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300 Indigenous Protest at IHA World Congress in Kuching
May 22, 2013On May 22nd, 300 indigenous in Sarawak protested at the front gates of the International Hydropower Association’s meeting in Kuching, Mayalsia. Read more below on this impressive act of united resistance. Read more from The Borneo Post Learn more about corruption in Borneo KUCHING: More than 300, mostly indigenous people, staged a peaceful demonstration near…
Proposed Malaysia Dams Raise Transparency, Livelihood Fears
May 21, 2013The International Hydropower Association (IHA) and the Sarawak government come under criticism from activists denouncing the development of 12 dams, for which the process has not been transparent regarding social and environmental concerns. Read more from Thomson Reuters Foundation Read more about the Borneo Project’s Campaign to Stop the Dams in Sarawak Activists in Sarawak, one…
Malaysia: Authoritarian Leader Lures Investors With Promise of “Responsible” Dams
May 21, 2013The expansion of dams in Sarawak, Malaysia is costly to the indigenous people they will affect as well as the environment. But to avoid addressing these social and environmental concerns, Sarawak’s leader has resorted to his well-polished tactics of corruption and personal control, with the support from industry and without consideration of human rights. Read…