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Recent victory for native rights as Raziah, sister of Taib, is ordered to pay damages for land grabs in Sarawak
Excellent news here from Free Malaysia Today shows the first in hopefully a long line of prosecutions against the Taib family for their illegal business activities . Raziah was ordered to pay RM 160,000 (just over $50,000) for her companies involvement in illegal land grabs and pollution of the natural environment in Sarawak. This news…
Breaking News: Malaysian prosecutors asked to arrest Abdul Taib Mahmud on corruption charges
It’s time that Taib is held responsible for the way that he has stolen from the people of Sarawak in order to line his pockets, and the pockets of his immediate family. Check out this sign-on letter from the Bruno Manser Fund in Switzerland, signed by a huge coalition of activists and NGOs from Malaysia…
‘Less than 10% of Sarawak’s forests are still intact’- Google Earth reveals extent of deforestation in Sarawak
It’s amazing what new technology can make visible. We always knew that Sarawak is destroying their forests at unprecedented rates… but GoogleEarth makes it incredibly clear how Taib’s government is destroying their resources. Check it out: ***** http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0328-sarawak_google_earth.html Images from Google Earth show a sharp contract between forest cover in Sarawak, a state in Malaysian Borneo, and the neighboring…
Taib family corruption exposed on TV in Canada
A damning report on the Taib family’s company ownerships followed an exposé by the Bruno Manser Fund blacklisting various companies in Europe, North America and Australia on Canadian Saturday night global news program 16X9. This is one of the first time the Taib’s corrupt practises regarding deforestation and land grabs in Sarawak have been addressed publicly…
First Person Updates from the Climate Talks at Durban
Here’s a (slightly late!) update from one of our supporters, Fred Putnam, who is currently at the climate talks in Durban. He is following the debate on how forests are part of the climate debate (REDD). Check out his impressions from his first few days there: ***** Monday Nov. 28 The only difference between this…