The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed that Switzerland has given legal assistance to Hong Kong in a money-laundering case against Musa Aman, Chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Sabah on Borneo. Musa Aman is responsible for granting illegal concessions to log tropical hardwoods in the...
The people of Baram gathered together to protest the proposed Baram Dam during a ceremony called the ‘Manyau Dalleh’ organised last Saturday by the state government and Sarawak Energy Berhad to kick start the second phase of soil studies of the dam project. Read more about the protest against the...
The five-year campaign to find someway to use the 2,400 megawatts of power generated by the Bakun Dam in Sarawak came to an end when Rio Tinto Alcan recently pulled out of a RM6 billion aluminum smelt project. The mega-dam is a cherished project of former prime minister Dr Mahathir...
Over 90 million US dollars alleged to be kickbacks for the illegal logging of tropical hardwoods in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo have been traced through UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank. The bank is facing serious money-laundering allegations following the disclosure of a series of documents linking Malaysian top...
SAVE Rivers Network reports that the cleansing ritual known as ‘Mayau Dalleh’ was improperly conducted at the proposed Baram Dam site at Nahah Itun Uvek. Last Saturday, a delegation of officials from the state government, Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) and a few community leaders headed by Senator Lihan Jok, met...
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...
As more and more forest is cleared for palm oil plantations and timber estates, the Borneo pygmy Elephant is increasingly coming into conflict with humans in the East Kalimantan district of Nunukan. Since 2006, elephants are now venturing into human settlements about once every seven months and with more of...
A recent wildlife study confirmed that orangutans require large swaths of forests to live. In order to ensure the orangutan’s survival, the study calls for the restoration of high-quality natural forests and dispersal corridors. Read more about the study below. For more information on biodiversity in Borneo, please visit: https://borneoproject.org/borneo/biodiversity-conservation...
On the International Action Day for Rivers on March 14th, environmental activists from Switzerland and Malaysia gathered in front of the UN seat at Geneva’s Place des Nations to protest plans for twelve hydroelectrical dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. The Malaysian dams will cause the forced...
