Tien Chai Chon
DARO: Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem wants to listen to the truth and not sweet praises.
“There was once he called us for a meeting. In the meeting, he told us to tell him the truth about what is actually going on on the ground.”
“He said elected representatives usually paint a pretty picture of their constituencies and I would not know the truth about their constituencies,” Kapitan Tien Chai Chon told BAT V yesterday.
He said because Adenan had always been ever ready to listen to and solve the people’s problems, it would be a blessing to all communities if he were to be given five more years to be chief minister.
“If he were to stay for another five years, all communities will ‘untung’ (benefit) because he takes immediate action whenever he gets to know of people’s plight.”
Citing the longstanding issue of murky water and consistent shortage of water faced by all communities in Daro as an example, Tien said the problem was instantly solved after Adenan took office.
Tien said the water problem in Daro had been tackled since last year, with places that used to experience severe shortage such as Kpg Ng Besar (Melanau village) and Kpg Baru (Chinese village) now enjoying comparatively constant supply.
“There is still room for improvement in terms of consistency of water supply and its quality.”
Apart from water problem, he said the ferry issue was also solved as an additional ferry had been operating and plying across Igan River.
“We are now very happy with the ferry service. The longest time we wait for it is half an hour. Before, there were times we waited for three hours.”
He said another area that might need government’s attention was the constant electricity outage which had been causing damage to electrical appliances.
“Both my refrigerator and television broke down after less than one year. The constant electricity trip and
the resuming of the power in seconds somehow caused our electricity appliances to break down. All of us in Daro have the experience.”
Apart from electricity, he also hoped for a more effective transport system to link Daro to other parts of Sarawak.
“People of Daro are not high income people. Many still rely on express boat service to go to Sibu and Sarikei. But the frequency of our express boat is getting less and less.”
With express boat service reduced by half from six times to two or three times per day, Tien said the availability of bus service would help greatly as it would provide a cheaper and more convenient form of transport for local folks.