About 30 people from villages surrounding the proposed Baram dam site in Borneo gathered during a ceremonial event called the ‘Manyau Dalleh,’ organised by the Sarawak State Government and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), to protest the planned construction of the Baram Hydroelectric Dam Project. The protesters displayed banners and shouted...
In opposition to the Baram Dam proposal, members of Save Sarawak’s Rivers Network (SAVE Rivers) and concerned citizens held a peaceful demonstration to send a strong message to the community leaders meeting with Senator Lihan Jok to reject the hydro-electric dam project. Read below about public opposition to this mega...
Torstein Dale Sjotveit, the Norwegian CEO of Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB), a state-owned Malaysian power supplier, has ignored demands from local communities and withheld information on the implementation of twelve planned dams in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. The twelve dams are to be completed by 2020...
Early this morning, frustrated Iban landowners allegedly torched 16 tractors that were worth several million ringgits belonging to Tabung Haji after police failed to look into their complaints of encroachment. The Iban landowners took their case to the Human Rights Commission Malaysia (Suhakam) in a public hearing in Serian two...
Sarawak Gone is a documentary about the Bidayuh, one of the 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, and the controversial development of the Bengoh Dam that proves to be a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture. This production by Producer, Toy Satellite and Andrew Garton, seeks to raise awareness...
Check out this great win from Baru Bian, a leading land rights lawyer. A great victory for the people of Krian, Sawarak. **************** MalaysiaKini http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176735 Krian natives win legal battle against loggers Sep 24, 11 12:02pm The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has declared illegal the logging...
Besides the colossal environmental devastation and severe consequence on the ecosystem that the dreadful Baram Dam will bring, it will also rage a permanent degeneration of the ethnic identity and heritage of the populaces who live in the region. Based on the number of villagers, the most affected are the Kenyah followed...
