The Malaysian Government seems to think it can steal the land of indigenous people, deprive them of their livelihoods, and then claim that they are helping them to thrive. The government may think they can lie to people in the villages about the “better life” they will have after resettlement,...
By Jettie Word, Borneo Project Director The Government of Sarawak is currently conducting social and environmental impact assessments, or SEIA, in the area that will be affected by the Baram dam — the next dam planned as part of the Sarawak government’s plan to build 12 massive dams...
Sarawak’s state government policy of freezing the supply of oil palm seedlings to rural Dayaks is facing criticism as the state sells land cheaply to crony companies. Read more below about the preferential treatment given to these companies over rural Dayaks and the flaws in the government’s claim. Read more...
Fifteen years after the indigenous people of Bakun were forced to leave their land to make way for a controversial hydropower dam project, the state government issued a notice to declare these lands the Bakun Islands National Park. Read more below to find out why many people still remain on...
Dispelling the myths and stereotypes of tribal and indigenous communities which are often used to justify their eviction from ancestral lands, Survival International’s new “Proud Not Primitive” campaign challenges the notion that tribal peoples are stuck in the past. Read more below about this campaign and the prejudices faced by...
Taib company Ta Ann received a multi-million dollar settlement from the Australian government in order to give up major timber operations in Tasmania. Read more below about the controversial record of this Sarawak company and why environmentalists want this company expelled altogether. Read more on Sarawak Report. Read more about...
Clare Rewcastle Brown, editor of Sarawak Report and Radio Free Sarawak flew into Kuching today only to be escorted to the next flight to Singapore and told that she was banned from entering Sarawak. Read more below about human rights activists banned from entering Malaysia and watch the video with...
Endangered species are, sadly, becoming more and more commonplace as the world’s natural resources continue to rapidly deplete and hunting and trapping for prized animal parts continues to grow, particularly in the Chinese market. Read more below on how these rare animals need increased conservation advocacy and protection if they...
The issue of distinguishing which land is Native Customary Right (NCR) land versus land belonging to the state is highly important to Sarawak’s indigenous land owners. Land Minister Tan Sri Masing urges the opposition to keep land survey issues on its list of concerns for the government to address. Read...
The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that’s unheard of in this part of the world....
