TEMINATION OF TUAI RUMAH ( LONGHOUSES CHIEFS )

April 16- State election affected the Tuai Rumah.
There are several elected tuai rumah have been dismissed and replaced by pro-BN. The state polls saw the opposition win an unprecedented 15 seats lending credence to the widespread belief that the regime is losing its support base. The BN government has also accused of appointing its own longhouse Chiefs disregarding the communities having their own elected tuai rumah.The pro- government is disregarding the tuai rumah by the people, who are knowledgeable about the adat and customs and by appointing their own tuai rumah and ignoring the elected by the people, the BN governmant is breaking up the longhouse and causing disunity. The caused of the long house split is because of two headmen. The government should let the villagers choice their own headmen so that the long houses would not splited. The vice Chairman See Chee How, who is Batu Lintang assemblymen was commenting on the sacking of six tuai rumah from machan in Kanowit. The six headmen have not received their monthly allowance of Rm 450 since August 2011, up till now no reason has been given for the termination of their appointments. The six's uncertain status is believed to be linked to the April state election in which a majority of voters from the six long houses in Ukong, Jagoi and Lipus voted for opposition.
The government must explain dimissals of the longhouses chiefs. Another long house chief, Sandah Ak. Tabau, has also received an official letter from the director of human resources Unite in the chief Minister's office, informing him that his service as a long house headmen has been terminated. The headmen Sandah's dismissal was connected with a suit invoving a native Customary Right ( NCR ) land in which he was one of the plaintiffs and a witness. The native landowners won the case against the government.Sandah's is a leader who fight for his own people right. He is the tuai rumah who was elected by the people of the long house and not appointed by the state assembly of the Contituency. What is the point of having an official tuai rumah if he does not represent the people other than to disunite and threaten the people. Another Ten tuai rumah have been dimissed because they were closed to hte Batang Sadong MP Nacy Shukri and Nancy is a very hard working women as an MP and treats everyone equal, no business bases in Simunjan and does not take away NCR land from the people. If they were dismissed based upholding true justice then we the people as all should too realise the spirit and cause they are fighting for. For all we know the fight in Sarawak is a real tough one. Most of the tuai rumah in the state of Sarawak( longhouses ) scare of being dismiss by the government but they never think of their future generation.