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SFX

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:07 am
The 2nd Part – An analysis of James Anak Bond’s claims and his motives

Trawling through your entire stream of posts (your petty insults and lies, not withstanding), its clear to note your preference for the one and only candidate in the run up of PBDS TDC. I put it to you that you are a paranoid supporter of James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa and that you will not hesitate to go into any length to make sure their leadership of the then PBDS was attainable. I will also set out to disprove your claim that Daniel Tajem (President of PBDS till October 2004) had a role in “deregistering” the Party and subsequently be seen as the culprit. I will look into the “outright” individual lies you have deliberately propagated about PBDS, point by point and I will test them against what is discloseable and available in the wider world, thus proving the flaws present in your manifestly unfounded claims and I believe, revealing YOUR REAL motives. Also, I will explain lucidly the importance of a “Top to bottom” leadership of a political party, in the context of loyalty, obedience and sacrifice for the greater good. I will contrast this with the presence of factions, internal faultlines and widened trenches present in all political parties, and how these divisions were magnified and put in place which inevitably contributed to the fall of PBDS in 2004.

However, there is another item surfacing in most of our discussions, which can better explain your position in the matter, which is the setting and history of SNAP in Sarawak’ politics of fracticidal development, and why the Dayaks as a group in the National Economic Policy remain as a marginalized community and that ultimately why their Leaders are unable to deliver “substantial” development to their communities. I will cover this more thoroughly in my 3rd posting.

Part 1. Selene’s original queries.

To get to the root of the problem, I suggest we retrace our steps to Selene’s helpful queries.

1. Who actually brought PBDS into the coalition? ( whose idea was it actually?)...
2. Had Tajem always easy with that idea?
3. Did he get on well with the CM and his people or any other prominent leaders from other parties in the coalition?
4. How old is Masing?...what is his profession/education?what tribal group?..
4. How did the Sngs ever come to be in PBDS?...what were their roles?
5. Who is Salang and what was his role ( officially ) within the party hierachy?
6. How many seats in the DUN are hold ( or were held ) by PBDS?
7. How many minister ( senior or junior ) , state or federal, were PBDS people?.
8. Who benefit most from the demise of PBDS?

And analyse the quality of your replies, which appears to be quite shallow.

Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:12 am – First Initial post

You wrote in reply to this entry entitled “An Ode to PBDS”. I am going to include this entry below, and I am sure we all agree that this entry, bears no relation to Selene’s original request. I wonder why that is, Encik Bond ???

PBDS oh PBDS, how I love that party but as the saying goes only after a ship sunk we get to hear all opinions about how it could have been saved. How I wish for this 'James anak Bond' had live in flesh and blood among the people in PBDS. The least he can do is to chain up Tajem and Masing to opposite walls and allow the house to prepare complete Annual Return to ROS and make way for the party to hold the TDC. It could have been a different ending for PBDS. To err is human, to fogive is divine they say, but in this case that human error is so unforgiven that even all the Petara in the Dayak country would find it hard to forget for as long as the Ibans and the Kayans walk on this island.

Remember PBDS ! A lesson learnt ! Hopefully this tragedy remain as a constant reminder to the younger generations of Dayak.... if anything, by now it should dawn on them that the 1000 of Masing and 1000 of Tajem would not measure to one of PBDS. The rise of PBDS in 1983 brought joys to every dayak homes in this country in that this party would continue to carry the hopes and the pride of Sarawak Dayak, the crown prince of Rajah Brooke; the fall of PBDS 20 years later had shamed us and buried our aspiration in the mud; the ruin remain now as ugly monument in the memory of every living dayak. Where are we going from here? Duh! How would I know, dude. I'm still mourning our loss.

What will happen to me after this? I can be a better dayak, highly motivated by our failure and quit making the same mistake... or I can join the rest of Masing and Tajem and Salang and Moggie and Ah Hua to make yet another political breakdown in the history of Malaysia, from which deed we can only salvaged little but our ego. "

And so on,……At this point, I wondered what relevance your entry had with Selene’s original request. The main grievance of that entry is your dislike to Daniel Tajem and a casual remark about a 2nd TDC. In no way did this alleviate our curiosity, except to heighten it further. You then posted another entry on the same day, demanding that I adhere to a number of conditions outlined by yourself. You did not seek to explain the reasons for this demand neither could you explain your supposed authority. At this point, the state of your mind reveals some nervousness, otherwise it seems to me you were trying to conceal something from the rest of us in Rumah Panjai. Let me include those points you made, in case sometime in the future you develop a mild form of amnesia.

007 stated the following :

“I hope you can agree with me that the inclusion of 'theory' about outsiders having played the dayaks to the extent that they lost their political party is somewhat very disturbing, at least to me.”

”I hope you can refrain from developing your deduction on that matter for that would only lead us to a dead end or continue to keep us in the dark while we were trying to come up with something enlightening about this PBDS issue at the end of the day. Such 'theory' is unhealthy, I'm afraid. For one thing, the masses can get even more confused to the point that some of them might as well subcribe to the idea that such mischief had actually taken place.”

You referred to a so called theory that PBDS was deregistered by outsiders. In reality, Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak was deregistered as a political organisation by the Registrar of Societies. The powers conferred to the Registrar of Societies is enabled by present electoral legislation, and it allows room for appeal against its decisions. The RoS is an agency, but it is an extension of the Home Affairs Ministry (In case you don’t know, that is the Ministry responsible for Law and Order, Immigration, and Prisons). Let’s just say the RoS is a devolved government authority, with powers of its own but ultimately reporting to the Home Secretary.

So, what theory are you talking about ??? I am convinced that you are making things up as we go along in this discussion or maybe You were not able to defend James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa as regards the bitter infighting which took place in PBDS. I was somewhat disappointed by the quality of your response and so was Selene. Furthermore, she added here, in reply;

"I can't help but noticing James that despite giving me detailed information about the party hierachy, there are questions you have skipped over. Any chance of answering them for me eh?...You see my questions are for a purpose and I believe the matter can see the light of day, for all of us to judge clearly and objectively, if both you and SFX can reply to my queries fully.

So James, can you explain to us why Masing felt he should stick to the so-called The MIRI FORMULA?...by asking this question I am not suggesting he should not have, only we all deserve to know why he felt so strongly about this. For all we know he may have been right to expect to be so, but until someone can explain his reason to us, it will be very difficult for us to understand his actions. After all and as you have openly admitted in one of your post, this was the catalyst to the problem, the rope that fisrt spunned the ' wheel of doom' in motion.

Further to that can you also give your honest and frank opinions ( perhaps the kind of opinions some leaders in the party may also hold at one time?) as to the question 1,2,3 and 8. Just an honest observation of what you believe happened should suffice/enough."

I think its sufficient to add that you don’t know the causes of PBDS first deregistration, neither its second deregistration, all within the space of 11 months. The fact that I have pointed out who deregistered PBDS is further evidence to this. It’s also enlightening to know your shallow understanding of Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak’s initial deregistration, in chronological order is somewhat vague. You continuously allude to a “Miri Formula” yet you cannot reproduce, here, in Rumah Panjai an officialy, signed copy of that document. Are we, as readers, suppose to continue believing your tirades and doctored lies???

As far as I am concerned your assumption that Daniel Tajem single handedly deregistered PBDS on 2 occasions does not hold any water, when analysed closely.
For some reason, You deliberately refused Selene’s request to questions 1,2,3 and 8.

If you were a true supporter or a card carrying member of Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak, then including a list of the Party’s hierarchy, as presented in the results of the Triennial Delegates Conference held in 2000, is not enough. I expect a supporter or ordinary member to know the dates and times of each official announcement made by the Party’s leadership, in respect to the chronological history of when the internal conflict began.

For the benefit of readers in Rumah Panjai, I am going to briefly cover the episode in which 2 factions in Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak engaged one another in bitter acrimony.

The long slippery road to deregistration began in the last TDC Elections in 2000.Daniel Tajem a/k Miri contested the post of Deputy President against none other than James Jemut Masing, who went all out, by not contesting for anyone of the Vice presidencies up for grabs. In this scenario, we had 2 contestants with varying qualities as Leaders (Daniel being the more enigmatic, and indeed the ultimate Iban Patriarch) and James Masing, the conservative, somewhat upright full state Minister of Social Development and Urbanisation. Ultimately the voters/members of Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak decided on their Leaders and this was Daniel Tajem a/k Miri as Deputy President. James Masing, as you now see on that helpful party list you have included, is not mentioned in terms of holding any important posts within the Party.

I spoke to one of PBDS senior sources at this time (2000) about the results of that TDC and the view was that James Masing failed to protect Dayak interest especially in regards to the introduced Land Code amendments. Unlike you, Mr Bond, I can explain my reasons, however your vindictive tirades is just emotional hysteria.

The Land Code amendments (and JJM’s failure to stand up on this, especially whilst he was Chair of the Bakun Resettlement Committee) and Daniel Tajem’s charisma represented those reasons why many chose Daniel Tajem as the Deputy President. To be fair, those who spread the rumours about James Masing as a lame duck, in the face of the Land code amendments were aware of what they were doing. My personal opinion, it was wrong to spread lies about James Masing. All PBDS state assembly reps had voted for those very amendments, and all expressed their public support. You, Mr Bond, failed to point this out in many of your arguments.

In actual fact, to keep the peace in the upper tier of the PBDS leadership, and save James Masing’s face, Leo Moggie, the then President, appointed him as information Chief.

In the 3 years, prior to the Legitimate Triennial Delegates Conference in July 2003, Daniel Tajem and James Masing were locked in a bitter dispute over the Party’s presidency. The internal divisions within the Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak were set and reflected in the then Supreme Council and amongst the many members, prior to this controversial OFFICIAL TDC (July 2003) held in Santubong.

To cut a long story short, Leo Moggie, President of PBDS appointed Daniel Tajem a/k Miri as overall PBDS President. Now let us look into your persistent claim about a “Miri Formula”

007 said

“I 'm not PBDS or PRS member and I'm not hardcore fan of Masing
and to let you know what I know about it “is like giving you my assumption
" 164 branches agreed on Miri Formula
which promises Tajem as president and Masing as deputy"

If 164 branches of Parti Bangsa Dayak unanimously agreed on a compromise which stated that Daniel Tajem should be President and James Masing Vice President, then why is it that this so called Proposal not accepted by either camps ???

I put it to you that there was no such thing as the Miri Formula. No Official Party papers, absolutely nothing. The real situation in March 2002 to April 2003 was James Masing’s bitter acrimony with Daniel Tajem. JJM felt rightly insulted by rumours spread by irresponsible members within the Party and outside sympathisers (such as yourself Mr Bond, I believe you actively took part in this dispute, despite the fact, that you are not a PBDS member) to the extent that his credibility was damaged. Now as an ordinary card carrying member of PBDS, I can sympathise with him, but I won’t allow my sympathy to extend to the point where the future of the entire Party is threatened. Unfortunately, instead of showing loyalty, deference to the Leadership and respect to the wider Party, James Masing and his partner Sng Chee Hwa, broke away from the Party Discipline and together with a splinter group within PBDS, they put up a FLIMSY excuse for a BLATANT coup d’ etat.

Now I believe in working together in partnership for the benefit of those constituents you represent. However I do not believe in independent maverick actions by mutineering Leaders and members who do not have the strength of Character to swallow their pride, and try to achieve some compromise to overcome the impasse. At the same time, I believe the Party leadership should have tried harder in unblocking this bottleneck but I believe ultimately James Masing felt he was cheated in the 2000 TDC, that he resolved there and then, to kick and strike out at the hundreds of thousands of hands that loved and nurtured him. To this day, my regret is not having seen a unified PBDS, however the water under the bridge has passed and it is time now for ex PBDS members to move on. Your constant references to a Miri formula is malignant and erroneous. I will ask you now to retract your statement on this.

Now I would like to draw your attention away from this outline. Chronologically speaking I am looking into your manifestly unfounded claim that James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa enjoyed wide support within the party for their actions. Also, I am going to draw your attention to a current excuse most PRS supporters are always keen on illustrating and the practical reasons behind this.

Prior to the first deregistration, James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa expressed their joint dissatisfaction by not taking part fully in the July TDC held in Santubong in 2003. Why was this ???

I know for a fact there was an issue about mandatory annual returns. Do you think you could shed some light in this, Mr Bond ????

Inevitably the Santubong Official TDC of 2003 was held, and Daniel Tajem, returned as President of Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak and Joseph Salang was nominated and elected as Deputy President. From this point onwards the James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa Camp were in full swing to destabilise and deregister PBDS. James Masing, publicly announced that he intended to pursue the matter with the RoS and rather suspiciously he and his faction organised a separate TDC in Bintulu.

Now, a separate TDC in Bintulu. A TDC not OFFICIALLY recognised by the PBDS Leadership. You contend that the results of this TDC was legitimate. I say the 2nd TDC held in Bintulu was a very public opportunity for James Masing to effectively “sink” Party Bangsa Dayak Sarawak. A Information Chief in PBDS does not have the authority to call his own TDC.

In case you develop any pretense about defending this, I am going to point you out to an earlier argument we both had;

3. The TDC held by JJM was deemed to be illegal by the RoS, subsequently laying the grounds for the initial deregistration. (Disagree)
4. An Information Chief in PBDS does not have the authority to call his own TDC. (Agree)

You recall points 3 and 4 of the last argument we had.

With regard to point 3 of the argument, I maintained that the TDC held by JJM in Bintulu was illegal. In October 2003, the Registrar of Societies officially held that the TDC in Bintulu was deemed to be illegal. James Jemut Masing did not have a right to stage his own TDC. The RoS confirmed on a Official letter to the legitimate PBDS executive that very fact, which brings me on to point 4 of our claim.

You seem to agree with me about point 4 of the argument. I am and many others are somewhat confused about this. Can you explain why you contradicted yourself here, Mr Bond ???

My only explanation is that either you made a stupid mistake or you were deliberately lying. If you admit to point 1 to the former, then you admit to stupidity and carelessness. If you admit to the latter, then you admit to being deliberately manipulative, deceiving and distorting of relevant facts.

As far as I am concerned, the Bintulu TDC was outright plot by James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa to DEREGISTER PBDS. The fallout of the illegal Bintulu TDC was the ruling made by the RoS that Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak should be deregistered. JJM and Sng Chee Hwa led a disloyal group of followers who could not submit to Party discipline or authority for reasons of their own.

Now at about the same time, I found it suspect your declarations made about the Barisan Nasional Technical Committee, and there is no denying that sometime in September 2003 till the present day, the James Masing-Sng Chee Hwa alliance made a number of some very public announcements about their close relationship to the State BN. In fact a lot of PRS supporters now make every effort to highlight this.

Why is that ???

Lets examine your facts briefly before I cover this more thoroughly in my third and final reply. James Masing and Sng Chee Hwa hoped to impress the Dayak electorate by conveying the message that they can obtain “substantial”promises of financial packages from the State Government to those who support them and their bid. As far as I am concerned this is a flawed argument. Currently the rural Dayaks face a limited range of choices when it comes to selecting their benefits under whichever Party promises, say a number of material items like generators, housing, road transport, etc.
I put it to you, that despite their boasts, JJM and Sng are playing up to the fears of certain sections of the electorate, and by doing so, trying to whip up support for their faction.

James Masing is a State Minister. Within the State of Sarawak his authority is recognized. He is not a federal Minister. Leo Moggie was a Federal Minister in Kuala Lumpur, his mandate then was national as opposed to regional. On paper, Leo Moggie
Looks more impressive then James Masing. Now Joseph Salang is a member of the Prime Minister’s cabinet, a federal junior Minister occupying a central post in Malaysia’s Foreign Policy. In comparison, James Masing looks like small fry, but unlike you, I am not going to insult James Masing.

I’ve looked into your various claims that Daniel Tajem a/k Miri deregistered PBDS, and I believe your assertions are fictitious and absolute fabrication.When I look into your claims that a Group closer to the State BN might deliver “more” benefits, then I am afraid YOU, Encik Bond, are distorting the facts somewhat. And I will leave that to my third and final post.

Please go ahead and enjoy your weekend.

SFX

OO7

That's the way to do it, SFX
Strictly PBDS affairs minus the 'ghostly intervention'
Keep it coming !
for once I'm beginning to see the real historian in you
not just some poet reciting trashed eclogue and elegy

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Explorer

Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:25 pm

sapa cerita ka nuan utai tuk?...Dr Richard Will....nuan nemu nama utai dah di plan bala sida aki uban ba opis di kuching din?....nti nuan meda plan baru nuan nemu nasib bakal terjadi ba bangsa kitai Dayak....tapi maioh utai nda tauk dikejako aba public.....aku cuma ulih madah Yb iban d2 dikawal ngena remote ari jauh....sapa ngelaban mampus lah dier....

OO7

Seriously, man, reading my article and reading yours, I say yours is more fairy tale than mine. Maybe the Tok Uban plays extensive part in the deteriorating Dayak politics but even if that's true still the question is about us --- why didn't we play the 'game' safe???

SFX

Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:21 am

Relax man, I am not obsessed about tracking you. Suffice to say, I really don't care about the man behind James Anak Bond 007. I am satisfied that you have chosen this "online" personality as a moniker for reasons of your own.

Anyway take it easy, Bond, enjoy your weekend. I intend to post the 2nd part of my reply tomorrow morning, and the final part by Sunday 11pm.
I apologise to you, Selene and the others for not including a reasonable deadline.

As for me, SFX, well all you need to know is ..........SFX.

yours sincerely,

SFX

SFX

I haven't finished yet, and we haven't reached the "ghostly" intervention. We're going to look at that theory you mentioned, and test it till destruction and I am going to widened that theory to various Freedoms and more importantly a smattering of ideas on how a democracy should be run.

And one more thing, we're going to look more closely at your "fears" that the "Dayak mind is innocent" and try to uncover the reasons behind that thinking, to proof you're the one who is a backward ingratiating sycophant of Richard Wil or just a manipulative little sod (budak hingusan) who does not know how to contribute to the flow of conversation or put forward any useful ideas and suggestions (let alone debate the pros and cons of certain points).

I want to see what you are as boy/man, because the many lies you've gone on record saying incomplete or halftruths about several respectable personalities is insulting to many Dayaks, and moreover your perception that the Dayak mind is stuck in the 19th Century reveals what you think about the abilities of your people (who have done more than you) than what you think about their future as a Bangsa Gemilang !!!!

I am already sick and tired of your childish behaviour and your stupid little games ! I am seriously convinced that you have a chip on your shoulder and that for all the wanton remarks about certain Iban leaders, in reality I believe, given that you are from the Marudi division, perhaps your sympathies are in line with SPDP than with PBDS. But don't you worry about that, because we'll look into more of your "claims" tomorrow.

SFX

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