Bintulu: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak today adopted 13 resolutions at its Annual Convention 2025, calling on the State Government to address a wide range of pressing issues affecting the people of Sarawak.
In its resolutions, DAP Sarawak urged the State Government to take decisive actions to ensure fairness, transparency, and better governance for all Sarawakians.
The resolutions are as follows:
- To call upon the State Government to consider including third-generation Sarawakians of Chinese, Indian, or any other origin not mentioned in the Schedule of the Interpretation Ordinance as natives of the State.
- To call upon the State Government to achieve a more racially balanced civil service proportionate to the racial composition of Sarawak by having equal and fair opportunity of promotion to all races.
- To call upon the State Government to effectively resolve the flooding problem in Sarawak and promptly compensate flood victims, including those affected by the Bintulu flood in early 2025.
- To call for an independent and transparent investigation into the integrity and accuracy of the smart meters deployed by SESCO, as the general public has felt a sudden increase in the electricity bills after the installation of the smart meters on their premises.
- To urge the State Government to reveal details of the RM30 billion loans taken by its companies, including interest terms, repayment conditions, and specific purposes for which the loans were obtained.
- To call upon the state government to increase the efficiency and accountability of the local governments so that the issues affecting the people can be resolved more effectively and responsively for better living conditions.
- To call upon the state government to proactively address the issue of delayed completion of housing projects and issuance of individual titles to effectively help the stranded and innocent house purchasers.
- To call upon the state government to review the re-categorisation of land in Sarawak, which has tremendously increased the land lease renewal premium of a vast area of land.
- To call upon the state government to implement reforms in the DUN, particularly by appointing an opposition member as the Public Account Committee (PAC) chairman.
- To call upon the state government to stop relying on off-balance sheet expenditures through alternative funding initiatives, which distort and conceal the actual government spending in the annual budget document.
- To call upon the state government to review its plan to implement the powered Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) project due to a lack of viability, sustainability, and cost effectiveness.
- To urge all local councils to put on hold any attempts to increase assessment rates, particularly in view of the increase in state revenue, which should be distributed and enjoyed by the people.
- To call upon the State Government and Sarawak Water Sdn Bhd to resolve all water supply issues including taking steps to immediately upgrade all the existing water pipes which are susceptible to leakages (and thus Non-Revenue Water which costs millions of Ringgit to all taxpayers on a yearly basis) which in turn also leads to numerous water cuts that affects the livelihood of the public.
All 13 resolutions have passed unanimously, which were proposed by the DAP Sarawak Deputy State Secretary, Larry Asap.
