Aptly, albeit awkwardly, The PM launched SUPP out-going President newly minted self-reflected book at the sideline of the embattled party recently held TDC. Titled "What Now?", the book is penned based on George Chan's diaries, his thoughts and reflections on his beloved party that he helmed for three terms. Dissected to the crumbs after two consecutive electoral defeats, the party is presently at a crossroad.
Post TDC, the party is now split into two groups. On one side is the new President Peter Chin with mp and a dayak deputy in the person of Richard Riot, an unprecedented scenario in the mainly chinese based party; for this is the first time that a native is holding such a coveted post. Then there is the dissenting group,led by Wong Soon Koh and his gang of five state legislators, namely yb Dr Jerip, yb Ranum, yb Johnnical Rayong, yb Lee Kim Shin and Francis Harden and a sole member of parliament yb Tiong Tai King.
Is this divisive team in SUPP a political pawn in a "subtle" fight between Putrajaya and Petrajaya? Is this a message directed at the State leadership? Peter Chin and his team is seen as a Putrajaya proxy and that of Soon Koh and team is the State flagbearer, being the BOSS men and in addition to being members of his State cabinet . This is where SUPP powerful CWC members never forget to remember when Soon Koh rushed in haste to get himself sworn in as a minister even though the party had earlier agreed that they (SUPP) should not accept any cabinet post as a "protest" to both CM Taib and the chinese voters who abandoned the party at the State election where the party was thrashed to shreds.
Now the lingering questions?
Will SUPP face ROS wrath due to complaints by Soon Koh group of polls irregularities in the TDC? Any possibility of a compromise? Will Peter Chin nominate mp Tiong again in the impending federal election? Is there a possibility that Soon Koh and the group will form a new party,or, form a partnership with the SPDP 5 ( RENTAP )? Or, will the dissenting group, both Soon Koh and the SPDP 5 join PRS as strongly rumoured? Will Putrajaya give the go-ahead to their plans, as long as the plan will "weaken" a Sarawak's dominant and powerful party?
Interesting political scenarios ahead, awaited with abated breadth!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Training in jungle warfare as a young officer, to defend my country and my state of Sarawak
And in sports, among others, I played rugby for my Police nation and State
Exposed to scenes like this one during my tour of duty as an investigating officer in the Force is common sight
Taken during PRS's 5th Anniversary Dinner
My plain view.
ReplyDeletePut it straight. SUPP was a terrorist organisation. Unity then was solid as rock.
Now these "terrorist" operates not in the depth of Sarawak Jungle no more but in hi-tech urban environment. Unity divided.
With no more timber to fight for, no more land to grab through Pehin Seri the only logical move is "voluntary dis-armment-men" and operate through a more relevant organisation for modern gain. SMART POLITICKING but unfortunately the dayak groups in SUPP do are still as blind from these operatives as from the begining.
But above all, the fall of communism in China has a lot of bearing in the designed downfall of SUPP in Sarawak.
Hope i am not right. Thank you.