By Tara Holmes, Communications and Development Coordinator for the Borneo Project Thursday, October 3, 2013 On the morning of October 3, 2013, Ngang Buling, a Penan from the Murum region of Sarawak, Malaysia, was arrested by Malaysian police for taking part in a peaceful protest at the blockade site of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 October 2013 Penan lodged police report against SEB & Sarawak Govt. Wants Murum Dam impoundment stopped MIRI – A few representatives from the Penan community affected by the Murum HEP Dam came down to Miri to lodged a police report against Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB)...
Malaysian energy company Sarawak Energy has been nominated for the Public Eye’s 2014 award for ‘worst company of the year.’ Swiss NGO the Bruno Manser Fund submitted the nomination based on the energy giant’s repeated human rights violations and its record of environmental destruction. Read more from the Bruno Manser...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2013 Murum, Sawarak, Malaysian Borneo: Over 100 Penan leaders are blockading traffic in a last-ditch effort to get the government and the state owned-power company, Sarawak Energy Berhad, to respect their rights and provide appropriate compensation for the loss of their lands and homes. Carrying...
A peaceful protest against mega dam projects in Sarawak took place outside the Kuala Lumpur Parliament building yesterday morning. Protesters held signs against the Murum Dam and Baram Dam, asking the Malaysian government to respect indigenous demands for a fair settlement or stop construction of the dams altogether. Read more...
Despite ongoing protests and a human blockade by a group of over 100 indigenous Penan, the Sarawak Energy Berhad has confirmed that flooding has begun at the site of the Murum hydroelectric dam in Sarawak, Malaysia. Read more from Malaysiakini on Yahoo! News Malaysia Read a history of the Penans’ struggle with dam builders...
On 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,...
The 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...
