Taib's arrogance-ness has no boundary.

Taib's arrogance-ness has no boundary. His 27 years in power as Chief Minister has gone over his head and acting more like a dictator. He's absolute authority or inquestionable truth in every aspect of political matters that other should not raise any issues within his administration. He is the authority beyond question. Taib is always someone who takes advantage of another individual /party that he or she perceives as more vulnerable. The goal is to gain control over the victim or to gain control over a social group, in this matter party members. Is this not an impulsive bullying?

Prevalence

Bullying has existed as long as there has been Taib's existence in Sarawak political scene. However, recently our society has become more aware of bullying and its harmful consequences. Hence, some brave members dare to speak due to their inherent awareness of their silent has led to greater marginalization.

Taib surround himself with friends in the like of Jabu who condone and promote aggressive behavior. He does not develop a mature sense of justice. He intimidates others to cover up his own insecurities.

The bystander who observes the interaction may become frightened to express himself openly. He may eventually adopt the behaviors or either the bully or the victim.

Those bullies lacks empathy for others. Has low degree of anxiety about consequences. Narcissistic need to feel omnipotent. May appear to have a high self esteem but it is actually a brittle narcissism.

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Don't Blow Up Bullying Issue - Taib

KUCHING, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has called on all parties not to prolong and blow up the issue of bullying raised by members of smaller components of the coalition.

He said the allegation that bigger component parties were bullying the rest was "a small matter".

"You don't need to ask me questions like this," he told reporters at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia here today.

He was asked to comment on a Malaysiakini report on Saturday which quoted Parti Rakyat Sarawak member Beginda Minda of the Balleh division as saying that Umno at the federal level and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in Sarawak were too dominant and bullying smaller BN components.

Taib who is Sarawak Chief Minister, is also PBB president.

Former MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting was also reported to have said during the party's 55th general assembly recently that Umno seemed far more dominant compared to the other components and wanted the BN leadership to correct the situation. -- BERNAMA

Dayak community must initiate the change

Commentary on "More cases of ‘bullying’ by PBB" as reported by Malaysiakini.


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People must initiate the change, not those politicians who are in Taib’s clutches.You can’t expect, for example, Alfred Jabu and Leo Moggie to do it. They have stakes in ensuring that Taib and family remain in power.

Maybe the Dayak community should start the ball rolling without Alfred and Leo, by honouring Stephen Kalong Ningkan, Jugah and other warriors of Dayak nationalism who supported Sarawak’s entry into Malaysia in the hope of a better future for their community. Stand up and fight for your sacred and fundamental rights.

How can the Dayaks allow the minority Melanau Malays to dominate their native land and deny them their rights. My Dayak brothers and sisters have— and must be given— a major role to play in Sarawak and Malaysian affairs. Please show Taib and the Barisan Nasional that the Dayaks are a great and proud people who believe in freedom, democracy and justice for all.

As a keen supporter of PKR and PR, I welcome my Dayak brothers and sisters into our fold. You have waited too long and now it is the time to make the change. So my friend Salak and Deepo, do your thing, guys.— Din Merican

PBB is indeed a big time 'bully'

Reading from what Simanggang division publicity chief Nanta Chaku statement to Malaysiakini, it was crystal clear that Taib and Jabu poke their noses in every nooks and corners in the Sarawak BN component parties. As for Jabu he is the worst betrayal of the Dayak people's trust, especially the Iban. I am glad that there are brave Iban in PRS who are willing to risk their political career to stand up for the truth. Those are true politicians with principles.

More cases of 'bullying' by PBB
Tony Thien | October 28, 2008

The Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) is abuzz like a hornet’s nest that has been disturbed, following an accusation that Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has been ‘bullying’ component parties.

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Another Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) division leader has come out in support of the claim - Simanggang division publicity chief Nanta Chaku cited three examples in a statement to Malaysiakini.

On Saturday, the party’s Baleh division publicity head Beginda Minda had revealed two instances of alleged bullying by PBB, led by Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud (right), as well as by Umno.

Nanta said: “To support Beginda Minda’s contention… three other examples come to mind immediately:

1. Since 1981 other component parties in the Sarawak BN have been required to send two to three names of candidates for each constituency held by them, for the PBB leadership to pick the ones to contest. In other words, the final selection is subject to PBB’s decision.

2. A certain high-ranking Iban personage in PBB who fancies himself as the paramount chief of the (community) always insists on appointing his favourites as Penghulus, Pemancha and Temenggong (even) where PBB does not have elected (representatives).

3. In the contest for top posts in component parties, the election is dependent on close (connections between) the candidates (and) the PBB leadership. In other words, candidates perceived to be supported by the PBB leadership always seems to win. Social and economic issues doesn’t seem to matter, but closeness to the PBB leadership does.”Nanta also said ‘big boys’ in Sarawak BN deny ‘small boys’ any say in the final selection of candidates, whether for a general election, appointment of community chiefs or party leaders.

Since this is subject to final approval by PBB leaders, it makes a mockery of the original concept of the BN power-sharing concept in Sarawak, he said.

“It is perhaps more accurate to say that PBB is not only all too dominant but also domineering in attitude vis-a-vis smaller component parties.”

‘Explore other options’

Nanta urged members of other component parties to examine their options.

In the two examples cited by Beginda, reference was made to selection of candidates for the Sri Aman and Lubok Antu parliamentary seats, held by PRS in the March general election, and to a particular candidate selected for the 2006 state election.

Beginda had reminded the BN top leadership that the coalition must wake up to current political realities and stop being in a state of denial.

“Before, there was only BN which could provide the national leadership. After March 2008, it is clear that PRS has other, perhaps better, options,” he ended with a veiled warning, without elaborating what these options might be.In an immediate reaction to this, Masing - the state assemblyperson for Baleh - distanced the party from the claim, describing it as Beginda’s personal stance.

Masing said he could not stop members from expressing their views but felt that they should not go overboard in their criticism. He also said he would initiate an investigation.

Beginda is one of Masing’s right-hand men and his comments have irked Taib, who is the state BN chairperson.

It is learnt that Taib has told Masing to take disciplinary action against Beginda.

Rumours are circulating that the latter may already have been sacked, but this could not be immediately verified.

Source: www.malaysiakini.com

The Broken Shield: PBB is indeed the biggest bully in Sarawak ~ ref Malaysiakini

The Broken Shield: PBB is indeed the biggest bully in Sarawak ~ ref Malaysiakini

Umno and PBB is a bully, says Balleh PRS Publicity Chief

Oct 25, 08 9:09am

A Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) division leader Balleh PRS publicity chief Beginda Minda has described Umno at the federal level and Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) in Sarawak as ‘too dominant’ and indeed are ‘bullies’ in their dealings with smaller component parties in the Barisan Nasional.

Umno and PBB should stop thinking ‘dominance’ and start thinking of allowing other BN parties to run their own shows. If not, PRS has other options, he warns.

It is not too late for PRS to take the right course of action and now is the most opportune time it leadership should make the move - 'just do it', otherwise PRS will become irrelevant in the next state election. People are tired of Taib's so-called 'Politics of Development' but in political reality it is infact a modernised concept of politics of 'divide and rule', to sustain his grip on power in perpetuity and eventually to pave the way for his son (family) to take over the reign of power - thus a dynasty is created.

Taib Mahmud is indeed a big bully, not only to the component parties in the Sarawak BN but also within his party. It is a well known secret that those who are not in agreement with his authoritarian style of leadership and a threat to him in PBB will be destroyed politically for good; eg. Abang Mustapha and other Malay leaders in PBB. But those who are good 'apple polisher' like Alfred Jabu and other Dayaks leader are reward handsomely at the expense of the Dayak community who are largely living in rural area, where the bulk of BN strongest supporters are.

For 27 years BN rule Sarawak under Taib's leadership, the rural Sarawak population are at their worst both economically and deprivation of meaningful development. They are being systematically evicted from their ancestral land. What you see in rural Sarawak are NCR land being confiscated without proper compensation to the land owner and given to plantation developer which largely benefits Taib's family, relatives and cronies. Jungle are being plundered for the timbers and other natural resources which enrich Taib's family and cronies. And this what Taib called a second wave of 'Politics of Development', mega projects such as hydroelectric water dam, largest aluminium smelting in collaboration with Global Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto in Similajau to mention a few, of which all these mega-projects are for the benefits of Taib's family through their company Cahaya Mata Sarawak (CMS) in which his family members - (wife, siblings, children) has substantial shares holding.

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PRS: Umno is a bully, so is PBB
Malaysiakini, October 25, 2008

A Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) division leader has described Umno at the federal level and Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) in Sarawak as ‘too dominant’ and indeed are ‘bullies’ in their dealings with smaller component parties in the Barisan Nasional.

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Taking a cue from the statement of former MCA president Ong Ka Ting who has expressed similar sentiments, Balleh PRS publicity chief Beginda Minda said this tendency of one party dominance has an adverse impact on public perception and intra-BN relationships.

“It is my view that in Sarawak, PRS, a component party inside the state and federal Barisan Nasional has been bullied by what could collectively be called the ‘BN leadership’,” he said in a statement to Malaysiakini today

Elaborating, Beginda explained that in the case of Sarawak, the BN system has generated a state-level entity where there has been one dominant party - the PBB which is leading the state BN government.

Very powerful Taib Mahmud

PBB president Abdul Taib Mahmud (left in photo) is also state BN chair and chief minister of Sarawak for the past 27 years.

He has long been described as Sarawak’s most powerful personality and is known to be intolerant of dissent within the party’s ranks.

“Just as there is a public perception of Umno being too dominant at the national level, there is also a similar perception that in Sarawak, the dominant role of PBB has had an effect on the conduct of smaller parties, such as PRS,” Beginda said.

Prime Minister and national BN chair Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has responded immediately to Ong’s remarks on Oct 18, denying that Umno has bullied others in the BN. Umno information chief Muhammad Muhammad Taib has also asked for evidence of Umno bullying.

Responding to Muhammad Taib’s request, Beginda cited two recent instances of Umno and PBB bullying PRS.

The first was during the 2006 state election when a component BN party was ‘allowed’ to steal a PRS seat

“Neither the state nor federal BN intervened effectively to stop a component party from interfering in the affairs of another. Where was BN when effective action was needed?

“It was as if the BN was shutting its proverbial ‘eye’ to the intra-BN infighting in Sarawak. By letting the problem fester, it was acting as a bully, not a problem solver,” Beginda pointed out.

The second incident was during the March general election when two of the party’s candidates were rejected without any reason.

Beginda queried why was PBB allowed to choose its candidates to contest on PRS seats.

“Where is the principle that component parties ought to be free to conduct their own affairs and make the selection of candidates themselves? Is this not a case of dominance and bullying?” he asked.

“As a result, PRS was caught in a dilemma. The choices were two: PRS could have rejected the suggested replacements or it could have accepted them.

“A refusal to accept the replacement candidates could have left the party open to accusations of being disloyal to BN, a grave enough political sin. Such a move would have put PRS leadership in hot soup and perhaps alienate the party from BN.

“The impact on PRS was that it was a tremendous ‘let down’. To paraphrase Dato Seri Ong, the perception was that a partner in Sarawak BN - the PBB - was being ‘too dominant’.”

Despite these internal BN problems, Sarawak managed to deliver all but one of its 31 parliamentary seats to the BN. The ruling coalition only lost Bandar Kuching to DAP.

PRS is led by Dr James Masing (right) who is the party’s founder president. He is also state land development minister.

PRS has six members of parliament. Its vice-president Joseph Entulu serves at the federal level as deputy minister for national and rural development.

Other options, other than BN

On the current situation within the Sarawak BN, Beginda said it would seem that “we in PRS are still back in a bad school environment where the weaker students are being bullied by the more senior ones.”

He called for a mechanism in the BN for components parties to be protected from the predation of others, no matter what the excuse.

“Umno and PBB could be strong but that should be so without being dominant up to the level that it could openly ‘interfere’ into the internal affairs of another component party,” said Beginda.

Stressing that the BN leadership must be just, Beginda said the organisational integrity of a component party like PRS must be maintained.

“Its decisions, such as the nomination of candidates, must be respected. Failure to do this could lead to fragmentation at the peripheries and ultimately could spread to the centre,” he warned.

Beginda also emphasised on the need for re-generation, re-vitalisation and re-growth within the BN.“

The BN machinery is seen as an ossified body, presently unable to respond effectively to the needs of component parties and that of the country as a whole.

The message is that such dominance need to be rectified and ways be found as a means of resuscitating the rest of the BN partners so that the BN machinery could be energized and respond to the people more effectively,” he said.

Beginda reminded the BN top leadership that the coalition must wake up to current political realities and stop being in a state of denial.

“Before, there was only BN which could provide the national leadership. After March 2008, it is clear that PRS has other, perhaps better, options,” he ended with a veiled warning, without elaborating what these options might be. - Malaysiakini.com