SPDP on recruitment drive in Tarat and Bengoh

FULL SUPPORT: Kampung Emperoh Jambu headman, Encik
Deniel Jitom giving his speech at the meeting. Seen on the left
is Kapten Zainuddin and Khairuddin (second from the right).

SARAWAK Progressive and Democratic Party (SPDP) Youth exco member Khairuddin Abdul Kadir had called on the party’s leaders at the grassroot level to recruit more youths to become new members of the party.

“Recruit more youths as new members of the party because that is the new strategy being practiced by all political parties now,” he said a meeting organised by Wanita SPDP Bengoh at Kampung Emperoh Jambu in Padawan yesterday.

He said they are still many among the youths who are partyless and should be invited to become members of the party.

Khairuddin, a Bidayuh from Kampung Danu said the party headquarters will improve its database to ensure a more effective communication networking among the party’s members.

SPDP president Datuk Seri William Mawan had recently said the party need to recruit more members particularly from among the youths, and has set up a target to recruit not less than 20,000 members this year.

On another matter, Khairuddin confirmed that both Bengoh and Tarat branch, including the Wanita Wing will be sending their delegates and observers to the party’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Feb 26 and 27 in Bintulu.

To further strengthen the presence of the party in both constituencies, Khairuddin urged effort be made to recruit more youths as new members.

On the Family Day to be organized by SPDP Wanita of Bengoh and Tarat on Fabruari 12 at Kampung Emperoh Jambu, Khairuddin said it was a very good start for SPDP Mambong Division this year and hoped that more activities will be organised.

Meanwhile SPDP Bengoh and Tarat branch in its annual general meeting recently has adopted and agreed to bring up two resolutions to the party’s AGM in Bintulu on Fabruary 26 and 27.

Its Bengoh’s chairman Joseph Rangges said the two resolutions are to urged the State government to survey and to give out land title to all NCR land while the second resolution was to ask the party top leadership to give back the two counselors quota back to SPDP Bengoh and Tarat respectively .

Hari Keluarga SPDP Mambong pada 12 Februari

Ahli-ahli Wanita SPDP Bengoh dan Tarat bergambar bersama-sama
Kapten Zainudding  (bertopi dan kaca mata hitam).

SAYAP Wanita Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak (SPDP) cawangan Bengoh dan Tarat bergabung tenaga untuk menganjurkan Hari Keluarga SPDP di dua kawasan pilihan raya Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) itu pada 12 Februari 2011.

Acara yang dijadualkan bermula jam 9 pagi di padang bola sepak Kampung Jambu, Padawan itu dijangka meriah dengan pelbagai atur cara disediakan untuk ahli dan anggota keluarga mereka yang hadir nanti.

Mesyuarat untuk membincangkan persiapan terakhir acara itu telah diadakan di Kampung Jambu kelmarin dan dipengerusikan oleh pengerusi SPDP Bahagian Mambong, Kapten Zainuddin Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat serta turut dihadiri oleh ahli exco Pemuda SPDP negeri Khairuddin Abdul Kadir.

Menurut Kapten Zainuddin, Hari Keluarga itu akan turut diselitkan dengan demonstrasi membuat kek serta acara-acara sukan untuk kaum bapa, ibu, remaja dan kanak-kanak.

Katanya, pada sebelah petang akan diadakan perlawanan bola sepak persahabatan antara SPDP Kampung Emperoh Jambu menentang pasukan pilihan SPDP Bengoh dan Tarat.

“Manakala sebelah malam akan diadakan majlis makan malam di Balai Raya Kampung Emperoh Jambu dan ahli Ketua Puteri SPDP, Kaunselor Babara Mawan telah dijemput untuk merasmikan majlis berkenaan, yang akan turut dihadiri oleh ahli-ahli exco Wanita SPDP yang lain,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, kira-kira 300 jemputan termasuk wakil-wakil tiga parti komponen BN yang lain, iaitu dari Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP) dan Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) dari Tarat dan Bengoh akan menghadiri majlis makan malam tersebut.

Katanya, majlis makan malam itu akan turut dimeriahkan dengan persembahan nyanyian dua penyanyi rakaman Bidayuh, iaitu Ana Katie yang popular dengan lagu ‘Subi Bireh’ dan Paul Kadun dengan lagu “Siramat Ondu Sindo”.

Zainuddin berkata, Hari Keluarga dan majlis makan malam itu merupakan sebahagian daripada aktiviti yang akan dianjurkan SPDP di kawasan Parlimen Mambong sepanjang tahun ini.

“Lebih banyak lagi aktiviti berbentuk perpaduan akan diadakan bagi menyokong usaha BN di kawasan Parlimen Mambong yang meliputi kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bengoh dan Tarat,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, beliau yang juga Pegawai Perhubungan SPDP Bahagian Kuching berharap parti-parti komponen BN yang lain tidak mempunyai tanggapan salah terhadap usaha SPDP di kawasan berkenaan.

Beliau berkata, usahawa bersungguh-sungguh juga sedang dilakukan oleh SPDP Mambong untuk mendafarkan lebih ramai belia di kawasan Parlimen Mambong sebagai ahli parti itu.

Sementara itu, majlis itu mendapat sokongan penuh ketua Kampung Emperoh Jambu, Denial Jitom serta penduduk kampung berkenaan.

Denial dalam ucapannya pada mesyuarat kelmarin berkata beliau serta penduduk Kampung Emperoh Jambu amat mengalu-alukan SPDP ke kampung berkenaan.

“Memandangkan SPDP salah sebuah daripada parti komponen BN, jadi tiada salahnya kita bekerjasama.

“Lagi pun saya nampak SPDP mempunyai keikhlasan untuk bekerjasama dengan masyarakat di peringkat akar umbi dan kami amat menghargai sumbangan SPDP kepada rakyat,” kata Denial.

Resdemop hulur bantuan kepada keluarga kebakaran di Kampung Punau

Kapten Zainuddin (tiga dari kiri) menyerahkan sumbangan
wang tunai kepada Puan Mary.

Kelab Rekreasi SPDP Mambong (Resdemop) turut menghulurkan sumbangan kepada keluarga mangsa kejadian kebakaran di Kampung Punau, Jalan Puncak Borneo pada 31 Disember lalu.

Sumbangan disampaikan oleh Pegawai Perhubungan SPDP Bahagian Kuching yang juga pengerusi Resdemop Kapten Zainuddin Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat kepada mangsa, Puan Mary Dasi.

Zainuddin ketika menyerahkan derma berkenaan berkata, walaupun jumlahnya tidak banyak tetapi berharap dapat membantu untuk meringankan beban keluarga berkenaan.

Bravo FC wins SPDP football knock-out

SPDP Mambong Recreational and Social Club (Respdemop) football knock-out tournament ended in Kampung Tabuan Rabak recently.

The objective was to reach the youths in the Mambong Parliamentary Constituencies which is made up of two State Assembly seats – Bengoh and Tarat.

Bravo FC of Kampung Mambong emerged the champion team, defeating  SPDP Kampung Tabuan Rabak team 1-0 in the final match.

Third placing went to NB FC from Kota Samarahan while fourth placing went to SBU FC.

Twenty two teams participated in the tournament.

SPDP First Division Liaison Officer Captain Zainuddin Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat gave away the prizes to the winners.

The competition is among several sports and recreational activities organised by Resdemop.

Respdemop also donated 15 tonnes of sand to the village to repair its football field.

Resdemop sumbang pakaian kepada mangsa kebakaran

Kelab Rekreasi Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak cawangan Mambong (Resdemop) turut menyumbang kepada  mangsa kebakaran di Rumah Likik Gawong di Pakan.

Resdemop yang diketuai pengerusinya Kapten Zainuddin Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat baru-baru ini mengumpul dan membungkus 27 beg pakaian sumbangan ahli-ahlinya untuk disumbangkan kepada mangsa-mangsa kebakaran berkenaan.

Pakaian berkenaan akan dihantar ke rumah panjang berkenaan pada Sabtu ini oleh Kapten Zainuddin sendiri serta beberapa ahli Resdemop.

Rumah panjang 24 pintu itu musnah dalam kebakaran pada 30 Disember lalu menyebabkan 145 penduduknya tingal sehelai sepinggang.

SPDP receiving increasing support

KUCHING: Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) is enjoying increasing support from all races in Sarawak.

The party president Datuk Seri William Mawan said this was because SPDP is the most multi-racial party in Sarawak, adding that it is not just in name but in reality.

Hence he challenged all SPDP leaders at the grass root-level to recruit more new members and has set the target of 20,000 new members state-wide this year.

“SDPD is gaining more support. There is no big and small party in BN. We have to work together because we have the social obligations to help the people. Let move on, that is what Malaysia, Sarawak and SPDP is all about,” he said in an interview.

He also stressed the need for the party to build closer rapport with the people.

“SPDP may seem small by some people but that is not true because we are actually strong.

Mawan has recently stated it clear that the party will not swap seats with any component party.

The Minister of Social Development and Urbanisation also warned other Barisan National (BN) component parties not to make his party the scapegoat when it involves dispute in the individual component parties or within Barisan Nasional (BN).

“We have to work hard hand in hand with SUPP, PRS and PBB when it is necessary. We don’t have to whack each other. Don’t find scapegoat, don’t drive ourselves to this cheap politics,” said Mawan.

He explained that SPDP present in areas which are not its seat was to consolidate BN’s effort.

“Some people are not happy in SPDP, some may not be happy in PRS, SUPP and PBB for that matter, but they can join any component party to support BN,” he added.

Mawan said people has been talking and speculating about SPDP swapping Meluan state seat with Pelagus but stressed that it has never been discussed in SPDP.

“I have been quoted willing to swap seat. We should reject such proposal because we in SPDP don’t have any problem with our seats.

“People said let swap Meluan seat but we never talk in wanting to swap seats,” he said.

On Pelagus seat, Mawan said it was PRS and BN problem although the party can help to solve but SPDP don’t have to lose seat (Meluan) just to solve Pelagus which is PRS seat presently held by partyless representative Larry Sng.

“All the seats we hold we have no problem at all with it. Nobody is going to move out. If  Ngemah seat is having problem we can help to solve but we don’t have to lose seat.

Nevertheless, he stressed that SPDP will help BN to win all the problematic seats in the election.

On the party Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in Bintulu on February 28, Mawan said the Chief Minister will be invited to officiate the opening.

He said at the AGM the delegates will discuss the party strategies in face the coming state election.

“The election will be held soon, we got to be ready for it. If  it is Sarawak election we have to work hard, and if it is going to be held simultaneously with the parliamentary election then we have to work extra harder,” he stressed.

He said the party members need to work harder to win all eight seats in order to move forward and be respected as partner of BN.

“Election is coming, we got to face it in the spirit of brotherhood and should be able to win all the seats.

He said the central region need the attention of SPDP, adding that SUPP and SPDP got to work together as the oppositions is gaining support in the area.

He reminded that nothing that the opposition could do to solve any problem in the central region.

SPDP Mambong hulur bantuan kepada mangsa kebakaran Rumah Likik, Pakan

Rombongan SPDP Mambong yang diketuai Kapten Zainuddin baru-baru ini telah menghantar bantuan pakaian kepada mangsa kebakaran di Rumah  Likik, Nanga Dandi, Sungai Pedanum, kira-kira 10 kilometer dari Pekan Pakan dalam Bahagian Sarikei.

"Bantuan yang kita hulurkan diharap dapat membantu meringankan kesulitan yang sedang dilalui mangsa,” kata Kapten Zainuddin.

Katanya, pihaknya tersentuh dengan nasib yang menimpa penduduk rumah panjang terbabit dan segera menggesa ahli-ahli SPDP Mambong untuk mendermakan pakaian untuk mangsa kebakaran terbabit.

Sementara itu Tuai Rumah Likik mengucapkan terima kasih ke atas sumbangan yang dihulurkan SPDP Mambong kepada mereka.

“Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 12.30 tengah hari itu semuanya musnah dalam masa tidak sampai 10 minit sahaja.

“Tiada harta-benda yang dapat boleh selamatkan, malah ketika pasukan bomba dan penyelamat sampai seluruh rumah panjang ini sudah ranap,” kata tuai rumah Likik Ak. Gawong, 39.