Documents have been released that show that Taib Mahmud’s daughter, Jamilah, and other family members have been exporting hardwood from Sarawak to the United States. Read more below to see just how many people are involved in this corruption. Read more on Sarawak Report. Read more about timber corruption and...
Indigenous protestors in Sarawak are continuing a blockade started last week in protest of the construction of the Baram Dam, one of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s planned mega dam projects for the region. Another group protesting downstream has been able to prevent Sarawak Energy workers from accessing the road to...
By Amanda Stephenson, Communications Intern for the Borneo Project I am writing today as a participant of Blog Action Day 2013, whose theme this year is human rights. Check out their website and search @blogactionday on Twitter to read more blog posts about human rights. You’ve probably heard about orangutan...
This past weekend, thirty-four Malaysian NGOs banded together to participate in the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice’s Global Month of Action on Energy (Oct. 11 – Nov. 11), fostering awareness of unsustainable hydropower mega dams in Sarawak. Read more from Sarawak Report Read more about hydropower dams in Sarawak then join...
By Tara Holmes, Communications Manager for the Borneo Project Read more in Earth Island Journal Read more about hydropower dams in Sarawak then join the discussion on Facebook A fight against a mega dam in the Malaysian district of Sarawak is intensifying as Malaysian police move to arrest more than...
A new report shows evidence that rainforest destruction in Sarawak, Malaysia is worse than previously thought, although Taib seems to think otherwise. Read more below. Read more from Sarawak Report Read more about Forest Policy in Borneo then join the discussion on Facebook A new report shows new evidence that destruction is worse...
The Penan, who have lived in the rainforest of Borneo for centuries, fight a daily battle against the logging companies who want to raze their homes to the ground. Read more below. Read more from Daily Mail UK Learn more about land rights issues in Borneo In the damp, lush...
Global Witness’s explosive exposé has lead to an international NGO push for the shut down of numerous Sarawak companies. Read more below. Read more from Mongabay Read more about Timber Corruption in Sarawak The fallout from a video by Global Witness exposing widespread corruption in Sarawak continues, as the Bruno...
Shocking lack of concern over polluting industries in Malaysian Borneo are threatening the health of the people and Sarawak’s rainforest environment. Read more below. Read more from Sarawak Report Read more about Borneo Forest and Climate Policy Recent statements from new investors in OM Holdings have exposed the Chief Minister’s...
Sarawak’s Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu is again misleading the people. Recently quoted in the Borneo Post, he stated “Aye for proposed Baram HEP – Jabu”, saying that “community leaders and representatives in Baram are all for the proposed Baram Hydroelectric Dam Project.” Read more below...
