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PENYATA RASMI PERSIDANGAN DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI

DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI OFFICIAL REPORTS

MESYUARAT KEDUA BAGI PENGGAL KETIGA Second Meeting of the Third Session

5 hingga 14 November 2018

DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI KELAPAN BELAS

EIGHTEENTH SARAWAK STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

ISNIN

12 NOVEMBER 2018

(4 RABIULAWAL 1440H)

KUCHING

Peringatan untuk Ahli Dewan: Pembetulan yang dicadangkan oleh Ahli Dewan hendaklah disampaikan secara bertulis kepada Setiausaha Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak tidak lewat daripada 16 Disember 2018

KANDUNGAN

PEMASYHURAN DARIPADA TUAN SPEAKER 1

SAMBUNGAN PERBAHASAN ATAS BACAAN KALI YANG KEDUA RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERBEKALAN (2019), 2018 DAN USUL UNTUK MERUJUK RESOLUSI ANGGARAN PEMBANGUNAN BAGI PERBELANJAAN TAHUN 2019

(Penggulungan oleh Para Menteri)

(1) Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan (YB Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah)………………………… 6 (2) Menteri di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib bin Zulpilip)……………………………………….… 26 (3) Menteri Utiliti (YB Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Anak Utom)…………………………... 42 (4) Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr )…………………………….…….…….. 52 (5) Menteri Kebajikan, Kesejahteraan Komuniti, Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Kanak-kanak (YB Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah)…………………………………... 75

PENANGGUHAN MESYUARAT ...... 85

SARAWAK DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK YANG KELAPAN BELAS

Penyata Rasmi

------MESYUARAT KEDUA BAGI PENGGAL KETIGA ------

Isnin, 12 November 2018

Dewan bermesyuarat di Petra Jaya, pada jam 09.12 pagi

HADIR

Bil. Nama Konstituensi 1. Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Haji Mohamad Asfia bin Awang Nassar D.A., P.N.B.S., D.S.A.P., D.I.M.P., P.B.K. Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak 2. Yang Berhormat Dato Gerawat Gala N.78 Mulu P.S.B.S., P.B.K. Timbalan Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak 3. Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman N.8 Satok Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg D.P. D.A., P.N.B.S., J.B.S. Ketua Menteri Menteri Kewangan dan Perancangan Ekonomi Menteri Pembangunan Bandar dan Sumber Asli 4. Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar N.37 Bukit Saban D.A., P.N.B.S., P.G.B.K. Timbalan Ketua Menteri Menteri Pemodenan Pertanian, Tanah Adat dan Pembangunan Wilayah 5. Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Anak Masing N.64 Baleh P.S.M., D.A., P.N.B.S., P.B.S. Timbalan Ketua Menteri Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur dan Pengangkutan 6. Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Bin Ali Hasan N.82 D.A., P.N.B.S., P.G.B.K., A.M.N. Timbalan Ketua Menteri Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian dan Usahawan Menteri Pembangunan Bandar dan Sumber Asli II 7. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri N.53 P.N.B.S., P.G.B.K., A.B.S. Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan e-Dagang Menteri Kewangan II 8. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Michael Manyin Anak Jawong N.21 P.N.B.S., P.G.B.K., A.M.N., P.P.T., P.P.D. (Emas) Menteri Pendidikan, Sains dan Penyelidikan Teknologi

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9. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah N.56 Dalat P.N.B.S., P.G.B.K. Menteri Kebajikan, Kesejahteraan Komuniti, Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Kanak-Kanak 10. Yang Berhormat Datuk Prof. Dr Sim Kui Hian N.14 P.J.N. Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan 11. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Anak Utom N.69 P.J.N., A.B.S. Menteri Utiliti 12. Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip N.67 P.G.B.K., P.B.K., P.P.B., P.P.D., P.P.S. Menteri di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsmen) 13. Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah N.15 Asajaya P.G.B.K., P.B.S. Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan 14. Yang Berhormat Datuk John Sikie Anak Tayai N.60 P.J.N P.B.S. Menteri Muda Undang-Undang Adat dan 15. Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Mohd. Naroden Bin Haji Majais N.26 P.G.B.K., P.B.S. Menteri Muda Pembangunan Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana dan Usahawan 16. Yang Berhormat Datuk Francis Harden Anak Hollis N.32 Simanggang P.G.B.K., P.B.S., A.B.S. Menteri Muda Kesejahteraan Komuniti 17. Yang Berhormat Datuk Lee Kim Shin N.75 P.J.N., K.M.N., P.B.S., P.P.B., B.B.S. Menteri Muda Pelancongan, Kesenian dan Kebudayaan 18. Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi N.27 P.G.B.K., P.B.S., K.M.N., P.P.D. Menteri Muda Jalan Pesisir 19. Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr Jerip Anak Susil N.19 Mambong P.G.B.K., A.M.N. Menteri Muda Pengangkutan 20. Yang Berhormat Datuk Liwan Lagang N.65 Belaga P.J.N., P.P.N., K.M.N., J.B.S. Menteri Muda Bekalan Air 21. Yang Berhormat Puan Hajah Rosey Binti Haji Yunus N.71 J.B.K., P.P.B., P.P.S., P.B.E. Menteri Muda Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Kanak-kanak 22. Yang Berhormat Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh N.41 Kuala Rajang D.J.B.S., P.B.K., P.P.B. Menteri Muda Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar 23. Yang Berhormat Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn N.20 Tarat P.G.B.K., J.B.K., P.B.S. Menteri Muda Pembangunan Adat Tanah

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24. Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Haji Junaidi N.4 P.G.B.K.,J.B.S., A.B.S. Menteri Muda Elektrik Luar Bandar 25. Yang Berhormat Puan Hajah Sharifah Hasidah Binti Sayeed Aman N.7 Ghazali P.T.E. Menteri Muda Undang-undang, Hubungan Negeri-Persekutuan dan Pemantauan Projek 26. Yang Berhormat Encik Malcom Mussen Lamoh N.34 P.B.S., P.T.E. Menteri Muda Industri dan Pelaburan 27. Yang Berhormat Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Ismail N.79 A.B.S., P.T.E. Menteri Muda Pertanian 28. Yang Berhormat Dr Haji Annuar Bin Rapaee N.55 Nangka P.T.E. Menteri Muda Pendidikan dan Penyelidikan Teknologi Menteri Muda Perumahan dan Kesihatan Awam 29. Yang Berhormat Datu N.76 Marudi D.J.B.S., K.M.N., P.P.C., P.P.B. Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan 30. Yang Berhormat Encik Abdullah Bin Haji Saidol N.42 J.B.K.,P.T.E. Menteri Muda Hal Ehwal Korporat 31. Yang Berhormat Datuk Snowdan Lawan N.30 P.G.B.K.,A.M.N., P.T.E. Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan 32. Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk William Mawan Anak Ikom N.47 Pakan P.S.M., P.N.B.S., P.G.B.K., A.M.N., P.B.S., P.P.D. (Emas) 33. Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah Haji Anu N.3 Tanjung Datu D.A., P.B.E., P.P.D (), P.S.B.S, P.B.S. 34. Yang Berhormat Datuk Ambrose Blikau Anak Enturan N.55 P.G.B.K., P.B.S., A.M.N. 35. Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Abdul Wahab Bin Aziz N.38 Kalaka P.G.B.K., J.B.S., P.P.B., P.P.D. 36. Yang Berhormat Datuk Mong Anak Dagang N.31 P.G.B.K., J.M.N., P.B.S., P.P.D. 37. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Ali Mahmud N.17 P.N.B.S., D.S.A.P., S.I.M.P., P.P.D. 38. Yang Berhormat Dato Ranum Anak Mina N.1 Opar K.M.N., A.M.N., K.P.K., P.J.M., P.P.S., P.P.A., B.B.S., A.B.S., P.S.B.S. 39. Yang Berhormat Puan Hajah Simoi Binti Haji Peri N.28 Lingga P.T.E. J.B.K. 40. Yang Berhormat Encik Johnichal Rayong Anak Ngipa N.33 P.T.E. 41. Yang Berhormat Encik Alexander Anak Vincent N.49 K.M.N., P.T.E., P.B.K. 42. Yang Berhormat Encik Martin Ben N.22 P.T.E.

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43. Yang Berhormat Ir Aidel Bin Lariwoo N.24 P.T.E., P.B.S. 44. Yang Berhormat Encik Mohammad Razi Bin Sitam N.35 Saribas P.T.E. 45. Yang Berhormat Encik Ripin Bin Lamat N.72 Lambir J.B.K.,K.M.N., P.T.E. 46. Yang Berhormat Encik Dennis Ngau N.77 P.T.E. 47. Yang Berhormat Encik Chiew Chiu Sing N.68 Tanjong Batu 48. Yang Berhormat Encik N.12 49. Yang Berhormat Puan Wui Wui N.10 50. Yang Berhormat Encik N.11 Batu Lintang 51. Yang Berhormat Tuan Haji Razaili Bin Haji Gapor N.29 P.T.E., P.B.S. 52. Yang Berhormat Encik Yussibnosh Balo N.57 53. Yang Berhormat Dato’ Haji Idris Bin Haji Buang N.16 Muara Tuang D.I.M.P., A.M.N., P.B.S., A.B.S., P.C.D., P.J.P.N., P.T.E. 54. Yang Berhormat Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew N.73 P.J.N., D.I.M.P. A.B.S. 55. Yang Berhormat Datuk Tiong Thai King N.52 J.B.S., P.G.B.K. 56. Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Huang Tiong Sii N.45 D.I.M.P., S.S.A.P. 57. Yang Berhormat Dato Henry Harry Anak Jinep N.2 P.S.B.S., A.B.S. 58. Yang Berhormat Dato’ Murshid DiRaja Dr Juanda Bin Jaya N.44 DATO’ MURSHID DIRAJA, S.S.P. 59. Yang Berhormat Datuk N.46 Meradong A.B.S., P.J.N. 60. Yang Berhormat Encik Ali Anak Biju N.39 61. Yang Berhormat Encik Wong King Wei N.9 62. Yang Berhormat Encik David Wong Kee Woan N.54 63. Yang Berhormat Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling N.51 64. Yang Berhormat Dr Ting Tiong Choon N.74 65. Yang Berhormat Ir Lo Khere Chiang N.13 B.B.S. 66. Yang Berhormat Encik Wilson Nyabong Anak Ijang N.61 67. Yang Berhormat Encik Miro Simuh N.18 68. Yang Berhormat Encik John Anak Ilus N.23 Bukit Semuja A.P.S. 69. Yang Berhormat Encik Fazzrudin Bin Haji Abdul Rahman N.6 Tupong 70. Yang Berhormat Encik Awla Bin Dris N.25 Simunjan A.B.S. 71. Yang Berhormat Encik Jefferson Jamit Anak Unyat N.63 Bukit Goram B.B.S., P.B.S., K.M.N. 72. Yang Berhormat Encik Gerald Rentap Jabu N.36 Layar A.B.S., P.P.N., J.B.K. 73. Yang Berhormat Ir Christopher Gira Anak Sambang N.59 Tamin P.B.K.

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74. Yang Berhormat Encik Rolland Duat Anak Jubin N.48 Meluan 75. Yang Berhormat Encik Abdul Yakub Bin Haji Arbi N.58 76. Yang Berhormat Encik Safiee Bin Haji Ahmad N.43 Daro 77. Yang Berhormat Encik Chukpai Ugon N.66 Murum P.P.N., A.B.S. 78. Yang Berhormat Encik Allan Siden Gramong N.50 Machan A.B.S. 79. Yang Berhormat Encik Majang Anak Renggi N.70 80. Yang Berhormat Encik Mohd. Chee Bin Kadir N.40 A.B.S., P.B.S., P.J.P.N., J.B.S.

TIDAK HADIR (Kebenaran di bawah Peraturan Mesyuarat 81)

Bil. Nama Konstituensi 1. Yang Berhormat Encik Paulus Palu Gumbang N.80 A.M.N., P.B.S., J.B.K., P.T.E. 2. Yang Berhormat Encik Baru Bian N.81 Ba’Kelalan 3. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Ali Mahmud N.17 Stakan P.N.B.S., D.S.A.P., S.I.M.P., P.P.D.

TURUT HADIR

1. Encik Semawi Bin Mohamad Setiausaha Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak 2. Cik Sharifah Shazzea Binti Wan Akil Timbalan Setiausaha Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak 3. Inspektor Johari Bin Mudin Bentara Mesyuarat 4. Inspektor Mohamad Fareed Bin Ghazali Bentara Mesyuarat 5. Inspektor Wan Muhammad Faizhaqimi Bin Wan Hasbibullah Bentara Mesyuarat 6. Encik Paul Beardsley Anak Lamat Bentara Mesyuarat 7. Encik Abang Nasiruddin Bin Abang Mohd Khalid Bentara Mesyuarat

PETUGAS PERSIDANGAN

PEMBACA PRUF 1. Puan Dayang Norazan Kartini Binti Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Dato Pengiran Haji Zain 2. Cik Veronica Kueh Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Negeri Sarawak

PEGAWAI UNDANG-UNDANG 1. Encik Hrrison Anak Aris Jabatan Peguam Besar Negeri Sarawak 2. Encik Mohamad Muhaimin bin Zakaria Jabatan Peguam Besar Negeri Sarawak

PUSTAKAWAN 1. Puan Rozana Oktavia Raymond Umpu Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2. Puan Dayang Najwa Hazwani Awang Zaini Pustaka Negeri Sarawak

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JURUTRENGKAS 1. Puan Sharlina Binti Mushar Pejabat Setiausaha Kewangan Negeri Sarawak 2. Puan Anieta Sylvester Pungga Perbadanan Pembangunan Ekonomi Sarawak 3. Puan Bernadette Willon Jabatan Kastam DiRaja 4. Puan Dayang Duraiza Binti Haji Awang Jangka Lembaga Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar 5. Puan Dzuridah Binti Haji Sariee Kementerian Pembangunan Perindustrian dan Usahawan Sarawak 6. Puan Leidiana Azahari Kementerian Utiliti Sarawak 7. Puan Katerin @ Maria Jamali Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara 8. Puan Nur Izzatul Fatihah Abdullah Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak 9. Puan Juliana Lugom Perbadanan Pembangunan Ekonomi Sarawak 10. Puan Valarie Jane Anak Aitman Pejabat Pembangunan Persekutuan Negeri Sarawak 11. Puan Rosline Dominic Maon Jabatan Peguam Besar Negeri Sarawak 12. Encik Mohd Alfadjer Bin Tuah Jabatan Peguam Besar Negeri Sarawak 13. Puan Winnie Vincent Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 14. Puan Meri Sabas Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 15. Puan Doris Anak Francis Harris Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 16. Puan Tamenthi Komarusamy Pejabat Timbalan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri 17. Puan Beatrice Dinus Jabatan Imigresen Negeri Sarawak 18. Puan Khadijah Khaider Jabatan Perbendaharaan Negeri Sarawak 19. Puan Sabtuyah Binti Adeng Perbadanan Pembangunan Perumahan 20. Puan Mariana Binti Brahim Perbadanan Pembangunan Perumahan 21. Puan Nori Othman Perbadanan Pembangunan Perumahan 22. Puan Noorina Binti Hamdan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 23. Puan Emely Edmund Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia Cawangan Sarawak 24. Puan Josie Botin Polis DiRaja Malaysia 25. Puan Dayang Siti Roszalina Binti Abang Rosli Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Sarawak 26. Puan Khuzaimah Binti Razali Jabatan Audit Negara, Negeri Sarawak 27. Puan Azah Mohamad Jally Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Sarawak 28. Puan Nurhaida Binti Amin Radio Televisyen Malaysia

RAKAMAN PROSIDING 1. Encik Mohd Zainal Bujang Jabatan Penyiaran 2. Encik Hussien Haji Shuni Jabatan Penyiaran 3. Encik Edwin Jambol Anak Radin Jabatan Penyiaran 4. Encik Syed Faizal Bin Wan Dahlan Jabatan Penyiaran

JURUCETAK 1. Encik Awang Faidzul Bin Awang Aboone Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad 2. Encik Mohd. Nor Majidi Bin Marekan Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad

JURUTEKNIK IT 1. Encik Abdul Rahman Belimi SAINS 2. Encik Sufian Sulaiman SAINS

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MESSENGER 1. Encik Abang Safry Bin Abang Bohari Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak 2. Encik Herman Bin Siss Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak 3. Encik Moksen Bin Sion Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak 4. Encik Junaidi Bin Samsudin Kementerian Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan 5. Encik Christopher Nyenggang Anak Jabatan Muzium Sarawak Jameson Buau 6. Encik Ideris Bin Lamit Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak 7. Encik Mohamed Nazeerudin Bin Gulam Kementerian Permodenan Pertanian, Mohamed Tanah Adat dan Pembangunan Wilayah 8. Encik Lawrence Anak Encharang Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak

ANGGOTA STAF DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK

1. Puan Magdalen Anak Nangkai 2. Cik Noria Binti Suut 3. Cik Nur Azira Binti Abdul Kadir 4. Puan Rabiah Binti Abdul Kadir 5. Puan Siti Norhiza Binti Mohd. Yusri 6. Puan Hanisah Abdullah 7. Cik Ily Lyana Binti Rosli 8. Cik Nur Shalazia Binti Morshidi @ Ramzi 9. Encik Rasdi Bin Ahmad @ Tarence Bobby Johnny 10. Puan Norziana Binti Haji Ahmad 11. Encik Harry Harold Daud 12. Puan Katheline Killah 13. Puan Nur Eliana Abdullah 14. Puan Nazmah Binti Darham 15. Puan Tracy Liana Anak Bana 16. Encik Razali Bin Awi 17. Encik Lukas Jammany Anak Kated 18. Encik Zahari Bin Bolhi 19. Encik Mohamad Zailani Bin Junaidi 20. Encik Hazrin Syah Bin Hamzah 21. Encik Alwie Bin Haji Ali 22. Cik Hawa Binti Morsad 23. Puan Suraya Binti Hamden 24. Puan Noraisah Binti Ahmad 25. Cik Siti Zalilah Binti Samsawi 26. Cik Natasha Nadia Binti Mohd Saidi 27. Encik Romzie Bin Bujang 28. Encik Musa Bin Julai 29. Encik Mohamad Sabqhi Bin Ali

PELAJAR LATIHAN INDUSTRI 1. Encik Mohd Zulkhairy Bin Mohd Hajemi 2. Cik Marena Binti Hazemi 3. Cik Hazel Nazlyn Binti Hasnan 4. Encik Abg Mohd Syukur Bin Abg Rosli 5. Cik Nurhaffizah Binti Abdullah

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(Mesyuarat dimulakan pada jam 9:12 pagi)

[Tuan Speaker mempengerusikan Mesyuarat]

DOA

PEMASYHURAN DARIPADA TUAN SPEAKER

Tuan Speaker: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Selamat pagi dan salam sejahtera.

Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, I have granted leave of absence under Standing Order 81 to Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Ali Bin Mahmud, Honourable Member for Stakan for today’s sitting until 14th November.

Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, I had received a letter from the Coordinator of the Stenographers dated today, whereby the Stenographers would like to invite the Honourable Member for Batu Kitang to go to the Secretariat at 12:00 noon and listen to his speech whether that speech contained an unparliamentary word or not. And in that letter they would like the Honourable Member to withdraw the words saying that they had listened wrongly and for the Member to apologised.

I call upon the Honourable Member for Batu Kitang.

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Honourable Tuan Speaker, Honourable Members of this august House, I stand before you in remorsefulness and humility this morning. I heard about that letter and I went back to listen to my own speech which I delivered on the 7th November, I did utter the word “bullshit”.

I apologised for the regrettable slip of my tongue and I would like to say a word of apology to our hardworking Stenos whom I may have caused much distress following my regrettable remarks implying that they have made a mistake in their typing. And I’d certainly be at their office at 12 pm to personally sending my apology. The Honourable, Tuan Speaker… (Interruption)…

Tuan Speaker: So you withdraw the word or not?

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Yes, I withdraw. The Honourable Tuan Speaker, in all humbleness, I seek to withdraw this word from the text of my speech.

The Honourable Tuan Speaker, following this, I also wish to bring to the attention of this august House, the phrase “amok” or “gila-gila” used by Honourable YB for Pending in her speech recorded on page 39 of Hansard dated 8th November. I quote “GPS has since gone amok, gila-gila.” And the dictionary defines amok as follows: as an adjective amok means a person or thing committing murder or violent acts while in the craze state of mind. As an adverb, the definition of amok is the action of murder or violence by a person in a craze state of mind and as of now amok is an act by a person of group of people involving craze state of mind. And the dictionary goes further to explain an example of an amok is where a group of people in Malaysia get together and go crazy murdering other people.

The Honourable Tuan Speaker, this word ‘amok’ is certainly very unparliamentary indeed and ought to be withdrawn. The Honourable for Pending has implied that Members of (GPS) including more than half the Honourable Members of this House has gone ‘amok’. Such a sweeping statement and which is also derogatory is most unbecoming, coming from the Honourable Member of this reputed august House. With all

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BELUM DISUNTING 12 NOVEMBER 2018 the broken election promises and u-turns by the , it is the Honourable Member for Pending who has run, I shouldn’t say, I shouldn’t say the word now, who has run wow! And it is GPS who is showing the right direction earnestly trying to regain wealth, attain financial independence and to develop Sarawak. I mean how can … (interruption) …

Tuan Speaker: Give him chance first.

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Okay, I would just like to say here, Members from the bench, don’t try to call, you are akin to a pot calling the kettle black ok, I just want to, I just want to re-congratulate Tuan Speaker, for his much respected skill, talent and wit in keeping this august House in decorum, style and pop. Thank you very much.

Tuan Speaker: The Honourable Member for Pending.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. In my Hansard, which let me refer to … (interruption)…

Tuan Speaker: Dated 8th November, page 39.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Sorry ya, I have to find. In any event, the word I say “GPS has since gone amok”, so GPS firstly, GPS is just, is not a registered coalition yet. It’s illegal. It is an illegal coalition. GPS can stand for Guna Pun Salah and I am not if according to the Standing Order, I am not insulting any particular Members in the House and that is a general term ‘amok’ is a English word is not something like what Batu Kitang has uttered, is rude, insulting, but mine is just English word. You can find it in Oxford Dictionary. So what is wrong with that? And I am just saying GPS. I am not saying GPS Government; I am not saying Batu Kitang or anybody so I believe that should stay. And I am not mentioning any name at all Tuan Speaker. So I don’t think I should withdraw that word, just maintain. Because GPS in any event is illegal, if unless they are, unless they can acknowledge that, they are illegal coalition. Then I withdraw. If not, let it be there. Thank you, Tuan Speaker.

Tuan Speaker: The words complaint of appeared on 8th November 2018, page 39 this is what you said, I notice that after BN lost the Federal power on May 9th, GPS has since gone amok. Gila-gila. Amok means gila-gila, okay. The English language borrowed heavily from Latin, from Greek, from French and this is borrowed from a Malay word. Amok, is borrowed from the Malay word. Now, first did you say this word or not? The Honourable Member for Pending.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: You mean, say which word?

Tuan Speaker: Did you say this word?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Which one? Amok?

Tuan Speaker: Gila-gila, amok... Means... (interruption)…

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Amok mean gila-gila, yes.

Tuan Speaker: You repeated.

YB Puan Violet Wui Wui: Yes.

Tuan Speaker: You said gila-gila, amok means gila-gila. Did you say this word?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Yes.

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Tuan Speaker: Although GPS may not be registered to whom, to whom did you direct this words?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: It's GPS, Guna Pun Salah.

Tuan Speaker: Ya, you direct this, in this Dewan at whom?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: No, no, I'm not referring to anybody. I just say GPS. GPS. Unless they admit that I'm referring to them because at that particular moment nobody stand up to clarify what is GPS.

Tuan Speaker: Do… (interruption)…

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Who is GPS? Who is GPS?

Tuan Speaker: Order. Order. Do you withdraw these words?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: No, no, no, let it be there. Let it be there.

Tuan Speaker: So, I leave it to the Honourable Members of the other side whether to file a Motion or not on this words.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Aiyooo… small matterlah.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, today Monday the 12th, Tuesday the 13th and Wednesday the 14th are devoted to Minister’s of replies. However, because of the issues raised by the Honourable Member for Padungan on Friday, 9th November 2018 page 64 of the Hansard and I quote “I leave it for the Speaker's Office to answer my issue today”. I have to take some of today's time to reply and respond. Because this is what the Honourable Member for Padungan wants, an answer to the issues raised. Failure to do so may be construed as an admission of the issues raised. The proposal if implemented will fundamentally and drastically change the entire proceedings of the Dewan and would certainly create chaos and confusion as the order of the day. It is irresistible to reply and respond to these proposals without going through the entire provisions of the Standing Order.

Standing Order 4(1) states: “The Speaker shall preside at all sittings of the Dewan and shall take the Chair in Committee of the whole Dewan, including the Committee of Supply.” further, under Standing Order 39 it is expressly stated: “the Chair shall be responsible for the observance of the rules of order in the Dewan and Committee respectively, and his decision on any point of order shall not be open to appeal and shall not be reviewed by the Dewan except upon a substantive motion moved to the purpose. Such notice shall not require more than two days notice”.

To discharge this responsibility efficiently a modern effective microphone system is imperative, indispensable and paramount. To revert to the old DUN system is to turn the clock back. It is precisely to ensure the smooth and orderly observation of the rules that the implementation of the Standing Order is adopted and that the latest technology is timely to replace an abandoned an archaic system. There must be rule and order in the Dewan. A breakdown in the rule and order makes it impossible for the Speaker to preside smoothly and effectively.

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Standing Order 31(1) states: “A member desiring to speak shall rise in his place and if called upon shall stand and address his observations to the Chair. No member shall speak unless called upon by the Chair when he has finished speaking, he shall resume his seat.”

The new microphone system allows the Speaker to make the orderly decision that the Honourable Members follow their turn instead of speaking all together simultaneously. Standing Order 31(2) explains that the member that catches the Speaker's attention will speak.

Standing Order 33, “No member shall interrupt another member except”. This new system prevents unnecessary and disorderly interruptions. This system is effective in implementing the Standing Order.

In some Parliaments, a Minister is rudely interrupted three minutes into his speech. The interruption is continuous throughout the speech. This new system allows the Speaker to reduce rude and unruly interruption that flagrantly violate the Standing Order. The Dewan has Standing Orders and Selection Committee pursuant to Standing Order 69. The decision on new microphone system or celebration on 150 years Anniversary is not the decision of the Speaker alone without the sanction and support of the State Government.

There are reasons and cause to celebrate the Dewan 150 years. The Dewan is the oldest and largest State Legislature in the nation. The laws and policies passed in the DUN have stood against the test of time guaranteeing Sarawak's peace, prosperity and tranquillity. It has prevented Sarawak from being swarmed and flooded by migrants and those from outside Sarawak. The DUN passed ever increasing budgets culmination in a crescendo of the current ever largest double digit budget in Sarawak history, bigger than Penang's RM1 billion, bigger than Selangor RM2 billion and RM4 billion.

It is sad when the Dewan is belittled. The new Consultative Committee on MA63, DUN is the protector and defender of Sarawak’s rights and resources. This was unanimously passed in the Dewan under Standing Order 89 and Article 24(1) of the State Constitution. Without the Dewan Undangan Negeri, without the Dewan Undangan Negeri, Sarawak is a doormat.

The proposal by the Honourable Member contravenes Standing Order 86 which states that, “The decision of the Speaker on upon any point of interpretation of any of these Standing Orders, or upon any matter of practice, shall, subject to a substantive motion for that purpose, be final, and the Speaker may from time to time issue rulings thereon.”

Standing Order 87 protects the Dewan, “Where in making a decision, there has been a failure or omission on the part of the Dewan or any Committee thereof to comply with any provision of these Standing Orders in any proceeding leading to the decision, such failure or omission shall not nullify or invalidate such proceeding or the decision resulting therefrom, unless the Dewan or the Committee decides otherwise.”

Standing Order 89, “All matters not specifically provided in these Standing Orders and all questions relating to the detailed working of such Standing Orders shall be regulated in such matter, not inconsistent with the Standing Orders, as the Speaker may from time to time direct; and in giving any such direction the Speaker shall have regard to the usages of Commonwealth Parliamentary Practice so far as such usages can be applied to the proceedings of the Dewan.”

All decisions made by the Chair on the Motions are within the ambit and purview of the Standing Order and pursuant to rulings made in Parliamentary Practice by Erskine May. The Chair stands guided by the Standing Order and the rules in Erskine May.

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To suggest that, I quote the Hansard of 9th November 2018 page 64 which states that, “The Speaker has always, is always, creative enough to throw out the Motions with all sort of excuses” is mischievous. Erskine May, Parliamentary Practice, 24th Edition, page 61, line 12 to 19, “In debate all speeches are addressed to him and he calls upon Members to speak - a choice which is not open to dispute. When he rises to preserve order to give a ruling on a doubtful point, he must always be heard in silence, and no Member may stand when the Speaker is on his feet. Reflections upon the character or actions of the Speaker may be punished as breaches of privileges. His action cannot be criticised incidentally in debate or upon any form of proceeding except a substantive motion.”

Erskine May, Parliamentary Practice, 24th Edition, page 59, line 21 to 30, “The Speaker of the House of Commons in the representative of the people itself in its powers, proceedings and dignity. The Speaker’s rulling shall fall into three main categories. First, the Speaker is the spokesman or representative of the House its relations with the Crown, the House of Lords and other authorities and persons outside Parliament. Second, the Speaker presides over the debate of the House of Commons and enforces the observance of all rules preserving order in its proceedings. Third, the Speaker has administrative responsibilities, including chairing the House of Commons Commission. In carrying out these duties, the Speaker is assisted by a small personal staff.”

Therefore, the proposals by the Honourable Member for Padungan are dismissed because the ruling of the Speaker can only be question on substantive motion.

As stated on page 61, line 15 to 18, Erskine May, Parliamentary Practice, 24th Edition, “Reflections upon the character or actions of the Speaker may be punished as breaches of privileges. His action cannot be criticised incidentally in debate or upon any form of proceeding except a substantive Motion.”

This is repeated on page 263, line 13 to 17, Erskine May, Parliamentary Practice, 24th Edition, “Reflections on the character of the Speaker or accusations of partiality in the discharge of his duties and similar charges against the Chairman of Ways and Means or Chairman of a standing committee or a select committee have attracted the penal powers of the Commons.”

The Honourable Member for Padungan is hereby referred to the Committee of Privileges. I shall now put to the vote that the Honourable Member for Padungan be referred to the Committee of Privileges.

Those who are in favour that the Member for Padungan be referred to the Committee of Privileges, please raise your hands. Please count. Those who are against that the Member for Padungan be referred to the Committee of Privileges, please raise your hands. 56 in favour of referring the Member for Padungan to the Committee of Privileges, seven against.

Member for Padungan, you are hereby referred to the Committee of Privileges. You can defend yourself before the Committee, when the Committee reports. Ok proceed. Don’t interrupt.

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SAMBUNGAN PERBAHASAN ATAS BACAAN KALI YANG KEDUA RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERBEKALAN (2019), 2018 DAN USUL UNTUK MERUJUK RESOLUSI ANGGARAN PEMBANGUNAN BAGI PERBELANJAAN TAHUN 2019

Tuan Speaker: Dengan hormatnya saya menjemput Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, untuk menyampaikan ucapan penggulungan… (Interruption…)

Sergeant-At-Arms, I want you to be sent out for the rest of the day. Out, out, out. Sergeant-At-Arms, escort him out. You defend yourself before the Committee. You defend yourself before the Committee. Bawa keluar, bawa keluar, bawa. Proceed. Proceed. Bawa keluar for the rest of the day. Proceed. Sergeant-At-Arms, bawa keluar.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan ((YB Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah): I think aa… (Interruption…)

Tuan Speaker: Sergeant-At-Arms, bawa keluar. Bawa dia keluar.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan ((YB Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah): Come on lah, we have to start. Can Sergeant-At-Arms forcibly bring him out. You have been asked to go out. I am going to start my winding-up.

Tuan Speaker: Proceed.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan (YB Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. Bismillahirahmanirrahim. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Salam sejahtera, selamat pagi, a very good morning.

Bunga Melati, Cempaka, Melia, Baunya Harum Semerbak Mewangi, Di Dalam DUN Kita Bersua, Suara Rakyat Kita Wakili.

Darul Hana Nama Jambatan, Musical Fountain Visual Berdendangan, Dimulakan Perbahasan, Diakhiri Penggulungan, Untuk Sarawak Negeri Kesayangan.

Ahli Yang Berhormat, Teman dan Sahabat, Semakin Rancak Utarakan Debat, Bersama Kita Utamakan Tekad, Menjana Rancangan Pacu Martabat.

Tuan Speaker, saya mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri di atas pembentangan Belanjawan 2019 dalam Mesyuarat Kedua bagi Penggal Ketiga Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak Kelapan Belas pada 5 November 2018. Belanjawan yang dibentangkan pada kali ini adalah berteraskan memenuhi keperluan asas penduduk luar bandar dan juga golongan yang berpendapatan rendah untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup rakyat negeri Sarawak.

Selain daripada itu dari sudut sektor pelancongan, keperluan asas di satu tempat itu adalah penting untuk menarik lebih ramai pelancong dari luar untuk menjelajah ataupun

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Saya juga ingin mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri kerana telah memimpin negeri Sarawak giat mengorak langkah ke arah ekonomi digital seiring dengan kemajuan teknologi global. Seluruh pemimpin dan juga rakyat jelata negeri Sarawak harus memberi sokongan padu kepada Kerajaan Gabungan Parti Sarawak di bawah bimbingan Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri agar negeri Sarawak akan terus maju dan melonjak ke arah Negeri yang paling maju dalam Malaysia.

Tourism Global Tourism Scenario

According to United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the global tourism sector maintains a strong momentum. For the first half of 2018, international tourist arrivals grew by 6% to RM633.8 million.

By region, Southern Mediterranean Europe is an increase of 9% and South-East Asia 9% had the strongest results in these regions. This was followed by Europe 7% and Asia and the Pacific, 7%. The Middle East gained 5%. Africa recorded 4% growth and Americas saw 3% growth. The UNWTO forecasts a 4% to 5% increase in international tourist arrivals for 2018.

Malaysia’s Performance and Forecast

In 2017, Malaysia received 25.9 million tourists, a decrease of 3.36% in terms of tourist arrivals and generated an estimated RM82.2 billion in total tourist receipts. As of January to August this year, national arrival figure was 17.28 million, (indicating a decrease of 0.3% as compared to the corresponding period in 2017). For 2018, Tourism Malaysia has revised its target of tourists’ arrival from 32 million to 26.4 million.

Sarawak’s Performance and Forecast

Tuan Speaker, as of January to September this year, visitors arrival figure was 3,230,201. The top five source of visitors for Sarawak were Darussalam (1,008,156), (312,307), The Philippines (43,688), China (34,102) and (33,326).

For China, there is an encouraging increase of 15.78% compared to the same corresponding period in 2017. This was attributed to the Kuching – Shenzhen direct flight and marketing campaigns for the Chinese market, for China market. For Singapore, the same corresponding period in 2018 indicated an increase of 10.84% due to aggressive Singapore marketing campaign and the availability of more than 600 seats daily offered by MAS, AirAsia and as well as Scoot Airline.

Based on performance and trend for the past few months in terms of Sarawak visitor arrivals and national tourist arrivals, for 2018, my Ministry is expecting 4.5 million visitor arrivals and RM8.05 billion in tourism receipt. With the launching of Visit Sarawak Campaign, my Ministry will be proactive in delivering our mission to position Sarawak as a premier tourism destination and we expect to receive 5 million visitor arrivals in 2019.

Tuan Speaker, on Tourism Tax we wish to applaud the continuation of the tourism tax in the 2019 National Budget Speech which maintains that 50% of the total tourism tax collected by the Federal Government to be given to the State Government. In the last Dewan Undangan Negeri Sitting in July 2018, I have reported that the Federal Government has informed my office about the disbursement of Sarawak’s share of tourism tax collected

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Tourism Development Projects Tourism as The Driver and Catalyst to Accelerate Growth for the Service Sector Key Result Areas 3 (KRA3)

The State Government through the Socio-Economic transformation program has given my Ministry 15 Key Result Areas (KRAs) projects and programs that are tourism related with an overall allocation of RM52 million beginning last year and most of them are to be completed by 2020. A total of RM14.49 million has been spent in 2017 while in 2018, RM9.16 million has been spent up to October 2018 which is equivalent to 45% of the total allocated budget.

The currently on-going physical projects worth noting are:

(a) Upgrading of Tourism Infrastructure and Facilities at Wind Cave, Fairy Cave, Kuching Waterfront areas and Kuching Heritage Trail;

(b) Upgrading work of the Jetty near Santubong Bridge;

(c) Transforming Brooke Dockyard into a Maritime Museum; and

(d) The construction of the Walkway in front of the new DUN building to connect the pedestrian bridge with Forh Margherita.

Feasibility studies are also being conducted under the KRAs projects and they include:

(a) The conversion of the Old DUN building into a Performing Arts Centre;

(b) Study on transforming the Old Resident Office into a Cultural and Heritage Centre; and

(c) Study on Developing Gold Mine Museum and Park in Bau.

Tourism Projects Under the 11th Malaysia Plan

Under the 11th Malaysia Plan, development projects being implemented by my Ministry include:

(a) Which is under the State Fund: The Dalat Phase II Waterfront project, the Walkway leading from Kampung Boyan to Fort Margherita in Kuching, upgrading of North Yu Seng Road or popularly being known as Wireless Walk and the development of tourism facilities at Bakam Point in Miri;

(b) The historic Brooke Dockyard will be redeveloped into a Maritime Museum costing RM45 million together with the building of a replica of The Royalist Schooner costing RM7.5 million in partnership with Brooke Heritage Trust;

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(c) Two Federal funded projects implemented under the First Rolling Plan of the 11th Malaysia Plan by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia which are being overseen by my Ministry include the development of Baruk at Kampung Gumbang Bau which was completed in October 2018 while the Jejak Warisan or Heritage Trail at Waterfront is still ongoing; and (d) Five Federal funded RMK11 projects, namely the Santubong National Park Ecotourism Facilities, the Baram Waterfront, the Belaga Waterfront, Upgrading of Panchor Hotspring in Serian and Upgrading of Tourism Facilities at Gunung Serembu, Bau amounting to RM32,701,700 has been cancelled. Only one project that is the Development of Ecotourism for Kuching Wetland National Park costing RM1,184,000 has been given the green light to proceed and is expected to start in the first quarter of 2019. However, the development of Baram Waterfront amounting to RM23 million will be taken over by the State under the Chief Minister Walkabout Project which will be implemented by the Council.

Chief Minister’s Walkabout Projects

Tuan Speaker, under the Chief Minister’s Walkabout Projects, my Ministry has been tasked with the implementation of 15 projects amounting to RM269.8 million. The projects are:-

1. Transformation of the Old DUN Building into Performing Arts Centre (RM120 million); 2. The Sarawak Sports Village (RM30 million); 3. Santubong Archaeological Park and Wallace Centre (RM34.3 million); 4. Pangkalan Sapi Tourism Facilities (RM15 million); 5. English Tea House at Fort Margherita (RM5.5 million); 6. Fort Margherita to Golden Bridge Linkway & Railing (RM2.0 million); 7. Development Museum (RM5 million); 8. Development of Tusan – Peliau Beach in Miri (RM6 million); 9. Sadong Jaya Mangrove Tourism (RM12 million); 10. Sebauh Sports Complex (RM14 million); 11. Engkilili Mini Stadium (RM8 million); 12. Mini Stadium (RM8 million); 13. Upgrading of Niah National Park Facilities (RM6 million); 14. Miri Petroleum Museum (RM2.8 million); and 15. Upgrading of ICQ Facilities (RM1.2 million);

Except for the Sungai Tujoh ICQ facility which has already been completed the 13 other, the 14 other projects which are in the final design stage are set to take off in December 2018 and expected to be completed in the year 2020.

Digital Tourism

In enhancing Sarawak’s tourism competitiveness through digital marketing, my Ministry is working together with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak to redevelop our tourism web portal and application. In addition, we will develop Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality contents of Sarawak’s tourism hotspots starting with Old Kuching Heritage. This is made possible with an allocation of RM9.62 million given by Sarawak Multimedia Authority. The two years project with the first roll out to be completed in early 2019 will boost our Visit Sarawak Campaign.

Construction and Upgrading of Tourism, Youth and Sports Facilities

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A sum of RM67,850,000 has been allocated for the remaining works from 2018 until 2020 for the construction and upgrading of Youth & Sports facilities throughout the State. Apart from the new Sports Village under the Chief Minister’s Walkabout project, upgrading works for sports complexes such as the Sports Complex kicked off on the 5th November 2018 while the others such as the Sports Complex, Betong Swimming Pool are currently ongoing although slightly delayed and will be expected to be completed in 2019.

The upgrading of Sports Complex, Simunjan Sports Complex and the three Youth Camps of Pueh, Kemuyang as well as Phase 2 will begin in 2019.

Medical Tourism

The Medical Tourism Sector has been expanding and contributing to the State Economy. In 2017, Sarawak recorded 44,700 foreign patients who came to Sarawak to seek for medical treatment and brought in receipts of RM60.7 million. As of January to September this year, medical visitor arrivals figure was 33,400 generating a total of RM42.4 million receipts (source: Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council). Majority of the medical visitors were from Jakarta and Pontianak, Indonesia with a total number of 34,300 patients in 2017. Medical tourism gives lucrative opportunities to the local private hospitals and medical professionals while also benefiting the tourism industry. Due to the high currency exchange of Singapore Dollar, most patients from Indonesia prefer to come to Sarawak. My Ministry has established a Medical Tourism Coordination Committee to collaborate with hospitals, relevant authorities and Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) to ensure the success of the medical tourism industry in Sarawak. In addition, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council will roll out eVisa to facilitate entry of medical visitors in the first quarter of 2019.

Tourism Satellite Account (TSA)

My Ministry is now conducting surveys namely Inbound Tourism Survey, Domestic Tourism Survey and Outbound Tourism Survey. By end of next year, we would be able to integrate such data into the frameworks of a complete systematic Sarawak Tourism statistics.

Industry Training and Capacity Building

My Ministry has planned for 16 capacity building sessions for our Tourism Industry players throughout Sarawak in 2018. The training was meant for Tourism Industry players like tourist guides, frontliners, food operators, taxi drivers, event organisers and local communities. The type of trainings provided include Safety and Life Saving Training, Service Excellence Training, Event Management Training and Service Delivery Training. To date, 14 sessions has been completed with 355 participants. Besides, my Ministry has also collaborated with Sarawak Forestry Corporation and UiTM Sarawak in organizing Mandarin Speaking Park-Guide Training Course in Kuching and Miri in September and October this year respectively with 44 participants graduated from the park guiding course.

National Parks

Tuan Speaker, the National Parks continue to be the most preferred tourism attractions both among local and foreign visitors. As of September 2018, the total visitor arrivals to all the National Parks was 419,189 with total revenue generated amounting to RM4.7 million. The total visitor arrivals consist of 300,053 (71.6%) domestic and 119,136 (28.4%) foreigners.

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Semenggoh Wildlife Centre and Bako National Park are the most visited National Parks by tourists because of its unique geo-system and the endangered wildlife. Semenggoh Wildlife Centre received 68,281 visitors. It is an increase of 4.32% in terms of visitors from the previous year whereas Bako National Park visitors also recorded an increase of 10.18% with 52,360 visitors.

Community Participation

My Ministry continued to encourage more rural community participation in the tourism industry through Community Based Ecotourism (CBET). Tourism Awareness Programs have been organized for the local communities in which they were informed of the benefits of tourism industry and the nature of tourism activities.

My Ministry has also carried out Community Development Program for homestay operators and community through courses such as Homestay Product Marketing Workshop through Digital Media, Craft-Making Workshop and Cultural Workshop for Homestay participants.

The objectives of such courses are to increase their knowledge in how to promote their homestays through the digital media and to value and preserve their cultural heritage so that the knowledge and skills can be passed from one generation to the next.

As at September 2018, a total of 24,220 tourist visited the homestays with the total receipts of RM2,838,204.00.

Events and Festivals

Tuan Speaker, events and festivals have always been a pull factor for both domestic and foreign tourists and at the same time providing business opportunities to the locals.

The sixth series of the Sarawak International Dragon Boat Race has just been held recently concurrently with the Annual Sarawak Regatta from the 26th October to the 4th November 2018. The Sarawak International Dragon Boat Race attracted 30 teams consisting of 978 paddlers from 12 countries while the Sarawak Regatta has registered one of the highest participation recording 347 teams with 6,456 paddlers.

While the water sporting activities were confined from Friday to Sunday, other activities on land which included the exhibitions and sales of handicrafts, local foods and delicacies, nightly cultural performances and singing competition, thus transforming the Kuching Waterfront into a festival and carnival centre.

The economic spin-off and income generated from the sales of food and handicrafts from 318 entrepreneurs was estimated at RM1.3 million for that one week. This does not include expenses paid on accommodation, transportation and dining.

Miss World Malaysia 2018 was held on the 8th September 2018 at Convention Centre Kuching. Miss Larissa Ping Liew from Sarawak was crowned as the pageant winner and will be representing Malaysia at the 68th Final at Sanya, China on 8th December 2018. She will be our Tourism Ambassador for Sarawak for a period of one year.

The second edition of Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival held on 28th to 29th September 2018 was a great success and ended on a high note. The outdoor jazz festival overlooking the majestic Sarawak River saw a line-up of 14 performing bands from Australia,

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Indonesia, Singapore, Portugal, USA and Malaysia. The number of festival-goers to the Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival 2018 was recorded at about 4,000.

“What About Kuching” or WAK 2018 saw the participation of 51 different local communities involving over 450 people staging 78 events throughout the month of October. It is a month long event organised in October in and around Kuching City. Data collected showed that 253,983 people attended the numerous events throughout the month. The attendees comprised of 74.3% locals and 25.7% from outside of Sarawak. 30% of the foreign attendees came specifically for WAK 2018.

Other iconic events that attracted tourists include the Borneo Jazz Festival, Borneo International Kite Festival, Borneo Fashion Week, Irau Aco Lun Bawang, Pesta Babulang, Pesta Nunukan, Borneo Cultural Festival, Pesta Kaul, Balleh Kapit Raft Safari, Pesta Nanas, Bukit Sadok Expedition, Pesta Samarahan, International Dance Festival, Kuching Fest, Moon Cake Cultural Festival, Pesta Siniawan, Miri Country Music and Pesta Benak to name a few.

Moving forward in 2019, my Ministry will support many impactful tourism events which include in January the:

(a) Asian Television Awards - from 11th to the 13th January 2019. This television award will be telecast and will be seen by about 2 billion people around Asia Pacific;

(b) Alta Moda Sarawak -from 7th to the 9th March 2019;

(c) ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards or AIFA - from the 25th to the 27th April 2019;

(d) Rainforest World Music Festival – from 12th to the 14th July 2019;

(e) Sarawak International Dragon Boat Race – in October 2019; and

(f) Sarawak Regatta – in November 2019 among others.

Tourism Regional Co-Operation

Tuan Speaker, Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines – East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Under the BIMP-EAGA platform, Sarawak will play host for the 2nd BIMP- EAGA BUDAYAW Festival of Arts and Culture in Kuching, Sarawak on 9th-13th October 2019. The festival is a joint initiative under the Joint Tourism Development Cluster and Socio-Cultural and Education Cluster of BIMP-EAGA that aims to showcase the diversity of creative expressions of the cultural masters and artists from the region as well to raise public awareness and appreciation towards arts and culture. The Festival will be participated by 300 delegates from Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia represented by Sarawak, Sabah and . Tourism will play a vital role in promoting the festivals and to attract tourists to Kuching during the month of October 2019. East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF)

My Ministry led a delegation to attend the EATOF General Assembly in Tottori, Japan from 10th -13th August 2018 under the EATOF collaboration. During the General Assembly, Sarawak agrees to continue to collaborate with EATOF member countries to participate and promote tourism through this platform. EATOF programmes for 2019 will include EATOF Global Campaign, continued partnership with UNWTO, cooperation with Inter City Intangible Cultural Network (ICCN) under UNESCO, and cultural exchanges among member countries.

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Tourism Marketing and Promotion Activities

Tuan Speaker, now I want to report and elaborate further on Sarawak Tourism Board's marketing activities and strategies.

Visit Sarawak Campaign

First and foremost, I am pleased to announce that the State has agreed to embark on a Visit Sarawak Campaign. The campaign has in fact started its soft launching as a teaser towards the commencement of the campaign to be scheduled beginning of 2019. The launch was done among the trade and tourism industry players at three places namely in , Singapore and London. The next launch will be in Shenzhen, China in December. At the launch, a campaign video and a new Destination video were displayed to showcase a fresh, vibrant and modern Sarawak as a holiday destination. Our very own Sarawakian songbird Dayang Nurfaizah performed the campaign theme song. The official State launch of the Campaign will be done in conjunction with the countdown celebration on the 31st December 2018 at Kuching Waterfront.

The Visit Sarawak Campaign has lined up a strategic marketing approach that will focus more on tactical and digital prong to attract instant results. The Sarawak Tourism Board has locked an agreement with AirAsia for a plane livery carrying the Visit Sarawak Campaign logo on regional routes. So you will be seeing the Visit Sarawak Campaign on AirAsia’s plane too. The agreement also includes attractive advertisement artworks for inflight head luggage storage and table–top tray in AirAsia Thai and AirAsia Malaysia, starting in December 2018.

In order to increase the visibility of the campaign, the logo will soon be seen at high traffic locations within the commercial and business locations in Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Bintang, Pavilion, KLIA, KLIA2 and other strategic locations in Peninsula Malaysia.

On the international front, the Sarawak Tourism Board had just penned or just signed an agreement on strategic collaboration with Malaysia Airlines London and Tourism Malaysia London for the campaign to be publicised and advertised in the European and United Kingdom markets through London taxi wrap, Home Advertising and online packages offering competitive fares to Sarawak by Malaysia Airlines London.

Another great milestone achieved on the Visit Sarawak Campaign platform is the collaboration between Sarawak Tourism Board and Royal Brunei where Sarawak will be air- connected directly from and Kuching on a twice weekly flights starting on 28th December 2018. The impact of this direct flight will go beyond Brunei Darussalam as Royal Brunei has launched its international routes to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Melbourne and London which has smooth connectivity into Kuching. And, soon, the airlines will penetrate China and other Asia Pacific destinations that will add greater air connectivity for Sarawak.

The Sarawak Tourism Board will intensify the engagement with all stakeholders to ensure that Visit Sarawak Campaign be felt and supported by all industries, not just tourism. The Board will be starting a domestic road show soon to disseminate the Campaign to all sectors and industries throughout the State as this Campaign is all about our beloved State and we need the strong support from all fellow Sarawakians.

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Strategic Marketing Direction

Tuan Speaker, the Sarawak Tourism Board focuses on two pronged strategic directions, which are on the trade directed strategy and consumers directed strategy. The trade directed strategy covers initiatives such as:

(a) Syndication and engagement with our trade partners to facilitate opportunities of growing their business and therefore ensuring arrivals to meet our target arrivals set for the year; and

(b) Emphasis on marketing support initiatives to incentivize and maximize our reach in the marketplace.

In delivering our service focusing on our customers, the Board focus on:

(a) Participation in major domestic and international consumer fairs to facilitate and provide a platform for our partners to sell Sarawak product experiences and packages directly to consumers;

(b) Expanding the marketing communication reach leveraging on traditional media channels in creating, building and maintaining the destination’s brand and image;

(c) Optimizing digital technology and capitalizing on the integrated business information systems, social media platforms and travel related mobile applications to reach out to global business opportunities on real time; and

(d) Our consumer directed strategy involves direct tactical initiatives to excite direct purchases of packages, tours and travels into Sarawak.

Key Business Areas

Tuan Speaker, our marketing focus is the domestic market of West Malaysia and Sabah where emphasis is to provide the most effective platform for industry partners to sell their packages, tours and travels. Hence, our presence in the biggest domestic fair, MATTA Fair is the most profitable investment ever. At this MATTA Fair, Sarawak has been the holder of ‘Malaysia’s Most Favourite Destination’ for two consecutive years.

The Board also emphasize on greater media approach of destination’s editorial coverage and tactical advertising in support of the marketing initiatives to reach out for the masses. Media familiarisation trip comprising travel writers, journalists, bloggers and key opinion leaders have been the mainstay in our communication reach for the year. Air Asia’s latest twice weekly direct flights between Kuching and in Sabah will commence on the 2nd December 2018 will inevitably provide another gateway for visitors to Sarawak, possibly tapping into the tourists who are already in Sabah.

The cross border markets of Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia are our main foreign arrivals contributor. While we categorize these markets as matured markets, our strategic direction focuses directly on consumers with their impulsive arrivals and as such events, festivals and entertainment are normally a great draw factor to entice them over.

For Indonesian (KALBAR), the Tourism Board taps on medical and educational tourism as the main draw to pull more Indonesians into Sarawak. It is known that medical and education are their major purposes of visit as Sarawak offers more attractive packages in these sectors. The daily flight offered by Air Asia and Wings Air from Pontianak

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For the neighbouring country Brunei Darussalam, the Tourism Board adopts directly the tactical advertising mixtures of broadcasting and air advertising. Our yearly participation at the Brunei Travel Fair is an important platform for all our hoteliers and travel agents in Miri to establish rapport with their counterparts in Brunei Darussalam. In July this year, the Tourism Board hosted a group of Brunei agents, media and bloggers to Mulu National Park for a familiarisation trip. This trip is a preparation to receive the influx of arrivals from the Royal Brunei direct flight this December.

The Tourism Board’s marketing strategy for the Singapore market focuses on specific segments to include the Expat, Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen (PMEB) segments, students/youths, focus group travel, religious tourism and special interest groups. With the focus guided direction of working with our specialist agents in Singapore, these partners will push our products to the specific market segments they cater to. Two Business and Sales Missions have been organised in Singapore, with more than 30 Sarawak agents together with their Singapore business partners who met and discussed on business opportunities. Our participation at ITB Asia in Singapore, the much awaited business platform by our partners saw five agents and two hoteliers participated in the fair which had opened more than 100 potential international buyers for Sarawak.

For our China market, our strategic direction is to work with partners, particularly those in the airlines, charter business, consortium partners and travel agents. Our focus is to leverage on their network to increase Sarawak’s presence and market share. For 2018, our corporate emphasis will continue to address the accessibility challenge by looking forward to pursue a strategic direction in charter and direct flights from potential cities in China. The AirAsia direct flights between Shenzhen and Kuching have benefited the industry with a steady increase in load factor of Chinese arrivals into Sarawak. A China Media trip was held in April which netted three content pages in weibo.com with 300,000 views. Currently the Tourism Board is relaunching a second phase of joint digital campaign with AirAsia to boost the direct arrivals.

Our long traditional markets of the United Kingdom have been able to sustain with our participation at the 2017 World Travel Mart in London. Our close cooperation with Malaysia Airlines London had flown in seven British travel media in September to do editorials on Kuching and Mulu National Park. A specialised British cycling agent has sent a group of 26 women cyclist to Kuching just this October for a fund raising package which was the result of the Board’s participation at the World Travel Market.

Germany and the German-speaking market have shown a resurgence in interest after the inaugural Frankfurt based Condor Air direct flight to Kuala Lumpur this month. The Board’s participation in ITB Berlin, close cooperation with Tourism Malaysia, Frankfurt has resulted in the series of roadshows with a major German Tour Operator, Tischler Reisen.

The development of Australia and New Zealand markets had several initiatives which include a Business and Sale Mission with 98 major buyers in Sydney, 50 in Melbourne and 80 in Perth. This Sales Mission was done in joint partnership with Tourism Malaysia Sydney and Royal Brunei. The Board's participation in the Annual Australia’s Travel Industry Exhibition which was held in Sydney in October offered a platform to Sarawak’s agents to sell their packages.

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Digital Marketing

Tuan Speaker, for the year, our main digital reach out platform, sarawaktourism.com has added three additional sub-domains to enhance its reach out to our customers. Visitors to sarawaktourism.com has increased by 11.77% totalling 365,657 to date as compared to 327,147 during the corresponding period last year. Our main task is to make the Visit Sarawak Campaign as our digital touch points with hashtag #Sarawakmoretodiscover and in all our four platforms including sarawaktourism.com, facebook’s Sarawak travel, instagram, twitter and youtube. The Board’s trip media-buy creative is currently an ongoing campaign in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore to close our digital initiative for the year.

Responsible Tourism

From now on, the Board’s main thrust in all our marketing activities approaches will be based on the pillars of responsible tourism. This is because responsible tourism helps to minimise negative social, economic and environmental impacts. It also generates greater economic benefits for local communities and enhances their well-being. The Board will implement a mechanism where responsible tourism guidelines will be adopted by travel agents, operators, hoteliers, Local Governments, local community and tourists.

Accolades

Tuan Speaker, I am also pleased to mention that Sarawak Tourism Board had just received the Malaysia Tourism Council Award on the outstanding achievement of the iconic Rainforest World Music Festival. Also, in the pipeline, the Board will be receiving the Asia Pacific Excellent Award in Dublin also for the great success of the Rainforest World Music Festival. The Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards were created to honour the most outstanding achievement of communication professionals in their field.

Business Events

Summary of 2018 Results

In 2018, Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) brought in 63 Business Events to Sarawak: 47 Bid Wins and 16 Bids Supported. The 63 Business Events represent close to 25,732 delegates and 101,296 delegate days, translating into approximately RM82.9 million in direct delegate expenditure to Sarawak.

This revenue returns to Sarawak, to feed downstream and upstream tourism businesses in sustaining flight demands, accommodation, event venues, food & beverage outlets, and more. Equally important is the yield in Business Events in branding profile reputation, knowledge alliances, trade and investment, dignity and social development, and legacy.

We highlight the top three high profile Business Events that has been secured:

(a) 12th National Mandarin Life Insurance & Financial Planning Summit 2019 with targeted 1,010 delegates;

(b) Congress of the International Primatological Society 2022 with targeted 1,200 delegates; and

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(c) 9thAsian South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP) International Congress of Sport Psychology 2022 with targeted 900 delegates among others.

One of the key success factors include Business Events supported under the State Convention Fund. In 2018, the State has sponsored over RM4.45 million, for 40 conferences.

Branding Sarawak – With Redefining Global Tribes

In line with the Redefining Global Tribes campaign, the Business Events Tribal Meet (or commonly known as TriBE 2018) was held in Kuching on 24th August 2018. With its core objective set to create a generation of Business Events Leaders – supercharged with tribal values, armed with digital tools – to create purposeful legacy impacts, TriBE 2018 gathered over 300 guests from associations’ decision makers, industry partners, the media and Government officials for a series of keynote sessions by Business Events thought leaders and an exclusive panel discussion featuring four prominent international Business Events bodies – International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Union of International Associations (UIA), International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA).

TriBE 2018 also celebrated the excellent achievements of the Business Events sector at the 9th Anak Sarawak Awards – Malaysia’s first award to internationally acknowledge conference hosts, industry members and suppliers for their contributions in 2016 and 2017.

Furthermore, TriBE 2018 launched the BESarawak Alliance, a platform to drive stronger networks with Government, Ministries and Agencies to cultivate business matching, impact growth opportunities, and yield beyond the immediate economic impact. Through this BESarawak Alliance, Government, Ministries and Agencies will be able to develop a deeper understanding and benefit from participation with international associations.

Media Coverage & Awards

Sarawak was featured 301 times in local, national and international press, radio, television and 310 times digitally in 2018; a total of 611 news items with an average exposure of 61.1 features per month.

Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) was also presented with the “Recognition of Business Events Industry Partner 2018” at the MACEOS Business Events Excellence Awards 2018 for the contribution toward Business Events sector in Malaysia.

Arts and Culture

Majlis Seni Sarawak

Tuan Speaker, izinkan saya mengutarakan tentang peranan dan aktiviti Majlis Seni Sarawak (MSS) pada tahun 2018. Majlis Seni Sarawak (MSS) berhemat untuk menjadi nadi pengutara Perantaraan Sosial dan Kemasyarakatan (Social and Communal/Societal Bonding). Secara berterusan, MSS turut mengelola kursus-kursus seperti Muzik Tradisional dan Moden, Tarian Etnik, Teater dan Vokal pada setiap hujung minggu di bahagian-bahagian utama Sarawak. Di samping menganjurkan program-program tersendiri seperti persembahan oleh Simfoni Orkestra Sarawak (SONS), Persembahan Koir dan Festival Tari Borneo, MSS juga berkolaboratif bersama pelbagai agensi lain seperti Universiti Putra Malaysia , Jabatan Pendidikan, Institut Pendidikan Guru dan Persatuan-Persatuan.

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Selain daripada itu, MSS juga terlibat dalam Program tonggak anjuran Kerajaan Persekutuan atau Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak. Pada tahun ini, MSS terlibat dalam 77 aktiviti dari Januari hingga November. Antara kegiatan-kegiatan kesenian yang telah diadakan:

(a) Konsert Gemilang Bersama Pemimpin di Bangunan DUN Lama; (b) Konsert Legenda P Ramlee: Tiru Macam Saya di Dewan Suarah Miri; (c) An Evening of Oriental Symphony di Bangunan DUN Lama; (d) Mama Mia The Musical di Dewan Suarah Sibu; (e) Festival Tari Borneo di Bintulu; (f) Final Concert (FICON) di Bintulu; dan (g) Pertandingan Tarian & Nyanyian Lagu Melayu Asli di peringkat Bahagian Betong dan Sarikei sudah diadakan pada 2 minggu lepas. Pertandingan serupa akan diadakan di Bahagian , Mukah dan Sibu pada hujung bulan November dan dalam bulan Disember, manakala di bahagian-bahagian lain akan diadakan pada tahun hadapan.

Insya-Allah, Majlis Seni Sarawak (MSS) akan merancang banyak lagi aktiviti untuk melestarikan kesenian pada masa-masa akan datang.

Sarawak Museum Department

Tuan Speaker, bagi Jabatan Muzium Sarawak (JMS), aktiviti-aktiviti yang telah dan akan dilaksanakan pada 2018 adalah seperti berikut:

(a) Pameran bertajuk World Press Photo Exhibition diadakan di Padang Merdeka, Kuching dari 29 September hingga 30 Oktober 2018. Pameran ini diadakan dengan kerjasama World Press Photo, Amsterdam, Netherland, Lim Kok Wing University; dan Swinburne University yang diadakan bersempena dengan event What About Kuching Festival.

Jabatan Muzium Sarawak (JMS) telah menandatangani dua Memorandum Persefahaman (Memorandum of Understanding) dalam melaksanakan kerjasama dalam penyelidikan arkeologi merangkumi perancangan serta perlaksanaan kerja arkeologi, kerjasama dari segi perkongsian ilmu, penulisan, penerbitan dan meningkatkan profesionalisme kerjaya dalam kajian arkeologi dan permuziuman, iaitu:

(a) MOU bersama University New South Wales Australia untuk Sarawak Early Prehistory Project di Traders Cave, Niah di mana terdapat penemuan baru yang menunjukkan bukti bahawa manusia telah mendiami gua tersebut seawal 65,000 tahun dahulu. Kalau sebelum ini kita dimaklumkan dalam buku-buku sejarah bahawa yang tinggal dalam Gua Niah itu adalah lebih kurang 40,000 tahun tapi penemuan baru ini telah menukarkan sedikit pandangan dan juga makluman berkenaan mereka yang telah mendiami gua tersebut yang mana it has been inhabited by human being 65,000 years ago; dan

(b) Bersama University Florida Amerika Syarikat untuk Dokumentasi, Inventori dan Konservasi koleksi Tulang-tulang Manusia dari Gua Niah, dari Nevada untuk dikembalikan ke Sarawak.

Selain daripada itu antara kerjasama Jabatan Muzium dalam penyelidikan bersama agensi dalam dan juga luar negara adalah seperti berikut:

(a) Universiti Malaya dan juga EFEO (French School of the Far East) bagi Sarawak River Delta Project in Santubong;

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(b) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak bagi Ancient Melanau Settlement Research, Sungai Retus Sibu;

(c) Underwater Cultural Heritage Research, Santubong & Miri bersama Premier Marine and Scuba Centre, Kuching & Sea Search Sdn Bhd Miri;

(d) Griffith University Australia, Conservation Management Plan untuk Rock Art in Sarawak, Painted Cave Gua Niah & Gua Sireh Serian;

(e) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Bung Jagoi Heritage Centre;

(f) Bukit Sadok & Rentap Research, Pejabat Residen Betong; and

(g) Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital, Office.

Seterusnya penyelidikan lain yang dilakukan adalah berkaitan dengan Topeng Dayak di Long Lunuk, Mahakam Ulu, Kalimantan Timur yang telah dijalankan pada 11 hingga 19 Oktober 2018. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara mendalam ritual topeng dan penggunaan topeng oleh masyarakat di Pulau Borneo.

Jabatan Muzium juga telah mengadakan Pameran “Treasure from Nusantara” yang telah dirasmikan pada 16 Mei 2018, pameran ini telah mempamerkan sebanyak 30 objek yang dipilih dari 412 artifak yang telah didermakan kepada Jabatan Muzium Sarawak (JMS) oleh pihak Muzium Nusantara, Delft, Belanda. Pameran ini membuktikan bahawa Jabatan Muzium Sarawak (JMS) mampu untuk mengadakan atau pun menjalinkan kerjasama di dalam bidang permuziuman pada peringkat antarabangsa.

Pada tahun ini Jabatan Muzim Sarawak (JMS) telah terpilih sebagai tuan rumah untuk the 8th ASEMUS General Conference yang akan diadakan pada 14 hingga 16 November 2018 di Kuching. ASEMUS adalah singkatan untuk Asia, Europe Museum Conference. Tema bagi persidangan ini adalah bertajuk “New Curatorial Perspectives For A Changed World”. Jumlah peserta adalah lebih kurang seramai 250 orang dari dalam dan luar negara seperti United Kingdom, Perancis, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Indonesia, India, Korea, Philippine, Singapura, China dan juga negara-negara lain. Most of them are curators or those who are in the museum industry.

Untuk aktiviti yang melibatkan sekolah, Jabatan Muzium Sarawak (JMS) berkolaboratif dengan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia untuk menjalankan program sekolah yang melibatkan pelajar-pelajar sekolah rendah dan menengah di Sarawak. Aktiviti- aktiviti yang dijalankan adalah seperti Lawatan Berpandu, Eksplorasi Warisan, Night in the Museum, ceramah dan permainan tradisional yang melibatkan seramai 50 hingga 100 orang pelajar dalam satu-satu program. Program ini bertujuan untuk mendedahkan pelajar-pelajar tentang muzium, sejarah dan juga budaya masyarakat di Sarawak khasnya dan juga Malaysia amnya.

Pelan Dan Aktiviti Bagi 2019

Pemuliharaan Kubu-kubu

Jabatan Muzium Sarawak sedang melaksanakan kerja-kerja konservasi dan menaik taraf Kubu Emma, Kubu Lili, Kubu Hose dan Kubu Brooke di bawah RMK11. Masyarakat tempatan akan dilibatkan dalam pengisian pameran di setiap kubu supaya budaya dan warisan setempat dapat ditonjolkan kepada orang ramai.

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Pameran Sementara berkenaan dengan Tengkorak, Parang, Fine Art

Jabatan Muzium Sarawak akan mengadakan Pameran Sementara bertajuk Adat Melayu Yang Kian Dilupakan di Muzium Islam pada Februari 2019, Parang Borneo di Muzium Tekstil, Kuching pada Jun 2019 dan Pameran Sementara Tengkorak akan diadakan di tempat yang sama pada Disember 2019. Pameran Tengkorak ini merupakan pameran yang julung kali diadakan oleh Jabatan Muzium Sarawak. Manakala Pameran Fine Art akan diadakan di Miri pada bulan Mei 2019. Pameran Khemah Islam akan diadakan pada Ogos 2019 bertempat di Muzium Islam.

Perkembangan Sarawak Museum Campus (SMC) dan Heritage Trails

Sarawak Museum Campus is the new museum and is under construction now. Bangunan Sarawak Museum Campus dijangka siap pada bulan Mac 2019. Walau bagaimanapun, Muzium baru ini hanya akan dibuka kepada orang ramai pada penghujung 2020. Ini adalah kerana pengisian bahan-bahan pameran di Sarawak Museum Campus akan mengambil masa lebih kurang 1 ½ tahun. Sementara itu, kerja-kerja pemuliharaan di Bangunan Lama atau pun the Natural History Museum sedang dijalankan dan ianya dijangka dibuka semula kepada orang ramai pada penghujung 2020 juga.

Sarawak Craft Council

Sekarang saya hendak menyentuh berkenaan dengan Sarawak Craft Council. Sarawak Craft Council continues its roles to promote and develop local handicraft industry. In Sarawak, the majority of the handicraft producers are from the semi-urban and rural communities. Working with local raw materials such as rattan, bemban, bamboo, wood and synthetic materials such as beads, box straps and ceramic clay, they produced a wide variety of traditional and contemporary products to meet consumers need and market demand. Handicraft stalls are now familiar sights during festivals and events organised throughout the State, boosting revenue and tourism receipts.

In October 2018, Kuching was visited by a panel of jury from The World Craft Council. It is hope that Kuching will soon be accredited with World Craft City status.

The development of handicraft in the State were divided into three core areas that is capacity building, marketing and promotion and research and development. In 2018, Sarawak Craft Council’s capacity building programmes were focused on production skill and basic business skill training. A total of 25 training sessions were conducted involving 188 participants. Sarawak Craft Council was also involved in 18 promotional and sales event, involving 142 participants generating RM485,000 in direct sales.

For 2019, Sarawak Craft Council will focus on creating more avenues for handicraft producers and retailers to promote and sell their products at local, national and international events and fairs. This would include participating in more promotional events and training producers on promoting and selling their products online.

The capacity building programmes will focus on production techniques, product finishing and quality. Various training sessions have been planned for 2019 to boost product output, quality and variety.

Youth Development

Tuan Speaker, the youths of today, if properly guided, harnessed and utilized are considered an invaluable asset for the country’s future. Besides being youthful, energetic and having towering ambitions, aspirations as well as talents, they can be worthy to be

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It is important for the Government to ensure that our youths are indeed really well prepared to take up the challenges and responsibilities hands-on especially in terms of having the necessary skills, aptitudes, competency and capacity.

To enhance the capacity building of our youth development programme, my Ministry has initiated two major initiatives this year. Firstly, the Sarawak Youth Index Research headed by Institute for Youth Research Malaysia (IRYES). The research is carried out with the objective to determine the wellbeing quality level of our local youth. The project is implemented through strategic collaboration with all the Resident Offices, involving a sample of 13,870 youths throughout the State within the age bracket of 15 to 30 years old. The research commenced in August 2018 and is expected to be completed by May 2019.

Secondly, the formation of the Sarawak Youth Development Committee headed by my Ministry with the objectives to ensure and streamline efficient planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of youth development program in the State. Besides, it also serves as a One-Stop Information Sharing Centre among all the agencies involved in dealing with issues, challenges and social ills affecting our youths.

Based on the inputs from these initiatives, my Ministry will be in a better position to plan and evaluate any future youth development program and initiatives that are tailored to the needs and aspirations of our youths from different segments and target groups in line with the government transformation agendas and policies.

This year, Tuan Speaker, my Ministry has successfully implemented 33 youth development programs and activities involving about 14,172 youth of various ethnic groups throughout the State. Among the programs are:

(a) Youth Transformation Programs; (b) Paint the World Program; (c) Youth Leadership, Communication and Empowerment Course; (d) Youth Team Building Program; (e) Program Jelajah Millenia Negeri Sarawak; (f) Youth Career Development and Exhibition in the rural area; (g) Youth Education and Sport Carnivals; (h) Program “Fostering Innovation through Community Project”; (i) Youth Entrepreneurial Program; (j) Youth Fun Run & Healthy Lifestyles Programmes; and (k) Mind Lecture: “The Importance of Mind Education” organized with the International Youth Fellowship of South Korea in August 2018

My Ministry will hold the annual Youth Day Celebration 2018 at the Indoor Stadium Sibu from 16th to 18th November 2018 that is this weekend. The official launching will be graced by our Right Honourable Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister on the 18th November 2018. Various kinds of youth related events and activities such as Youth Kitchen, Wall Climbing, Exhibitions, Millennia Youth Camps, Cultural and Motors Shows will be organised. Amongst the highlights will be the Youth Icons Awards and Youth Town Hall with The Right Honourable Chief Minister. About 5,000 youths from various schools, Youth Associations, Clubs, Government Department and other uniform bodies are expected to participate.

In conjunction with this celebration, my Ministry also collaborate with Koperasi Belia Inovatif Sarawak (KOBIS) to organize TEDx Kenyalang International Conference on

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17th -18th November 2018 at the Old State Assembly Complex, Petra Jaya, Kuching with the theme, “Outreach the World”. About 1,000 participants representing youths from Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Sabah and West Malaysia including our own local youths are expected to attend. Issues and challenges which are closed to the heart of today’s youth ranging from Biz & Innovation, Life & Inspiration to Technology and Future will be deliberated by renowned guest speakers with varying expertise and careers.

For the benefits of our local youths, my Ministry will continue to collaborate with relevant agencies, youth associations, NGOs such as SABERKAS and relevant stakeholders to evaluate, plan and implement suitable youth development programs and activities that are deemed beneficial, holistic and inclusive in line with the government policies, aspiration and expectations.

Sports Development

Tuan Speaker, today, sport has emerged as an important component of socio- economic development of a State. The people’s active participation in sports and games will improve community health and productivity, reduce medical expenses, imbibe discipline in character, generate great leaders, and enhance social cohesion.

The organising of sporting events will also help in developing infrastructure, generate employment, secure inflow of foreign capital, and thus contributes significantly to the economic development of a state. Sporting events also create opportunities for sports tourism where family, friends and fans will follow the athlete when they participate in the event.

Therefore, it can be said that the impact of sports onto our economy and society is multi-dimensional.

Throughout the year of 2018, a series of sporting events at international level are organised and these include:

(a) Premier 101 Charity International Arm-Wrestling Tournament held at Kuching in January 2018;

(b) Miri City International Deep See Fishing Tournament 2018 in May 2018;

(c) Sarawak International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship 2018 at Kuching in April 2018;

(d) 2nd Asia Pacific Hash Run;

(e) Miri International Century Ride 2018 in July 2018;

(f) Asian Tour Sarawak Golf Championship 2018 in Damai, Santubong in early July;

(g) Kuching Marathon 2018 in August 2018;

(h) Sarawak 4X4 Jamboree held from Sibu to Kapit in September 2018;

(i) Asian Development Tour PGM-MNRB Sarawak Golf Championship 2018 in Damai, Santubong in September 2018;

(j) Sibu International B.A.S.E. Jump 2018 in September 2018;

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(k) The one that we just held yesterday, the last two days. The Siol International Mountain Bike Challenge 2018 at Bukit Siol, Kuching in November 2018;

(l) Sarawak Borneo Cross Country Motorcycle Rally 2018 at Kuching in December 2018. This rally is from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching, to Pontianak and back to Kuching; and

(m) 22nd Asia Intercity Tenpin Bowling Championship 2018 at Kuching in November 2018.

In 2019, Sarawak will be hosting two major international events i.e. World Para Swimming Championship 2019 from 29th July to 4th August 2019 at Pandelela Rinong Aquatics Centre and the 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championships 2019 from 2nd to 6th December 2019 at the Sarawak Stadium. We are expecting athletes from at least 80 countries worldwide for the two major sporting events with live television coverage, thus giving Sarawak wide publicity and media mileage.

Tuan Speaker, apart from giving attention on High Performance Sports, my Ministry is also entrusted with the implementation and monitoring of community-based sports and recreational activities throughout the state.

We are also undertaking talent scouting and the development of sport talent with the objective of promoting active participations among the various strata of the community. This can enhance racial harmony, as well as promoting healthy life styles among the people in line with the concept of Sarawak Cergas.

This is the ultimate effort by the Government to curb and combat numerous social ills that may plague our local communities by involving them actively in healthy physical activities that are being organised strategically both in rural and urban areas throughout Sarawak.

Apart from promoting sports as a healthy lifestyle among Sarawakians, my Ministry will also be looking into promoting and developing Sarawak as one of the most preferred Eco Adventure Sport destinations in Asia. Not only will it generate additional revenue for Sarawak through sports tourism, such events could also create greater economic opportunities for local entrepreneurs to generate income and as well as to promote their products both locally and abroad.

In working towards this, my Ministry would like to encourage more local entrepreneurs to participate actively by becoming sponsors of outdoor events such as the Similajau Nature Challenge, Sarawak Adventure Race, Balleh-Kapit Raft Safari, Pakan Rafting Challenge, Ulu Baram White Water Rafting and many others which are being held annually in Sarawak.

Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) 2018

Tuan Speaker, I am pleased to report that Sarawak contingent finished at fourth (4th) placing in the recently concluded 19th Malaysia Games or SUKMA which was held in Perak from the 12th to the 23rd September. Our State contingent was represented by 863 athletes and officials. That includes 693 athletes, 93 coaches, 38 team managers and 39 secretariat members.

Sarawak’s athletes took part in all the 29 sporting events and brought home a total of 42 gold, 36 silver and 60 bronze medals. The medals were won from 26 events which we

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Interestingly, Sarawak’s contingent was represented by much younger athletes compared to other states in which 73% or 501 of our athletes who competed in SUKMA Perak 2018 can still take part in the upcoming SUKMA 2020 to be held in Johor.

Of all the athletes who competed in last year’s Sukan Sarawak or SUKSAR, 19% or 132 of them had actually represented Sarawak in the recent SUKMA in Perak. 14 of our SUKSAR athletes had won medals in seven of the events which they competed. Hence, we are optimistic of their challenge in the next SUKMA which is less than two years from now and beyond that.

We are also looking forward to the SUKMA 2020 in Johor. The Sarawak Sports Corporation and the State Sports Council will be undertaking a number of initiatives that will further enhance the training and preparation of our athletes.

We will also focus on the sporting events which can contribute a greater numbers of gold medals to be won such as weightlifting, swimming, archery, shooting and athletics. These sports potentially can contribute a total of 175 gold medals in the coming SUKMA.

Therefore, we are recommending for the sports development programmes such as SUKSAR to be continued and intensified in 2019 with the aim to further enhance the training as well as preparation of our athletes. We had planned and will implement the proposed Integrated Athletes Management System that utilises digital technology and high performance science in order to achieve the anticipated goals and objectives.

Such initiatives will also include physical training and enhancement programme that encompass the proposed Athletes’ Psychological Enhancement Programme as well.

Tuan Speaker, Sarawak will be competing in the coming 10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games 2018 which will be held at Negara Brunei Darussalam on 7th to 9th December.

Our contingent will comprise of 104 athletes and officials which include 49 male athletes, 21 female athletes and 15 team managers where they will be taking part in Swimming, Lawn Bowls, Karate (Kata), Athletics, Pencak Silat (Seni), Sepak Takraw, Taekwondo (Pomsae) and Wushu (Taolu). This year’s BIMPNT-EAGA Games had attracted entries from 13 contingents provinces which include those from host Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and as well as northern territory of Australia. I wish to touch on Issues Raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat on matters related to Ministry.

Issues Raised by Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat on Matters Related to Ministry

My Ministry appreciate the concern raised up by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Ba'kelalan on tourism promotion at places such as Mulu, Mt Murud, Batu Lawi and Gunung Buda in Limbang. While the State Government is trying its best to promote these places of interest, the challenge is the connectivity by road. We hope that Ahli Yang Berhormat ADUN for Ba'kelalan who is also currently Minister of Works Malaysia could resolve the above connectivity issue through your good Ministry.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat from Bukit Goram dan Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tasik Biru, Lembaga Pelancongan Sarawak (STB) tidak menubuhkan pejabat cawangan di mana-mana bahagian. Walau bagaimanapun, Pusat Maklumat Pelawat (Visitors’ Information

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Centre) telah ditubuhkan di Kuching, Sibu dan Miri dan sekiranya perlu akan dibuat di bahagian-bahagian yang lain juga.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat daripada Kabong, Kementerian saya telah memperuntukkan sejumlah RM10,000.00 untuk membantu Kabong Kite Festival untuk tahun 2018. Kami akan terus menyokong pesta-pesta tempatan seumpama itu.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pelagus, once the proposed road project under URDA is completed, it will provide alternative route by land to Pelagus Resort, shortening the time travel by unpredictable boat schedule.

LCDA will pursue the Government initiative and at the same time invite private sector to participate in the revitalization program of Pelagus Resort. Also, LCDA will engage Pelagus communities via Cooperative, whereby LCDA will become their mentor, hand holding the Cooperative for three years to guide them on financial, marketing and maintenance management.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas, Kerajaan memang berhasrat agar setiap Daerah dan Daerah Kecil dilengkapi dengan kemudahan stadium atau kompleks sukan. Dengan mengambil kira keluasan negeri kita dan juga pembentukan beberapa daerah dan Daerah Kecil baru, pembinaan Kompleks Sukan ataupun Mini Stadium perlu dipertimbangkan mengikut keperluan. Keutamaan adalah diberi kepada peringkat Bahagian dan seterusnya diikuti kepada peringkat Daerah dan juga Daerah Kecil.

For information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tasik Biru, Sarwak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has conducted Park Guide Product Course at Wind Cave and Fairy Cave on 7th to 9th November 2018, attended by 15 participants. The upgrading of facilities in Wind Cave and Fairy Cave Nature Reserves are planned to be tendered by mid December 2018. Its construction is expected to commence by February 2019. Currently it is in the process of applying for approval of plans from Bau District Council, BOMBA Department and Land and Survey Department. As for Bau Gold Mine Museum and Park, it is still under study and the study is expected to be completed within this 11th Malaysia Plan.

I would also like to thank Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat from Tupong, Meluan, Balingian, Tanjung Datu, Serembu, Tanjung Batu and for their proposals, suggestions and issues raised in our effort to advance the development of tourism, arts, culture, youth and sports in Sarawak.

My Ministry will take necessary measures and actions to incorporate those suggestions and requests in my Ministry’s strategic direction.

In conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity, Tuan Speaker, to thank Tuan Speaker and all staff of the Dewan Undangan Negeri for your excellent handling of all the Dewan proceedings. I would like to also thank the State Secretary, Federal Secretary and all Government Departments from both State and Federal and not forgetting the Staff of my Ministry for their hard work, commitment and dedication in giving the necessary support, inputs and information and I would like to end my winding up speech for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports with three rangkap pantun.

MA63 sudah diusulkan, Semua menyokong tanda muafakat, Perjuangan kita jangan diabaikan, Menegak Sarawak Negeri keramat.

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Impian Sarawak begitu tinggi, Tingkatkan pelaburan majukan ekonomi, Kerajaan PH hendaklah memahami, Kedudukan kami anak Negeri.

Sarawak, Malaya dan Sabah, Tiga Wilayah dalam Malaysia, Manifesto PH janganlah berubah-ubah, Kepercayaan Rakyat jangan dipersia.

With that, Tuan Speaker, saya mengakhiri penggulungan saya. Thank you dan terima kasih.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, we have a break. Dewan resumes at 11.45 a.m.

(Mesyuarat ditangguh pada jam 11.28 pagi)

(Mesyuarat dimulakan pada jam 12.09 pagi)

[Tuan Speaker mempengerusikan mesyuarat]

Tuan Speaker: Sekarang saya menjemput Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip Menteri Di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Integriti Dan Ombudsman) untuk menyampaikan ucapan penggulungan.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamulaikum waramatullahi wabarakatuh terjemahannya salam sejahtera. Selamat tengahari. Good day.

Tuan Speaker, ucapan terima kasih kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri Sarawak di atas pembentangan bajet 2019 yang lepas. It is indeed “An Extraordinary Budget” which encompasses six strategic objectives:

i. Development biased and rural focussed budget; ii. State development agenda; iii. Digital economy as the key pillar of economic transformation; iv. Investment driven economic growth; v. Private sector as the main engine of economic growth; and vi. Effectiveness of service delivery.

Sesungguhnya bajet kali ini merupakan detik bersejarah dengan sasaran sumber pendapatan baharu dan memperuntukkan bajet yang besar untuk pembangunan khususnya pembangunan luar bandar.

Integriti

Tuan Speaker, izinkan saya mengimbau kembali sejarah ringkas penubuhan Unit Integriti dan Ombudsman Negeri Sarawak (UNION). Ia bermula sebagai Seksyen Disiplin dan Integriti, Unit Pengurusan Sumber Manusia, Jabatan Ketua Menteri. Kini, ia terus diperkasakan sebaris dengan unit-unit lain di bawah Jabatan Ketua Menteri. Ini jelas menggambarkan komitmen yang konsisten dan berterusan kerajaan negeri dalam membudayakan integriti di segenap lapisan masyarakat. Percayalah, di bawah kepimpinan YAB Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Ketua Menteri Sarawak, usaha murni ini akan terus dipergiatkan lagi.

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Sebenarnya inilah yang menyebabkan segelintir seteru GPS tidak keruan, meroyan ibarat cacing kepanasan berhempas pulas mencipta satu demi satu tohmahan untuk mencalarkan imej GPS yang terus memperjuangkan integriti dan memerangi habis-habisan rasuah. Inilah helah tidak bermoral seteru atau musuh GPS yang mereka anuti terbukti berhasil semasa PRU14 yang lalu. Fakta dan kebenaran, bukan lagi menjadi perkiraan asalkan reputasi lawan tercalar. Lihatlah gelagat mereka setelah menguasai Putra Jaya.

Usaha bersepadu dengan menggembeling seluruh kudrat serta sokongan setiap anggota masyarakat menjadi faktor utama yang akan menentukan kejayaan dalam membendung amalan jijik “Rasuah”. Aspek spiritual atau kerohanian dipercayai sebagai perisai yang ampuh bagi mengurangkan risiko terjerumus ke lembah hina “Rasuah”. Ini adalah perisai yang terjelma dari kekuatan dalaman yang kukuh serta jati diri yang unggul. Ibarat tubuh badan manusia, jika lemah antibodinya nescaya mudah terdedah kepada penyakit. Oleh yang demikian, jika nilai diri kita lemah berkemungkinan kita akan terjerumus dengan perbuatan rasuah.

Untuk makluman Dewan yang Mulia ini, kita harus sedar bahawa proses membudayakan integriti memerlukan usaha yang berterusan dan memakan masa yang panjang. Ianya bukan seperti projek pembangunan fizikal yang mana hasilnya dapat dilihat dengan jelas dalam tempoh tertentu. Sesungguhnya, usaha menyebarluaskan nilai integriti di kalangan masyarakat terus dipergiatkan lagi dan telah menampakkan respon yang positif di kalangan masyarakat umum.

Kebelakangan ini rakyat dengan jelas menunjukkan kepekaan mengenai isu integriti dan rasuah. Malah, rata-rata mahu melihat tindakan tegas dikenakan kepada pesalah- pesalah rasuah dan tidak berintegriti.

Oleh itu, Kerajaan Negeri melalui Unit Integriti dan Ombudsman Negeri telah melaksanakan dan merencana pelbagai program pembudayaan integriti bukan sahaja di dalam negeri tetapi turut juga dijalankan di luar Negeri Sarawak. Langkah-langkah pencegahan dan pembanterasan gejala rasuah turut diberi keutamaan.

Program-Program Integriti

Tuan Speaker,Pada Mesyuarat Pertama bagi Penggal Ketiga Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-18 yang lepas, saya telah melaporkan sebanyak 9 program telah dilaksanakan iaitu Ikrar Bebas Rasuah (IBR), dialog bersama Pegawai Integriti Bertauliah (CeIO), Program Ministerial Talk: Media and Political Communication, Pembentangan Kertas Kerja semasa 7th Annual National Procurement Conference 2018, Pemimpin Bersama Masyarakat, Forum Integriti, Pameran Integriti, Khutbah Jumaat mengenai Integriti dan Ceramah Integriti: Tumbuk Rusuk, Duit Panadol, Pengkisahan Dari Tirai Besi.

Jadi, Tuan Speaker dan Dewan Yang Mulia ini, ceramah dan simposium, integriti dan anti rasuah diteruskan. Ada seorang dua mengatakan, kita membuang masa. Ingin kita tayangkan satu usaha anti rasuah. I must admit, I did participate. I am the only one from Sarawak. I must admit but look at the list of speakers, starting from the Prime Minister and the other Ministers. So we are not wasting our time here. (Interruption…)

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Tuan Speaker, Point of order. Quorum 10.1

Tuan Speaker: What standing order?

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Standing Order 10.1. There is no quorum. No integrity of the Dewan.

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Tuan Speaker: Secretary, you buzz the bell.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Shall I continue? Tuan Speaker: You hold on.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Thank you, Tuan Speaker (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: Hold on, hold on. There are 26 Honourable Members here. Do you challenge? You challenge there is no quorum?. Ya, one-third. Sound the bell. If after five minutes, the number remains, we adjourned to afternoon. There’s enough quorum. We proceed.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. This indicates program that been mentioned has not been fruitful. If it is good enough for the Prime Minister, I am sure we are doing the right thing. We must continue with our programs.

Walaupun ada segelintir pihak pembakang memandang sinis ke atas program- program integriti, namun kita yakin melalui program seperti ini kita dapat meningkatkan kesedaran, memupuk kefahaman dan menanam nilai-nilai integriti di kalangan masyarakat.

Oleh itu, kita akan meneruskan usaha baik ini. Di antara program-program integriti yang dijalankan;

(a) Program Integriti: Pemimpin Bersama Masyarakat yang telah dijalankan di Betong, Sarikei, dan juga Kapit;

(b) Hari Puisi Nasional ke-20, 2018 yang bertemakan Integriti Pemacu Pembentukan Negara Bangsa di Bintulu; dan

(c) Program Integriti Sempena Sambutan Hari Malaysia 2018 melibatkan kanak- kanak pra sekolah dan sekolah rendah seramai 500 orang.

Program yang melibatkan kanak-kanak ini sangat penting kerana nilai integriti elok disemai pada peringkat awal lagi, to start them young bak kata pepatah melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya. Oleh itu, kita akan meneruskan program seumpama ini untuk masa akan datang.

Satu kaji selidik telah dijalankan oleh Institut Integriti Malaysia (INTEGRITI) mengenai pandangan pelajar institusi pengajian tinggi tentang isu rasuah. Sedihnya, hasil kajian ini menunjukkan 35.8% pelajar Universiti Awam menganggap bahawa perbuatan penerimaan hadiah berbentuk wang, barangan dan perkhidmatan sebagai balasan terhadap perkhidmatan yang diberikan bukanlah satu kesalahan rasuah. Dapatan ini sungguh membimbangkan. Oleh sebab itu, UNION mengambil langkah awal untuk mendekat pelajar Universiti dengan menganjurkan program khas Integriti di institusi pengajian tinggi awam. Setakat ini, program Integrity di Campus telah diadakan di tiga buah Universiti tempatan iaitu di Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur dan Universiti Putra Malaysia, Cawangan Bintulu.

Di samping itu, peranan penjawat awam sebagai komponen penting dalam merealisasikan hasrat Sarawak mencapai status berintegriti tinggi tidak sekali-kali dilupakan. Program Corruption Risk Management (CRM) dan Program Individu dan Organisasi

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Berintegriti (PIOB) juga telah dilaksanakan yang masing-masingnya menggunakan kepakaran SPRM dan Institut Integriti Malaysia (INTEGRITI).

Bagi menangani isu rasuah secara proaktif, kerajaan Negeri melalui program CRM telah melatih pegawai-pegawai kanan dari enam jabatan utama untuk mengenal pasti risiko dan merekayasa pelan pengurusan risiko rasuah jabatan masing-masing. Sebelum itu Ketua-ketua jabatan telah diberikan taklimat mengenai perkara yang sama. Baru-baru ini, program Wacana Ummah Rahmah: Sarawak Ke Arah Status Negeri Berintegriti Tinggi telah dilaksanakan dan diadakan dengan kerjasama badan-badan bukan kerajaan. Ia turut melibatkan sesi perkongsian antara agama (Buddha, Hindu, Sikh, Islam dan Kristian) mengenai isu integriti dan rasuah. Mengenai isu integriti dan rasuah. We are not partisan. We want to be all encompassing.

Bagi menjayakan program yang telah dirancangkan UNION telah bekerjasama di antara agensi Negeri dan agensi Persekutuan seperti Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), Agensi Anti Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK) dan juga Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri (JPN).

Tadbir Urus

Tuan Speaker, memang tidak dapat dinafikan peri pentingnya tadbir urus dalam organisasi sama ada sektor awam dan sektor swasta. Dengan tadbir urus yang baik sudah tentu perkhidmatan yang diberi akan menjadi lebih berkualiti, cekap dan berkesan. Tadbir urus yang baik hendaklah bertunjangkan integriti. Tanpa integriti, maka musnahlah nilai kebertanggungjawaban, akauntabiliti, amanah dan merencatkan tadbir urus.

Untuk itu Kerajaan Negeri telah menubuhkan State Development Coordination Committee untuk memantau projek prasarana dan kemudahan berimpak tinggi supaya ianya disiapkan dalam tempoh kontrak, mengikut spesifikasi dan peruntukan yang telah disediakan. Bagi memastikan rakyat mendapat faedah yang optimum, pembaziran, pemborosan dan ketirisan hendaklah dielakkan.

Bagi mendokong hasrat tersebut Kerajaan sedang mengkaji untuk melaksanakan pensijilan ISO: 37001:2016 Anti Bribery Management System bagi seluruh agensi awam Negeri Sarawak dan turut menggalakkan pihak swasta untuk dipersijilkan.

Ombudsman

Tuan Speaker, untuk makluman Dewan yang mulia ini, sebagai mana yang pernah saya nyatakan semasa Mesyuarat Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri yang lepas, ombudsman bertanggungjawab untuk menerima, memantau dan mengambil tindakan ke atas aduan mengenai penyampaian perkhidmatan awam (Service Delivery) dengan kata lain "putting things right". Ini bertujuan supaya masyarakat awam boleh menikmati perkhidmatan yang berkualiti, efisien dan saksama.

Setelah membuat kajian perbandingan mengenai amalan Ombudsman di beberapa buah Negara, Kerajaan Negeri akan merangka prosidur operasi standard dalam mentadbir urus isu-isu Ombudsman. Di kesempatan ini, saya ingin menggalakkan orang awam untuk mengajukan aduan yang berkaitan dengan perkhidmatan awam negeri.

Isu-Isu spesifik Ombudsman

Tuan Speaker, izinkan saya menjelaskan kekeliruan yang sengaja dibangkitkan semasa persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri kali ini mengenai isu integriti dan ombudsman.

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Menurut C.S Lewis, “Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. Sebagai wakil rakyat, sudah tentu kita mempunyai tanggungjawab yang besar untuk bercakap benar, bercakap betul tentang integriti malah mengamalkan integriti. Bukan sahaja ketika berada di tengah-tengah masyarakat, lebih-lebih lagi ketika berada di Dewan yang mulia ini. Menegur biar ikhlas kerana hendak membetulkan kekhilafan bukan bermain opera. We are not playing opera here, untuk kelihatan jadi hero, hollier than thou. Kritikan biar bertunjangkan kebenaran dan fakta, bukan dihiasi dengan auta dan dusta. Mana mungkin boleh kita budayakan integriti, andai Dewan yang mulia ini masih sarat dengan tohmahan jahat serta muslihat untuk menang sorak. Ianya amat negatif.

Ahli Yang Berhormat dari Pending, “The Ombudsman is an independent officer of Parliament with responsibility to investigate the actions of public authorities including State Government departments, prisons, hospitals, schools and technical colleges, local governments and public universities”. This is the Ombudsman.

Dalam konteks Negeri Sarawak, Unit Integriti dan Ombudsman telah bertanggungjawab, adalah bertanggungjawab menerima, memantau dan mengambil tindakan untuk menyiasat aduan mengenai penyampaian perkhidmatan awam Negeri Sarawak. It’s on slight. Biar tahu membezakan kaca dan permata. Kelihatan serupa tetapi jauh berbeza. Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia dan Ombudsman mempunyai skop dan bidang kuasa yang jauh berbeza, walaupun kedua-duanya melakukan siasatan bagi berbeza matlamat dan tujuan. Ombudsman Negeri Sarawak bertujuan untuk memastikan perkhidmatan awam negeri Sarawak memberi perkhidmatan secara adil, telus, berakauntabiliti dan berteraskan tadbir urus terbaik. Ini berdasarkan amalan lazim ombudsman di negara-negara lain termasuk di Sweden.

Sebuah lagi Negara yang patut kita contohi ialah New Zealand. Ia merupakan antara Negara yang diiktiraf dunia sebagai mempunyai tahap integriti yang tinggi. Ini terbukti berdasarkan Indeks Persepsi Rasuah, corruption perception Index New Zealand berada pada kedudukan teratas semenjak tahun 2012 (enam tahun berturut-turut).

Oleh itu, Kerajaan Negeri mencontohi amalan ombudsman di negara berkenaan. Siasatan hanya dibuat terhadap aduan orang awam mengenai perkhidmatan yang diberikan oleh perkhidmatan Negeri Sarawak. Manakala aduan mengenai syarikat swasta, wakil rakyat, ahli-ahli pentadbiran negeri, institusi kehakiman, kes-kes dalam siasatan pihak berkuasa, kes-kes mahkamah, badan bukan Kerajaan dan aduan yang bersifat peribadi tidak termasuk dalam skop ombudsman ini.

Tuan Speaker, untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Pending, projek Musical Instrument, Musical Fountain telah dilaksanakan melalui kaedah “design and build” dan mematuhi Standard Operating Procedure DBKU dan Regulation 221, Part VII Local Authorities Financial Regulations, 1997. Di samping itu, kos projek Musical Fountain ini, telah dibentang dan melalui “Special Cost Committee” yang dipengerusikan oleh Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri. Skop kontrak ini meliputi dua tahun kos penyelenggaraan dan lima tahun design integrity. This is part and parcel of the constructions cost.

Projek Musical Fountain ini sangat kompleks dan memerlukan kepakaran khusus. Musical Fountain ini beroperasi menggunakan teknologi terkini dengan pontoon selebar 100 meter berserta 372 nozzle khas dengan keupayaan pancutan air central spray setinggi 60 meter dan cascade fountain 25 meter. Ianya juga dilengkap ciri-ciri unik dengan dinding air berketinggian 9 meter dan 80 meter panjang sebagai latar belakang pancutan air. Takungan air di bahagian dinding air direka bersama jubin khas, memberi sentuhan semula jadi terhadap Musical Fountain ini. Di samping itu, ianya dilengkapi dengan water-screen untuk

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Pembinaan musical fountain memang memakan kos yang besar. Sebagai contoh, sebagai contoh, Songs of the Sea Musical Fountain, di Siloso Beach Sentosa Island Singapura beroperasi semenjak Mac 2007 menelan belanja sebanyak kira-kira RM91 juta, that was a long time ago. Manakala Dubai Fountain, yang telah dibina pada tahun 2009 dengan kos RM910 juta (USD218 juta). Ini kos pembinaan dan teknologi sepuluh (10) tahun yang lepas, sekarang sudah tentu kosnya jauh lebih besar.

Sangat mengejutkan Yang Berhormat bagi Pending mendakwa projek Musical Fountain Darul Hana ini boleh disiapkan dengan kos hanya RM5 juta, I am actually attracted to the RM5 million, jika dilaksanakan secara tender terbuka. Oleh itu sekiranya Yang Berhormat Pending benar-benar yakin dapat menyiapkan projek mengikut sepenuhnya spesifikasi Musical Fountain Darul Hana dengan kos RM5 juta, dipersilakan. Please go ahead. We will support you. Kerajaan Negeri bersedia untuk berkongsi reka bentuk kepada Yang Berhormat untuk melaksanakan projek musical fountain dengan kos RM5 juta.

Menyentuh tentang isu projek hybrid solar… (Interruption)…

Tuan Speaker: Honourable Minister, are you taking point of clarification from Member for Pending?

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Clarification, not speech young lady.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Yes. I am thankful that the Honourable Minister is willing to give us detailed explanation in this Dewan but the question is at the first place why wasn’t there any open tender called for this project? You invite me, to ask me, to say that you welcome me if I can use RM5 million to construct but that open tender was not even awarded to the public. So I am not able to have the chance, I mean those who are interested of course I can’t get involve for I am not a contractor or I am not the key industrial player. But the thing is at least your Ministry has to, has to take the lead to make sure that this RM31 million is well spent. You say that it is so high technology but I don’t see the music and the light and the water synchronized. You go and listen yourself. I even went there last night to listen carefully again but they don’t synchronized with each others. And there is no fire effect. The one that I mentioned about Dubai, there is a fire effect, there is a flame effect on the fountain but not here, so…

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay I take your point here. Can I continue? Okay thank you.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: So Minister I hope that you have, as a Senior Minister receiving salary RM30 thousand a month, do work, do your work better. Don’t give me a list of programme only.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Sit down! Now you can sit down. That is not the purpose of asking clarification okay.

Tuan Speaker: Now, Honourable Member for Pending… (Interruption)…

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): You get personal.

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Tuan Speaker: Your exact words were, I believed that if the contract is to be given to the industrial player or the local player through open tender, less than RM5 million it can be done.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Yes.

Tuan Speaker: Now if Government gives you less than RM5 million would you be able to construct the… (Interruption)…

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: I am not a contractor. How can I construct it but I said you have to go through open tender? The question is the State Government did not go through open tender. Can you confirm that?

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Now sit down.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Ah…. So you can’t confirm. That means there is a direct negotiation. Something is very wrong here and your Ombudsman, your Department is not doing anything about it. Why have to wait for public? You are the Ministe. you should be in- charge.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay, sit down. Let me answer. You heard I said, it is a complex, specialized job. You don’t, the whole process have been followed. Not open tender, when there is specialized job, complex, there is dispensation.

Tuan Speaker: Are you talking on the procedure or the cost?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Open tender.

Tuan Speaker: Now, are you talking on the procedure or the cost.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Cost.

Tuan Speaker: You can’t be. If it is cost, you are saying you can do it less than RM5 million.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Open tender.

Tuan Speaker: No you said here, I am reading your speech, I believed that if this contract is given to the industrial player, or the local player through open tender, less than RM5 million, it can be done. Can you choose a contractor?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: You open tender lah.

Tuan Speaker: Ya, you choose but the cost is less than RM5 million.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: You have to go through open tender, not us, anybody individual to say that can be done.

Tuan Speaker: So you say, it is just a procedure not the cost.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: No, procedure and cost. That can only be determined through open tender.

Tuan Speaker: You mentioned cost here.

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YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Why cannot be ultimate?

Tuan Speaker: Here you mentioned cost here.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: No. Cost and procedure, no open tender and no, and the price is too high.

Tuan Speaker: Open tender and less than RM5 million.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Yes, through open tender.

Tuan Speaker: Ya, you will be able to do it?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Open it to the key industrial player.

Tuan Speaker: So you will be able to do it?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: No, you do not put words in my mouth, Tuan Speaker. That is not fair. You have read up my statement in the Hansard that... (Interrupted…)

Tuan Speaker: I am reading it.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: ... (Continues) Unless your do not understand, unless your English is so poor that you cannot understand what I said. You read it again, you read it again.

Tuan Speaker: Ya.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: If I said that this Contract is awarded to the industrial player through open tender, I believe less than RM5 million can be done. Industrial player and that is the key question that is the core problem that the Sarawak Government are not doing.

Tuan Speaker: Given your superb English, now if the process is to be repeated can you do it?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: You do it first.

Tuan Speaker: You are the one.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: You open tender it first. How can you jump the gun? You cannot jump the gun.

Tuan Speaker: Proceed.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Thank you Tuan Speaker. Okay. I normally respected who walk the talk. If it is RM5 milion you think you insist open tender, I have no hesitation but all I can say is you will be dreaming if it is RM5 million. I am not saying you are not good, I never claim I am good, I sat on Tender Committee, I am involved in big projects with open tender. This one as we said complex, specialize, so if you think you have the expertise, we can talk it over. I am open. Okay.

Tuan Speaker: Proceed, proceed.

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Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Can I proceed now?

Tuan Speaker: Ya, proceed. Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay, please. You will be late. Next one. Menyentuh tentang isu projek hibrid solar untuk membekalkan tenaga elektrik kepada sekolah luar bandar di Sarawak, ianya melibatkan syarikat swasta iaitu Jepak Holdings. My Kawasan is Jepak but not Jepak Holdings. Okay? You do not kait, you do not read, unless you have some altering motive.

Isu ini sedang ditangani oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia di mana beberapa orang saksi telah dipanggil untuk di ambil keterangan. It is already put to the Court of Law. So, that is the good start, we are not hiding, okay. What am I hiding? What am I hiding? What are you hiding? You do not link a person, a Yang Berhormat just because the name of the company is the same. You, yourself! Dudukla brother, you kacau. When Sir Lim Guan Eng put to court, is the same standard being apply? You do not. You can quiet on that! Do not apply double standard.

YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: In clarification.

Tuan Speaker: Ya.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay.

Tuan Speaker: Okay.

YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: Thank you, Tuan Speaker, thank you the Honourable Minister. To Lim Guan Eng case, is a personal case. Whether he buys ship or expansive nothing to do with rakyat, but Jepak Holdings, I am not talking about you. Jepak Holdings the whole thing is because it did not go to open tender to process and it is RM1 billion plus, we are talking, we are not blaming you but your Ministry must do something.

Integrity and Ombudsman, make sure all the Government, from the State Government to the Ministry, and all the Departments must have open tender. That is what we want from you. Because it is tax payer money. The Honourable Minister, nothing personal. I know is that Jepak Holdings does not belong to you, but it happened, it made Sarawak look really bad. All the schools, the kids, does can not have electricity because one company makan all the duit, I am not saying you makan the duit because I am saying open tender. Integrity of the existing is wrong.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay.

YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: That is what we asked from you.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay, thank you.

Tuan Speaker: The Honourable Member for Pelawan. This is a Federal Contract. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been remanded, ex Prime Minister has been charged. Would you want this Ministry to do a parallel investigation? And then, this Ministry to have superseding power of MACC? Ya, I am switching off.

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YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: Tuan Speaker, we all understand.

Tuan Speaker: Ya.

YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: That was under the previous Federal Government. It is a Federal issue. MACC involved but what we expected from the Minister of Integrity and Ombudsman, it would said that Sarawak from now on especially from huge budget next year, we should an integrity make sure the system there is no contract given to without open tender. No direct negotiation, no special guys. There are so many specialist company out there, they can actually give you open tender. If you ready, you call. There is no open cigarette. Monopoly, one price.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay.

YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: You have open market, you have better pricing. You simple as that, that is what we expected from you Minister.

Tuan Speaker: With the investigation done by MACC, a parallel investigation does not arise and that this Ministry does not have superseding power over that MACC, and therefore, to raise it here and make the Minister responsible makes no sense. Proceed.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Thank you. Thank you brother. You understand the situation. This is Federal. I repeat, why don’t you, you have the representative here, speak in Parliament. Okay? We have spoken. Let me read through, let me go through. There are many open tenders, I do not believe we are going to give direct award unless specialize okay? Now, where was I? Do not interrupt, I want to finish fast.

Oleh itu, dakwaan mengatakan ada usaha untuk menutup kes to cover the case this is uncalled for. If not, I am not unskittle. Ini ternyata sekali satu tohmahan (bad faith) yang berniat jahat, bed fate, untuk mencalar imej baik Kerajaan Negeri. Inilah kerja mereka, yang penuh dengan agenda politik tanpa mengira kesannya kepada rakyat. Ingatlah, jangan harap pendekatan tidak bermoral dan tidak berintegriti seumpama itu dapat memenangi hati rakyat. Objektif pihak pembangkang ialah untuk menjatuhkan kerajaan dengan membuat persepsi bahawa Kerajaan Negeri adalah corrupt, we are not.

Tujuan mereka ialah untuk menanam di pemikiran rakyat secara konsisten agar rakyat terpengaruh dengan tohmahan mereka tanpa sebarang bukti, tidak kira sama ada cerita mereka benar atau tidak. Truth. That is not their concern actually. They are simply interested in creating negative perception. Oleh itu, waspadalah taktik pihak pembangkang bukan semua, ada yang kurang etika dan rakyat mesti bertanya apa muslihat mereka dan apakah fakta untuk menyokong tohmahan itu.

Modul Integriti Pra-Sekolah (MIPS)

Tuan Speaker, berdasarkan perancangan tahun 2019, UNION telah merancang untuk melaksanakan Pelan Integriti Organisasi (PIO) dan Modul Integriti Pra-sekolah (MIPs) tertakluk kepada hasil ujian rintis yang dilaksanakan bulan hadapan. Program-program sedia ada akan diteruskan dan akan dipanjangkan ke akar umbi bagi membina masyarakat berintegriti tinggi.

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Transformation and Achievements of Sarawak State Civil Service

I tell you, I admit, I’m a former civil service. I have a lot respect for my ex-colleagues and the civil servant who have served with dedication. I want that recorded. I respect civil service many work tirelessly for the rakyat.

The Sarawak Civil Service under the leadership of the State Secretary has made significant progress in the past eight years, through an implementation of a very ambitious transformation programme started in 2010 with a vision “To Be A World Class Civil Service” and mission “To Provide Excellent Service Delivery Through High Performance Team Work” with Six Core Values and Eight Action Plans. The journey is a commitment to transform Sarawak Civil Service to be more effective in its service delivery and to facilitate the transformation of Sarawak in syncronize with the leadership vision to achieve a high income status, excellent service delivery and ultimately to improve the quality of life of the rakyat in order to become a “Vibrant Progressive State”.

This year is the eighth year of the Civil Service transformation journey and received numerous acknowledge and recognition at both international and national level. Among the renowned recognition that the State achieved:

(a) International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC)

For the year 2018, Sarawak Civil Service won three Gold Awards and was represented by DID, JKR Sarikei and Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan for their respective projects. JKR Sarikei also won The Most Productive Solution in Sentosa, Singapore. The Sarawak Civil Service deserved the recognition. 16 different countries participated in the convention.

In 2017, the hybrid team of Miri Port Authority and Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia, Miri won Gold Award at ICQCC held in Manila, Philippines.

In year 2016, the State won Gold Award through Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah for their innovation in Bangkok, .

Similarly, in year 2015, Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan also won prestigious award held at Busan, South Korea.

For year 2014, the state achieved Gold Award through Public Works Department in Tokyo, Japan. State Treasury also won Gold Award in Colombo, Sri Lanka, same year.

For 2013, State Treasury Department and Land & Survey Department won Gold Award in Taipei, Taiwan.

In 2011, State Treasury also won Gold Award held in Yokohama, Japan.

e-Government

The Civil Service was recognized for its steadfast role in the actualization of Sarawak’s Digital Economy and Internet of Things at Malaysia OpenGov Leadership Forum 2018.

In addition, prior to the above award Sarawak Civil Service has also won FutureGOV Award for Digital Inclusion Category for Sarawak Civil Service Action Plan: Transformation & Innovation Initiatives in 2014.

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Sarawak Civil Service was announced as the winner for the Commonwealth Association of Public Management (CAPAM) International Innovation Awards 2016 in the Innovation DNA Category with the project entitled “Create, Innovate and Make Difference: A Story of Our Journey”, our transformation journey in Putrajaya.

Other Accolades and Achievements

Sarawak Energy Berhad has received:

i. Social Empowerment Award Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards;

ii. Gold-Best Community Programme (Batang Ai CSR Programme) 9th Annual Global CSR Summit & Awards;

iii. YB Datuk Haji Talib bin Zulpilip, Sarawak Energy Sustainability Report 2015- Bronze – Annual International Australasia Reporting International Award, New York under the Sustainability Report Category for Asia, Mid-East, Pacific;

iv. Land and Survey Department won the Geospatial World Excellence Award (Achievement in Governance in Land Administration and Land Management) at The Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2012, and the “Special Achievement in GIS Award” during the ESRI International Users Conference in 2013 at San Diego, California, USA and for their Land & Survey Information System (LASIS); and

v. Recognition by the Public Governance International (PGI) with the publishing of “Enforcement and Safety: A Retrospective of the Sarawak Civil Service High Performance Team Retreat 2015”.

DBKU has received:

i. Kuching diiktiraf “Bandar Raya Dalam Taman” dan penghormatan sebagai model Bandar Raya Sihat di Wilayah Barat Pasifik iaitu Anugerah Pengarah Wilayah sebagai ‘Bandar Raya Sihat’ Healthy City oleh Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia tahun 2003;

ii. Winner Alliance For Healthy Cities Award for Pioneers in Healthy Cities Creative Organizational Development semasa The 2nd General Assembly of The AFHC at Suzhou, China pada 28th October 2006;

iii. Anugerah Lestari Peringkat ASEAN pada 8 Oktober 2008 di Hanoi, Vietnam;

iv. Sijil Pengiktirafan Bronze Award untuk Projek Bokashi Home Compositing dari Pihak Livcom dan United Nation Environment Protection di atas penyertaan International Awards for Liveable Communities 2011 di Song-Pa Seoul, Korea;

v. Anugerah “Asean Environmentally Sustainable City Award 2011 Certificates of Recognition” bagi kategori Clean Air pada November 2011 di Bali, Indonesia; and

vi. Mendapat Anugerah Silver di “The International Awards for Liveable Communities 2012” pada November 2012 di Al-Ain, Emiriah Arab Bersatu:

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Whole City Awards

i. Project Awards – Natural Section (River Cleaning Programme), Socio Economic Section;

ii. Awarded for Sustainable City Award at the National Environmental Awards 2009/2010 for the Second consecutive year in Bali; and

iii. Silver Award in the International Award for the Liveable Communities.

National Recognition

i. Sibu Urban Transformation Centre has for the first time won the Best UTC awarded in 2017 for the Town Category;

ii. Two Gold Awards for Innovation of Sarawak Civil Service Communities of Practice (CoP) Framework and for Sarawak Civil Service Employee Excellence Program (SARAWAK CIVIL SERVICE-EEP) Module, during 20th National Counselling Conference in 2017 at Judicial and Legal Training Institute, Bangi;

iii. Gold Medal for Innovation Sarawak Civil Service Self-Value Excellence Programme Module (SARAWAK CIVIL SERVICE) during the Malaysian Technology Expo 2017 at Putra Jaya World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur; and

iv. Gold Medal for development of Sarawak Civil Service Communities Framework UNIMAS Innovative and Creative Circle;

Tuan Speaker: Are you taking clarification from Ahli Yang Berhormat from Pujut?

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Ya, clarification. No speech ya brother. We have to be fair to one another.

YB Dr Ting Tiong Choon: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Minister. We have been hearing for the pass five minutes about the awards that we receiving. An early, on your speech, you are talking about Pakatan Harapan is actually try to tarnish the good name of Sarawak. Now, I think the Minister is the Minister of Integrity and Ombudsman, not the Minister of Award.

We are here to listen to the problem that we are facing, we are querying about some of the things that the Government has implemented, we are querying about the integrity of the project and all those things. Doesn’t matter how many awards that you are receiving, doesn’t matter how many prizes that you have won. If there is something wrong with the projects that is the thing that you need to clarify. Not talking about, not give us the whole lists of award. (Interruption) You are the Minister for Integrity and Ombudsman, not the Minister of Award.

Thank you.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): I beg your pardon.

Tuan Speaker: There is no Minister for Award in the whole nation. (Laughter) The awards are reflection of performance of the projects. Proceed.

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Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Ya. Thank you, friend. We have to recognize the award received by the Civil Service. They are doing a good job, and I am not a Minister of Award. Let me assure you, I don’t sit on the panel of award, okay. I am just recognizing the achievement of the civil service. Give them the recognition; don’t get too cynical, cynic. I mean if they have done a good job, praise them. If they have not done a good job, tegur dengan bahasa. (Interruption)… Now, don’t waste my time. I can assure you I am not a Minister of Award but I am here to recognize the good job of the civil service, of the civil servant and the award they have received. (Inaudible) Yes. Why not? There are civil servants here. (Inaudible)

What? You don’t want to hear the good thing or something? (Inaudible) Civil servant.

Tuan Speaker: Member for Pujut, it is not for you to say what should be heard or not in this Dewan. Are you taking from Ahli Yang Berhormat of Bukit Assek?

Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip Menteri Di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Integriti Dan Ombudsmen): If it is just clarification, I can take. I believe she has got ladylike. So, please ma’am.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Thank you, Tuan Speaker and thank you Honourable Minister. Indeed, we do actually appreciate the civil service but having said that you have also said that your Ministry is in charge of delivery of the responsibilities by the different department on the different departments and on the responsibilities is entrusted on them. So, having said that, I have in my speech actually raised the questions and all the short comings of the Immigration Office actually; and also on the State Secretary’s Office. Now, all the short coming I have actually hear all this PR application that have been submitted applied since 2001. There has been no reply.

And now, we need to know the performance of all these. What is holding up all the performances? So, thank you. It would appreciate a reply.

Thank you.

YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip Menteri Di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Integriti Dan Ombudsmen): Thank you, Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Assek. I respect you for your concern. I have read through your speech. Let us work on it for the good of the rakyat. Okay, thank you. (Interruption) and of course I can only talk to the Immigration people. I don’t have the power, but so I appreciate your concern. It should be concerned of everybody. Nothing political, okay. Don’t make it political. Serve it as Wakil Rakyat, ya. Feel free (Inaudible)…

Tuan Speaker: Are you taking? Are you taking or you want to proceed? You proceed.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): I think too many. Okay, I have given you this, my assurance, I’ll work with you.

Tuan Speaker: Last. Last. I allow. Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Assek.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Thank you. Honourable Minister, I think it is not really fair to put the blame completely on the Immigration Office. Now, from my enquiries actually a lot of these applications have been passed from the Immigration Office, no doubt in the first place it has been quite some time few years after the submission to the Immigration Office, then from the Immigration Office to The State Secretary Office. Now, it stops there,

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Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay, I’ll deal with The State Secretary’s Office. I can assure you, your concern is appreciated. So, I am calling on everybody of this problem, we’ll sit down together, it is not political. I see your question as non political, you are concern. Can we leave it like that? I am open to suggestion. Good suggestion. Thank you.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Now, I would continue with the awards as recognition with the proviso I am not a panel of the awards.

i. Southern Thinkers Champions 2014 ICC National Level in Johor;

ii. Winner of the Chief Secretary to the Government Award (Management) – 2012;

iii. Winner of the Chief Secretary to the Government Award (Technical) – 2012;

iv. Winner of the Chief Secretary to the Government Award (Management) – 2011 National ICC Convention; and

v. Winner of the Chief Secretary Government Award (Technical) and Convention Champion and Most Creative Exhibition Award. They are doing something right. 2010, Top 5 in Management Category for National ICC.

I am proud to say that all these National and International recognitions of Sarawak Civil Service are a testimony of its success in the transformation initiatives. You might have criticized but be positive as well. Nobody is perfect. Our Civil Service are amongst the best because there are many comments to say that Sarawak Civil Service is the best. No less than the former Chief Justice, Tun Zaki Azmi saying so.

The Sarawak Civil Service continued to seek solutions to improve the service delivery of department and agencies. This is made possible through the group work of teams created under the Innovative and Creative Circle (ICC), Key Focus Areas (KFA) and High Performance Team (HPT). There were done by our Civil Service. This is done by a good Government, good organization in the interest of improvement.

Since 2010 under the three platforms, there are 421 innovative projects solutions ICC, 888 departmental projects solutions KFA and 118 Heads of department High Performance Team Solutions. The number of solutions keeps on growing every year through this platform in the effort to continue to improve the service delivery to the rakyat. It won’t be long.

To recognise and continue to motivate civil servants, the Sarawak Civil Service organised an annual Hari Perkhidmatan Awam. At this event, accomplishments and

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Sarawak Service/ Service Sarawak

As part of the continuous effort of Sarawak Civil Service Transformation Journey plan, we are going to create history with the launching of Service Sarawak Centre. This Service Sarawak will be a major shift and change the way we provide our services at Government counters. Service Sarawak is the concept of ‘no wrong counter’ where a person can be served at any routine transactional services of any agencies at any counter.

The objectives of Service Sarawak are:

(a) To enhance customer experience in dealing with the Government;

(b) To deliver an integrated Government to Citizen (G2C) frontline routine transactional services through multiple channels namely digital, counter and contact centre; and

(c) To reduce cost to the Government in providing services to the public.

Service Sarawak’s operation will be implemented in phases. Phase I will be implemented at UTC Sarawak Kuching focusing on State wide payment collection services for electricity bill, water bill and assessment bills for 26 local authorities.

For Phase II in 2019, Service Sarawak will be implemented at UTC Sibu and UTC Miri and some other major towns. It will include frontline routine transactional services from State agencies apart from collection services.

Isu-Isu Spesifik

Pejabat Daerah Kecil Balingian dan Pejabat Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah Cawangan Balingian

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Balingian, cadangan pembinaan Pejabat Daerah Kecil Bahagian Balingian telah diluluskan oleh Kerajaan Negeri. Projek ini masih pada peringkat reka bentuk dan dijangka akan ditender tahun hadapan bulan Februari.

Bukit Mabong District – Tunoh Township

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Pelagus pertapakan bagi pembinaan Pejabat Daerah dan Kuarters Kakitangan Pejabat Daerah Bukit Mabong telah diluluskan oleh Majlis Perancangan Negeri pada 22 Ogos 2017 berkeluasan 57.08 ekar. Projek masih dalam proses reka bentuk oleh Jabatan Kerja Raya dan tender dijangka akan dikeluarkan pada Januari 2019.

Pejabat Daerah Kecil Telang Usan

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Telang Usan, Kerajaan Negeri telah mengenalpasti sebidang tanah berkeluasan 25 ekar untuk dijadikan tapak Pejabat Pentadbiran Long Bedian. Antara komponen projek ialah Pejabat Daerah Kecil Long Belian

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Naik taraf Pejabat Daerah Kecil

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas, Kerajaan akan membuat penilaian terhadap keadaan dan struktur pembangunan serta kemudahan di Pejabat Daerah Kecil Debak. Untuk penilaian tersebut, hasil penilaian tersebut akan menentukan sama ada sebuah bangunan baru diperlukan ataupun menaik taraf bangunan sedia ada.

Pengwujudan Daerah dan Daerah Kecil Baru di DUN Samalaju, Ngemah dan Telang Usan

Untuk makluman Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat Samalaju, Ngemah dan Telang Usan, setakat ini Kerajaan Sarawak belum ada cadangan untuk mewujudkan daerah atau daerah kecil baru di DUN Samalaju, Ngemah dan Telang Usan. Namun demikian, Kerajaan Sarawak sedia membuat kajian dan memberi pertimbangan yang sewajarnya pada masa akan datang sekiranya dikira perlu dan kriteria memang sudah ada.

Tuan Speaker, ada satu lagi cadangan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat Telian, terima kasih, I appreciate your ex-civil servant, your cadangan Yang Berhormat adalah baik untuk mengubah suai latihan bagi graduan. Kerajaan akan mempertimbangkan.

Penutup

Tuan Speaker, ingin saya ulangi dan tegaskan di sini akan kepentingan integriti. Ianya bukan sekadar menjadi pemangkin pada transformasi tapi lebih penting daripada itu. Integriti adalah dilihat sebagai ukuran kejayaan usaha transformasi kita. Dalam erti kata lain, tidak ada maknanya jika kita memperoleh kejayaan sesuatu proses transformasi sedangkan elemen-elemen amalan baik yang membenih dan menyeluruhkan nilai integriti tidak digarapkan bersama dalam proses transformasi tersebut.

Negara memerlukan tadbir urus korporat yang baik, mereka yang berintegriti, pemimpin yang jujur, ikhlas pembentukan budaya yang menyokong usaha ini dan yang utama ialah kembali pada etika, akhlak yang mementingkan sikap saling hormat menghormati dalam sudut agama, dalam sudut sosial. Kita perlu menolak apa jua yang bertentangan dengan nilai-nilai murni ini.

Pada padangan masyarakat, soal nilai dan etika yang menjadi teras kepada pembangunan masyarakat dan negara harus terus dipegang dan dijunjung tinggi. Untuk makluman dewan yang mulia, usaha Kerajaan Negeri untuk mempertingkatkan integriti dan tadbir urus bagi membendung rasuah akan diteruskan.

Dengan kesempatan ini, saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Tuan Speaker kepada pegawai Kerajaan …(Interruption)...Okay. Tak payah layan okaylah. If she lady like we layan, if not, you be lady like? Okay you promise.

Tuan Speaker: The Minister’s closing.

Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay.

Tuan Speaker: Close.

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Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri (Integriti dan Ombudsman) (YB Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip): Okay Thank you, Sir. Sorry, you are taking too much people's time. You can talk to me later on. Okay, over lunch. I won't take you alone because you are a lady, I am a gentleman. We will talk over lunch in front of the people. Okay, I will finish.

Dengan kesempatan ini, Tuan Speaker saya ucapkan terima kasih pada Datuk Amar dan staf, pegawai-pegawai Kerajaan and my own staff they have done a good job. Jadi, bagi mengakhiri saya ucapkan Salam Malidur Rasul, Selamat Hari Natal dan Selamat Tahun Baru 2019.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat, we have lunch break. Sitting resume at 2.30 p.m.

(Mesyuarat ditangguhkan pada jam 13.29 petang)

(Mesyuarat dimulakan pada jam 2:42 petang)

[Timbalan Speaker mempengerusikan Mesyuarat]

Timbalan Speaker: May I now call upon Menteri Utiliti untuk menyampaikan ucapan penggulungan.

Menteri Utiliti (YB Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Anak Utom): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. Pada Mesyuarat Kedua bagi Penggal Ketiga, Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelapan Belas kali ini, saya akan membuat ucapan penggulungan dan menyentuh rancangan daripada Kementerian Utiliti dan juga my response to the issue raise by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat.

Tuan Speaker, first of all, my Ministry would like to congratulate to The Right Honourable Chief Minister on his recent conferment of Honourary Doctorate in Economic Development by University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) on the 29th October 2018 and also for tabling a record surplus budget which is the biggest ever in the history of the State by allocating a mammoth budget of RM11.9 billion for next year. My Ministry would also like to thank The Right Honourable Chief Minister for his rural centric budget by allocating a sum of RM5.17 billion for the development of utility services in the rural areas with RM2.8 billion for water supply and RM2.37 billion for electricity. These allocations are a clear testimony of the GPS Government’s commitment to uplift the socio-economic well-being of the rural populace through the provision of these basic amenities.

Secondly, I would like to express my whole-hearted support to The Right Honourable Chief Minister in his fight for Sarawak’s right as rightly pointed out by him, that is, “the destiny of Sarawak can only be determined by Sarawakians within the framework of the State Constitution, the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement.” With that spirit, I am certain that we can move forward with the unity of Sarawakian. It cannot be denied that Sarawakians need to chart their own future if it is not to be left behind in the development of the State especially in the rural areas. Therefore, it is imperative for the State Government to create policies that are Sarawak-centric to enable the State’s full potential to be harnessed and to focus on the immediate and strategic needs of the State in order to realize these potentials. With all Sarawakians coming together in unity, I am sure that we can move forward for the betterment of Sarawak as we strive to be a developed State by the year 2030.

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Thirdly, I wish to record my full support for the Ministerial Motion, which was unanimously passed, to form a Consultative Committee comprising of members from all political parties to determine and agree upon the representations for submission to the Sarawak representatives of the Malaysia Agreement (MA63) Committee. The formation of this Consultative Committee is most fitting and opportune as it will help to safeguard the special rights and position of Sarawak as enshrined in MA63 and the Federal Constitution and to meet the expectations of Sarawakians for greater autonomy and devolution of powers to the State. Fourthly, I would like to express my appreciation to the Committee headed by Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which gives legal recognition and force of law to the customs of ‘Pemakai Menoa’ and ‘Pulau Galau’ or Native Territorial Domain (NTD) and the Land Reform for recognizing the usufructuary rights by giving title to the land concerned. With the Bill in place, the legal rights bestowed on the customs of ‘Pemakai Menoa’ and ‘Pulau Galau’ can now be exercised in a positive way for the benefits of our communities.

My Ministry would like to express our sincere appreciation to The Right Honourable Chief Minister for his staunch support and personal attention to the issues affecting utility services, in particular with regard to the resolving of water supply problems in stressed areas as well as increasing the coverage of safe or treated water and 24-hour electricity supplies in Sarawak. The State aims to achieve 100% coverage for both water and electricity by the year 2025 by increasing the coverage to the unserved rural areas.

Following the announcement by The Right Honourable Chief Minister on the funding for the State Water Supply Grid – Stressed Areas, and the Sarawak Rural Electrification Masterplan, my Ministry is working very closely with all the relevant agencies to ensure that the proposed projects can be implemented within the next two years.

The huge responsibility is a big challenge for my Ministry and the water authorities. This short time frame is to minimize the inconveniences faced by the rakyat due to water issues. My officers are working tirelessly to prepare tender documents, pre and post contract managements in implementing all these projects. Through strong teamwork and collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, this mammoth task could be achieved, God willing.

The Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program – Stressed Areas is very much focused on laying and replacement of pipelines, construction of booster stations, upgrading and improvement of water treatment plants, digitalization of water supply, and improvement works to existing water supply system.

To ensure transparency and good governance, the mode of implementation for these projects is mainly through open tenders which involve the participation of all relevant agencies. All these projects are targeted to be completed by end of 2020. The special allocation given enables us to move forward and provide the basic amenities to the rakyat.

Water Supply

Tuan Speaker, I will now touch on Water Supply. The allocation is for the first phase of the Sarawak Water Supply Grid Programme – Stressed Areas and will be used to develop the water supply infrastructure required to effectively resolve the water supply issues particularly in the stressed rural areas. Towards this end, the following programme components will be implemented:

(a) By developing raw water sources to ensure adequacy of raw water for treatment;

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(b) Construction of treatment plants (such as new and upgrading) to increase treatment capacities;

(c) Construction of distribution network systems (new pipelines, reservoirs and booster stations) this is to increase reliability of supply;

(d) Carrying out improvement works (retrofitting water treatment plants and M&E Works) this is to improve efficiency of existing treatment plants;

(e) Carrying out pipe replacement works (for all the aging pipes & upgrading of pipelines) to improve adequacy of supply and pressure;

(f) Carrying out Non Revenue Water (NRW) management (meter replacement, district metering areas) this is to reduce NRW;

(g) Implementing modernisation Initiatives (SCADA, electro-chlorination, GIS and other technologies) to increase efficiency in the water supply system; and

(h) Implementing Sarawak Alternative Rural Water Supply (SAWAS) programme to increase rural water supply coverage.

These programs will improve the water supplies in the stressed areas in terms of pressure and quantity.

Besides improving and upgrading the existing water supply systems in the State, my Ministry is implementing the Sarawak Alternative Rural Water Supply (SAWAS) programme to provide safe and reliable water to the remote and isolated communities of Sarawak which cannot be connected to the existing water supply systems. This programme is also essential in realizing our vision of achieving 100% water supply coverage in Sarawak by the year 2025. As a start, five packages have been completed within 12 months by 31st October this year. They are now already supplying safe and potable water to the 22 villages comprising 572 households with an estimated population of 2,860. The five packages are:

(a) Package 1 - Rh. Unchau, Rh. Banta, Rh. Sunam ak Una, Rh. Kaya ak Paji and Rh. Renang in Ulu Pandan in Sebauh;

(b) Package 2 - and in Baram; Kalampun in Lawas;

(c) Package 3 - Rumah Untat in Song; Rumah Ninting, Ng. Jambu in Lubok Antu, Sri Aman; Kpg. Belantak in Limbang;

(d) Package 4 - Rh. Ameit, Rh. Sipang, Rh. Jantai, Rh. Belinau, Rh. Iboh, Rh. Rantai and Rh. Endok in Nanga Semah, Daro; and

(e) Package 5 - Kampung Penasu, Daro; Rh. Chochok, Rh. Manggong, Rh. Amoi and Rh. Minang in Muara Lebaan, Daro which we have visited.

The participation of the local communities in the operation and maintenance of the water supply systems installed is very vital. Jabatan Bekalan Air Luar Bandar (JBALB) will set up a dedicated unit to ensure the sustainability of the systems by giving training to the locals to assist in the O & M.

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Towards this end, the cooperation and assistance of our local Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat is therefore sought to get the cooperation of the local communities to play their part by getting involved and accept this responsibility for their own well-being.

The Sarawak Water Supply Grid Programme for Stressed Areas comprises 251 projects at various locations, with a total scheme value of RM3.92 billion and an estimated 11th Malaysian Plan requirement of RM2.8 billion. These projects are to be implemented and completed within next two years with 249 projects scheduled to be completed by the year 2020 and two more projects will be slightly beyond. Up to date, five projects have been completed and 24 projects are currently under construction. The remaining projects are under various stages of design and tender.

Tuan Speaker, in line with Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri’s vision for a state- wide water supply grid to ensure that the State has a resilient water supply system, a consultant has been commissioned in May this year to carry out the study on Water Supply Master Plan and Water Grid. This study is currently in progress and will take eighteen months to complete due to the vast scope and details that the consultant would need to cover. To date, the consultant has submitted their Inception Report followed by the Interim Report No.1 for the Master Plan study. They have presented their initial findings and proposals which need to be further studied in-depth. Currently, they are preparing Interim Report No.2 which is expected to be submitted soon.

The main outcome of the study would be the production of a master plan detailing the strategies to meet the future water demand for the short-term, medium-term and long-term planning. These strategies will encompass proposed options including the State-wide water grid, alternative water supply solutions for remote and isolated communities, catchment management, holistic NRW management, digital technology and modernization initiatives such as network modelling, automation, among others.

Isu-Isu Spesifik

Tuan Speaker, I shall now respond to the specific issues on water supply. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Layar, the shifting of the existing meters will be borne by the consumers. However, if the shifting is due to the new development or natural disasters affecting their longhouses, the Government will look into all the necessary assistance.

However, the cost for relocation of meters that exceeded the set limit or that requires new electric poles, cables, overhead lines will have to be borne by the consumers. Consumers may approach the relevant authorities to consider any assistance on their applications on a case to case basis.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Daro, semua senarai rumah panjang dan kampung yang dibangkitkan sudah dimasukkan dalam “Master List” program SAWAS dan akan dilaksanakan secara berperingkat.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Meradong, the proposed upgrading and improvement works to the water reticulation system for is approved and tender has been called on the 23rd October this year.

The proposed upgrading and improvement works to the water reticulation system for Meradong District includes the following projects: -

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(a) Proposed Supply, Delivery and Laying of 600mm nominal internal diameter pipeline from Bulat Junction to Temadak Reservoir including all the associated works;

(b) Proposed Supply, Delivery and Laying of 700mm nominal internal diameter pipeline from Temadak Reservoir to Bintangor Town; and

(c) Proposed Supply, Delivery and laying of push-on 300mm DICL pipe at Jalan KJD including New Booster Station as well as ground tank, and new high elevated tank; and inline booster station and pipeline extension to Jalan Lemayong and Jalan Strass/Pakan, . Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Samalaju, pembinaan Kompleks Suai Fasa II adalah di bawah Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar dan akan ditender semula pada pertengahan bulan Disember 2018 tahun ini. Projek ini akan merangkumi 37 buah rumah panjang, empat buah kampung dan lima buah sekolah yang akan memberi faedah kepada 1,292 isi rumah di sekitar Ulu Suai, Pertengahan Suai dan juga di Hilir Suai.

The scope of the project includes:

(a) One high level tank;

(b) Two ground level tanks;

(c) 180 km pipelines of various sizes; dan

(d) Six submarine pipelines.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tupong, projek penambahbaikan bekalan air ke kawasan yang dibangkitkan telah diluluskan di bawah Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program – Stressed Areas. Projek ini dijangka bermula pada awal tahun 2019, next year.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Lingga, bagi mengatasi masalah air kotor, pihak JBALB menjalankan kerja-kerja pancuran air (flushing works) dan membuat pemeriksaan, pemantauan kebocoran serta penyelenggaraan sistem saluran paip air secara berjadual untuk sistem bekalan air sedia ada.

Untuk mengatasi masalah bekalan air di kawasan-kawasan yang dibangkitkan, empat projek telah dikenal pasti dan diluluskan di bawah Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program - Stressed Areas, iaitu:

(a) Proposed Pipeline from Skait to Gran, Sri Aman;

(b) Upgrading of Bayai Water Treatment Plant, Sri Aman;

(c) Pipeline from Seduku Agropolitan Water Treatment Plant to Reservoir at Seduku Agropolitan, Sri Aman; and

(d) Pipe Replacement at and , Betong.

Semua projek ini dijangka akan dilaksanakan pada suku pertama tahun 2019.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Meluan, pembinaan tangki aras tinggi telah diluluskan oleh Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (KPLB) di bawah Projek Bekalan Air Fasa II. Projek tersebut kini dalam proses pelantikan perunding oleh KPLB.

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Sementara itu, bagi kawasan sepanjang Jalan Ng Engkamop ke Ng Entaih, Julau telah dimajukan kepada pihak Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (KPLB) di bawah Projek Bekalan Air Pakan Fasa III untuk kelulusan.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Beting Maro, pelaksanaan Projek Loji Penyahgaraman (Desalination Plant) untuk bekalan air bersih di Kampung Beting Maro kini telah siap secara fizikal dan uji jana sedang dilaksanakan.

Surat setuju terima telah dikeluarkan bagi projek penyambungan paip ke Rh Panjang Kam dan Rh Panjang Duat pada 5 November 2018 dan projek akan siap pada pertengahan Mac 2019.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Kedup, kampung-kampung yang dibangkitkan telah dimasukkan dalam Projek Bekalan Air Wilayah Serian Fasa II dan telah dikemukakan kepada Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (KPLB) dalam RMK11 untuk pertimbangan.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tamin, the project to extend water supply from Pekan Selangau to Sg. Arip, Jalan Ulu Balingian, Jalan Pelugau and Jalan Bawang Kemena areas has been put up under 11MP, pending KPLB’s approval.

JBALB will investigate the feasibility of supplying water to the areas along Jalan Sapudun/Tg Taroh.

The areas along Jalan Ng Tajam/Ng Dijih Tamin, Jalan Ng Sekuau and Jalan Stapang to Ng Sekuau are included in the approved KPLB’s Projek Menaiktaraf Loji Air Sekuau Selangau, Bahagian Sibu, Sarawak. Consultant has been appointed to do design. Value Management Lab will be conducted from 12th to 16th November 2018.

As for longhouses in the areas of Ulu Selangau, Ulu Oya, Ulu Pakoh, Ulu Balingian and Ulu Mukah, these areas are already included in the SAWAS Master list. The projects will be implemented in stages.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Balingian, projek-projek penambahbaikan sistem bekalan air bersih ke kawasan yang dibangkitkan telah ditender pada 22 Oktober 2018. Tender akan ditutup pada 6 Disember 2018 dan kerja dijangka bermula pada suku pertama tahun 2019.

For the information of Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Goram and Pelagus, the areas mentioned are covered under the Projek Bekalan Air Luar Bandar (BALB) Kawasan Kapit, Bahagian Kapit, Sarawak which has been approved for implementation by KPLB in the 11MP at an estimated cost of RM145.5 million.

The water supply for Ng Mujong has been put up to KPLB for consideration.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Kabong, projek ini telah pun dimajukan kepada KPLB untuk pertimbangan dan kelulusan tetapi sehingga kini belum ada keputusan. Kita berharap Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Krian yang juga Ahli Parlimen bagi akan mengambil tindakan susulan dengan Kerajaan Pusat untuk memastikan projek ini akan dapat dilaksanakan.

For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Ngemah and Machan, the issues raised will be addressed under the Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program – Stressed Areas. This project is targeted to commence in the first quarter of 2019.

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With the proposed regionalisation of Sibu-Kanowit area under Kanowit Water Supply Phase II Stage II, there is no need for a new water treatment plant at Ng Kabah.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Engkilili, projek bekalan air bersih ke Skrang Hilir, Semueh, San Semanju dan Merindun telah diluluskan oleh KPLB untuk pelaksanaan di bawah RMK11 dan kini dalam peringkat reka bentuk.

Projek-projek bekalan air bersih ke kawasan Batang Ai Hilir, kawasan Lidong Bangat, Tanjong, Enteban dan Memaloi telah dikemukakan kepada Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (KPLB) di bawah RMK11 untuk kelulusan.

Kerajaan Sarawak akan mempertimbangkan pembekalan tangki air ke kawasan rumah panjang yang dibangkitkan.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pujut, JBALB will further study to improve the community based water supply system for Sg. Arang.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Semuja, pipeline extension to Kampung Merakai was approved in the state Mid-term review in August 2018 with a ceiling cost of RM7 million.

JBALB has carried out preliminary site investigation to identify the pipeline route and is awaiting wayleave approval before calling a tender.

The Sarawak Government is currently doing the Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program Master Plan that will address all the water supply needs to the whole State.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Murum, Kerajaan Negeri telah merancang untuk melaksanakan projek bekalan air di kawasan Tubau dan Labang di bawah Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program - Stressed Areas di mana perunding akan dilantik untuk menjalankan kajian terperinci secara menyeluruh demi menyediakan sistem bekalan air yang bersepadu dan efisien agar penduduk-penduduk di kawasan Tubau dan Labang dapat menikmati bekalan air yang berterusan dan reliable.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Krian, saya percaya Ahli Yang Berhormat sendiri boleh mengambil tindakan susulan dengan pihak KPLB. Sekiranya gagal, Yang Berhormat bolehlah memajukan permohonan tersebut ke Kementerian saya untuk pertimbangan.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Kalaka, Projek Bekalan Air Luar Bandar (BALB) Kawasan Sessang, Lubok Nibong, Kaba, Perepat dan kawasan persekitaran telah diluluskan di bawah Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program – Stressed Areas untuk pelaksanaan. Projek ini akan dilaksanakan pada awal tahun 2019 dan siap pada pertengahan 2020.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lambir, stressed area projects for Kpg Nusah, Kpg Opak, Rh Bulin & Rh Philip will be implemented by KPLB. We were informed by KPLB that tender will be called by this year.

On behalf of JBALB, I would like to thank Ahli Yang Berhormat for your concern and JBALB will continue to work closely with Lebuhraya Borneo Utara (LBU) to ensure minimal water interruptions caused by road construction activities.

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Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas, Surat Setuju Terima telah dikeluarkan pada 5 November 2018 bagi projek pemasangan paip air ke Rumah Buda Ulu dan Buda Ili. Projek ini di bawah peruntukan Kerajaan Sarawak dan dijangka siap pada pertengahan Mac 2019.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Kota Sentosa, the Sarawak Government ensures transparency and good governance by using different modes of implementation for all these projects mainly through open tenders. Experienced consultants or contractors would be able to come up with the necessary documents in the time frame. This Sarawak Water Supply Grid Program – Stressed Areas projects are critical to solve the current water supply issues. Therefore, they are to be carried out in the shortest possible time.

Electricity

Tuan Speaker, I will now touch on Electricity Supply. The current total grid generation installed capacity is 4,641 megawatt (MW) to meet the peak demand of 3,623 MW. The State will ensure adequate, reliable and affordable power supply, through prudent planning and implementation of our energy resources and power infrastructure to accelerate the economic growth in Sarawak.

In the State’s pursuit to achieve a developed State by 2030, the State is also committed to increase the standard of living of the rural folks. There is a strong positive correlation between economic growth and power demand. In this regard, new strategies and unconventional out-of-the-box approaches are explored to accelerate electricity supply to the rural areas and realize the vision of full coverage in the State before 2025.

For the information of this august House, since the implementation of NKRA in 2009, another 115,000 rural households have been supplied with 24-hour electricity bringing the coverage in rural areas to 91%.

Tuan Speaker, under the Sarawak Rural Electrification Masterplan, the State targets to achieve full 24-hour electricity coverage through the implementation of various strategies. These strategies in the Masterplan include:

(a) 33kV and below distribution grid extension;

(b) 132kV and above transmission grid extension; and

(c) Off-grid stand-alone renewable SARES system.

The preference is through grid connections for long-term reliable and sustainable supply connection where land accessibility is available or likely to be completed in the near future. The stand-alone SARES system are only for the remotest areas unreachable by grid.

Under the Masterplan, the implementation of these strategies require a total of RM3.22 billion for full electrification by 2025. A special allocation amounting to RM2.37 billion has been approved by the State Government for 2019 and 2020. This will increase the rural household electrification coverage from 91% to 97%.

Tuan Speaker, for the rural areas already supplied with electricity through these strategies, there are still late applicants whose houses are not completed and new houses are being built after the projects have been completed that will require connection of electricity supply. The number of these additional or late applicants are growing rapidly state- wide, posing a big challenge for my Ministry to manage. These applicants are also

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Despite the uncertainty and reduction of Federal allocation, the Sarawak Government is committed to achieve full electricity coverage by 2025 with its own funding.

Isu-Isu Spesifik

Tuan Speaker, I shall now respond to the specific issues on Electricity Supply.

Untuk makluman Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Daro, Samalaju, Tupong, Meluan, Kedup, Bukit Semuja, Murum, Machan, Opar dan Saribas, bekalan elektrik ke kampung- kampung dan rumah-rumah panjang akan dilaksanakan secara berperingkat dalam tempoh dua tahun yang akan datang melalui sambungan talian grid atau stand-alone skim SARES dengan peruntukkan yang telah diluluskan oleh Kerajaan Sarawak di bawah Sarawak Rural Electrification Masterplan.

Rumah-rumah yang belum mendapat bekalan elektrik setelah siapnya projek BELB akan disenaraikan sebagai pemohon tambahan untuk dibekalkan di bawah Additional or Late Applicants Fund (ALAF) secara berperingkat dalam tempoh dua tahun.

Untuk kawasan DUN Bukit Semuja pula, pertimbangan akan dibuat apabila permohonan untuk kawasan yang dikenal pasti dimajukan kepada Kementerian saya.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Goram, longhouse community near the grid will be connected through RES Project within two years under the Rural Electrification Masterplan.

For Rh Messop (Rh Messup) at Ulu Sg Entangai, Batang Rajang and Rh Ringga (Rh Rengga) at Sg Semujan, Ulu Belawai are planned to be implemented under SARES in 2021.

Mengenai projek talian pengagihan 33kV ke Kabong yang dibangkitkan oleh Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Kabong, projek tersebut dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada penghujung bulan ini. Kelewatan ini adalah disebabkan isu izin lalu dan isu ini telah selesai dengan bantuan Pejabat Daerah Kabong. Dengan terlaksananya projek talian tambahan ini nanti, Kabong akan mempunyai dua sumber bekalan yang akan mempertingkatkan reliability dan mengurangkan gangguan bekalan elektrik di kawasan tersebut.

Berhubung dengan rumah-rumah di bawah RES yang masih belum mendapat bekalan elektrik, Kementerian saya akan memberi perhatian di bawah Rural Electrification Masterplan.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Jemoreng, pencawang 132kV Daro akan dibekal dari pencawang 132kV Sg Maaw. Pencawang Daro tersebut akan beroperasi dengan siapnya talian penghantaran ke pencawang Sg Maaw.

Kelewatan menyiapkan talian penghantaran ke pencawang Sungai Maaw adalah disebabkan oleh masalah izin lalu. Kementerian saya dan Sarawak Energy dengan kerjasama agensi berkaitan sedang dalam proses menyelesaikan isu izin lalu supaya projek ini dapat disiapkan pada penghujung suku kedua 2019.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Simunjan, Kampung Sungai Jong dan Kampung Sedilo akan dilaksanakan secara berperingkat dalam tempoh dua tahun yang akan datang di bawah Sarawak Rural Electrification Masterplan.

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Mengenai masalah gangguan bekalan elektrik, terdapat 10 gangguan berjadual (planned outage) tahun ini di lokasi-lokasi yang berlainan di daerah Simunjan dan hanya satu insiden dengan tempoh gangguan yang lama iaitu lapan jam.

Manakala, talian utama ke Simunjan telah mengalami 21 gangguan tidak berjadual (unplanned outage) pada tahun ini. Tempoh gangguan purata adalah dua jam dan tempoh gangguan yang paling lama bagi talian utama adalah enam jam ini disebabkan kerosakan di talian atas yang memerlukan masa yang lebih lama untuk diperbaiki. Antara kesemua gangguan tidak berjadual ini, lapan insiden adalah berkaitan dengan pembinaan Projek Lebuhraya Pan Borneo di sepanjang jalan dari Serian ke simpang Simunjan. Berikutan dengan ini, Kementerian saya menyeru agar kontraktor-kontraktor yang terlibat dalam pembinaan Projek Lebuhraya Pan Borneo merujuk kepada Sarawak Energy sebelum memulakan kerja berdekatan dengan talian elektrik.

Gas Distribution

Tuan Speaker, I will now touch on the regulatory aspects of the distribution of petroleum gas. The Distribution of Gas Ordinance (DGO) 2016 has come into force on 1st July 2018. Its implementation is being carried out in tandem with the implementation of the Oil Mining (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 over an interim period of eighteen (18) months from July 2018 until end of 2019. It is being carried out in the following sequence:

i. We need application of licence for the seven activities related to distribution of gas as stipulated in Part III Section 7, Distribution of Gas Ordinance; ii. Review of the applications; iii. Proposing licence fees and consumer gas price to MMKN, Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri for approval; iv. Issuing the respective licences; and v. Enforcing the terms and conditions of the licences and providing feedbacks accordingly.

Following the publication of Public Notice on Application of DGO 2016 Licences in July 2018, a total 99 companies submitted their applications for licence to carry-out one or more of the seven activities stipulated in Part III Section 7 of the Ordinance.

88 of the applications are related to activities for distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). These applicants are made up of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB), MYGAZ and their respective dealers, retailers and land transporters.

PETRONAS Energy and Gas Trading, PETRONAS Gas and Sarawak Gas Distribution Sdn Bhd are the main applicants for licences for activities on distribution of natural gas.

The applications have been reviewed and concluded. The MMKN paper would be proposed licence fees is being finalized and will be submitted to MMKN in December 2018. Once the paper is approved by MMKN, the respective licences will be issued accordingly upon payment of the required licence fees by the successful applicants.

Tuan Speaker, in conclusion, I wish to reaffirm, in this august House, the commitment of my Ministry and the agencies under my Ministry to deliver quality, affordable and sustainable utilities in the State and continue to increase the coverage for water and electricity supplies. Towards this end, my Ministry will formulate and enhance policies that will provide clear direction to utilities on the need to provide better and more efficient services. In addition, there is a need to have policies that will regulate the consumption patterns of the consumers to ensure sustainability of our resources. In the case of water

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BELUM DISUNTING 12 NOVEMBER 2018 supply, efforts on water conservation need to be intensified through various means such as levying of water conservation surcharge, the use of water saving devices as well as water recycling and reuse. As for the electricity sector, energy efficiency policies and programs need to be put in place to help minimize or reduce energy consumption. Increasing energy efficiency has been touted as the fastest and least costly way of addressing energy security, environmental and economic challenges.

In our efforts to provide better and efficient water supplies, my Ministry is focusing on resolving the issues in the existing water stressed areas under the first phase of the State- wide water supply grid programme. This will be the second phase to link the water supplies across the State through the proposed water grid. As for increasing coverage, my Ministry will continue to place emphasis on the implementation of SAWAS, SARES and RES programmes.

A number of water supply and electricity projects under the Ministry of Rural Development (KPLB) are currently under review by the Federal Government. However, for those that have already been approved, the implementation of these projects needs to be properly planned and coordinated to avoid overlapping and to ensure that they are properly connected to the existing networks.

Before I conclude, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate my Assistant Minister, Datuk Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Junaidi on his conferment of Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang, which carries the title “Datuk” on the recent Yang di-Pertua Birthday.

Saya juga mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Tuan Speaker kerana telah pun mengendalikan persidangan Dewan ini pada kali ini dengan begitu baik sekali dan kepada Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, kepada Peguam Besar Negeri, Setiausaha Kewangan Negeri, Setiausaha-setiausaha Tetap Kementerian, Ketua-ketua Jabatan, Pegawai-pegawai Dewan, Jurutrengkas-jurutrengkas yang bekerja keras yang telah memberikan kerjasama sepenuhnya untuk menjayakan persidangan pada kali ini.

Last but not least, I would like to wish all my Muslims friends a Selamat Menyambut Maulidur Rasul, convey also my Christmas greetings to all our Christian friends and also to wish each and every one a very blessed new year 2019.

Before I take my seat, Tuan Speaker, I have tiga rangkap pantun. Let me read this pantun. I am not too good at pantun but I try to see whether it sounds okay or not.

Dari Kabong kita ke Pusa, Menukar paip yang sudah tua, Projek SAWAS melunas dahaga, Agar Rakyat hidup selesa.

Buah engkabang buah pedada, Makanan tradisi si anak dara, Di bandar terang di desa gelita, SARES dilaksana pemberi cahaya.

Pengedaran gas dikawal selia, Demi mengembali hak kita, Visi dan Misi janji dikota, Liputan penuh 2025.

Sekian, terima kasih.

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Timbalan Speaker: Sekarang saya menjemput Yang Berhormat Datuk Professor Dr Sim Kui Hian Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan untuk menyampaikan ucapan penggulungan.

Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Thank you very much Tuan Speaker. A very good afternoon and Salam Ibu Pertiwiku. Tuan Speaker, first and foremost, I wish to congratulate Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister of Sarawak for tabling the biggest ever recorded 2019 State Budget of RM11.9 billion. The 2019 State Budget continues to be development-biased with focus on high impact, people-centric projects, particularly in the rural areas and with commitment to ensure completion of all on-going projects. This is a testament of the State’s commitment under the able leadership of Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister of Sarawak to fulfil the aspiration of our people particularly in the rural population to have the much awaited roads, bridges, increased connectivity and coverage of treated water and electricity supply to bridge the gap between the urban areas and rural areas and to spur our beloved state towards a High Income Economy.

I would like also to record my thanks to all Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat who, during the course of their debates, have either commented or raised matters related to my Ministry as well as agencies and departments under my purview or watching brief. I will now proceed with my winding up speech and I will attempt to respond to issues raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat.

Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH)

Tuan Speaker, my Ministry and all the State departments and agencies under my charge, namely, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Sewerage Services Department, Housing Development Corporation, the 24 Local Authorities including MBKS are service- oriented organisations. We pledge to do our best and are committed to continuously enhance our service delivery in order to improve the quality of life of the rakyat. In addition to these, there are two Federal Departments that are also under my watching brief namely, Sarawak State Health Department and the Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia, Sarawak.

Development Projects and Programmes under Local Authorities

Tuan Speaker, a number of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat has also highlighted various issues and concerns relating to town beautification, provision of infrastructures, municipal services and occurrences of flood in their respective constituencies. These issues and concerns raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat will be looked into by the respective agencies under my charge and in this respect, my Ministry will also continue to seek for more State and Federal funding.

For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, in 2018, the State Government has approved an allocation of RM53.23 million for the 24 Local Authorities including MBKS, to implement 539 infrastructure projects such as provision of street lightings, traffic lights, footpaths, public toilets, libraries, jetties and recreational parks. Out of these, 223 projects were completed and the remaining projects are at various stages of implementation.

Apart from this, under the Cabinet Committee for Rural Transformation, my Ministry has also received an allocation of RM32.3 million for 51 flood mitigation projects to be implemented by the local authorities, DID and JKR. Out of these, 41 projects will be completed this year whilst the remaining 10 projects will be completed in 2019.

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Tuan Speaker, under the Rural Transformation Projects (RTP), 495 projects amounting to RM81.1 million were approved for implementation by the local authorities this year. Out of these, 33 projects have been completed while 462 projects are at various stages of implementation.

In addition to these, in 2018, another 68 projects have been approved under YAB Chief Minister Walkabout Projects with a total allocation of RM677.78 million. These projects are implemented by DID, HDC, JKR and the local authorities. To date, two projects have been completed while 11 projects are at various stages of implementation. Nine projects are currently in the process of award while the remaining 46 projects are at design stage.

For this year, a total of RM296.8 million was approved under the Malaysian Road Record Information System (MARRIS) for maintenance of roads including maintenance of road furnitures, road verges, side drains, etc. in the Local Authorities areas. As at 30th October 2018, RM178.4 million has been spent. Apart from State funding, my ministry has also received RM14.99 million from the Federal Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) for local authorities in the State to implement 465 minor infrastructure projects this year. 75 projects were completed whilst the remaining 390 projects are under implementation and will be completed by the end of this year.

Tuan Speaker, to strengthen the capacity and the capability of the local authorities to expedite the delivery of the approved projects, the State Government has recently approved 75 technical posts such as engineers, quantity surveyors, assistant engineers, assistant landscape architect, assistant quantity surveyors and draughtsmen. The recruitment will be conducted by my Ministry and the successful candidates will then be deployed to the local authorities and my Ministry.

Skuad LA Serve

Tuan Speaker, this LA Serve was set up in September 2017 and was fully operational in February 2018. I wish to update this august House on the implementation of LA Serve in the six pilot councils. Since its implementation, the number of complaints in Tali Khidmat has reduced. In January to June 2017 there are 4,598 complaints, as compared to 3,079 complaints for the same period in 2018. The said squad has also solved 1,414 cases during their patrolling.

In addition to LA Serve, MBKS has since the middle of this year, embarked on I- People Apps as pilot project. The Apps is about the real time communication between the people and MBKS. Some of the important features of the Apps are photo attachment and geo tagging. The map-based pin-drop location function will enable MBKS to identify the exact location of the complaint and thereby enabling MBKS to resolve the issue quickly. Up to 10th November, 8,027 people have downloaded the Apps and MBKS has received 920 cases through this Apps.

Community Development and Engagement Programmes

Tuan Speaker, to date, my Ministry had disbursed RM2.4 million to the 23 Local Authorities for the implementation of various community development and engagement programmes such as no plastic campaigns, 3R programmes, community composting programmes and other programmes to enhance the socio-economy of the community as well as to promote unity amoung our rakyat.

Apart from this, my Ministry has since 2016 introduced the SMART Community Award. The aim of this award is to recognize the contribution of the local communities in improving their socio-economy and to acknowledge their contribution towards stewardship of

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Urban Poor Eradication Program (PPKB)

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Local Government has also allocated RM4.695 million in 2018 for the implementation of 313 houses repair projects by Local Authorities in Sarawak under the Urban Poor Eradication Program. My Ministry will continue to bid for more funding under this program as well as to monitor the implementation of these approved projects. To date, all the houses repair projects have been completed.

Population Control on Dogs

Tuan Speaker, I wish to update Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat that the Local… (Interruption).

Timbalan Speaker: Sorry, are you taking the question Minister? Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Assek.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. Thank you Honourable Minister. You were talking about the urban poor. Can I know whether in your urban poor project or whatever, is Bukit Assek in there or not? Is it in your urban poor plan to develop you know? I have raised in my speech that in Bukit Assek, there are lots of, we all know. Okay. The roads are sinking, the drains are being clogged, no proper digging has been done. Whenever we actually raised the issue with Council, Council always say there is no funds or no plans for all those. So, maybe no actually. Is there any plans to work towards that?

Thank you.

Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Thank you very much Honourable Member for Bukit Assek. This Urban Poor Eradication Program is a KPKT. Federal KPKT funding for house repair only. And whichever the Local Government, they have to put up the proposal to identify the houses, put up the proposal to KPKT and to fund the projects.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: I am sure the eradication, the Urban Poor Eradication Programme should not only be referring to just houses. Alright. So if there is only, is that specific programmes only for houses, have you got any specific programme for all the roads and the general status of the area?

Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): I will answer... (Interruption)

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: The drains especially… (Interruption)

Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Okay, I mean I will answer this in two stages. This Urban Poor Eradication Programme is a Federal Programme and they specified that you can use for houses and it’s not more than RM15,000 per house, for the house repair. So, you cannot do anything to do roads, all the drains and so on.

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For the roads right, just now I mentioned under the MARRIS funding, under the MARRIS funding, the Council will have to bid for the MARRIS funding and use the MARRIS funding for the reserve as in the roads, or repair of the roads. And that is under MARRIS funding. And so, there is no specific budget for everything. So, you have to know for houses, you have to go to Urban Poor Eradication Programme, for the road surfacing, is under the MARRIS funding and so on. Timbalan Speaker: OK, Honourable Member for Bukit Assek, I think the Minister have said it’s not specific to constituency, there are provisions but it is not specific to any areas. Okay, proceed Minister.

Population Control on Dogs

Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Tuan Speaker, I wish to update Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat that the Local Authorities (Dog Licensing and Control) By-Laws, 2018 has already been approved by State Cabinet on the 18th October 2018 and shall come into force on 1st December 2018. With the coming into force of the new By-Laws, all the 26 dogs license By-laws of all Local Authorities in Sarawak will be consolidated into one law. This is to ensure uniformity and consistency in dog licensing and control.

Tuan Speaker, I will now address the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pelawan on the new Local Authorities (Dog Licensing and Control) By-Laws, 2018. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat, under By-Law 3 of the said By-Laws, a fine for keeping a dog without a licence is RM5,000.00 while any person who obstructs Council officers from carrying out their duties shall be dealt with under Section 162 of the Local Authorities Ordinance, 1996. Under the said Section 162, any person who is found guilty of obstructing Council officers in executing their duties shall be liable to a fine not exceeding RM1,500.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.

On the basis of dogs catching, the decision as to whether or not to outsource such activity is purely an operational issue. There is no need for the law to provide for such transaction. Yes, all mammals including cats can carry rabies virus but we ought to be more careful with dogs because all the reported human rabies cases in the State came from dog bites.

Rabies

Tuan Speaker, for the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, the battle against rabies involves multi-agency collaboration led by the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak together with the Sarawak State Health Department and the Local Authorities. The main task of the Local Authorities is to remove targeted stray dogs from the streets, to create awareness on rabies among the community and to control population of dogs with owners through licensing.

On human rabies cases, Sarawak State Health Department has reported 13 laboratories confirmed cases, 12 of whom have died due to the disease.

Up to the end of October 2018, all divisions in Sarawak except Limbang have been declared as rabies outbreak areas under the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance, 1999. A total of 20,127 cases of animal bites from the outbreak areas have been reported to Sarawak State Health Department since 1st April 2017. Out of this number, 5,557 cases of high risk bites have received human anti-rabies vaccination.

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Sarawak can be declared free of rabies only if the State remains free of animals and human rabies for a period of at least two years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted for rabies to be eliminated globally by the year 2030.

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Assek, has raised the issue on the needs to remove stray dogs from our streets. I agreed with Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Assek that targeted removing stray dogs from the street is important but rabies eradication requires multi- pronged strategies. As Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Assek is well aware of, Sarawak is a vast State with porous boundaries with Kalimantan. Under such circumstances, to control the movement of stray dogs is definitely going to be a challenging task. The local authorities will also continue to work… (interruption) ... let me finish this sentence ... is definitely going to be a challenging task. The local authorities will also continue to work closely with the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak and Sarawak State Health Department so that their programmes and multi-pronged strategies can achieve the desired outcomes in eradicating rabies in the State.

Timbalan Speaker: Honourable Member for Bukit Assek.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Thank you. Honourable Minister as you were saying just now, I think one of our problems is actually is for the dogs coming over from West Kalimantan, the West Kalimantan borders there. Now on 2nd of October actually, the chairman of this Sarawak Disaster Committee actually came out and said that they are working on an SOP with the army from the Indonesian counterpart there. Right, to work out on an SOP on border control for the dogs, for the dogs movement. Can we know what is the status and how come, now we actually know that in 2014/2015 we already heard there were rabies in West Kalimantan in the Indonesian there and how come until now there are already 12 to 13 people died already? Until now there is still no SOP in place to control the dog movements from coming over from West Kalimantan?

Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Thank you very much Ahli Yang Berhormat from Bukit Assek. As I said it involved multiple agencies. I only take care of the Local Government and the health, I mean watching brief for health. Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Douglas I am very sure on Wednesday, he will talk about the vetinerary services which will involve in the dog movements. Because this is under the Vetineray Services under his Ministry.

Timbalan Speaker: The Honourable Member for Pelawan.

YB Encik David Wong Kee Woan: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. Thank you Minister. I know the jurisdiction, is the Local Council under your jurisdiction? Local Council okay. In Kuching two nights ago we were having dinner in a place near Gates of Heaven, we saw 12 dogs on the parking lot. KTS building there, some where there. 12 dogs in one place, in one location and other places in Kuching, Sibu, Sarikei, Bintangor everywhere. So what are the plans for the Local Council under your jurisdiction? You have to catch, these strays are roaming around freely. You know this is a fact, I am not blaming on you but we want to see more action being taken. I saw some of the dogs actually got the, what you call it, chain. Actually I am sure that it has been vaccinated but that is still not okay. You have to keep the dogs inside the compound. Running free actually will spread rabies and the way we are doing it we are not strict enough, we have to take more stern action Minister. Do you agree?

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Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): I agree with you Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pelawan and I will instruct the MBKS, how come there are still so many dogs around. To date, a total of 153 local authorities staff has been deployed for rabies eradication programme. The main activity is the targeted removal of stray dogs. Since the outbreak, about 11,000 stray dogs have been removed by the 26 local authorities in Sarawak. Apart from this, my Ministry has also initiated rabies awareness campaign through printed as well as social media.

Solid Waste Management

Tuan Speaker, a number of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat has raised questions and issues related to solid waste management and landfills. For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, the State Government is currently conducting an integrated solid waste management study for Sarawak and this study will provide a holistic plan for sustainable and long-term solution on solid waste management for the State. This study is expected to be completed by the end of December 2018.

For the information of all Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, the State currently has three sanitary landfills that are equipped with proper leachate treatment plant while the remaining waste disposal sites are all open dump sites. Solid waste management is very costly. In 2017, the 23 local authorities under my Ministry collected RM25.1 million for scavenging services from the assessment rates. However, during the same year, the said local authorities spent about RM58 million for the service. Apart from the financial constraint, the local authorities also face other technical issues and challenges like narrow roads, scattered settlements, high water content in our wastes, etc.

Sibuti Sanitary Landfill and Lambir Transfer Station

Tuan Speaker, Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lambir has raised the issue of Sibuti Sanitary Landfill and Lambir Transfer Station. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lambir, Miri City Council has no plan to shut down and relocate the existing Sibuti Sanitary Landfill. The facility is conveniently located to serve Miri, Subis as well as Marudi and the landfill is three kilometres away from the nearest kampung. The facility is also equipped with new RM23 million leachate treatment plant which was recently operational and it has a capacity to serve Miri, Subis and Marudi for the next 35 years.

As for the Lambir Transfer Station, Miri City Council has applied for an allocation of RM17 million this year, from the Federal Ministry of Housing and Local Government to construct a new transfer station at Kilometre 11, Miri-Bintulu Road. Miri City Council is still waiting for the approval of funding.

Closure of Dump Site at Entulang

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Begunan, the State Government has approved a site for a new sanitary landfill at Bukit Gran Stumbin. However, Council has to wait for the recommendations of the Sarawak Integrated Solid Waste Management Study before planning and bidding for the necessary budget to construct the new landfill. The closure of the Entulang dump site can only be executed upon completion of the new sanitary landfill.

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Issues Raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat

Online Gambling

On the issue raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong and Lambir on the grocery or convenience shops operating 24 hours in their constituencies which may also be involved in the selling of reload for online gambling, I wish to inform Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong and Lambir that any information on such activities must be reported to the Police so that actions can be taken under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.

e-Sport Activity

On the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong on e-Sport, I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat that my Ministry is in the process of preparing a policy to regulate e- Sports activities. This is to ensure that there is no element of gambling in the operations of e- Sports centre. It is the hope that this policy will strengthen the enforcement of the existing Entertainments by-laws. This policy is expected to be implemented early next year after consultation and engagement with the various stakeholders.

Control of Tobacco Product Regulations 2004

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Piasau, the gazetting of smoke-free zone is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health Malaysia and this law is only enforceable by the authorized personnel of Health Department.

Tuan Speaker, the Sarawak Government is very supportive of the initiative to ban smoking in public places. Currently, there are already 23 public places that have been gazetted as smoke-free zones under these Regulations. From January until September 2018, 2,636 premises were checked for compliance with the Regulations. The inspected premises were the health facilities, government offices, airports, educational institutions and religious premises. So far, Sarawak State Health Department has issued compounds amounting to RM437,052 this year.

5-Footway in Bintulu

Tuan Speaker, on the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tanjung Batu on 5- footway in Bintulu, I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat that under by law 26(1) of the Local Authorities (Cleanliness) By Laws, 1999 prohibits any person to put, display, store or hang on or above any footway, any goods, article or things for sale or otherwise. Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) is enforcing what is already provided for under the law when disallowing any goods to be put on display at 5-footways.

Timbalan Speaker: Are you taking the question? Okay, Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tanjong Batu.

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Thank you very much, Tuan Speaker. Honourable Minister, I am sure we are all aware that you know, on the shops which do business here in town you know, to have some things on a 5-footways is very natural, that is the way it has been. I mean, can’t we be a little bit more flexible than to be so tough, you know, to compound this people who are just make a little bit of money there and then to be compound with a few hundred ringgits. Can we consider that please, Mr. Minister?

Thank you.

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Menteri Kerajaaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): I will convey the message to Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) for being compassionate, ya, because BDA is not under my Ministry, ya.

Timbalan Speaker: I think the Minister has answered the question. Proceed please.

Lingga Waterfront Project

Tuan Speaker, for the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lingga, RM5 million was approved for Lingga Waterfront under Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister’s Walkabout Projects. The project is currently at the pre-contract stage and expected to commence in January 2019. The project will take 12 months to complete.

Poor Maintenance of Drain

For information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lingga, Sri Aman District Council will identify the problem location and take action accordingly.

Widening of Access Road to Rh Rawing and Rh Repong

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Engkilili, Council will study the need to widen the access road to Rh Rawing and Rh Repong.

Shortage of Manpower and Funding for Betong District Council Office Roof Repair

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Layar, Betong District Council has a total number of 74 posts out of which, 55 posts have been filled. The remaining 19 vacancies will be filled in stages. In addition to this, the Ministry will deploy one Engineer and one Assistant Engineer to Betong District Council by early next year. On the issue of repair on the council’s office, my Ministry will look for necessary funding for the required works.

Proposal for a New Council

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tamin, my Ministry has no plan to set up Selangau District Council. Based on the statistics, the population of Selangau is about 22,000 people with 2,871 rateable properties which can generate assessment rates revenue of about RM128,000 per year. To run a small district council would require funding of at least RM2 million a year. Therefore, to set up Selangau District Council at this juncture is not financially viable. However, notwithstanding this, Selangau area will still be serviced by Sibu Rural District Council.

Proposal for a Sub-office for Dalat and Mukah District Council at Balingian

Tuan Speaker, for the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Balingian, Dalat and Mukah District Council has a plan to have sub-office at Balingian. Currently, the office is temporarily sited at Dewan Masyarakat until we find new suitable office space in Balingian.

Matang Metrocity Night Market

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong has raised the issue of a new site for Matang Metrocity night market. My Ministry will recommend to DBKU to identify a space within the Metrocity development area for the purpose of night market.

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New Simunjan Market

For information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Simunjan, the State Government has approved a new Simunjan Market under RMK11 costing RM3.5 million to be implemented by Council. Currently, the said project is pending siting approval.

Clogged and Broken Drains in Sibu

As Ahli Berhormat for Bukit Assek is well aware of, Sibu town is mainly sited on a low-lying peat swamp area. Based on technical advice, any attempt to construct covered concrete drain would create a host of other problems such as lowering of the water table which may cause further ground settlement. A better solution to avoid clogged drain due to rubbish is to get the people of Sibu not to throw rubbish indiscriminately.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Honourable Minister, thank you so much for that. But I think we know that that is a problem which is perennial in the sense that we have been trying to get people to stop throwing rubbish into the drains. But apparently enforcement has not been very strict as well, if I may say so, by the Councils. But anyway, if we can look at alternative, right. If we can cover up the drains. If we look at other places like Australia, China, all the big places will cover up the plains. But as you were saying just now because of the peat soil it might not be very suitable. But if we can have a study on it to use suitable material. Actually there are some suggestions that you can use PVC rather than concrete. I think that is quite a feasible idea. Of course I’m not an engineer. I would not know. So I would like to propose this that if you can look into this it will make the place much cleaner. And of course will stop indiscriminate, what’s the word, littering.

Thank you.

Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Thank you very much. Noted. I will take note of that.

Recreational Park at Pantai Tanjung Batu

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Samalaju has raised the issue on the upgrading and improvement of facilities for Tanjung Batu Beach. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat, Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) is currently redeveloping Tanjung Batu Beach costing RM5.71 million. This project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2018. The scope of works include improvement to existing public toilet, gazebo, BBQ pits, children playground, facilities for the disabled, construction of surau and improvement of parking lots.

Miri City Council Car Parking Contract

Tuan Speaker, Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pujut has raised the issue on the selection of contractor for Miri City Parking System. I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pujut that the Miri parking management contract was procured through open tender in 2013. The decision by than Miri City Council to award the contract to Miri Parking Systems Sdn. Bhd. was based on not just financial but also technical capability consideration.

Miri City Council Beach Cleaning Contract

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pujut has also raised the issue on Miri beach cleaning contract. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pujut, the contract was awarded based on open tender procedure and was strictly in compliance with all financial regulations.

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Housing

Tuan Speaker… (interruption)…

Timbalan Speaker: Okay, The Honourble Member for Pujut.

YB Dr Ting Tiong Choon: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. Thank you, the Honourable Minister. It’s regarding the car parking management contract. It was issued in 2013. Now, according to my information the contract is huge, huge gap between the top bidder and the lower bidder. Now there are some suggestions that the council is actually manipulating the contract terms and conditions in order to suit, in order to disqualify the top bidder. Now that is, I think there is a need to be investigated especially this new car parking management contract is expiring and the new contract may be, can be found. Now the mayor in Miri has promised the residents that it will be open tender but so far there is no information. To me that is not fair to the new potential tender. So I hope the Minister can investigate and follow- up on this.

Now, regarding the beach cleaning. There is no one has any experience in beach cleaning. So why is the council award the contract to a councillor family at the higher prices rather than other contractors which are lower? So I think the Minister need to investigate this. This is not fair to other contractors or other potential tender.

Thank you.

Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Thank you very much Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pujut. Will take note on that.

Timbalan Speaker: Are you taking the question, Minister?

Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): I mean… no … because 2013 … I mean … okay okay.

Timbalan Speaker: Yeah. Ya.

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Honourable Minister, I just want to ask, are you done with the local government and moving on to housing?

Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): Yes.

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Oh. Because I asked question about the road in Bintulu and it has not been answered.

Timbalan Speaker: No, he hasn’t gone to housing yet.

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Ah?

Timbalan Speaker: Not yet.

YB Encik Chiew Chiu Sing: Oh… no… no... I … he’s going to move on to housing. I have a question with the local government about the road in Bintulu and I would like to seek clarification. Would that be alright, Honourable Minister? Ya. It’s about the old entrance of the road from Tanjung Batu to Lebuhraya Abang Galau. Ya. Whether… ya, local Government.

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Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan (YB Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian): I mean … I must say… I mean, it was not captured, I mean, in what they give it to me. Did you raise it in the Budget speech YB? Okay, I will try to get a written answer for you because I mean they did not capture it for me. Ya… (Interruption)… (Inaudible)…

Timbalan Speaker: Tanjung Batu, Minister have said that he will provide you the written answer if it is raised in the budget speech. Okay. Proceed Minister.

Housing

Housing for Low Income Group (B40)

Tuan Speaker, I will now deliberate on housing.

Under RMK11 State funded project, my Ministry through Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was allocated RM250 million to implement 1,338 units at Darul Hana, Tabuan Melayu, , Lundu and Bau in , 42 units at Kampung Tian, and Kampung Igan in , 110 units at Kemunyang and Kampung Dato Baru in , 150 units at Kampung Baru in and 128 units at Ranggau in . These projects are mostly affordable homes for the low income group.

Apart from this, HDC was allocated a total sum of RM127 million to implement one amenity project in Sibu and 13 related infrastructure projects in Kuching, Sibu, Sri Aman, Betong and Miri Divisions.

Federal Funded Project

As Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat are aware of, housing for low income group is a joint responsibility of the State and Federal Government. The current arrangement is for HDC to provide the land and the Federal Government through Ministry of Housing and Local Government Malaysia (KPKT), to provide funding for the development of the houses. Currently, there are 2 approved Federal funded projects which are now in progress namely, Program Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Landeh, Padawan consisting of 443 units of apartments and Program Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Petra Jaya, Kuching consisting of 208 units of single storey terrace houses. Both projects are scheduled for completion by 2020. My Ministry will continue to pursue for more funding from the Federal Government to provide more affordable housing for the B40 group.

Issues Raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat

Longhouse Loan

Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Layar and Lingga have raised issues on the longhouse loan. For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Layar and Lingga, my Ministry will continue to provide loans especially for building new longhouses but this program is subject to availability of fund from the Federal Government. For 2016, my Ministry has received a total of RM40 million from the Federal Government for implementation of this programme. However, for 2017 and 2018, my Ministry has applied for RM50 million each year but the approved amount was only RM10 million for each year. Since 2016 until now, 2,280 households have benefited from this programme.

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Affordable Housing in Samalaju Industrial Park

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Samalaju has raised the issue on the non-availability of affordable housing in Samalaju Industrial Park. I wish to imform Ahli Yang Berhormat for Samalaju, that the State Government has allocated 50 hectares for the purpose of providing affordable housing in Samalaju Industrial Park. BDA will commence the infrastructure works by next year.

Rumah Mampu Milik (RMM)

Ahli-ahli Yang Berhomat for Serembu, Lingga, Machan, Kalaka, Kabong, Balingian, Demak Laut and Beting Maro have raised the issues on the provision of Rumah Mampu Milik (RMM) in their respective constituencies.

For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, I have mentioned in my last winding up speech that HDC will conduct a demand study before planning for any housing development projects. This demand study will measure the level of demand and types of houses that are required based on data collected within the respective areas of study. These findings serve as a guide for housing development planning. HDC will conduct the necessary demand studies in Serembu, Lingga, Machan, Kalaka, Kabong, Balingian and Demak Laut.

In response to the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Machan, the State Government has recently introduced another affordable housing program called Sri Pertiwi. Policies and guidelines of this program have been approved by the State Planning Authority on the 5th September 2018. The objective of this program is to provide more choices of affordable housing for the B40 and M40 groups. The houses under this program shall be priced between RM270,000 and RM295,000 per unit.

For the information of Ahli yang Berhormat for Beting Maro, HDC has conducted the demand study in October this year. The finding of the study revealed that, out of 445 respondents, 57% of the respondents have indicated that they are interested to buy affordable houses with price ranging from RM100,000 to RM120,000. Since there is a demand for affordable houses in Pusa, HDC will bid for necessary funding to implement this project.

Rumah Mampu Milik (RMM) for Persatuan Veteran Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PVATM) Kapit

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Goram has raised the issue for the Government to assist members of Persatuan Veteran Angkatan Tentera Malaysia Kapit to construct house on their own housing lots.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Goram, there is currently no specific housing programme provided by the State Government for PVATM and therefore members of PVATM can apply for Rumah Mesra Rakyat housing programme under Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) which is also open to general public.

Rumah SPEKTRA Permata (RSP)

Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong and Beting Maro have raised the issue on the provision of Rumah SPEKTRA Permata (RSP) in their respective constituencies. For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong and Beting Maro, the implementation of RSP is mainly to assist low income group (B40) who are provided with residential lot to build their own house in Skim Pembesaran Kampung and Skim Penempatan Semula. Ahli-ahli

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Yang Berhormat for Tupong and Beting Maro are advised to help identify suitable Skim Pembesaran Kampung or Skim Penempatan Semula in their constituencies for HDC to implement this program.

In response to the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tanjong Datu, to expedite the construction of Rumah SPEKTRA Permata (RSP) in Lundu and Sematan, I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat that HDC will commence construction of RSP for Lundu and Sematan in early 2019. To-date, the earthworks for 26 units of RSP in Skim Pembesaran Kampung Lundu and 25 units of RSP in Sematan have been completed. The State Government has approved an allocation of RM5.4 million for the construction of the 26 units of RSP Lundu and RM5.27 million for the 25 units of RSP Sematan.

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Jemoreng has raised the issue on the implementation of Rumah SPEKTRA Permata in Igan and Matu. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Jemoreng, tender for the earthworks for 22 units of RSP Igan and 20 units of RSP Tian is at tender evaluation stage and works is expected to start before end of 2018. The earthworks is scheduled for completion within four months. Meanwhile, the building works will start by the 2nd quarter 2019. A total amount of RM15.7 million has been approved for the implementation of both projects by the State Government.

Rumah Mampu Milik (RMM) and SPEKTRA Permata Housing (RSP)

In response to the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Daro to build more Rumah Mampu Milik (RMM) and Rumah SPEKTRA Permata (RSP) in Daro, HDC will implement the RMM in Daro if there is a demand for such housing and it is also subject to the availability of suitable state land in Daro. Whereas, for Rumah SPEKTRA Permata (RSP), HDC has proposed the development of RSP in Skim Pembesaran Kampung Badong, Daro during the RMK-11 Mid-term Review but unfortunately, it was not approved. HDC will continue to find ways and means to seek fund for this project.

Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR)

Tuan Speaker, on the issue raised by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lingga for more Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) to be built in Lingga, I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lingga that new Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) programs under Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) are currently put on hold pending direction from the Federal Government.

Industrialized Building System (IBS)

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lambir has raised the issue on IBS and suggested that the State Government to construct IBS Plant in Sarawak. My Ministry through HDC will take note of the suggestion from Ahli Yang Berhormat.

Tribunal of House Purchaser Claims

I wish to inform Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat that from 2015 up until October 2018, the total number of cases solved by the Tribunal is 217 involving RM1.3 million worth of settlement in Sibu, Limbang, Bintulu, Mukah, Miri, and Kuching Divisions. During the same period, the Tribunal has also recorded 75 withdrawn cases as the claimants and the respondents have agreed to settle their cases outside the tribunal process.

Department Of Irrigation and Drainage (DID)

Tuan Speaker, drainage and irrigation is under the Concurrent List in the Ninth Schedule of The Constitution of Malaysia.

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State Funded Flood Mitigation and Urban Drainage

For the information of Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat in this august House, in 2018, the State Government has allocated fund amounting to RM11.82 million to implement five urban drainage improvement projects throughout the State. Out of the five projects, two have been completed while another three are still under construction and expected to be completed in 2019. The two completed projects are drainage works in Lawas Town and drainage outlet for Sarawak General Hospital. The three on-going projects are Drainage Improvement Works at Kampung Gita, Kuching, Kampung Jeriah and Kampung Bahagia in Sibu.

Under Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister Walkabout Projects, a total of RM128.86 million was approved for the implementation of 11 projects; six riverbank protection projects, three flood mitigation projects, one concrete walkway and one rural road project. The six riverbank protection projects with a total cost of RM52.2 million were approved for implementation at Simunjan, Gedong, Kampung Penasu, Sungai Matu, Sungai Seloating, Lawas and Kampung Sungai Bedil to Kampung Lintang, Kuching.

The three flood mitigation projects are at Taman Tunku and Taman Ecopark both in Miri and Kampung Tuie, Betong with total cost of RM30.5 million and works will commence early next year. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lambir, the flood mitigation project at Taman Tunku shall also include Sg Rait and Tukau areas. However, this project will be implemented in phases with priority given to Taman Tunku.

Two other Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister Walkabout projects are the concrete walkway at Kampung Tian Matu and the road linking Kampung Penasu to Nanga Semah, Daro with a project cost of RM6.16 million and RM40 million respectively.

Federal Funded Projects

In 2018, the Federal Government has allocated an amount of RM54.08 million for flood and riverbank protection works. This funding is meant for flood mitigation projects, riverbank protection works, river cleaning and maintenance and to reinstate any infrastructure that has been damaged due to flooding.

The flood mitigation project at Jalan Tun Razak, Bintulu is scheduled for completion by December 2018 and the current progress is 91%. The flood mitigation projects for Sibu Phase 3 and Projek Lembangan Sungai Bersepadu (PLSB) Sungai Sarawak with a project cost of RM100 million and RM150 million respectively, are under review by the Federal Government. The sub-projects for PLSB Sungai Sarawak include flood mitigation works at Batu Lintang, Sarawak General Hospital, Federal Quarters, Sungai Sinjan, Sungai Gersik, SK Muara Tuang, Taman Unigarden, Taman Malihah and Sungai Tabuan.

In 2018, the Federal Government has allocated RM14 million for the implementation of three Rancangan Memulihkan Koridor Sungai (RMKS) in the State. Out of these three projects, two have been completed, namely RMKS in Gedong and Simunjan towns while RMKS Batang Kayan in Lundu town is still on-going. The current physical progress of this project is 76% and is scheduled for completion by the end of December 2018.

Tuan Speaker, the Government will continue to give priority to Stormwater Management Drainage Master Plan study for urban centres in Sarawak with the approved funding of RM11 million under RMK11. Stormwater Management Drainage Master Plan for Sarikei and Bintangor was completed on 31st October 2018.

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Stormwater Management Drainage Master Plan studies for other main towns namely, Serian, Sri Aman, Betong, Debak, , Saratok, Limbang and Lawas are scheduled to commence under Rolling Plan 4.

Coastal Erosion Protection and River Mouth Rehabilitation Projects

The Federal Government has approved a total of RM115.55 million under RMK11 for coastal erosion protection projects. Coastal erosion protection works at Kampung Serpan was completed in May 2018. Three other projects at Kampung Sebuyau, Samarahan, Kampung Buntal, Kuching and SK Badengan, Mukah are currently under construction. The other five projects namely at Pekan Sematan, Kuala Baram Kampung Batu 1, Oya Hilir, Kampung Semarang and Kampung Muara Tebas are at planning and design stage.

In addition to RM29.96 million has been approved for the implementation of four river mouth dredging works at Sungai Sematan, Sungai Buntal, Sungai Bako and Sungai Limbang. This is to mitigate flood and facilitate river navigation. The dredging works will be carried out next year.

Issues Raised by Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat

Flooding at Kampung Hulu, Kampung Tengah dan Kampung Hilir Sri Aman

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Lingga, DID has submitted proposal for riverbank erosion protection project covering Kampung Hilir, Kampung Tengah and Kampung Hulu in RMK11, estimated at RM29 million but the proposal was not approved. DID will resubmit the said proposal again under the next Rolling Plan for consideration.

Riverbank Protection Works at Batang Mukah

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tellian, DID has put up a proposal to the Federal Government under the RMK11 to request for an allocation of RM8 million to implement erosion protection works at critically eroded riverbank with length of 515 meter at Sungai Penakub / Sungai Tellian, Mukah but the proposal was not approved. DID will submit a revised proposal for the riverbank protection works of 1.45 kilometre from Sungai Penakub to the river mouth of Sungai Tellian to the Federal Government for consideration in the RMK12.

Coastal Erosion at Kabong Area

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Kabong, DID will put up a study for the proposed diversion of river mouth of Sungai Ulu Alit / Sungai Bubus with the estimated cost of RM1.5 million in the next Rolling Plan.

Tidal Flood at Lorong Foochow, Kuching

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pending, on the upgrading of the earth drains, MBKS has been bidding for the required funding of RM6 million since RMK-10 but, it was not approved. I also wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat that based on technical advice, upgrading of earth drain and raising of the road level in the Lorong Foochow areas will not be effective in mitigating the flooding issues. The area is naturally low-lying and tidal flooding is the dominating factor. As I have already explained in my last winding up speech, based on the technical advice, the most effective measure is to construct a barrage near Sungai Tabuan river mouth with an total estimated cost of RM380 million. Therefore, I hope Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pending can help to secure the required funding from the Federal Government.

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Flood Mitigation and Drainage Improvement Works at Tupong Area

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong, DID has submitted to the Federal Government under RMK11, two flood mitigation proposals, namely for Taman Sejoli and Jalan Matang Baru costing RM16 million but both proposals were not approved. Apart from these, DID has also bid for State funding under RMK11 Mid-term Review to implement two drainage improvement projects at Kampung Pinang Jawa Fasa 2 and Jalan Matang Baru / at an estimated cost of RM18 million but it was not approved. DID will continue to source for funding to implement these projects.

Flood Prone Areas along Batang Sadong

On the request for flood mitigation measures raised by Ahli Berhormat for Bukit Semuja, I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat that the construction of flood mitigation measures such as bund and riverwall are not only costly but can also lead to a false sense of security when people start building on low lying platform or extend their stilt house to ground level. Bunding also requires space and buffer along the riverbanks of Batang Sadong which are not available in these existing villages. Therefore, a more practical approach for villages along riverine areas that are subjected to tidal flooding and riverbank failures is to relocate them to higher ground.

Bund / Flood Mitigation at Kampung Simunjan Jaya, Kampung Tabuan Iban and Few Kampung at Rangawan Zone.

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Simunjan, DID has requested for fund for riverbank protection works at Kampung Sageng Hilir as well as improvement works at Kampung Tabuan Iban, Kampung Simunjan Jaya and Sungai Rangawan from the Federal Government but was not approved. DID will continue to source for funding.

Flash Flood in Repok

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Repok, the Urban Stormwater Drainage Master Plan Study for Sarikei and Bintangor was completed on 31st October 2018. Structural measures such as communal detention pond and drainage upgrading will be implemented subject to funding availability. Non-structural measures such as regulating land use, gazetting of river reserve, regulating building platform levels and etc. will also be carried out. In addition, all new land developments are required to apply the Best Management Practices (BMPs) as stipulated in Sarawak Urban Stormwater Management (SUStoM) manuals.

To strengthen the capacity and the capability of DID to expedite the delivery of all the approved projects, the State Government has recently approved 96 new posts consisting of 15 engineers and 81 assistant engineers.

Sewerage Services Department (SSD) Urban Sewerage

Tuan Speaker, I will now update the various sewerage projects in the State which are undertaken by the Sewerage Services Department.

Septic Sludge Treatment Facilities

Tuan Speaker, Under RMK11, the Federal Government has approved a total of RM60 million to build four additional septic sludge treatment plants in Sarawak to serve the

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Centralised Sewerage Systems

Tuan Speaker, the construction of Miri Centralized Sewerage System, Phase 1, Package A involving the sewer network has achieved 31% progress and it is on schedule for completion in year 2021. The open tender for Package B involving the construction of the centralized sewage treatment plant was called on 20th August and closed on 10th October this year. The tender is now under evaluation. The total scheme value for Package A and Package B is RM428 million.

For the Kuching Centralized Sewerage System, Zone 1 Package 2 Contract with an allocation of RM20 million is now scheduled for completion in January 2019. It is now 62% completed. For Package 2 Contract, which has commenced on 15th September 2017, the progress is on schedule at 7%. It is scheduled to complete in 2023.

Sewerage Master Plan Studies

Tuan Speaker, the Federal Government has also approved RM1 million each for three sewerage Master Plan studies under the RMK11 First Rolling Plan (2016-2017). These master plan studies are for our smaller urban centres of Town, Sarikei and Bintangor Town, and Mukah Town. These studies have been successfully completed.

Sarawak State Health Department

Health Services

Tuan Speaker, I shall now touch on the services provided by the Sarawak State Health Department, a Federal agency under my watching brief. Protecting the safety and health of the Sarawak population from various infections and diseases is an important aspect of the services provided by Sarawak State Health Department. Despite efforts put into preventive and control measures, diseases continue to occur causing morbidity and mortality.

Non-Communicable Disease (NCD)

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases continue to pose problem. Up to September 2018, a total of 150,149 old and newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus cases were registered in Sarawak.

As for hypertension, the cumulative number of diagnosed cases continues to increase from 137,713 cases registered in 2017 to 357,268 cases in 2018, making the prevalence of hypertension in Sarawak at 16.4%.

We believe many of us do not go for health screening, therefore are not aware of our sugar level and blood pressure reading. We urge the people of Sarawak to go for health screening to know your health status. If found to have the disease, early treatment can be given and possible complications can be avoided.

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Efforts for early detection of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) at community level such as Komuniti Sihat Pembina Negara (KOSPEN) and early intervention to the high-risk group to prevent complications of NCD are on-going.

Rural Transformation Initiative; Key Result Areas 2 - Rural Health Services

Tuan Speaker, apart from the fund received from the Federal Government, Sarawak State Health Department also received funds from the Sarawak State Government. Through the Sarawak Cabinet Committee, a sum of RM6.01 million has been allocated for the Rural Transformation Initiative Key Result Area 2 on Rural Health Services. This fund is to:

i. Repair and upgrade 22 dilapidated rural clinics (RM 3.14 million);

ii. Establish the second cluster-clinic centred at Klinik Kesihatan Sungai Asap to purchase new medical equipment and an ambulance (RM 700,00); and

iii. Procure equipment and vehicles for Rural Clinics Visiting Doctor (RCVD) teams (RM 2.17 million).

Expanding Speciality Services to Minor Specialist and District Hospitals

Tuan Speaker, Sarawak State Health Department is planning to expand the speciality services in minor specialist and district hospitals. In 2019, a physician will be posted to Serian Hospital, an obstetric and gynaecologist to Sri Aman Hospital as well as a paediatrician and a physician to Limbang Hospital. In Bau Hospital, a hospital cluster programme was implemented since September 2018 to reduce the waiting time for operation theatre procedures. Since then, a surgical team from Sarawak General Hospital has started performing surgeries and procedures at the said hospital.

Issues Raised By Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat

Upgrading/New Klinik Kesihatan for Sarikei

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Repok has raised issue on construction of a new clinic for Sarikei or upgrading of the existing Klinik Kesihatan Sarikei to address the congestion due to space constraint at Klinik Kesihatan Sarikei. I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat for Repok that Sarawak State Health Department is currently in the process of renovating the patient waiting area in Klinik Kesihatan Sarikei to accommodate the increasing number of patients. Sarawak State Health Department will also put up a proposal for a new clinic in Sarikei for consideration in RMK12.

Posting of Medical Officers to Health Clinics in Balingian Sub-District

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Balingian has raised the issue of medical officers to be posted to health clinics in Balingian sub-district. Currently, Klinik Kesihatan Balingian has a permanent medical officer and for Klinik Kesihatan Kuala Balingian, a medical officer will be posted by end of this year. As for Klinik Kesihatan Kampung Teh which has recently been upgraded from klinik desa to klinik kesihatan, a medical officer will be posted there by next year.

New Hemodialysis Unit for Kapit Hospital

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Goram, Sarawak State Health Department has no plan to expand the Hemodialysis Unit of Kapit Hospital. The existing

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Hemodialysis Unit is sufficient to cater for the needs of Kapit Division. Currently, there are 13 machines catering for only 57 patients.

New Clinic at Nanga Mekey

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pelagus has raised the issue on new clinic to be built at Nanga Mekey. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Pelagus, this area is served by mobile health services from Klinik Kesihatan Merit on regular basis. The current mode of delivering health services is adequate to cater for the needs of the population at this moment.

New Klinik Kesihatan Serian

For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Bukit Semuja, the Ministry of Health Malaysia had received a notification from Economic Planning Unit on 24th October 2018 that the new Klinik Kesihatan Serian project has been cancelled.

Upgrading of Health Facility in Murum

Ahli Yang Berhormat for Murum has raised the issue on upgrading of the health facility in Murum. I wish to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat for Murum that Klinik Kesihatan Sungai Asap will be upgraded to become a centre for a cluster clinic system that will serve as a referral centre for nearby clinics by the end of this year. At present, five medical officers have already been posted to KK Sungai Asap and a Family Medicine Specialist will soon be posted to this clinic. Apart from that, a full dental service will be provided at KK Sungai Asap in 2019.

For the time being, Ministry of Health Malaysia has no immediate plan to build a Hospital in Sungai Asap area. However that decision will be review in the future based on the needs of the population.

Sarawak State Health Department is continuously monitoring the need for establishment of new clinics in that area. For Tegulang, Metalun and Jelalong, the process to identify and procure suitable sites is on going.

Meanwhile for Linau, the existing KK Lusong Laku will continue to be serve the population in Linau. Continuous effort will be made to maintain and refurbish existing clinic.

Skim Bantuan Kesihatan

Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong and Demak Laut have raised the issue on the Skim Bantuan Kesihatan/e-sihat and medical card. I wish to inform Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat that the new Skim Bantuan Kesihatan Kebangsaan announced during the Budget 2019 is still being debated in Parliament. The Ministry of Health Malaysia will issue the details of the implementation guidelines only after the budget proposal is approved. At present, Sarawak State Health Department is actively doing free screening as early as after the child is born and continues as the child goes to primary school and secondary school. For adults, they are welcome to come to any health facilities for health screening.

Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia Sarawak

Fire and Rescue Stations under RMK11

Tuan Speaker, Tanjung Manis Fire and Rescue Station was completed on 12th October 2017 and officially started operation on 1st January 2018. Meanwhile, the

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Fire Safety Awareness Program

Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia Sarawak is committed to implement public educational and awareness program in fire safety to the community in Sarawak. As of September 2018, the department has carried out 1,490 Public Awareness Programs and Fire Safety Campaigns. As an outcome of these programs and campaigns, a total of 503 Bomba Community teams are currently operating in the State with 4,771 members.

Statistic of Emergency Calls

Up to October 2018, Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia Sarawak has received 12,365 emergency calls compared to 6,418 calls recorded for the same period last year. Rescue and Special services call has increased from 4,835 to 10,098 cases. It consists of road traffic accidents, emergency medical rescue services, search and rescue (SAR), patrolling services and etc.

Canine (K-9) Unit

In October this year, Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia Sarawak has acquired six United Kingdom (UK) trained dogs comprising four English Springer Spaniels, a Border Collie and a Labrador breed. They are currently placed at Serian Fire and Rescue Station. These dogs are specially trained to assist in fire investigation, wilderness, search and rescue and cadaver detection. The service of these dogs will definitely enhance Fire and Rescue Department operations.

Political Issue

Tuan Speaker, let’s we not forget that our august House celebrated 150th Anniversary this year and all the elected Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat are duty bound to follow the strong tradition of speaking up for Sarawak and for the people in this parliament.

Some of us are priviledged not just to sit in this parliament in Sarawak but also sit in the . While I was a Member of Senate, in the Parliament of Malaysia I had spoken in every Senate sitting for Sarawak on our rights under Malaysia Agreement 1963:

(a) Without Sarawak, there is no Malaysia but without Malaysia, there is still Sarawak;

(b) Regaining our rights under MA63 (not re-negotiating as Sarawakians expect nothing more and nothing less as stipulated in MA63);

(c) Having 1/3 of the Member of Parliament of Malaysia from Sabah and Sarawak (so as to safeguard Sabah and Sarawak interest from constitutional amendment just because we are minority in terms of population);

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(d) Interest from constitutional amendment just because we are minority in terms of population); and

(e) Urgent need for Sarawak to catch up with infrastructure development not just in our rural areas but the glaring unfair infrastructure shortcomings such as the lack of a UNIMAS hospital despite being the fifth oldest out of 23 public universities in Malaysia with a medical faculty such as:

i. The lack of a UNIMAS hospital (despite being the 5th oldest out of 23 public universities in Malaysia with a medical faculty); ii. The need of a cancer hospital in Sarawak; iii. The need for a sport school in Sarawak (despite having produced the most successful Olympians in Malaysia); and iv. Unfortunately, it all fell onto deaf Malayan ears.

I was waiting in great anticipation when PH came into power in May hoping that they will deliver to Sarawak all that was listed in their PH Manifesto.

Tuan Speaker, unfortunately PH Sarawak:

(a) Instead of janji to Sarawak of 20% oil royalty became 20% oil profit;

(b) Instead the restoring of Sarawak’s right under MA63 became a lop sided Malaya majority MA63 Steering Committee;

(c) Instead of the promise No.41 of PH Buku Harapan page 90 “To ensure the prosperity of the people of Sabah and Sarawak by enhancing the State economic growth namely through; and (d) Supply of clean water and clean energy to urban and rural areas, build roads and highways to connect towns and cities throughout Sarawak, build more public schools and health centres, Sarawak is marginalise again in 2019 Federal Budget.

Tuan Speaker, I was very happy especially when the Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa reassured our fellow Sarawakians of 30% Federal development budget for Sabah and Sarawak, but instead not only the Federal Budget 2019 did not allocate 30% development budget for Sabah and Sarawak, but even some of the previously approved projects were cancelled or put on hold.

Tuan Speaker, more than six months has passed since GE14, but some PH leaders and some PH Honourable Members in this august House still continue to blame the previous BN Government for their own failures and inability to fulfill their GE14 promises and pledges. Even Tun Daim, the Chairman of Council of Eminent Person (CEP) under PH Government was quoted as saying “it is time for PH to start delivering its promised and stop pointing fingers at the previous Government” 48.

Tuan Speaker, our Members of Parliament Malaysia from Sarawak, as representative of the people of Sarawak, must be Sarawak First and should not instead help to speak up and defend Malaya at best and at worse not knowing what to do in Parliament of Malaysia by asking what are we Sarawakians fighting for!

Tuan Speaker, lets all the Members of Parliament from Sarawak realised that it is not merely what is written in the constitution, or what was taken away intentionally or unintentionally over the years but also what is not written in the constitution but was in the

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All Sarawak members of Parliament of Malaysia are of the people of Sarawak, by the people of Sarawak, and for the people of Sarawak, hence must be at all time, Sarawak First, whether you are inside or outside the Parliament of Malaysia.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to congratulate Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister Abang Jo and this august House for supporting the 5% Sales Tax on exported petroleum products with an estimated revenue of RM3.897 billion for Sarawak next year. It is a small step on our road to financial independence, truly an appropriate historical milesone in the 150th Annivesary of this parliament. After 55 years of forming Malaysia as one of four equal partners, fellow Sarawakians, is time to trust only Sarawakians and to take steps to look after our Sarawak like CM Abang Jo Said “Only Sarawakian can look after our own destiny”. We must not fail the late Tok Nan’s constant reminder “Jaga Sarawak baik-baik“.

Tuan Speaker, with our own Sarawak money, we not only can proceed with our much needed infrastructure development ourselves without being at the mercy of the Federal Government, but also sharing out with every Sarawakians (as advised by Tan Sri Datuk Amar Linggi in Lan Berambih 2019), such as Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister Abg Jo‘s policy of RM1,000.00 for education for every Sarawakian born from next year. I am supportive of more people centric policies raised by our Ahli Yang Berhormat for Meradong, Piasau for more direct and immediate impact such as RM1,000.00 to parents of every Sarawakian born, RM1,000.00 for every Sarawakian who passes away in order to assist the high cost of living nowadays.

Tuan Speaker, indeed the sustainability of Sarawak Financial Independence relies on prudent and transparent management of Sarawak’s wealths including the setting up of professional managed Sovereign Fund 50 like in Norway as suggested by various Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat.

Tuan Speaker, I was shocked to hear some of our Members in this august House stating that the 5% Sales Tax on exported petroleum products will have severe impact and hardship on Sarawakians! The policy of GPS under Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister Abg Jo is definitely people centric, not rakyat hardship.

Why are we helping Petronas to make 100% profits from our 100% Sarawak Oil and Gas? Are you Malaya First or Sarawak First? We merely claim 16 days out of 365 days of Oil and Gas from Sarawak per year. I am sure if we put this critical issue to vote by all Sarawakians and we need to find a mechanism, and perhaps through the suggested Referendum Ordinance by Ahli Yang Berhormat for Piasau, not only will Sarawakians support but may want to claim more than 16 days out of 365 days.

Tuan Speaker, despite the political differences, I had faith and confidence in our Ahli- Ahli Yang Berhormat in this august House to come together (though some were a bit reluctant) as Sarawak First as seen in support of the Motion for the Consultative Committee on MA63 in this august House on 6th November 2018. Truly another historical milestone of great significance in the 150th Anniversary of this parliament as after all Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat from this august House are of the people of Sarawak, by the people of Sarawak and for the people of Sarawak. Hence, Sarawak First.

Tuan Speaker, before I conclude, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank Datuk Amar Speaker for your wisdom in ensuring that the proceedings in this august House were conducted with dignity and proper decorum.

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I would also like to put on record my thanks and appreciation to Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Amar State Secretary of Sarawak and all officers from the various Ministries, State and Federal Departments as well as government agencies for their hard work and dedication in ensuring the smooth proceedings of this august House. My special thanks also go to our friends from the media who have provided detail coverage throughout the sittings.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Sarawakians Merry Christmas and Happy 2019. Sekian, terima kasih dan Salam Ibu Pertiwiku.

Thank you.

Timbalan Speaker: Sekarang saya jemput Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, Menteri Kebajikan, Kesejahteraan Komuniti, Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Kanak-Kanak untuk menyampaikan ucapan penggulungan.

YB Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah (Menteri Kebajikan, Kesejahteraan Komuniti, Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Kanak-Kanak):

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim pembuka bicara, Assalamualaikum dan Salam Sejahtera, Ucapan Penggulungan untuk semua, Kesejahteraan Komuniti matlamat bersama.

Tuan Speaker, Alhamdulilllah, setinggi-tinggi kesyukuran ke hadrat Allah S.W.T., kerana dengan izin rahmat dan kurniaNya, maka kita dapat bersidang dalam Mesyuarat Kedua bagi Penggal Ketiga di Dewan yang mulia ini, dan memberi kesempatan untuk merakamkan penghargaan dan terima kasih kepada YAB Ketua Menteri atas pengumuman pemberian Endowment Fund RM1,000.00 setiap kelahiran baharu Anak Sarawak, selain memperuntukkan dana RM212 juta bagi tujuan pembangunan sumber manusia.

Buah selasih buah kelubi, Di dalam dulang hidangan pagi, Terima kasih daun keladi, Kalau ada sumbanglah lagi.

Komitmen ini menunjukkan pengiktirafan Kerajaan Negeri kepada pentingnya setiap kelahiran baharu dan pembentukkan sumber manusia berkualit dalam melestari pembangunan Negeri Sarawak.

Dengan semangat ini, saya akan berkongsi usaha yang dilakukan oleh Kementerian dalam memastikan sumber manusia, terutama mereka yang berkeperluan, terus diperkasakan supaya mereka juga dapat menjalani kehidupan yang sejahtera dan menyumbangkan kepada masa depan Sarawak Ibu Pertiwiku.

Usaha-Usaha Pemerkasaan

Dalam usaha-usaha pemerkasaan sumber manusia, Kementerian akan terus bekerjasama secara bersepadu dan strategik dengan semua pihak yang berwajib dan berkepentingan. Sejajar dengan konsep “Merakyatkan Perkhidmatan Awam” dan “Pembangunan Sosial Adalah Tanggungjawab Bersama”, musyawarah (Consultative Engagement) akan terus dilaksanakan di semua peringkat organisasi. Melalui pendekatan inovasi kolaboratif, fokus diberi kepada jalinan strategik dan kerjasama merentasi agensi. Sinergi tenaga dan sumber yang bersepadu diyakini dapat meluaskan lagi cakupan (outreach) dan capaian (coverage) perkhidmatan sosial yang dipertanggungjawabkan kepada Kementerian.

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Keterangkuman dalam menangani Isu-Isu Sosial (Inclusivity in Addressing Social Issues)

Tuan Speaker, kesejahteraan sosial yang mampan memerlukan jalinan dan jaringan mantap antara semua insan dalam menangani cabaran-cabaran sosial masa kini. Maka itu, Kementerian menggunakan pendekatan keterangkuman dalam menangani 10 isu sosial semasa seperti berikut: penyalahgunaan dadah dan substance; kehamilan remaja; perkahwinan dan penceraian; jenayah seksual terhadap kanak-kanak dan wanita; keganasan rumah tangga; penyakit jangkitan kelamin (STIs), HIV dan AIDS; jenayah harta benda; gelandangan; masalah dokumen pengenalan diri; dan kesihatan mental.

Our main concern is to create a socio-culturally inclusive environment for members of our society from all walks of life, to develop their potential and lead productive lives. In this context, we are implementing a systemic human development model that generates human- centric practices that ensure people can enrich their freedom and opportunities to live a worthy life. Effective communication is crucial as it facilitates data sharing which are critical in unravelling social phenomena affecting our communities.

Maka itu, Sistem e-Data Sosial Sarawak yang diguna pakai sekarang sedang dalam proses penambahbaikan bagi tujuan meningkatkan mekanisme pemantauan tren sosial. Pada 2 Oktober 2018 Kementerian juga telah melancarkan kempen “#careforsarawak”. Ini dia Tuan Speaker. Melalui media sosial bagi merapatkan lagi jaringan kolaborasi serta kerjasama dengan rakan strategik, stakeholders dan komuniti di semua peringkat akar umbi mengenai isu-isu kesejahteraan sosial di Sarawak.

Tuan Speaker, untuk sidang kali ini, saya akan menyentuh tentang lima isu sosial yang ditangani oleh Kementerian secara bersama dengan pihak-pihak yang berkaitan.

Penyalahgunaan Dadah dan Substance

Despite our active interventions, drug and substance abuse still pervades our society. Its destructiveness and debilitating effects in terms of loss of lives, opportunity cost, familial disharmony and societal disruptions, are still evident. Mengikut statistik AADK, pada tahun 2016, bilangan Orang Kena Pengawasan (OKP) adalah seramai 1,273 orang dan 1,241 orang pada tahun 2017. Manakala pada tahun ini sehingga Ogos, bilangan OKP dibawah seliaan AADK adalah seramai 1,117 orang.

Hasil daripada 290 operasi AADK dan 43 operasi bersepadu yang dilakukan pada tahun ini, sebanyak 1,620 sampel urin telah diuji secara rambang dan 578 which is equivalent to 35.7% didapati positif dadah.

Bagi memperhebatkan usaha dan mempercepatkan tindakan menangani isu penyalahgunaan dadah dan substance di peringkat daerah, pada September tahun ini, dengan kolaborasi pihak-pihak berkaitan, Kementerian telah menubuh Jawatankuasa Sehenti (One Stop Committee (OSC)). Jawatankuasa ini dipengerusikan oleh Pegawai Daerah. Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik (JSJN), sebagai Ketua Jawatankuasa Kecil Operasi Bersepadu Penguatkuasaan bertanggungjawab merangka pelan tindakan bagi menyelaras pengumpulan maklumat, mengenal pasti sasaran dan ancaman, mengatur gerak operasi, mendokumentasikan tangkapan dan menganalisa dapatan operasi. Melalui Operasi Bersepadu pertama yang dijalankan di Daerah Lawas pada 17 dan 18 Oktober 2018, Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik (JSJN) telah berjaya memutuskan jaringan bekalan dan pengedaran dadah dengan tangkapan seramai 46 orang (85%) daripada 54 orang pengedar yang telah dikenal pasti melalui risikan di daerah berkenaan.

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Berkaitan dengan aspek rawatan dan pemulihan, sekarang terdapat 134 orang penagih yang sedang mengikuti rawatan dan pemulihan di Cure and Care Rehabilitation Centre (CCRC) atau PUSPEN di Kuching, sementara seramai 1,117 orang penagih sedang mengikuti pemulihan dalam komuniti.

Selain daripada usaha pemulihan dan rawatan, AADK juga melaksanakan pendidikan pencegahan melalui ceramah, pameran, ujian urin, walking message, community empowerment dan kempen media bagi tujuan mencapai matlamat bebas dadah dalam keluarga, sekolah, tempat kerja dan komuniti. Pada tahun ini sehingga Oktober, sebanyak 478 program telah dijalankan di seluruh Sarawak.

Persatuan Mencegah Dadah Malaysia (PEMADAM) pula telah melaksanakan program kesedaran tanggungjawab sosial “Role Model Leadership to the Young” - bagi belia dan ibu bapa. Sehingga 30 September 2018, sebanyak 21 aktiviti telah dilaksanakan melibatkan 7,378 orang peserta.

With regards to issues on drug and substance abuse amongst children and youth, the way forward is to decriminalise drugs and substance abuse by giving opportunities for children and youth to undergo voluntary treatment without exposing them through the criminal justice system. Punitive actions as imposed on adults can jeopardize their future and lower their self-esteem due to stigmatization.

Community-Based Treatment is the best option where drug and substance addicts could go back to school or work, take care of their families and lead life with dignity. As a pilot to promote the acceptance of such community-based treatment in our society, the Department of Health Sarawak initiated a One Stop Centre for Addiction in Miri since September 2018.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat N.6 Tupong, mengenai ketidakcukupan tempat untuk menempatkan penagih dadah dan substance, sebuah Cure and Care Rehabilitation Centre (CCRC) yang boleh menempatkan 400 orang penagih dadah, sedang dalam proses pembinaan di Puncak Borneo.

Kehamilan Remaja dan Jenayah Seksual Terhadap Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak

Tuan Speaker, berhubung dengan kehamilan remaja, Sarawak memperlihatkan tren penurunan yang berterusan. Setakat September 2018, jumlah kes ialah 1,539 berbanding 1,645 dalam tahun 2017 dan 1,873 bagi tempoh yang sama dalam tahun 2016.

Meskipun demikian, bagi jenayah seksual terhadap wanita dan kanak-kanak, yang meliputi kes-kes seperti rogol, sumbang mahram, cabul kehormatan, liwat dan kesalahan- kesalahan seksual terhadap kanak-kanak, statistik PDRM mencatat peningkatan iaitu 199 kes bagi tempoh Januari hingga September 2018 berbanding 176 kes pada tahun 2017 dan 129 kes pada tahun 2016 pada tempoh yang sama.

Kementerian akan tetap meneruskan usaha-usaha intervensi bersama agensi-agensi yang relevan melalui tindakan dan program berikut:

Jerayawara One-Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) dan Undang-Undang Sosial.

Jerayawara ini bertujuan memberi pendedahan berkaitan dua Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) iaitu Panduan Pengurusan Remaja Hamil di Sarawak dan Panduan Pengurusan Kes Keganasan Terhadap Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak dan Undang-Undang Sosial. Selain itu, jerayawara ini bertujuan meningkatkan kesedaran mengenai pentingnya

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Sejak November 2017 sehingga Oktober 2018, sebanyak 15 siri Jerayawara OSTPC dan Undang-Undang Sosial telah diadakan merangkumi semua bahagian yang melibatkan 2,233 peserta dari pelbagai agensi pelaksana serta pemimpin-pemimpin masyarakat dan institusi di peringkat akar umbi.

Program Kesedaran dan Advokasi Pendidikan Seksual (KAPS)

Satu lagi usaha jangkauan (outreach) Kementerian bagi meningkatkan kefahaman tentang kehamilan remaja, perundangan berkaitan jenayah seksual, pergaulan dalam kalangan remaja, penyakit jangkitan kelamin dan perhubungan sihat serta pendidikan seksual dalam kalangan pelajar-pelajar di Sarawak ialah Program Kesedaran dan Advokasi Pendidikan Seksual (KAPS). Sepanjang tahun ini sehingga Oktober 2018, sebanyak 17 siri KAPS telah dilaksanakan di 11 bahagian kecuali Samarahan belum lagi, yang melibatkan 3,439 pelajar dari 14 buah Sekolah Menengah.

Semasa pelaksanaan KAPS sejak 2016, Kementerian turut melaksanakan satu Kajian Ringkas (Quick Survey) Mengenai Kesedaran Seks dalam kalangan (2,871 responden: 1,201 pelajar lelaki dan 1,625 pelajar perempuan).

Beberapa dapatan kajian yang perlu diambil perhatian serius yang berkaitan dengan pelakuan seksual:

(a) 20 responden (0.7%) mengatakan mereka pernah hamil;

(b) 27 (0.9%) responden mengatakan mereka pernah melakukan seks oral;

(c) 48 (1.4%) responden pula pernah melakukan hubungan seks secara selamat; dan

(d) 2,402 (83.7%) responden bersetuju bahawa mereka perlu ada pendidikan seks.

Kesihatan Mental

Tuan Speaker, the National Health Morbidity Survey 2014 shows an increase in the prevalence of mental health amongst Malaysian adults from 10.7% in 2006 to 29.2% in 2015. In 2015, Sarawak record 35.8%. Among Malaysian children of age 5 to 15 years, the prevalence is 12.1%, while in Sarawak, 16%.

Hospital Sentosa Kuching pula merekodkan bilangan pesakit yang didaftarkan ke Wad Akut (Acute) meningkat setiap tahun. Pada tahun 2014 – 523 pesakit; 2015 - 557 pesakit; 2016 – 656 pesakit; 2017 – 657 pesakit; dan tahun ini sehingga September 2018 - 578 pesakit.

These figures warrant the Ministry to do an in-depth study to collect data concerning a number of unanswered questions related to health wellness of our Sarawakian youth. The Ministry, Inshallah, will undertake this study next year.

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Penyakit Jangkitan Kelamin (STIs), HIV dan AIDS

Tuan Speaker, Statistik Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Sarawak mencatatkan bilangan kes yang membimbangkan bagi Penyakit Jangkitan Kelamin atau Sexually Transmitted Infections. Bagi Gonorrhoea, pada tahun 2016 – 645 kes; 2017 – 989 kes; dan sehingga Oktober 2018 – 665. Bagi Syphilis, 2016 – 231 kes; 2017 meningkat kepada 429 kes dan sehingga Oktober 2018 – 453 kes. Bagi HIV, 2016 – 275 kes; 2017 meningkat kepada 390 kes; dan sehingga Oktober 2018 – 379 kes. Bagi AIDS, 2016 – 137 kes; 2017 meningkat ke 167 kes; dan sehingga Oktober 2018 –154 kes.

Statistik ini juga menunjukkan bahawa, pada tahun ini, 39.2% penyakit jangkitan kelamin banyak berlaku dalam kalangan belia berumur 20 hingga 29 tahun, yang mana 88.9% daripada mereka dijangkiti melalui perhubungan seks dan berdampingan secara fizikal dengan individu yang telah dijangkiti. Hal ini berbeza dengan keadaan sebelumnya, di mana penyakit jangkitan kelamin banyak terjadi dalam kalangan penduduk berumur 30 hingga 39 tahun, dan berpunca daripada perkongsian jarum Intravenous Drug Users/Person Who Inject Drug atau pemindahan darah yang dijangkiti.

Pada September tahun ini, Kementerian telah mengadakan Dialog Input Komuniti di Miri, yang bertujuan, selain meningkatkan kesedaran tentang penularan penyakit jangkitan kelamin, juga untuk mendapatkan pandangan mereka tentang cara menangani isu ini. Susulan itu, Kementerian dengan kerjasama Women’s Institute of Management, telah menganjurkan latihan untuk pegawai-pegawai sosial bagi meningkatkan kecekapan mereka membimbing komuniti setempat menangani isu HIV, AIDS dan keganasan terhadap wanita di kawasan masing-masing.

Bantuan Kebajikan

Datuk Amar Speaker, meskipun berhadapan dengan kekangan logistik dan personel, kesungguhan dan usaha Kerajaan untuk mencapai dan memberi bantuan kepada setiap individu yang memerlukan, dapat direalisasikan dengan adanya kolaborasi ahli masyarakat setempat dalam mengenal pasti individu yang memerlukan bantuan di kawasan masing- masing.

Statistik yang menunjukkan peningkatan bilangan penerima adalah hasil daripada kerjasama tersebut. Pada tahun 2016 - 57,047 kes dengan belanja RM190.7 juta; 2017 meningkat kepada 57,588 kes dengan perbelanjaan RM192.5 juta dan sehingga Oktober tahun ini, 57,821 kes, dianggarkan RM210 juta akan digunakan sehingga hujung tahun.

Tuan Speaker, kerajaan komited untuk memberi bantuan kepada penerima yang tidak produktif bagi memastikan kelangsungan hidup yang lebih bermakna. Bagi penerima yang masih produktif, Kementerian akan meneruskan bantuan melalui program Pembangunan Usahawan Mikro Kebajikan (UMK) dan Pembangunan Kemahiran dan Kerjaya (PKK) supaya mereka boleh berdikari. Setakat ini bagi tahun 2018, Kerajaan telah memperuntukkan RM7.7 juta untuk tujuan ini.

Hasil pelaksanaan Program Pembangunan UMK sejak 2013, daripada 1,143 yang dibimbing seramai 343 orang UMK telah berjaya menjana pendapatan melebihi RM1,000.00 sebulan dan terkeluar daripada senarai penerima bantuan bulanan. Pada tahun ini sahaja, daripada seramai 229 orang yang dibimbing dibawah Program UMK, seramai 96 orang telah berdikari. This is our success story, Tuan Speaker.

Dalam Program Kemahiran Kerjaya atau PKK pula, pada masa kini, seramai 56 orang pelatih sedang mengikuti Kursus Oil and Gas Construction Crew di Amaida Resources Sdn Bhd dan 25 orang lagi mengikuti Kursus Pastri dan Kulinari di Kolej SATT

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Tuan Speaker, in response to the question raised by Yang Berhormat N.51 Bukit Assek, with regards to the squatters at Jalan Seng Ling dumping site in Sibu, actions have been taken by the relevant agencies such as Welfare Department, Education Department, National Registration Department, Sibu Municipal Council, Land and Survey Department, Health Department and on the issue of resettlement, the matter has been referred to the Sibu Resident Office and thank you very much for coming along with us visiting the dump site at Jalan Seng Ling.

Pembangunan Awal Kanak-Kanak

Tuan Speaker, Pembangunan awal kanak-kanak amat penting dalam melahirkan modal insan yang berkualiti. Quality human capital starts with quality early childhood education. Kementerian menggunakan pendekatan bersepadu dan holistik untuk merealisasikannya dengan memberi fokus kepada keperluan semua pihak yang berkepentingan iaitu kanak-kanak, pendidik, pengasuh serta ibu bapa. Program yang dilaksanakan untuk kanak-kanak merangkumi usaha menyediakan mereka untuk school ready bagi pendidikan formal di sekolah rendah dan membentuk watak, character building melalui amalan nilai-nilai murni.

Sebagai contoh, program “Bersih Awal Bersih Akhir” atau singkatannya BaBa yang dilaksanakan secara rintis di 12 Institusi Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak (IPAKK), bermatlamat menyemai nilai-nilai positif dalam kalangan kanak-kanak dalam mempraktikkan sikap bertanggungjawab terhadap kebersihan diri, keluarga, komuniti dan alam sekitar. Sehubungan ini, Kementerian telah menghasilkan satu modul BaBa untuk membantu pendidik melaksanakan aspek kebersihan dan kesihatan untuk tahun 2019.

Pada tahun ini, julung kalinya program Sarawak Kids Got Talent 2018 telah diadakan bagi menggilap dan memperkembangkan potensi kanak-kanak dalam bidang seni dan kokurikulum sebagai usaha untuk membina karakter. Program yang diadakan sepanjang bulan September 2018 merangkumi kategori Pengucapan Awam dalam Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Inggeris, Cina dan Iban, Pertandingan Nyanyian Solo, Tarian, Lukisan dan Special Talent atau Bakat Luar Biasa bagi kanak-kanak 4 hingga 6 tahun.

Quality teachers will provide quality early childhood education. Sehubungan itu, bagi golongan pendidik pula, program tahunan Konvensyen Pendidikan Prasekolah dan Randau Pengasuhan yang telah diadakan sejak 2006 dengan tema yang spesifik bertujuan untuk meningkatkan profesionalisme pendidik, akan terus dijadikan acara penting Kementerian. Konvensyen Pendidikan Pra-sekolah Siri Ke-12 yang bertemakan “Pendigitalan Asuhan dan Didikan Kanak-kanak”, telah diadakan pada 5 hingga 7 Oktober 2018, dan disertai oleh seramai 421 orang pendidik daripada Institusi Awal Pendidikan Kanak-Kanak kerajaan dan swasta.

Sebagai khidmat sokongan kepada ibu bapa dalam bidang asuhan, bimbingan dan didikan di rumah, Kementerian telah menerbitkan buku “Panduan Asuhan Kanak-kanak Di Rumah” dalam Bahasa Malaysia, yang ini ya Tuan Speaker, pada tahun 2016. Tahun ini, buku ini telah diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Mandarin dan ke dalam Bahasa Iban, “Lalau Ngibun Nembiak Mit Di Rumah.” Yang ini saya tak tahu macam mana nak sebut dalam Bahasa Mandarin. Tapi ianya dalam Bahasa Mandarin.

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Pemerkasaan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU)

Tuan Speaker, selari dengan hasrat Kerajaan untuk mewujudkan masyarakat yang inklusif, golongan OKU, bukan sahaja diberi bantuan kebajikan, bahkan juga diberi peluang untuk menyumbang secara bermakna kepada pembangunan masyarakat. Sebagai usaha pemulihan dan rehabilitasi, Kementerian telah berkerjasama dengan NGO, untuk melaksanakan Program Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PDK).

Kini, terdapat 54 buah PDK yang telah memberi khidmat rehabilitasi kepada 2,779 orang pelatih OKU di Sarawak. Selain daripada program rehabilitasi, pelatih juga didedahkan dengan aktiviti pemerkasaan ekonomi seperti penanaman cili fertigasi, penternakan itik dan perusahaan telur masin, perusahaan madu kelulut, kraftangan dan jahitan. Antara PDK yang berjaya ialah PDK Mambong dengan projek penternakan itik dan telur masin, pemprosesan sos cili hasil tanaman pelatih dan pembuatan pastry bun, telah berjaya menjana pendapatan sebanyak RM32,500 dalam tahun ini setakat Oktober 2018. Sebuah lagi PDK yang berjaya ialah PDK Sri Melayu Samarahan, melalui projek kraftangan dan jahitan, telah menjana pendapatan sebanyak RM1,000.00 hingga RM2,000.00 sebulan.

Para SUKMA yang dulunya dikenali sebagai sukan Para-Olympiad, Special Olympics State Games dan Sukan Orang Pekak Malaysia (SOPMA), dan Borneo Cup Special Olympic Football Tournament adalah antara wadah utama bagi OKU mengembangkan bakat dan potensi dalam bidang sukan. Sebagai persiapan untuk menggalak penyertaan atlet dari kalangan golongan ini, Kementerian telah mengadakan kerjasama dengan NGO seperti PESRON, Special Olympics Sarawak, dan Persatuan Orang Pekak Sarawak dalam pengelolaan dan pembiayaan Special Olympic State Games di Kuching yang disertai oleh 212 atlet ketidakupayaan intelek atau pun intellectually disabled athletes. Kementerian juga membiayai penyertaan seramai 80 atlet cacat pendengaran dalam SOPMA Malaysia di Perak, di mana mereka telah berjaya menduduki tempat ketiga. Satu tangga naik daripada tahun sebelumnya. Untuk sukan Para SUKMA pula, seramai 185 atlet berbagai ketidakupayaan akan mewakili Sarawak untuk sukan Para SUKMA di Perak pada penghujung bulan November 2018. Sasaran Kontinjen Para SUKMA Sarawak ialah untuk memenangi 77 pingat emas dan mengekalkan kejuaraan bagi kali ke-13. Insya-Allah.

Kesiapsiagaan Menghadapi Bencana

Tuan Speaker, suka saya maklumkan disini bahawa kita telah selesai melaksanakan latihan simulasi di enam kawasan pangkalan hadapan or front base iaitu Bahagian Kuching (SK Beradek); Bahagian Sarikei (Ulu Bayong); Bahagian Limbang (Kampung Telahak, Jalan Meritam); Bahagian Bintulu (Klinik Tab Timber, Sebauh); Bahagian Miri (Ulu Tinjar, Baram); dan di Bahagian Kapit (Uma Sambop, Belaga). Adalah diharapkan usaha memperkasakan komuniti setempat dalam siapsiagaan menghadapi bencana ini boleh mempercepatkan penyampaian bantuan kepada mangsa di kawasan-kawasan yang sukar dan terputus hubungan semasa banjir.

Untuk makluman Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, dalam dewan mulia ini, dalam tahun 2018, terdapat sebanyak 477 kes banjir yang telah diberi bantuan berjumlah RM3.4 juta. Bagi keseluruhan kes bencana pula, sebanyak RM9.5 juta telah dibelanjakan yang merangkumi bantuan kebakaran (108 kes dengan kos perbelanjaan RM2.8 juta), tanah runtuh (13 kes dengan kos perbelanjaan RM49 ribu), ribut (63 kes dengan kos perbelanjaan RM129 ribu) dan kemarau (468 kes dengan kos perbelanjaan RM3.1 juta). Kos perbelanjaan bencana dalam tahun 2018 menunjukkan peningkatan sebanyak 28% jika dibandingkan dengan kos perbelanjaan bencana RM7.4 juta pada tahun 2017. Kesemua peruntukan ini adalah daripada Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak.

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Adalah amat menyedihkan bahawa pada tahun ini, seperti yang ditunjukkan di skrin pada masa ini, Sarawak tidak mendapat peruntukan bencana banjir daripada Kerajaan Persekutuan, berbanding dengan negeri-negeri lain, contoh, even Perlis, mendapat RM30 ribu dan mendapat RM1.3 juta. Sarawak RM0.00. Begitu juga Sarawak tidak diperuntukkan Psychological Support Team untuk memberi khidmat kaunseling kepada mangsa banjir. Rayuan telah dikemukakan oleh Yang Berhormat Timbalan Ketua Menteri 1, merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bencana Negeri.

Pemerkasaan Wanita dan Keluarga

Wanita memainkan peranan penting dalam mensejahterakan keluarga dan masyarakat. Bagi mengiktiraf sumbangan mereka khususnya dalam bidang kesihatan, Kementerian telah melancarkan buku berjudul “Sarawak Women and Wellness”, yang ini Tuan Speaker, yang memaparkan semangat, dedikasi, dan pengalaman kisah hidup 18 orang personaliti kesihatan, pada sambutan Hari Wanita 2018 peringkat Negeri Sarawak yang bertemakan “Wanita dan Kesihatan” (Women and Wellness) pada 3 November.

Pada bulan Oktober 2018, satu program perkongsian oleh tiga personaliti dalam perjuangan mereka mengharungi liku–liku kehidupan melalui forum “My Story, Your Story, Our Story” telah berjaya menyentuh hati 1,800 peserta yang hadir pada forum tersebut. Ahli Panel yang dijemput pada forum julung kali ini adalah Cik Emelyne Carmen Ho, seorang pesakit Thalassaemia dan seorang remaja, Puan Dany Neb, seorang pengidap kanser payudara dan Puan Zarina Zainuddin, yang menjaga dua orang anak kembar yang autisme.

Menghargai Kelahiran Anak Sarawak

Tuan Speaker, pengumuman pemberian insentif RM1,000.00 kepada setiap kelahiran anak Sarawak, bermula tahun 2019, telah mendapat sambutan hangat daripada Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dan juga orang-orang awam. Insentif ini merupakan Dana Sumbangan (Endowment Fund) Kerajaan Negeri dan ia hanya boleh dikeluarkan apabila anak tersebut mencapai usia 18 tahun sebagai usaha untuk membantu keluarga membiayai persiapan awal kemasukan anak mereka ke institusi pengajian tinggi atau sebagai Capital Grant untuk memulakan kerjaya.

Setiap anak Sarawak yang dilahirkan daripada pasangan ibu bapa atau salah seorang daripada mereka mempunyai Sarawak Connection dengan Indikator ‘K’ dalam MyKad, layak mendapat Endowment Fund ini sekiranya mereka berdaftar dengan Jabatan Pendaftaran, tanpa mengira bangsa, agama, status sosio-ekonomi atau tempat kelahiran. Sekiranya anak itu meninggal dunia sebelum mencapai umur 18 tahun, Dana Sumbangan (Endowment Fund) tersebut akan dipindahkan kepada nama pewaris sehingga tamat tempohnya.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. Thank you, the Honourable Minister. I just want to ask for clarification, you said here is, one of the qualification is that, the Anak Kepada Pasangan Sarawak. How about the illegitimate children birth, one of the parents is actually Malaysian? Are they eligible or not?

YB Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah (Menteri Kebajikan, Kesejahteraan Komuniti, Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Kanak-Kanak): Okay. Terima kasih, Ahli Yang Berhormat Bukit Assek. As long as there is a “K” there, doesn’t matter whether the child is illegitimate or not, okay. Untuk menjawab soalan dan kemusykilan yang disuarakan oleh Yang Berhormat N.52 Dudong, Yang Berhormat N.74 Pujut, Yang Berhormat N.50 Machan, dimaklumkan bahawa Sistem Informatiks Kelahiran Sarawak (IKS), yang digunakan oleh semua fasiliti dan kemudahan kesihatan kerajaan dan swasta di Sarawak dan sekarang ini

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Penghargaan

Tuan Speaker, I am proud to mention in this august House that, in Sarawak, we have many NGOs who are active in providing the support, hope and care for people, impacted by emerging social issues and challenges brought about by the passage of times. We are very fortunate that the private sectors also contribute funding generously, through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, which enable us and the NGOs, to carry out intervention initiatives in addressing those challenges. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all those who have rendered their fullest support to our Ministry in fulfilling our obligation to the society towards achieving our vision “Sustaining Community Well-being for a Dignified Existence for All”.

Penutup

Tuan Speaker, apabila kita menjadi sebahagian daripada Persekutuan Malaysia melalui Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 (MA63), kita sebenarnya memateraikan ikatan satu perkahwinan sosial dan politik yang saling melengkapi, didirikan atas tunjang kepercayaan (trust). Social and political marriage based on trust. We put our trust in the Federal government, the executive authority over subject matters such as provision of basic infrastructures and amenities, security, education, health, housing, and general wellbeing of the people, to fulfil their obligation as agreed in the MA63. Throughout the years of this social and political marriage, requests have always been made by the Sarawak Government, in a cordial manner in line with the spirit of a family. Just like in any marriage, we put full trust in the head of the family to fulfil his obligation. When this trust was breached, as boldly pointed out by the late Tok Nan, the awakening made us realised that we have to determine our own destiny, to find our own resources for provisions of basic utilities (electricity, water and telecommunication), building roads and bridges, repairing dilapidated schools, continuing approved projects which are currently put on hold or cancelled by the present Federal Government. This is the fight that we are pursuing now.

Pada 12 Jun tahun ini, Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri bersama dengan rakan GPS yang lain, telah memutuskan untuk bercerai secara baik dengan rakan lamanya iaitu . GPS juga telah membuat keputusan untuk tidak menyertai Pakatan Harapan yang menerajui Kerajaan Pusat.

Apa diharap padi seberang, Entahkan tumbuh entahkan tidak, Apa diharap janji orang, Entahkan sungguh entahkan tidak.

Memang benar, kita tidak boleh bergantung kepada ihsan orang lain dalam menentukan kelangsungan Sarawak yang berdigniti. Kita bertanggungjawab dan mempunyai kemampuan dan iltizam untuk menentukan hala tuju dan masa hadapan kita bersama. The future of Sarawak is in our hands.

Meskipun sekarang, kita tidak sebahtera dengan Kerajaan Pusat dan juga tidak lagi bersama dengan rakan lama BN, kita bersyukur kerana Kerajaan Negeri masih mempunyai visi, misi dan matlamat yang jelas untuk meneruskan agenda pembangunan yang mampan dan lestari dengan cara kita sendiri (the Sarawak way). Malah, sekarang kita lebih bersemangat, ghairah dan bertenaga untuk memastikan pelayaran di samudera pembangunan itu terus digerakkan dengan penuh iltizam. Sesungguhnya Sarawak kaya dengan sumber asli, mempunyai masyarakat berbilang kaum yang menghargai

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Kajang Pak Sahak Kajang Belipat, Kajang Matu Mengkuang Layu, Dagang Sarawak Dagang Bertempat, Dagang Bersatu Negeri Maju.

Anak Sarawak juga terkenal dengan semangat patriotik, tidak kira di mana mereka berada. Diaspora anak Sarawak sebenarnya menunggu peluang untuk kembali ke tanah air yang tercinta ini, untuk berkhidmat dan membantu usaha merealisasikan agenda ‘Sarawak Gemilang Menjelang tahun 2030’.

Tuan Speaker, we want our rights back as agreed in MA63. We want to develop Sarawak by 2030 with its people enjoying a harmonious, peacefully and quality life. We care for Sarawak, yang ini Tuan Speaker, we care for Sarawak, Ibu Pertiwiku. And for this we will walk the talk for our people well-being.

Tuan Speaker, akhir sekali I would like to end my Ministrial winding up speech with saying congratulation and thank you to you, sir. Sekian. Wabillahitaufik walhidayah. Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. I’ll see you after this...(laughter)

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, sitting is adjourned until 9:00 am tomorrow.

(Mesyuarat ditangguhkan pada jam 5:29 petang)

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