculture crop.

Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.

There is something else about the news that interests me. The statement somewhat lures us to think that palm oil industry in the State focuses on 14,346 smallholders, which I suspect is not. If we divide 1,240,000 hectares by 14, 346 the average will be 86.43 hectares - about 213.58 acres. There is no way plantation of this size fit into small holders category.

The real industry players not even mentioned. So let get, it straight. Palm oil industry in the state actually focuses on big plantation companies, not smallholders. Peninsular-based companies are among the key players. Hence, the smallholders figure is simply cosmetic more or less, to my thinking.

The locus of palm oil industry is big plantations – more than 80pc are located in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, a state-run company, managed clusters of designated areas in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Kimanis, known as Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).



palm oil authorities in malaysia

Another thing. The average age of small holders, which is at 54, is also very interesting. This is an average figure so I presume that majority of them are older than 54. The golden aged small holders actually pose more questions than answers.

Since palm oil plantation is relatively new to the state, I really wonder who are these small holders. For example, they probably were in agricultural sector such as cocoa or rubber before switching to palm oil. Or, they can be new comers who ventured into palm oil after retirement from public service I.e. pensioners.

But, with average “small” holding of 213 acres, they certainly are dubious kind of "average" pensioners. If that being the case, perhaps government will shed some light on the matter.

Whatever the answer is, the situation is not good for our economy. It implies that owners / small holders are at the near end of their productive life. Perhaps younger generations are not interested to work in palm oil sector and this is scary. If this really happen, then guess who are forever among those 60,000 plantation workers!

The news further stated that Sabah has a very high potential to further develop in oil palm industry will in turn generate the economy. I truly wish this vision not going to be translated into more plantations, involving more agriculture areas.

This is because, unless Sabah land mass area is getting bigger and bigger over time, this “sawit” thing seems encroaching every area suitable for agriculture in the State.

According to state government website, out of total land area of 2.1 million hectares identified suitable for agriculture, 1.25 million hectares have been developed. Another source cited that palm oil is by far the main crop cultivated, occupying about 81pc of the total cultivated land area.

Now palm oil area in the state is 1.24 million hectares, as the news said.

I won’t blame palm oil planters; palm oil based entrepreneurs and or smallholders for promoting and switching to palm oil. There is nothing personal in capitalist economy system. It is about money making business and profit maximization.

But do not underestimate the danger posed by dependency on single source of earning situation to the economy. Malawi and Costa Rica had learnt it the hard way.

Also in Haiti, Ghana and Nauru, to mention a few. In the event such as competition from other countries or any reasons that cause price to drop, or anything that causes production to fail, the whole economy lands into trouble.

We should learn by our mistake in the past when the sole major source of earning was timber. Being the richest state in Malaysia in 1970s Sabah slipped down to the poorest in 1990s. We are closer to repeat it once again, by leaning more and more on palm oil as the sole source of income.

It is government who should provide “hala tuju” and product diversification, not the business sector. Speaking of “hala tuju” in agriculture, Sabah’s Second Agricultural Policy (SAP 2 1999 – 2010) is meant to guides the agriculture development in the State.

It speaks on “transforming smallholders into a commercial and dynamic sector”. However, in the case of palm oil, there will not be so much concern on transforming small holders if the focus is on big players and the small holders' role is minimal.

I don’t know how to relate palm oil plantation with “increasing level of domestic and food production”, another “essence” of SAP2. Perhaps SAP2 talks about “other” agriculture sectors too.

But since palm oil sector is getting closer to become the “only” agriculture sector available in Sabah in term of area coverage, its only natural for it to fit into all essences of SAP2 as the government medium-term plan in agriculture development.

Creating policies such as SAP2 incurs financial cost and consumes a lot of time. Hence, adhere to what has been planned is always a better choice for government.

Last but not least, bad economics or the negative impacts due to over-development process of palm oil sector need to be seriously considered.

For example, in Sarawak, environmentalists claimed that Malaysia's lucrative palm oil industry and unabated logging are destroying native lands in eastern Sarawak state, while indigenous people are left in extreme poverty.


Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 24 Feb 2008. pp. 17

Comments

kalapa sawit - what can we say? |2008-06-14
this is the capitalist system... profit maximization is the objective of any business so it is only natural for businessman to switch on to palm oil

Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS?[Kadayan Universe Forum]

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giinbuagas

Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS? 5/1/08

Ini merupakan sms pelik yang saya terima dua hari lepas

JIKALAU ANDA MENDPT PNGGILAN TLFON YG BRNOMBOR PANJANG Cnth: +62852731520946 DAN NMBR ITU BRWARNA MERAH,DHRAP2 SGT JGN DIANGKT DAN DJWB PANGGILAN ITU.INI KERANA DI INDONESIA SKRG, SEKUMPULAN PENUNTUT ILMU HITAM SDG MENGUJI ILMU MEREKA MELALUI TELEFON,JIKA SESIAPA YG MENJWB PNGGLA ITU MULUT AKAN BERGUIH DAN AKAN MATI SLPS ITU.DI INDONESIA SDH 9 ORG MATI DAN MLM TD DIPUCHONG 2 ORG MATI.INI BNR2 TRJADI,TLG SEBARKAN MSG

Entah betul entah tidak. Tapi kawan-kawan juga mendapat sms yang sama.

Pagi ini ada lagi satu sms kononnya seorang ustazah di Sipitang telah menerima sms berkenaan.

Saja la saya simpan di thread ini untuk perhatian dan pandangan, juga tindakan semua. Jika ia didapati palsu, pihak berkuasa harus membuat sedikit pengumuman mungkin, supaya keresahan tidak perlu orang awam dapat diredakan.


askasah (User)

PANGGILAN SANTAU KARUT 6/1/08
Panggilan santau karut

Oleh Mohd Jamilul Anbia Md Denin, Amir Abdul Hamid, Salman Hamat, Norfaisal Jahuri dan Sulaiman Salleh am@hmetro.com.myThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

KUALA LUMPUR: Menggemparkan! Ramai pengguna telefon bimbit mula panik berikutan penyebaran SMS yang meminta orang ramai berhati-hati dengan panggilan santau atau ‘tarik nyawa’ yang kononnya boleh membunuh mereka sejurus menjawab panggilan itu.

Lebih menakutkan apabila kandungan SMS itu mendakwa panggilan maut itu sudah meragut sembilan nyawa di Indonesia sejak bulan lalu dan kini mula menular kepada jutaan pengguna telefon di negara ini bagi menagih korban terbaru.

Untuk berita selanjutnya hmetro.com.my

askasah (User)

Re:Menguji Ilmu Hitam melalui SMS? 6/1/08
Untuk berita mutakhir berkaitan Panggilan Santau ini sila lawat itsurday.blogspot

Taima kasih.

Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol [Kadayan Universe Forum]

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arimi (Admin)


Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol 5/1/2008
Saja la mau tunjuk hiburan sikit.... pembaca kadayanuniverse.com jangan la asyik serious saja.

Nah tengok video ni... This is hilarious

Watch how the Bulgarian Music Idols create instant idols - even william hung can't beat her

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acai (User)

Re:Video lucu youtube 1 - Music Idol 5/1/2008
adedehhh....lawak bana tau....

Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com [Kadayan Universe Forum]

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Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com 05/01/2008

Ada pembaca setia komplen kadayanuniverse.com macam lambat load sejak minggu lepas.

kami mohon maaflah. Traffic memang heavy sekarang ni, bukan mengada.

Ada juga kecenderungan pembaca untuk download (bukan lawat --- kalau sampai ambil 200 pages dalam satu masa tu grenti download tu) banyak artikel sekaligus.

indada jua halangan dai kamilah. atu kan angkat hati kamu. kami pun bangga jua bila artikel yang kami persembahkan sini ani menarik minat.

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kaawai


askasah (User)


Re:Heavy Traffic di kadayanuniverse.com 1 Year, 10 Months ago Karma: 0
Tahniah, anie patanda yang amat baik. Makin amai tia oang tahu website anie. Sanang hati ndangaa.

Bila ada kamu yang ulah-ulah atu, cuba kamu lawat forum anie http://labuan2u.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=42

Baiki-baiki dikit pandapat forumers di forum atu.

Taima kasih lai.

Aku Oang Daat - Part 6

Written by kalajiau ingaa

Tumpung 2. Ruang dapur oang daat. Kamar mandi? Jangan berguraulah. Rumah kami oang daat tiada konsep kamar mandi bah. Kecualilah anda seorang bayi, orang tua lali, orang sakit, baru beranak atau mati. Biasanya di zaman saya, kami TIDAK mandi di rumah. Tiada singki di rumah. Tiada tandas. Yang ada ialah 'kawasan basah' berdekatan dengan dapur. Ia merupakan kawasan berlantai jarang supaya air senang jatuh ke bawah rumah dan lama kelamaan air bertakung, menjadi kawasan 'palacahan'. Hati-hati berada di kawasan ini. Saya katakan demikian kerana struktur lantainya jarang dan lagi pula sentiasa basah. Jadi ada kawasan yang mungkin telahpun mumut, dan anda mungkin akan tapuuk di mana-mana jika tidak cermat. Bagaimanapun jua kawasan basahan adalah kawasan serbaguna. Ia merupakan pusat aktiviti rumahtangga seperti untuk membasuh pinggan mangkuk, menyiang ikan, memandikan bayi, kawasan membuang air kecil dan sebagainya. Kawasan ini mengandungi tadahan air yang mampu menampung keperluan air dalam rumah berkenaan untuk sehari dua. Ada dua bekas air yang mesti ada di semua rumah oang daat. Pertama tajau. Kedua tampayan. Kedua-duanya pun disebut tempayan di dalam bahasa melayu baku. Tajau (juga dikenali sebagai ipang) merupakan jenis tempayan yang bermulut kecil. Sekurang-kurangnya itu yang kami faham. Manakala tempayan merupakan tempayan yang bermulut besar dan biasanya ditutup menggunakan talam. Air dari tajau dan tampayan dicedok keluar menggunakan gayung. Sebelum diganti dengan gayung plastik, ia diperbuat dari tempurung kelapa yang bertangkai panjang panjang (disebut tataan). Di setengah rumah pernah saya lihat, tin susu isian pekat manis, susu 'junjung' diubah suai dengan diberi tataan menjadi gayung. TIADA peti ais ketika itu. Soal air masak, air mati atau air jarang tidak begitu dipedulikan. Lepas makan, lepas main atau bila-bila kaing lihii, terus luju-luju ka dapoo, cedok air dari tajau dan terus minum begitu saja. Kami malah menggemarinya. Rasanya sejuk, tanpa asa asap dan sejuk segar. Apa punya perut daa, rasanya kuman pun surrender dengan perut oang daat ani. Tajau tampayan ini perlu dibersihkan sekali sekala. Bila tiba masa untuk nguah-nguahi, ngiah-ngiahi tajau atau tampayan kami dikerah untuk mengambil air untuk keperluan mencuci dan juga untuk memenuhinya semula. Untung ketika itu, kecuali musim banjir (baah), air sungai jernih hampir setiap masa. Agaknya ketika itu aktiviti pelupusan hutan, pembalakan, hakisan tanah belum mejadi isu seperti sekarang ini. Sekarang ini, semua jadi kenangan. Air sungai sentiasa kelihatan kabut sepanjang masa. Air paip pula tidak boleh dipercayai, banyak masa untuk air tiada berbanding ada. Comments

Sabah's transport system needs overhaul

Written by Arimi Sidek

In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation's total economic product and play a role in building or strengthening a national or regional economy and as an influence in the development of land and other resources. But, even without knowing about transportation economics, one will be able to notice that public transportation in Sabah is far from being efficient at present. Note: This a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper, aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter. To be more specific, let's begin with bus as the core of public transport in the State. I rather call them as mini bus and van. Apart from mini bus, we need to observe on what is going on with Sabah State Railway – SSR. It is a real concern on how do we look at it. Should we look into it from only historical value, or from indirect economic potential and gains out of it such as from tourism, or from truly economic point of view? Read full story from the source caveat fair use notice

Gasing Tradisi Kedayan

Tengah @ Mohd Idris Hj. Bongsu & Arimi Sidek

Permainan tradisi gasing kedayan adalah terbahagi kepada dua, iaitu peringkat baatas (ba aja - individu) dan baumbuk (berpasukan, bergu). Gasing dimainkan dan tergolong sebagai permainan set; tetapi tidak melibatkan body contact antara pasukan pemain.


1st Revision, 13 June 2008
2nd Revised Graphics, 29 Aug 2013

gasing moden

Pada amnya, sukan gasing merupakan permainan yang versatile. Ia boleh dimainkan secara individu atau berkumpulan.

Cigu Tangah, Aktivis Gasing Sipitang

Written by Arimi Sidek

En. Tengah @Mohd Idris bin Hj. Bongsu, 54, merupakan seorang aktivis gasing yang amat dikenali di negeri Sabah. Beliau telah berkecimpung aktif di dalam sukan ini sejak 10 tahun yang lalu. Di Sipitang, beliau lebih dikenali dengan nama “Cigu Tangah” (Cikgu Tangah).

 Cikgu Tangah aktivis gasing Sipitang

Sekarang ini Cigu Tangah adalah merupakan jurulatih rasmi pasukan untuk pemain-pemain gasing di bawah 13 tahun, menerusi Program Jurulatih Seni Budaya Negara (JSBN) 2008 sejak tiga tahun lepas (2005 – kini).

Kadayan atau Kedayan, lagi ...

Written by Arimi Sidek

Perkara ini sentiasa dipersoalkan. Malah ia sentiasa timbul dari semasa ke semasa. Terbaru ia dikemukakan oleh seorang pembaca yang perihatin melalui email. Saya pasti ini merupakan persoalan jujur tanpa prasangka.

Tujuannya, mengenali sebutan berdasarkan akar bahasa (linguistics) dan mencari ejaan yang paling tepat untuk nama bangsa kita.

Pada hemat saya, KADAYAN merupakan ejaan yang terbaik.

Ada baiknya persatuan-persatuan kedayan di Sabah, Sarawak dan Brunei meluluskan resolusi mengenai perkara ini di dalam mesyuarat agung tahunan mereka. Dengan ini akan adalah pula rujukan kita di masa yang akan datang.

Tindakan susulan yang selebihnya ialah dengan memaklumkan pihak berkuasa mengenai “K-A-D-A-Y-A-N” sebagai ejaan rasmi yang diterimapakai oleh masyarakat kadayan.

Tetapi, pada hemat saya juga, selagi ejaan yang paling popular iaitu KEDAYAN tidak terlalu mencacatkan, lebih baiklah ianya dibiarkan begitu saja.

Variasi ejaan tidak akan membawa kita ke mana mana pun kecuali perbincangan yang meleret-leret mengenainya.

Ini kerana variasi ejaan apabila telah timbul, amat sukar dihapuskan. Semua variasi akan dirujuk dan diguna oleh orang yang berlainan, pada tempat yang tidak sama dan masa yang berbeza.

Berikut merupakan contoh-contoh variasi ejaan yang tidak mampu diselesaikan sekalipun oleh ahli-ahli linguistik dan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka hingga ke saat ini.

Bajau Suluk, Bajo Suluk, Suluk Badjo.

Bisaya, Bisayah.

Dayak, Daya, Dyak.

Idahan, Idaan, Ida'an.

Irranun, Illanun.

Kedayan, Kadayan.

Lundayeh, Lundayah, Lun Dayeh, Lun Dayah, Lundaya.

Melanau, Malanau.

Tidong, Tidung.

agama, ugama, igama (igama dah hampir hapus penggunaannya).

bumiputera, bumiputra.

Johor Baharu, Johor Bahru, Johor Baru.

Sungai Petani, Sungai Patani, Sungei Patani.

Variasi atau perubahan nama adalah lebih senang diterima jika melibatkan pertukaran yang lebih nyata, kerana minda kita lebih jelas mengenainya.

Contoh:

Burma menjadi Myanmar.

Peking menjadi Beijing.

Kwangtung menjadi Guangdong.

Jadi? Tepuk dada tanya selera.

Di kadayanuniverse.com, kami terpaksa menggunakan kedua-duanya untuk tujuan strategik. Dengan berbuat begini, kami berharap enjin pencari akan mendaftarkan “kadayan” dan “kedayan” sebagai keywords laman web kadayanuniverse.com, tidak lebih dari itu.

Sabah's transport system needs overhaul

Written by arimi sidek

It is something that we probably are not aware of. But there is an economic discipline known as transportation economics. Transport economics is a branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources within the transport sector and has strong linkages with civil engineering. The core of the discipline is about of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of a society.

Note: This is a reproduction of my article that was published in Daily Express newspaper [Sabah], aims to cater wider and more serious audience on the matter.

The development of models to estimate the likely choices between the non-similar goods involved in transport decisions (discrete choice models) led to the development of an important branch of econometrics, and a Nobel Prize for Daniel McFadden.

In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation's total economic product and play a role in building or strengthening a national or regional economy and as an influence in the development of land and other resources.

But, even without knowing about transportation economics, one will be able to notice that public transportation in Sabah is far from being efficient at present.

To be more specific, let's begin with bus as the core of public transport in the State. I rather call them as mini bus and van.

So far, the only available "upgrade" I can see in Kota Kinabalu city so far are the terminals. But even these, there are so many things that we can talk about. For example, enough to say that if Wawasan bus terminals ran by a company, it would have gone bankrupt long ago.

It is located at the far end of the city and both mini bus operators and commuters seems try their best to avoid it. They prefer doing business together i.e. loading and waiting at the two most congested spot in the city. One, at the bus stop in front of Shang-Ri-La hotel not far from Bandaran Berjaya. And the other, at the old Cathay cinema bus stop.

I can accept the fact that those terminals are part of the whole public transportation restructuring process, to our joy as Sabahan.

The only problem is that, we do not live in future – we live at present. If there are such things as transport development planning in phases and in place for the time being, apart from those terminals, what are they?

More on mini bus and van. You probably confuse on why do I put them in separate categories. But mini bus – with around 24 seaters, and van are truly different in term of capability, technology, comforts and also safety. But both are a misery for public commuters. I wonder for how long Sabahan will commute and transport by van. It is too much to traveling discomfort for a ‘city’ dweller. It’s van, not a bus.

It is okay if you travel with your family, but not as a public transportation means. If you think it is deem appropriate, why KL don’t use vans instead of monorail and LRT?

I do see some improvement to be fair with. Bus drivers have uniforms now. But their busses are still in pretty bad shape. Try your journey to Tuaran and have a seat beside the van driver.

You may surprise in some of them, there is nowhere to plug in the safety belt. This is true not only for outside city mini bus area such as Tuaran, but for KK and the surrounding area such as Beverly Hills and Putatan as well.

The worst part of public transportation in the city is because they are highly unpredictable. The time management and schedule is far from efficient, it is highly unpredictable. It is not easy for Government to monitor and to supervise, even though they tried.

Most of bus operators are individuals and small operators under loose governance of Persatuan Pengusaha Pengusaha Bas Mini Bumiputra Sabah - (PPPBMBS).

It is timely for government to introduce the concept of consortium and conglomerate of all bus operators in the city, to start with. For example, bus transport in KL operated by 11 major companies only. Under this concept all bus operators unite themselves under one or several big companies that will benefit all rakyat.

For companies, they will enjoys greater degree of efficiency or “economies of scale” and commuters on the other hand, enjoy a better, convenience and reliable transport service.

Maybe it isn’t fair to compare Sabah transportation with those in Kuala Lumpur at present as the gap terribly huge. Say, compare ours to mini buses that once also available in KL.

The mini bus (1975 - 1998) was responsible for servicing nearly 60 different routes, but this was taken care of by only three major companies while smaller operators were allowed to service certain areas only.

Apart from mini bus, we need to observe on what is going on with Sabah State Railway – SSR. It is a real concern on how do we look at it. Should we look into it from only historical value, or from indirect economic potential and gains out of it such as from tourism, or from truly economic point of view?

SSR director seems proud for the term of "The Land of The Last Vulcans". In fact, SSR (1896) is only 12 years younger than Keretapi Tanah Melayu - KTM (1884). Both have been with us since the colonial era but as it is now SSR is dying and KTM is very much alive.

Recently, the federal government charged KTM to work alongside SSR to undertake short and medium term works on the railway to enhance its safety. This included rehabilitating the track and signalling and also overhaul of the rolling stock in order to ensure continuation of service.

But I doubt that SSR will ever be significant again to the state public transportation. Present day railway begins at Tanjung Aru and ends at Tenom with the to distance of 134 Km. On the other hand, Pan Borneo entire highway system is expected to be about 1047.18 km once completed.

I think the economic solutions; to shut it down forever is always the best option. Unless of course, somebody can convince on its value to tourism.

Source: Daily Express Newspaper, 2nd March 2008. pp.17