One thing it is observed in Malaysian politics is that it seems there is an attempt to keep rural people especially the Dayaks poor. Dayaks is a major race in Borneo and it seems dayaks have to made weak by making sure the Dayaks are dependant on the government.
Not many educated Dayaks were able to be independent too. They relied on the government to give them job because the education and skills they got through the education system in the country ( not outside) made them dependant on the government.The skills acquired are not good for the private sector. It is for this reason, once too dependant on the government, they could not voice the grievances of the people with the government. They simply have to toe the line.
The government is controlled by one race and others have to be subservient to them.
Most of our educated Dayaks who are in the government are comfortable and they prefer to stay that way as they could not do much. Many of them tried but failed.
It had been voiced out many times the need of a Dayak leader to unite the Dayaks and take over the chief ministership if Dayaks want to change for the better but this idea was ignored by Dayak leaders in the government
In PBB there are many Dayak leaders but the control of PBB is in the hands of Muslim Melanau wing of the party. The Dayaks were told to leave PBB and get the Dayaks in SUPP and PDP to join forces with Dr James Masing in PRS to wrest arm in GPS to demand Dayak to be CM but no one listened.
The cry by the Dayaks to have another CM in years to come will be just a dream only for many years to come.
It is observed those who could not get help from the government are fighting for the community. But they lacked the resources. They are too poor. They do not have the finance. The only solution now is to combine forces with others outside GPS to change the government.
It is observed that most NCR land landed into the hands of one race or their cronies although there are hugh chunk landed into the hands of a few Chinese businessmen. But these NCR land did not come free to these Chinese big 6. They had to pay much money…yet one race in control of the alienation of these land.
Many Dayak YBs and politicians in the government benefited in land deals or lands alienated to businessmen. A few of them are filthy rich and have thousands of hectares of oil palm plantation land.
Think about it. We Dayaks can do it if we are with one heart
Source : Anonymous Dayak Figure
Indie Borneo 