Ucapan penggulungan Menteri di Jabatan Premier Sarawak
Dato Sri John Sikie Tayai
Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak (6 Mei-15 Mei 2024)
Selamat Petang, Salam Sejahtera dan Salam Sarawak Maju Makmur
Tuan Speaker,
Yang Berhormat Ahli-Ahli Dewan yang mulia
Terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini ingin mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga mendiang Datuk Mutang Tagal yang telah meninggal dunia pada 10 Mei 2024 yang lepas. May his soul rest in peace.
Saya juga ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan tahniah kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Dr. Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar yang telah dilantik sebagai TYT yang baru.
Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Allahyarham mantan TYT Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud yang telah membawa Sarawak ke satu tahap kemajuan yang membanggakan semasa menjadi Ketua Menteri dan selepas itu menjadi TYT Sarawak.
Tuan Speaker,
Before I proceed further, I also would like to take this opportunity to thank Tuan Speaker for giving me the opportunity to deliver my Winding Up Speech this afternoon on matters directly under my portfolio, namely the Native Courts of Sarawak (Mahkamah Bumiputera Sarawak) and the Council for Customs and Traditions Sarawak (Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak) and matters referred to me under the other Units in the Premier’s Department. These Unit includes Unit Pentadbiran, Unit Pengurusan Imigresen dan Buruh (ILMU), the Sarawak Implementation Monitoring Unit (SIMU), Human Resource And Development Unit (HRDM) and Unit Komunikasi Awam Sarawak (UKAS).
Tuan Speaker,
Firstly, I would now like to update Members of this august House on the affairs of the Native Courts of Sarawak.
THE NATIVE COURTS OF SARAWAK
As an introduction, I wish to bring to the attention of this august House that the Native Legal System that we have today is a legacy which we have inherited since the Rajah Brooke era in 1870. This had developed and evolved during the last 154 years to become part of the Malaysian Plural Legal System until today.
The current Native Courts of Sarawak came into being with the passing of the Native Courts Ordinance in November 1992. The Office of the Chief Registrar which oversees and supervises all the Native Courts under the Residents and Districts became operational on 1st June 1993.
As a Unit under the Premier’s Department, the Native Courts and the Office of the Chief Registrar have been and are still an integral part of the Sarawak Administration under the supervision of the Sarawak Secretary.
The Restructuring and Elevation of The Native Courts
Tuan Speaker,
In the November 2023 sitting of the august House, I have informed that the recommendations in the Master Plan on the transformation of the Native Courts of Sarawak had been presented to the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri in July 2023. The Majlis had accordingly considered and duly approved the key recommendations in the Transformation Master Plan and this includes the organisational restructuring of the Native Courts and the elevation of its status as a Unit under the Premier’s Department.
The restructuring is aimed at elevating the Native Courts to become an independent and autonomous full-fledged judicial institution similar to the Civil and Syariah Courts. The restructured Native Courts will have jurisdictions over matters relating to native laws and customs.
For the information of this august House, the proposed restructuring and elevation of the status of the Native Courts which will ultimately result in the transformation of the Native Courts would be carried out in phases up to 2030. The transformation will result in changes to the hierarchy of the Native Courts as well as organisational development in terms of operations and manpower requirements.
Tuan Speaker,
Under the proposed restructuring of the Native Courts, the hierarchy of our Native Courts will comprise of two layers which is the Native Subordinate Court and the Native High Court.
Under the Native Subordinate Court there will be the Native Magistrate Court as a court of first instance while the Native High Court will involve three-layers namely the Native High Court, the Native Court of Appeal and the Native Supreme Court as the apex court. This means to say that there will be a new and higher court structure as the apex court under the proposed restructuring exercise.
Currently the highest level in the Native Court hierarchy is the native Court of Appeal which is constituted by the President of the Native Courts of Appeal and two members including the Ketua Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak.
Tuan Speaker,
Speaking of the current Native Court of Appeal, I wish to inform and pay tribute to the first President of the Sarawak Native Courts of Appeal. As I have mentioned earlier, the Native Court of Appeal as the apex court under our current Native Court system and the appointment of its President came into being with the passing of the Native Courts Ordinance 1992 by this Dewan in November 1992.
I wish to inform this august House that the late Yang Arif Datu Thomas Akin anak Jelimin was the first judge to be appointed the President of the Native Courts of Appeal on 18th May 2009. He had served in that position for almost fifteen years until his untimely demise on 12th March 2024.
As the Minister in charge of the Native Courts of Sarawak, I am deeply saddened by the passing of our first President of the Native Courts of Appeal, the late Yang Arif Datu Thomas Akin.
I take this opportunity, on behalf of all members of the august House, to acknowledge and thank the late Yang Arif Datu Thomas Akin for his service and contribution as President of the Native Court of Appeal. He had served the Native Courts with total dedication and commitment after his mandatory retirement from government service in 2009.
Tuan Speaker,
The restructuring and elevation of the Native Courts of Sarawak is most appropriate and timely to ensure that the Native Courts remain relevant and ready to meet the high and demanding expectation of the stakeholders, the rakyat and the Sarawak Government. In the context of the Post Covid Development Strategy (PCDS 2030) it is most fitting that the State has a plan to upgrade, elevate and complete the transformation of the Native Courts in phases by the year 2030.
A pre-requisite to the restructuring and eventually the elevation of its status as an independent full-fledged judicial institution is the proposed enactment of new State laws or amendment to existing laws. In this respect, I wish to inform that the Native Courts of Sarawak will soon present a proposal to the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri to seek approval for the introduction of several new State law and the repeal or amendment to existing laws under the jurisdiction of the State to provide the legal framework for the restructuring exercise.
In line with the recommendation in the Transformation Master Plan of the Native Courts, the new laws which are necessary for the activation phase of the transformation program of the Native Courts are the following:
(a) New Native Courts Bill to replace the current Native Courts Ordinance 1992;
(b) New Native Courts Rules to replace the current Native Courts Rules 1993;
(c) New Native Courts Judges Appointment Council and Native Courts Judges Remuneration Bill on the appointment and scheme of service for Native Court Judges; and
(d) Amendment to the Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak on the definition of adat.
At this juncture, I would also like to inform this august House that the actual restructuring of the Native Courts in term of its organisational structure, manpower requirement, operation and management can only commence in earnest once the new Bills which I have just mentioned are approved by the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri and eventually passed by this august House.
In the meantime, the Native Courts Sarawak will continue to operate as it is today.
Performance by the Native Courts in Settling Cases
Tuan Speaker,
Allow me now to also touch on the performance and operations of the Native Courts in the settlement of cases filed before the courts.
I am pleased to report that by 30th April this year, out of the total 18,466 registered cases, 12,148 cases or 66% have been settled. There are still 6,318 or 34%outstanding cases.
The settlement of most of the cases at the Resident and District Native Courts is mainly undertaken by the Circuit Contract Magistrates under the Office of the Chief Registrar.
Tuan Speaker,
The Chief Registrar of the Native Courts Sarawak together with the existing team of fifteen (15) Circuit Contract Magistrates will continue to take every effort to settle the remaining 6,318 outstanding cases particularly before the District and Resident Native Courts.
For the last three years, cases involving land compensation are given priority. This is to ensure that the land disputes over Native Customary Rights do not hamper or slow down the implementation of projects in the affected areas.
Trust Account on Land Compensation
Tuan Speaker,
Since January 2019, the Chief Registrar of the Native Courts had been appointed by the Sarawak Government to be the Controlling Officer of the Native Courts Trust Account. This is the account where land compensation involving Native Customary Rights land which are under disputes are deposited pending the settlement of the disputes through the judicial process of the Native Courts.
A total of 226 cases involving RM12.23 million were handed over to the Chief Registrar in January 2019. Another 64 cases involving RM6.64 million were registered up to 30th April 2024 bringing the total number to 290 cases and RM18.87 million in compensation.
By 30th April 2024, a total of 128 or 44.14% of the total 290 cases had been settled through the Native Courts. The total amount of compensation paid out was RM11.53 million. By the same date, 162 cases are currently outstanding, and this involves RM7.35 million.
MAJLIS ADAT ISTIADAT SARAWAK
Tuan Speaker,
I will now proceed with matters relating to the Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak and the Adat of the natives of Sarawak.
As I have said many times in this august House, Adat are still very important for the regulation of social relations and affairs of the native communities in Sarawak. Adat are fundamental for the protection of rights and privileges and the maintenance of peace, harmony, unity, and well-being of the communities living in their cultural and traditional setting. The preservation and survival of native cultures and traditions primarily depend very much on the survival and development of Adat. The Adat, culture, traditions, and language of every native race are among the important social features from which the identity of that native race derived. The indigeneity of every native of Sarawak and his or her ancestral root and ties to Borneo Island can be traced through these features. However, despite the importance of the Adat to the Natives of Sarawak, Adat are at the crossroads. One road is clear and leads toward the diminishing relevance and finally the demise of Adat. While the other is long and winding and might leads toward the survival and renaissance of Adat.
The Sarawak Government, through the Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak, Native Courts of Sarawak, and other agencies, is helping to preserve, promote, and disseminate the importance of Adat. However, the responsibility is on the people to which the Adat belong to choose which road to travel.
Tuan Speaker,
Adat are law, rules, canons, norms, ethics, and values, to name but a few, formulated and evolved from ancient principles based on the social conditions experienced, or discovered, or learnt through social intercourse by the ancestors of the natives throughout the centuries in the past. During these periods most of them were illiterate in the sense that they had no systems of writing and numbering. Furthermore, many of the Adat are intertwined with spirituality because of their supposedly divine origin or spiritual prosecution and enforcement. The method of learning and transmission of knowledge on Adat were mainly by oral tradition and by participation and observation. The depository of knowledge was in the memories of every individual in the communities. These systems are susceptible to loss due to death or loss of memory. In some cases, the Adat evolved into many variations. However, these systems are still widely practised today. The learning and transmission of knowledge on Adat very rarely articulated the principles and rationale underlying the Adat but just stating the Adat. The judgments were mainly based on treating like cases alike and very little discussion on the principles of Adat and reasons for the judgment. Even though Adat are ancient in origin, most of the Adat are still used today for the regulation of social relations and affairs of the modern native communities.
Tuan Speaker,
The flux of social, economic, and political development since Sarawak Independence in 1963 have brought about tremendous social changes to the native communities. Modern education, new economic mainstay, and conversion to new religions, to name but a few, have brought widespread literacy, broader knowledge, new ways of thinking, new ideas, better standard of living and new faiths among many natives. These changes may be referred to as “Modernity”, which brought about a big paradigm shift particularly among the younger generations. Inevitably, Modernity creates some challenges on the relevance or ways of looking at some Adat, particularly those which are based on ancient principles and intertwining with spirituality.
Tuan Speaker,
I would like to highlight this august House on some challenges or issues on the relevance of Adat faced by some native communities of Sarawak.
Some Iban communities in Sarawak are facing serious challenges regarding the relevance of Adat following their conversion to certain denominations of Christianity. Some families took an extreme action of destroying their heirlooms such as “tajau” (centuries old clay or porcelain jars or vases) or burying their “antu pala” (human skulls obtained during the tribal wars in the past and kept as trophies or testimonies of valor or heroism or for other cultural and traditional purposes) because their new faith prohibits them from keeping these relics which are supposedly having satanic or evil nuances. These ancient relics are still very significant for certain cultural and traditional purposes.
Tuan Speaker,
Another example is the Adat ‘Nguai’. According to this Adat, a marrying couple must decide their permanent residence whereby one of the spouses must marry into the other spouse’s family. In the past, an Iban longhouse was perceived to be a sovereign state (menoa). The Adat was, and still is, a species of immigration law on citizenship or permanent residence for the Iban. This Adat is very important where the spouses were from two different longhouses. However, the significance of this Adat is pale today due to the changing social conditions or ignorance of its importance. This Adat may have little relevance for most Iban who have migrated and settled in cities and towns. However, Adat Nguai may still be relevant to most Iban who are still living or having connection with their traditional longhouse. This Adat is fundamental to determine the rights and privileges of a member of a longhouse in respect of land, tembawai, temuda, pulau galau, pemakai menoa, bereavement and burial, to name but a few. Thus, Adat Nguai is not only to determine who should take care of the household and the parents or parents-in-law.
This abandonment of Adat ‘Nguai’ is quite harmless to most city or town dwellers. However, it could be harsh and cruel to those longhouse dwellers or those having connection with longhouses. The general rule is that a married couple, as a family, who does not comply with this Adat does not belong to any longhouse. This is where the spouses are from two different longhouses. Each spouse would remain as a member of his or her original longhouse if their parents were still alive. Their rights and privileges, if any, would derive from their own parents. There have been numerous cases where some Iban persons died in rented accommodation in a city or town and could not be given proper funeral and burial rights because of failure to comply with Adat Nguai and his or her parents had both died. In most cases they were buried at Local Council graveyard.
Tuan Speaker,
In the case of the Bidayuh communities, the practice of the Adat known as Tungku Abuh is almost abandoned. According to this Adat, one of the children (if more than one) must live together and look after the parents until their death. The person who took care of his or her parents until their deaths must be given a token of a moveable or immoveable property as an appreciation for his or her filial piety deed and the continuation of the Puun Rawang tradition (continuity of ancestral household). This Adat is entrenched in section 208 of Adat Bidayuh 1994.
The abandonment of Adat Tungku Abuhhas led to the reluctance among many children to assume the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents. Consequently, some elderly parents are being left alone in the kampung or being sent to old folks’ homes or nursing homes. However, in some cases the person who took care of the parents until death was not given any property according to this Adat. This has led to disputes among siblings during the distribution of their parents’ estates.
Tuan Speaker,
The challenges or issues faced by Adat may be resolved by the reinterpretation of Adat and taking into consideration of the changing social situations. The Adat must be living by adjusting and adapting to the social changes in the communities. In this regard, the principles and rationale underlying the Adat must be articulated. Towards this end, MAIS has stepped-up its research programmes since 2022 and embarked on in-depth research of Adat. This research is conducted together with the data collection, review of codified Adat, and codification of new Adat.
Tuan Speaker,
The research programme emphasises on the analytical or empirical study of Adat from the legal, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. The programme aims create a pool of knowledge in Adat and to be published in print and electronic media. This would provide reference materials to assist the Native Courts of Sarawak in the training of their magistrates and judges in their restructuring programme. It could also benefit any academic institution teaching Adat as a subject. The materials would also be available to anybody interested in Adat. However, in order to be successful in this endeavour, MAIS needs more qualified and competent researchers and collaboration with any local and foreign institution of higher learning, or body, or organisation, that have established and reputable research centre or sponsoring research on law, cultures and traditions of Indigenous people around the world. In this respect, MAIS would like, particularly, to collaborate with Universitas Tanjung Pura, Indonesia, other universities in Indonesia, and the University of Leiden, Netherlands. The University of Leiden has a long and established research Centre for Adat in Indonesia, including Dayak Adat Law.
Tuan Speaker,
Now I would like to highlight some of the programmes and activities of Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak relating to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of Adat.
Preservation of Adat
During the first quarter of this year, MAIS has conducted 19 series of workshops and fieldworks for data collection. The works were conducted in the Bidayuh, Iban, Melanau and Orang Ulu communities. The research focused on Adat regulating settlement, family and land and property matters.
The Iban Research Section is currently in its second phase of reviewing Adat Iban 1993. The main objective is to verify and review the data collected from the first phase. A total of 7 engagement sessions with the community leaders have been conducted from February to April 2024. The research was covering the central part of Sarawak, namely: Betong, Pusa, Saratok, Kabong, Sarikei, Julau, Meradong, Pakan, Mukah, Dalat, Daro, Tanjung Manis and Selangau.
The Bidayuh Research Section is currently reviewing of Adat Bidayuh 1994 and focusing on land matters. A total of five (5) engagements were conducted since February 2024. One (1) session was conducted with the Bidayuh community in Bintulu.
The Orang Ulu Section has begun the ‘separation’ of Adet Kayan and Adet Kenyah. In this respect, one session each for Kayan and Kenyah had been organised. More engagement sessions would be organised to verify the data collected.
For the Melanau Research Section, three (3) workshops have been conducted with the Melanau community leaders and adat practitioners from the area of Mukah, Dalat and Sibu this year. The purpose was to collect data on Settlement Adat.
Tuan Speaker,
Promotion of Adat
The promotion of Adat focus on giving the awareness and importance of Adat to some native communities. MAIS has conducted two (2) outreach programmes relating to the importance of registration of native marriage in the Native Adat Marriage Electronic System (NAMES). This is an administrative electronic system of registration of native marriages contracted under Adat. At the moment the system is under the charge and custody of MAIS.
Tuan Speaker,
Dissemination of Adat
The dissemination of knowledge in Adat is very important and crucial toward the survival and development of Adat. In this regard, MAIS has conducted a dialogue session with members of Persatuan Ketua Kaum Zon Suai – Samalaju on 5th April 2024 in Miri. The dialogue was held in response to some questions on matters relating to Adat on cemetery, reburial of remains, and Gawai Antu. It is hoped that the session would provide some knowledge and better understanding of Adat on these matters to the participants.
Immigration and Labour Management Unit (ILMU)
Tuan Speaker,
I would now like to update this august House on the affairs of the other Units under the Premier’s Department which are referred to me. Firstly, matters under the Immigration and Labour Management Unit (ILMU).
Immigration And Labour Matters
During the last DUN sitting, I mentioned the digital transformation initiative taken by the Sarawak Government in relation to the management of the immigration and labour matters in Sarawak, and to provide efficient service delivery to stakeholders, industry players and the rakyat.
Today, I would like to update this august House on the latest status of the development of the Foreign Workers Transformation Approach (FWTA) System.
The FWTA System is in its final stage of development and currently undergoing a pilot test which started in the middle of January 2024. The pilot exercise is expected to end by 30th June 2024 and a full-fledged implementation is expected by the year’s end.
The FWTA system is expected to expedite the processing time for foreign workers by up to 50 per cent from the current processing time and through digital platforms, we can ensure transparency in decision-making and best practices applied to increase customer satisfaction.
UNIT PENTADBIRAN
Tuan Speaker,
Dengan ini, saya juga ingin melaporkan perkembangan mengenai perkara-perkara dibawah pentadbbiran dan bidangkuasa Unit Pentadbiran.
Pengiktirafan Sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak
Selaras dengan penetapan tarikh kuat kuasa The Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 iaitu pada 1 November 2023 oleh Kerajaan Sarawak, semua permohonan untuk diiktiraf sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak boleh dilakukan di mana-mana Pejabat Daerah atau Pejabat Daerah Kecil di seluruh Sarawak mulai 1 November 2023.
Syarat-syarat kelayakan untuk seseorang individu untuk diiktiraf sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak adalah seperti berikut:
i) Pemohon adalah warganegara Malaysia;
ii) Pemohon adalah anak kandung yang lahir kepada salah seorang Bumiputera Sarawak; dan
iii) Salah seorang ibu bapa kandung pemohon mestilah Bumiputera Sarawak.
Dalam tempoh dari November 2023 sehingga April 2024, sebanyak 1,646 permohonan untuk diiktiraf sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak telah diterima dan dipertimbangkan oleh Jawatankuasa Pengiktirafan Sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak. Daripada jumlah tersebut sebanyak 1,338 atau 81.29% permohonan telah diluluskan. Keputusan dan Sijil Pengiktirafan Sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak telah dikemukakan kepada Pejabat Daerah dan Pejabat Daerah Kecil yang berkenaan secara berperingkat untuk disampaikan kepada pemohon-pemohon yang terlibat.
Sukacita juga dimaklumkan, Kerajaan Sarawak sedang membangunkan aplikasi yang dikenali sebagai Sarawak Native Recognition Application System bagi membolehkan pemohon membuat permohonan untuk diiktiraf sebagai Bumiputera Sarawak secara atas talian melalui portal ‘sarawak.gov.my’ dan akan dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada tahun ini.
Tuan Speaker,
Urus Tadbir Hal Ehwal Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum (KMKK) dan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) Sarawak
Untuk makluman semua Ahli Yang Berhormat di dalam dewan yang mulia ini, Kerajaan Sarawak amat prihatin terhadap pengurusan pentadbiran pemimpin peringkat akar umbi bagi memastikan kecekapan dan keberkesanan penyampaian perkhidmatan kepada rakyat dapat dilaksanakan dengan baik.
Setakat hari ini, terdapat sebanyak 7,592 jawatan Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum (KMKK) di seluruh Sarawak yang terdiri daripada 41 jawatan Temenggong, 88 jawatan Pemanca, 542 jawatan Penghulu dan 6,921 jawatan Ketua Kaum. Disamping itu juga, terdapat sebanyak 6,921 jawatan Setiausaha bagi Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) dan dianggarkan sebanyak 72,000 ahli JKKK di seluruh Sarawak.
Jumlah implikasi kewangan yang terlibat bagi pembayaran gaji Ketua Masyarakat, elaun Ketua Kaum, elaun Setiausaha, elaun kehadiran dan pengendalian mesyuarat JKKK adalah sebanyak RM135.9 juta setahun.
ISU-ISU YANG DIBANGKITKAN OLEH AHLI-AHLI YANG BERHORMAT
Tuan Speaker,
Seterusnya saya ingin memberi penjelasan dan maklumat terkini mengenai perkara-perkara yang dibangkitkan oleh Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat yang dirujukkan kepada saya.
1. Berkaitan dengan Hal Imigresen
Bagi isu yang dibangkitkan oleh Yang Berhormat bagi Pending, bagi warganegara Malaysia yang berasal dari Semenanjung Malaysia yang berstatus duda (bercerai atau kematian isteri warganegara Malaysia berasal dari Sarawak) kemudahan pas lawatan sosial jangka panjang yang dikeluarkan oleh Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia Sarawak di bawah dasar pasangan kepada warganegara Malaysia Sarawak akan terhenti.
Walau bagaimanapun, sekiranya mereka berhasrat untuk terus tinggal di Sarawak, mereka boleh memohon kemudahan pas jangka panjang lain yang bersesuaian seperti pas penggajian atau pas lawatan kerja sementara sekiranya bekerja di Sarawak. Bagi mereka yang berusia 60 tahun ke atas, mereka boleh memohon kemudahan pas lawatan sosial jangka panjang di bawah dasar warga tua.
Sekiranya mereka berkahwin baharu dengan warganegara Malaysia Sarawak, mereka boleh mengemukakan semula permohonan kemudahan pas lawatan sosial jangka panjang di bawah dasar pasangan kepada warganegara Malaysia Sarawak.
2. Naik taraf Daerah Engkilili dan memohon kawasan Skrang sebagai Daerah Kecil Lubok Antu Bahagian Sri Aman
Kerajaan ambil maklum berkenaan dengan cadangan oleh Yang Berhormat bagi Engkilili untuk menaiktaraf Daerah Kecil Engkilili kepada Daerah penuh dan mewujudkan Daerah Kecil baharu di Kawasan Skrang.
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Engkelili, Kerajaan akan terus komited untuk memperkukuhkan keberkesanan dan kecekapan jentera pentadbiran di peringkat Bahagian, Daerah dan Daerah Kecil seluruh Sarawak termasuklah di Bahagian Sri Aman bagi memastikan penyampaian perkhidmatan kepada masyarakat dapat dilaksanakan secara effektif dan berkesan.
3. Pembangunan Infra dan Bangunan Pejabat Daerah Telang Usan Di Long Lama dan Pejabat Daerah Kecil Long Bedian Sg. Apoh
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Telang Usan, tender bagi Projek Pejabat Daerah Kecil Long Bedian akan dibuka pada Julai 2024. Tempoh pelaksanaan projek adalah 24 bulan.
Bagi Bangunan Pejabat Daerah Telang Usan, pertapakan Pejabat Daerah Telang Usan di Long Lama dengan keluasan 6.23 ekar telah diluluskan oleh Majlis Perancangan Negeri pada 25 Januari 2024. Pertapakan ini melibatkan Pejabat Daerah Telang Usan dan 48 unit kuarters Kerajaan Sarawak.
4. Kompleks Pentadbiran Daerah Daro
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Daro, cadangan Kompleks Pentadbiran Daerah Daro telah diluluskan dalam Kajian Separuh Penggal RMK-12 di bawah Projek Pembinaan Service Quarters dan Bangunan Pejabat Kerajaan Sarawak. Status projek ini adalah dalam proses permohonan pertapakan dan rekabentuk yang dijangka selesai pada penghujung tahun ini.
5. Pembinaan Baharu Pejabat dan Kuarters Daerah Kecil Maludam
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Lingga, status projek pembinaan Pejabat Daerah Kecil Maludam dan kuarters Kerajaan yang baharu adalah di dalam proses penyediaan rekabentuk. JKR Sarawak Pre-Approved Plan adalah merupakan salah satu daripada pilihan rekabentuk yang akan dicadangkan untuk pertimbangan. Ini adalah untuk mempercepatkan lagi pelaksanaan projek Pejabat Daerah Kecil Maludam.
6. Bangunan Pejabat Pertanian Daerah Simunjan
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Simunjan, cadangan bina baharu Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Sarawak Daerah Simunjan telah diluluskan dalam Kajian Separuh Penggal RMK-12 di bawah Projek Pembinaan Service Quarters dan Bangunan Pejabat Kerajaan Sarawak. Salah satu agensi yang akan ditempatkan di dalam pusat pentadbiran tersebut adalah pejabat baharu Jabatan Pertanian Daerah Simunjan. Status projek ini adalah dalam proses rekabentuk dan tempoh pelaksanaan adalah 24 bulan.
7. Proposed New Pantu District Office Complex
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Bukit Begunan, cadangan bina baharu Pejabat Daerah Pantu telah diluluskan dalam Kajian Separuh Penggal RMK-12 di bawah Projek Pembinaan Service Quarters dan Bangunan Pejabat Kerajaan Sarawak. Status projek ini adalah dalam proses cadangan pertapakan dan rekabentuk. Tempoh pelaksanaan projek adalah 18 bulan.
8. Status Permohonan Jawatan Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum (KMKK) Sarawak
Saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Bukit Semuja, Serembu, dan Batu Kitang yang telah membangkitkan status permohonan jawatan Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum (KMKK) di Sarawak.
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, kali terakhir pewujudan jawatan baharu KMKK dilaksanakan adalah pada tahun 2020 yang melibatkan pewujudan sebanyak 1,064 jawatan Ketua Kaum manakala pada tahun 2021, Kerajaan Sarawak telah mewujudkan sebanyak 67 jawatan baharu Ketua Masyarakat yang melibatkan peruntukkan kewangan tambahan sebanyak RM21 juta setahun bagi membiayai kos pembayaran gaji Ketua Masyarakat, elaun Ketua Kaum, elaun Setiausaha, elaun pengendalian dan kehadiran ahli JKKK yang terlibat.
Setakat ini, sebanyak 877 permohonan cadangan pewujudan jawatan baharu Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum (KMKK) telah diterima dari semua Bahagian di seluruh Sarawak. Permohonan tersebut telah diteliti berdasarkan keperluan serta kriteria-kriteria umum pewujudan jawatan baharu Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum dan seterusnya akan dikemukakan kepada Kerajaan untuk pertimbangan dan kelulusan.
9. Manpower for the State Civil Service
For the information of the Honourable Member for Tebedu, Bukit Semuja and Opar, the Sarawak Government is continuously reviewing the manpower capacity requirements for the Sarawak Civil Service including technical and non-technical post for agencies which are implementing development projects in Sarawak, including the Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency (GKCDA). Such efforts are undertaken to facilitate and expedite the implementation of development projects in Kuching and Serian division.
For the information of this august House, 95 out of 107 technical posts created specifically for development projects under Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency (GKCDA) have been filled. The remaining 12 new posts are still in the process of being filled.
9. The Talikhidmat System
For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Kota Sentosa, the Talikhidmat system is a central platform established by the Sarawak Government for the public to channel their feedback, complaints, or compliments by calling directly to the call centre, email, website or mobile apps.
Unit Komunikasi Awam Sarawak (UKAS) which is the owner for the Talikhidmat System is continuously and consistently having engagements with the relevant agencies, either State or Federal, to ensure that they take action to resolve the issues or complaints raised by the public as outlined in the Client Charter. The Agency which is responsible for the case should give immediate solution or initial response within three (3) working days from the date the case is logged into the Talikhidmat Call Centre. The Agency is then required to give full response on the case within ten (10) working days from the date the case is logged into the Talikhidmat Call Centre. If the Agency requires more than ten (10) working days to give full response to matters raised by the public, it is required to give appropriate response and monitor the case closely.
However, for urgent cases, Talikhidmat will contact the Agency responsible directly and forward the case to the Agency for immediate action. The case will still be logged into the system for further monitoring and response from the agency concerned.
Regular meetings and discussions are held with the relevant agencies to ensure that all cases received are resolved accordingly. Should there be any feedback from complainants that issues were not resolved to their satisfaction, UKAS through its regular monitoring will investigate and ensure that remedial actions are taken appropriately.
Tan Sri Speaker,
Gawai Dayak is upcoming, I wish all the Dayak in this August house and in Sarawak a very Happy Gawai Dayak Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai.
With this last word and I fully support the motion and appreciation to Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak opening speech at the first meeting of the third session of this 19th Sarawak Legislative Assembly.
Sekian, Terima Kasih.
