Date : 20th March 2010, Saturday
Time : 9.00 a.m.
Venue : Dynasty Hotel, Miri

Agenda

1. To receive the Executive Committee’s report on the working of the Association during the previous two years;
2. To receive the Treasurer’s report and the audited accounts of the Association for the previous two years;
3. To elect new office bearers for the period 2010 – 2011; and
4. To deal with such other matters as may be put before it.

The following are available at the Association’s Office, 3rd Floor, Lot 1089, Rumah Persatuan Dayak Miri, Jalan Merpati, Miri, during office hours.

1. Nomination Forms for office bearers
2. Proposal Forms for motions to be deliberated in the meeting

Minutes of Meeting for 2008 Biennial General Meeting and reports will be available seven (7) days before the BGM.

Completed nomination and proposal forms shall be submitted to the Association’s Office during office hours not later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this notice.

In accordance with Clause 5 Article 5 of the Constitution, only members with valid membership have the right to vote and in accordance with Clause 13 Article 2 only members with valid membership for a period of two (2) continuous years are eligible to be nominated for the office bearers.  All members are therefore urged to check with PDM Office before the BGM, their membership status, settle outstanding fees if any and/or other related matters accordingly.

Payment of subscription fees for the purpose of validation of membership status shall not be accepted on the day of the BGM.

Please contact the Association’s office at Tel. 085-435467 for other details on Biennial General Meeting.

Issued by:
Ellison Ludan Muyan
Secretary-General
25th February 2010

The Executive Committee of the Dayak Association Miri paid a courtesy call to our new Resident, Mr. Gani Ugay on 2nd February 2010. The Resident was brief on DAM’s activities by our President, Mr. Alexander Isut Karin. Also present was the Chairlady of Serakup Indu Dayak Sarawak, Miri branch, Mdm. Jenny Jeli.

Dayak Association Miri wishes all members of the Executive Council, Women Section, Youth Section and all other members and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Peminta tu digaga sepengudah nemu tanggung pengawa ti pegai DAM besai dalam ngatur palan Pendam Dayak di Lambir.

“Enggau nya, kita ke datai ditu sehari tu nyadika tanda meri sukung ngagai DAM dalam bejalaika tanggung pengawa ti udah diberi ngagai sida,” ku iya.

Andy madah lebuh bejaku ba Atur Makai Malam Amal ti diatur Gerempung Dayak Miri (DAM) enggau kerejasama Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS), Gerempung Dayak Iban Sarawak (SADIA) enggau Gerempung Dayak Menua Sarawak (SDNU) pampang Taman Tunku.

Lebih 400 iku urang ke bisi ngulu datai dalam atur nya iya nya bansa Dayak di menua nya ti diatur di Dewan Utama Eastwood Valley Golf & Country ditu, malam hari Lima empai lama.

Sama datai iya nya Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) sitak Lambir Aidan Wing, dua seketeri politik Kepala Menteri iya nya Peter Howell Jilan sereta Watson Banggau enggau Tuai DAM Miri, Alexander Isut Karim.

Dalam jaku iya, Andy madahka pengaga ati iya meda semangat sukarela empat gerempung Dayak nya ti betuaika DAM udah bejalaika atur makai malam amal nya.

Dalam jaku iya ti keterubah, Alexander madah objektif atur tu dipejalaika dikena ngumpul pan bagi projek ngatur Pendam Dayak Lambir.

Ku iya, ke diatu, Dam ti megai tanggung pengawa dalam ngatur palan pendam nya udah ngumpul dana penyampau RM19,000 asil ari beri Sapit Kepala Menteri Tan Sri George Chan Hong Nam, Menteri Kuasa, Teknologi Hijau enggau Ai Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui, enggau Andy Chia.

“Kitai deka nerima pan tambah enda lamada agi laban pengari rayat menua tu bisi udah ngaga danji deka meri bantu atas tuju ke sama,” ku iya.

Entara pengari rayat ke udah bedanji deka meri pan iya nya ADUN Lambir, Aidan Wing (RM3,000), ADUN Lubok Antu Malcom Mussen (RM3,000), ADUN Kemena Datuk Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom ke mega Menteri Muda Rampa Menua enggau Pengerai (RM5,000)  sereta tambah RM4,000 ari Andy Chia taun dudi tu ila.

Ku Alexander nambah, siti aum taun deka diatur kena bulan dua taun nyin ila dalam mantaika penemu ti bekait enggau projek nya, lalu enti projek nya udah bulih kemendar, baru projek nya (pendam) deka dipejalaika.

Source: Borneo Post

The signage for the Dayak cemetery was erected last Saturday witness by Martin Entamin (photo), the Chairman for the Dayak Cemetery Management.

To fund the development and maintenance of this cemetery, the association is organising a Charity Dinner on the evening of 4th December 2009 at Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club in Miri. Tickets are still available at our office. Kindly call 085-435467 for details.

The Dayak Association Miri (DAM) will hold a get-together dinner on Dec 4 at the Eastwood Golf and Country Club starting 6.30pm.

Organising Chairman Martin Entamin said yesterday that the occasion is organised in collaboration with the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA), Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) Taman Tunku and Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS).

“Our main objective to hold the get-together gathering is to raise funds, proceeds of which will be used for the development and maintenance of the new Dayak cemetery in Lambir,” he said.

Martin appealed to all Dayak-based organisations, corporate bodies and business associates in Miri to fully support the event.

“Your support and cooperation are very important to ensure the success of our function and so we can achieve our objective,” he added.

Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Dato’ Joseph Salang Gandum will be the Guest of Honour.

The evening’s programme includes performances by Iban recording artistes Andrewson Ngalai and Ricky Andrewson, as well as others under the Andrewson Ngalai Production (ANP) company.

Dinner tickets values at RM5000, RM3000, RM1000 and RM500 per table are available from DAM office at Jalan Merpati or call 085-435467 during office hours for detailed information.

MIRI: Nembiak rebak baru diatu jarang bendar agi ngemeranka pengawa asal bansa diri laban ke tebal agi udah diau ba nengeri tauka diau ngejang ari apai indai ba sekula buding di menua pesisir tauka di nengeri ke mit agi.

Mayuh bendar penemu lama bansa kitai Iban udah nadai dikemeranka agi ulih nembiak baru, indu enggau lelaki.

Bala ke nembiak jarang bendar nemu nyanggit jalai, ngaga serangan duku, mingkai pemansai tauka raga enggau lanji tauka ma utai bukai.

Lalu sida ke indu ban engka mayuh endar ke nadai nemu mesai bulu mata pengawa baka betenun, ngebat tauka nganyam (bisi mega disebut orang ngayam) laban tegal mayuh bala apai indai sida empu endang sama nadai nemu pengawa nya.

Laban nangika penemu ngaga kraf sereta asil tauka produk asal bansa diri, nya alai udah bekau ke tembu ngatur kelas ngajat, kelas betenun enggau ngebat, diatu bala sida ari raban bansa Iban ke masuk dalam Sayap Indu Gerempung Dayak Miri

(DAM) keran deka ngasuh semua penemu lama enggau pesaka tuai bukai nya ditan, dibun sereta dikemansangka enggau meruan agi. DAM diatu merambu deka ngatur kelas nganyam.

Udah bekau dikerandauka dalam aum komiti besai DAM, semua kaban gerempung setuju magang deka ngatur kelas ngayam baruh komiti betuaika Agnes Nani ke mega nyadi ketuai pubisiti sereta mega berakup enggau sekiteri DAM ngatur iya, awakka terus ngatur projek nya enggau lengkas.

“Projek ngayam nya dipejalaika ba Ruai Francis Loke ba rumah gerempung nya di Jalai Merpati berengkah ari sehari kemari 7 Sept. Kelas berengkah jam pukul 1 lemai ngagai pukul 5 lemai ungkup sesi lemai sereta enggau berengkah pukul 5.30 lemai ngagai pukul 9 malam ungkup sesi malam,” sekiteri DAM Jacqueline Selaka madah.

“Kelas tu endang kena ngerembaika agi sereta ngetan lalu ngemeranka pengelandik bala Iban ke ngaga tikai, ngaga lenguai ungkup pupu raban bansa, kelebih ungkup bala nembiak ke benung mansang,” ku iya nerang.

Semua bala kaban gerempung diperansang awakka ulih sama enggau awakka semua sida bela ampit penemu enggau pelajar ngayam ka tambah mega awakka sama nemu produk ti manah dikena dalam pengawa nya.

“Tang nadai mega lebih ari ngulih tauka belajar pengelandik ngayam, nya alai manah agi enti sama sulih datai enggau sama dalam projek tu, ku Jacqueline.

Iya mega madah, bala mensia mayuh endan sama tau enggai enti sida deka nemu sereta mereti agi pasal sekeda tradisi pengelandik jari bala Iban.

Orang ke bisi ati deka masuk projek tu dipinta mayar RM30 enti ukai kaban gerempung tang kaban gerempung mina mayar RM20 aja.

Bala orang ke bisi ati tau talipaun ngiga Jacqueline (016-8908714); Nani (019-8751765); tukang wang Yak Dungkong (013-8333925) tauka Kitty Janggot ba opis DAM (085-435467).

Source: Borneo Post

The Women Section will be organising a Nganyam Class starting 7th September 2009. Interest participant may contact our office at 085-435467 for registration.

Date Commence: 7th Sept. 2009
Venue:Ruai Francis Loke, DAM Building

Two Sessions
Day Session: 1.00 PM – 5.00 PM
Night Session: 5.30 – 9.00 PM

Days: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday Only

Registration Fees
RM 20.00 For Members & RM 30.00 For Non Members

Other Conditions:
Participants are required to supply their own Materials

Purposed and Objectives for our having these activities are:

(a) To spread and preserve the value of the Iban Handicraft to younger generation.
(b) To attract and recruit non members.

This event is open to all Members and Non-Members of the Persatuan Dayak Miri. Those interested in Beranyam, please don’t be hesitating to contact the following names below:

* Puan Agnes Nani (Organising Chairlady & Publicity)
* Puan Jacqueline Selaka L.F. Mawar(Secretary)
* Puan Yak Dungkong (Treasurer)
* Miss Kitty Janggot (PDM’s Office)

MIRI: Gerempung Dayak Miri (DAM) deka berakup enggau bala raban bansa Iban, kelebih agi bala tuai rumah enggau sida ari opis perintah dalam pengawa ngemutarka isu laun muka tanah pendam Dayak ba Sungai Dalam, Lambir.

Presiden DAM, Alexander Karin Isut madah, pekara tu diputuska dalam siti aum enggau pengari Opis Residen, Opis DO Miri, bala tuai rumah panjai sereta enggau ketuai raban bansa Iban ba Rumah Dayak apin lama ke udah.

“Laban udah diberi tanggungjawab ngatur tanah nya, kami (DAM) komited berakup enggau bala tuai rumah enggau agensi bukai ke besangkut paut dalam pengawa ngumpul belanja duit turu ungkup pendam tu.

“Kami mega udah berandau betunga mua pasal pekara tu, lalu aku ngarapka tu enda nyadi isu agi.

“Utai ke besai bendar guna diatu nya, semua orang udah setuju magang deka sama ngiga belanja laban penanggul duit meh ke ngasuh tanah pendam nya laun dibuka,” ku iya lebuh ditanya kemari.

Karin sebedau tu madah, pekara tu enda teputar enggau lengkas laban DAM  enda ulih enda berakup enggau Serakup Dayak Iban Sarawak (Sadia) enggau Serakup Bansa Dayak  Sarawak (SDNU).

Apin lama ke udah, seraban 12 iku bala tuai rumah panjai di Miri bisi ngansak DAM nerang madah pekara kebendar pasal nama kebuah laun muka tanah pendam nya di Lambir ke bisi lima eka pemesai lalu udah dikemendarka perintah taun siti tu kemari.

Laban ke laun muka tanah pendam nya, bala raban bansa Iban ditu nyau enda ulih enda nyanda tanah pendam ba alai bukai genap kali bisi orang parai.

Tu laban tanah pendam ba Jalai Riam enggau Batu 8 Jalai Miri-Bintulu nyau majak sekut-sesekut.

Lebuh ngenang enggau silik agi pekara nya, Karin madah, naka kediatu sida udah bisi ngumpul belanja RM10,000 iya nya nyengkaum RM5,000 ke diberi ulih Sapit Kepala Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam, RM4,000 ari Kaban Kunsil Nengeri Pujut Andy Chia enggau RM1,000 ke  digumpul ari bala kaban DAM.

”Kami mega udah bulih bantu ari Opis DO Miri kelimpah ari minta saup sida ari Opis JKR ngagai jalai tauka akses ngagai tanah pendam nya,” ku iya.

Nyadi kelimpah nya, Ketuai Raban Bansa Iban Sitak Miri Pemancha Wilson Siang Lim mega ngarapka bala raban bansa Dayak enggau DAM ulih berakup enggau pangan diri ngumpul tauka ngiga belanja kena ngisi duit turu ungkup ngadu pekara pendam nya.

“Kitai ngarapka isu tu ulih ditangkup enggau naka pemanah ulih, laban meda tu meh pendam tunggal ke disediaka perintah ungkup raban bansa Dayak ditu,” ku Wilson.

Nyadi perintah dalam bulan Mei 2008 udah ngemendarka pendam nya digaga ba tanah ba Sungai Dalam lalu ungkup dempu DAM ke diberi kuasa ngadu pekara nya. Tang laban udah lebih setaun dikemendarka, pendam nya lalu apin ulih kena sampaika iya ngasuh raban bansa Iban ditu mantai tanya pasal pekara nya, lalu ngujungka iya nyadi siti isu.

Source: Borneo Post