Politics and Helicopters

When was the first time you saw a helicopter?

During the Confrontation helicopters were already flying over the skies of Sibu. Wessex helicopters were the normal ones. They made a loud noise and they looked menancing. The often stopped at the King George VI memorial grounds.

Wessex - popular during the Confrontation time in Sarawak.

Familiar sight in the 70's in Sibu

Sarawak is hard to traverse so many armed forces were transported by helicopters into the interior and dropped into the forest in this way.

Sarawak Politicians love flying around Sarawak in Helicopters



Now we are under Movement Control Order, politicans are flying food supplies to the rural people so that they would not starve during this period. The government is giving "Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package".