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Pemimpin Negeri Raikan Semangat Gawai di Rumah Terbuka Pengerusi PWOUM

MIRI: Sempena sambutan Hari Gawai 2025, dua pemimpin negeri iaitu Menteri Pengangkutan Sarawak merangkap ADUN Senadin, Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin dan Datuk Bandar Bandaraya Miri merangkap ADUN Pujut, Adam Yii Siew Sang, telah menghadiri rumah terbuka Pengerusi Persatuan Wanita Orang Ulu Miri (PWOUM), Kijan Toynbee, di kediamannya di Pujut 3B pada Isnin. Lawatan dimulakan seawal jam 9 pagi oleh Dato Sri Lee diikuti ketibaan, Adam Yii sekitar jam 11 pagi. Dato Sri Lee ketika ditemui media, mengucapkan Selamat Hari Gawai kepada semua yang meraikannya dan menzahirkan rasa bangga terhadap tradisi rumah terbuka yang diamalkan masyarakat Sarawak. “Kita di Sarawak mengamalkan tradisi yang sangat istimewa, di mana rumah terbuka menjadi wadah penyatuan rakyat berbilang kaum dan agama. Semangat Segulai Sejalai inilah kekuatan sebenar negeri kita,” ujarnya. Beliau turut berkongsi pengalamannya menyertai sambutan rumah terbuka Gawai di Pusat Konvensyen Borneo Kuching (BCCK) bersama barisan kepimpinan negeri, yang menurutnya mencerminkan keharmonian dan semangat kekitaan rakyat Sarawak. Menurut beliau, budaya muhibah ini perlu terus dipupuk, terutamanya dalam kalangan generasi muda, demi masa depan Sarawak yang lebih sejahtera dan bersatu. “Sarawak adalah negeri yang berwarna-warni. Keunikan budaya, kaum dan agama inilah yang menjadikan kita kuat dan berbeza. Ia harus dikekalkan dan dihargai oleh semua lapisan masyarakat,” tambahnya. Beliau turut memuji dasar kerajaan negeri yang inklusif dan menyeluruh dalam menyantuni semua komuniti tanpa mengira latar belakang, termasuk melalui penubuhan unit khas bagi menyokong pelbagai agama di Sarawak. Kehadiran kedua-dua pemimpin ini memeriahkan lagi suasana rumah terbuka, sekali gus mengukuhkan jalinan erat antara pemimpin dan komuniti setempat yang hadir meraikan Hari Gawai dalam suasana harmoni dan penuh mesra.-EDISI UKAS  

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Pengawa Ngabang Gawai Dayak Pelasar Ngenataika Sada Rayat

SARIKEI: Pengawa Ngabang Gawai Dayak 2025 ti richah diatur di empat rumah panjai ba sitak Repok udah nyadi pelasar besai ungkup komuniti lokal ngenataika sada sereta peminta sida terus ngagai pengari rayat. Nya kebuah, Sapit Menteri Pengeraja Asal enggau Pemeruan Rampa Menua, Dato Sri Huang Tiong Sii meri besai terima kasih ngagai peranak rumah panjai laban udah ngangau ke iya sereta chukup kemerah. "Tu mega peluang ngerapit kaul entara tuai enggau komuniti sambil richah ngintu Gawai Dayak," ku iya kena Hari Enam. Kaban Parlimen Sarikei mega madah diri gaga meda sukung rat ari rayat ba sitak Sarikei. “Sukung tu nyadi peransang ngambi aku terus nyadaka isu enggau peminta rayat ba renggat Parlimen enggau Kunsil Nengeri," ku iya. Pengawa Ngabang nya udah diatur ba empat rumah panjai iya nya di Rumah Pitre Ambit, Rumah Clement Ak Asuh, Rumah Anthony Suding enggau Rumah Mawas Timbu. -EDISI UKAS  

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‘Ngabang Gawai’ Platform For Grassroots Voices

SARIKEI: The lively 'Majlis Ngabang Hari Gawai Dayak 2025' held at four longhouses in the Repok area has become a meaningful platform for the local community to voice their concerns and requests directly to their elected representative. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, Dato’ Sri Huang Tiong Sii, who attended the festivities, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the longhouse residents for their warm hospitality and kind invitation. “This celebration plays an important role in strengthening ties between leaders and the community in the joyful spirit of Gawai Dayak,” he said on Saturday. The Member of Parliament for Sarikei and Repok Assemblyman said he was deeply moved by the continued support from his constituents. “This support motivates me to keep raising local issues and advocating for the people’s needs at both the Parliament and the Sarawak Legislative Assembly,” he added. The 'Ngabang Gawai' festivities were hosted at four longhouses, Rumah Pitre Ambit, Rumah Clement Asuh, Rumah Anthony Suding and Rumah Mawas Timbu, with each visit offering a unique opportunity for community interaction and cultural sharing. -UKASnews  

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Longhouse Communities Urged To Stay United

PAKAN: Longhouse communities have been urged to preserve unity and avoid division in the face of challenges. Pakan Assemblyman, Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said the Gawai celebration should serve as a powerful symbol of unity, bringing together people of all races, religions and generations. Speaking at the 'Bejalai Nemuai Ngabang Gawai Dayak 2025' programme, here on Sunday, he stressed that the festive season should be used to strengthen bonds within the community and maintain social harmony and stability. “Any issues or misunderstandings should be resolved wisely through discussions with community leaders and longhouse chiefs,” he advised. Tan Sri William also called on rural communities to embrace Gawai as a platform to reinforce their sense of togetherness, particularly in areas like Pakan where community ties remain strong. On the same day, he visited the residents of Rumah Munan in Rantau Sabong, followed by a visit to Rumah Anding in Entegelam, continuing the cherished tradition of 'ngabang ' or house-visiting during the Gawai festivity. -UKASnews  

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达雅节“Ngabang”贺节活动成为民众传达心声的重要平台

泗里街：2025年达雅节“Ngabang”贺节活动在卢勃区4座长屋热闹举行，成为当地民众直接向民选代表表达诉求与心声的重要平台。 对此，天然资源及环境永续部副部长拿督斯里范长锡对长屋居民的邀请与热情款待致以最高的谢意与感激。 “这类活动在达雅节喜庆的氛围中，发挥了加强领袖与社区之间联系的作用。” 他于周六出席贺节活动时，这么表示。 也是泗里街区国会议员的他对当地人民给予的持续支持深感感动。 “正是有了你们的支持，我才更有动力在国会与砂议会方面为人民争取权益与反映诉求。” 此次“Ngabang”贺节活动在皮特尔安毕长屋、克雷蒙长屋、安东尼苏丁长屋及玛瓦斯汀布长屋举行。-UKAS刊

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Datuk Ding Ngabang Ngagai 17 Rumah Panjai di Meradong Serimbai Gawai Dayak

BINTANGOR: Serimbai Pengerami Gawai Dayak 2025, Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) Meradong, Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing, udah ngabang ngagai 17 rumah panjai ti richah diatur di sitak Meradong, kena Hari Minggu. Entara sitak rumah panjai ti dilawa nyengkaum Tanah Putih, Sungai Petai, Skim B, Sungai Baron, Jalan KJD, Ulu Binatang enggau Sungai Janting, Bintangor. Penemuai nya mega richah lebuh Datuk Ding belagu sereta ngulu aktiviti poco-poco begulai enggau peranak rumah panjai ngerichahka agi pengerami Gawai Dayak. Datuk Ding mega gaga laban mayuh peranak udah pulai ke menua ngambi ngintu Gawai begulai enggau diri sebilik. "Pengerami Gawai Dayak taun tu chukup richah enggau ulih diasai ke serap komuniti, nadai ngira biak tauka tuai. "Tu nunjukka semangat begulai ti teguh entara komuniti Dayak," ku iya. Iya mega ngena peluang nya mendingka bemacham peminta enggau perambu ari Tuai Rumah sereta peranak sepanjai penemuai nya. Taja pen richah, isu pengelantang enggau peminta peranak tetap diberi perati. "Sebarang peminta ari peranak tauka Tuai Rumah dibantai nengah surat ngagai Palan Servis DUN Meradong ungkup atur bukai," ku iya. -EDISI UKAS  

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Gawai Lambang Penyatuan Dayak, Pendidikan Percuma & Naik Taraf Jalan Balak Bukti Komitmen GPS

KUCHING: Sambutan Hari Gawai Dayak bukan sekadar perayaan budaya, tetapi perlu dijadikan wadah penyatuan kaum Dayak serta pemangkin kepada penglibatan yang lebih bermakna dalam pembangunan negeri. Premier Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg dalam perutusan khas sempena Hari Gawai Dayak 2025 berkata, semangat yang diperjuangkan pemimpin Dayak terdahulu seperti mendiang Dato Sri Tra Zehnder, yang memperjuangkan pengiktirafan rasmi Gawai pada awal 1960-an, harus terus disemarakkan. “Saya percaya para pemimpin Dayak seperti mendiang Dato Sri Tra Zehnder juga berhasrat supaya Gawai Dayak menjadi platform penyatuan kaum Dayak di samping memperkasakan status budaya dan ekonomi kaum Dayak di Sarawak,” katanya. Sempena perayaan itu juga, beliau mengumumkan beberapa inisiatif penting kerajaan Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) bagi meningkatkan taraf hidup rakyat luar bandar dan generasi muda negeri ini. Antara yang diumumkan ialah cadangan menaik taraf 5,000 kilometer jalan balak yang tidak lagi digunakan, khususnya di kawasan pedalaman seperti Kapit, untuk dijadikan jalan raya awam. “Jika rancangan ini dapat dilaksanakan, ia akan mempertingkatkan keterhubungan di kawasan luar bandar dengan sistem jalan raya yang lebih teratur dan tersusun,” jelas beliau. Langkah itu dijangka memberi impak besar terhadap kemudahan akses, perhubungan serta peluang ekonomi bagi komuniti luar bandar. Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari turut mengumumkan pelaksanaan inisiatif pendidikan percuma di peringkat pengajian tinggi bermula tahun hadapan menerusi dasar Free Tertiary Education Sarawak (FTES). Inisiatif ini katanya akan melibatkan anggaran peruntukan sebanyak RM300 juta untuk tahun pertama, bagi menampung yuran pengajian 10,000 pelajar di empat buah universiti milik penuh Kerajaan Sarawak. Lebih bermakna, pelajar daripada keluarga berpendapatan bawah RM1,500 sebulan turut akan menerima elaun sara hidup tahunan sebanyak RM15,000, bagi memastikan tiada anak Sarawak tercicir hanya kerana kekangan kewangan, ujarnya. “Saya percaya dengan langkah ini, ramai anak Sarawak daripada keluarga kurang berkemampuan dan mereka dari kawasan luar bandar akan berpeluang menuntut ilmu dalam jurusan terpilih di peringkat ijazah,” katanya. Mengakhiri perutusannya, Premier Sarawak mengajak seluruh masyarakat Dayak untuk memanfaatkan musim perayaan ini bukan sahaja sebagai ruang beramah mesra, tetapi juga sebagai platform bertukar pandangan ke arah perpaduan dan kemajuan bersama. “Gawai Dayak harus menjadi satu titik penyatuan kaum Dayak, oleh itu dalam suasana keriangan ini boleh menjadi platform untuk bertukar-tukar pendapat dalam usaha memperkukuhkan perpaduan dan iltizam kaum Dayak ke arah penglibatan yang lebih bermakna dalam proses transformasi ekonomi negeri ini,” tambah beliau. Beliau dan isteri, Puan Sri Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang turut merakamkan ucapan Selamat Hari Gawai kepada seluruh masyarakat Dayak yang meraikannya.-EDISI UKAS

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Minister, Mayor Join Gawai Celebration At PWOUM Chairperson’s Open House

MIRI: In the spirit of Gawai Dayak, two Sarawak leaders, Minister for Transport, Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin and Mayor of Miri City, Adam Yii Siew Sang, joined in the celebration at the Gawai open house hosted by Miri Orang Ulu Women’s Association (PWOUM) Chairperson, Kijan Toynbee at her home in Pujut 3B, here on Monday. Dato Sri Lee arrived at 9 a.m. to extend festive greetings, followed by Adam Yii at around 11 a.m., warmly welcomed by the host and guests alike. Speaking to the media, Dato Sri Lee extended Gawai wishes to all celebrants, and expressed his pride in Sarawak’s long-standing open house tradition. “In Sarawak, the open house is a meaningful practice that unites people of all races and religions. This 'Segulai Sejalai ' spirit is the true strength of our state,” he said. The Senadin Assemblyman also shared his experience attending the Sarawak-level Gawai Dayak Open House at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), describing it as a vibrant display of unity and togetherness among Sarawakians. Dato Sri Lee stressed the importance of nurturing this spirit of harmony, especially among the younger generation, to ensure a prosperous and united future for Sarawak. “Sarawak is a colourful state. Our diversity in culture, ethnicity and faith is what makes us unique and strong. This must be preserved and appreciated by all,” he added. He also lauded the state government’s inclusive policies, including the establishment of a special unit to support the needs of various religious groups in Sarawak. The presence of both leaders added cheer to the open house, further strengthening the bonds between leaders and the local community as they came together to celebrate Gawai in a warm and harmonious atmosphere. -UKASnews  

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KEBANA Unites Kenyah Badeng Community At Miri Cultural Festival

MIRI: The Cultural Night held in conjunction with the 2025 KEBANA Sports and Cultural Festival successfully brought together hundreds of Kenyah Badeng community members from across Sarawak in a vibrant celebration of heritage and unity at the National Youth Skills Institute (IKBN) Miri on Sunday. The event was officiated by Mayor of Miri City and Pujut Assemblyman, Adam Yii Siew Sang who represented Sarawak Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew. In his speech delivered by Adam Yii, Datuk Sebastian expressed appreciation to the Sarawak Kenyah Badeng Association for organising the annual festival, which he said not only preserves cultural heritage but also strengthens communal bonds. “KEBANA is a proud symbol of the Kenyah Badeng community’s identity, successfully uniting members from across Sarawak, including from Miri, Sibu, Kuching and Bintulu. “This festival reflects holistic human development through a fusion of sports, culture and spirituality,” he said. He acknowledged KEBANA — officially established on 12 January 2004 — as a strategic partner to the government in empowering rural communities through grassroots-based initiatives. Datuk Sebastian also encouraged youth to remain active in the association to ensure the continued preservation of Kenyah Badeng culture and identity for generations to come. The evening featured a series of captivating traditional performances and received enthusiastic response from the audience. The Cultural Night formed part of the three-day KEBANA Festival from May 31 to June 2, which also included open and veteran sports tournaments (Leko Dadu’c), women’s futsal, badminton, volleyball, and an award ceremony for outstanding students. The festival continues to serve as a meaningful platform to deepen ties and instil a strong love for heritage within the Kenyah Badeng community throughout Sarawak. -UKASnews  

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KEBANA Ngerapit Kaul Komuniti Kenyah Badeng di Pengerami Main Asal Miri

MIRI: Malam Main Asal serimbai Pengerami Lumba enggau Main Asal KEBANA 2025 mujur ngempuru beratus komuniti Kenyah Badeng ari selampur Sarawak ba siti pengerami ti richah enggau semangat beserakup di Institut Pengelandik Nembiak Menua (IKBN) Miri, kena Hari Minggu. Pengerami nya dipenyadi Datuk Bandar Bandaraya Miri ti mega Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) Pujut, Adam Yii Siew Sang ti datai ngari ke Sapit Menteri Dagang Temuai, Industri Kreatif enggau Seni Pemerindang Sarawak, Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew. Nengah teks jaku ti dibacha Adam Yii, Datuk Sebastian meri terima kasih ngagai Gerempung Kenyah Badeng Sarawak laban ngatur pengerami ninting taun ti ukai semina nyaga pesaka budaya tang mega negap semangat begulai entara komuniti. “KEBANA tu lambang pemereti ati komuniti Kenyah Badeng ti udah mujur ngempung komuniti ari selampur nengeri nyengkaum Miri, Sibu, Kuching enggau Bintulu. "Pengerami tu mega nyeremin pemansang modal mensia nengah lumba, budaya enggau jalai pengarap," ku iya. Iya madah, KEBANA ti ditumbuh kena 12 Januari 2004 dipeda nyadi bakih strategik perintah ngambi negap komuniti menua pesisir nengah inisiatif komuniti. Iya mega ngelalau rebak biak terus ngaul diri ba gerempung dikena nampung legasi budaya enggau identiti Kenyah Badeng. Malam main asal mega richah enggau bemacham pemerindang asal Kenyah Badeng enggau nerima sambut ti chukup manah ari mensia mayuh.-EDISI UKAS