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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 37, No 15. July 3 1974

No government achievements in Sarawak

No government achievements in Sarawak

Dear Sir,

I was most disgusted to hear a few yelling for the Malaysian Government at the recent Malaysian forum. They had also written a lot of nonsense in the Salient. What they said and did was a great disgrace to the natives of Sarawak. More, they are the eyes of the 'blockhead' down at Oriental Bay.

In Sarawak, exceptionally few people become government officers, so most people are without food to eat, a house to live in, clothing to put on. A few are lucky to be here — the majority of the native Dayak children find it impossible ever to go to schools. Many of our native friends are still leading a wandering life. Their ration depends on the luck of daily hunting and fishing. Although there are some who join the community and are better off the majority live on the edge of starvation. In comparison this termed "government achievement" is nothing at all. These are but a few of the many grim facts of life in Sarawak.

S. East Asia Researched