A recently published study in Molecular Ecology found that male orangutan’s travel much longer distances than females, based on faecal samples collected a seven sites in Borneo. These findings are further proof that the orangutan needs high-quality natural forests and dispersal corridors, states Sabah Wildlife Department Director Dr Laurentius Ambu....
In a three-part documentary, BBC will broadcast a series looking back over Sir David Attenborough’s 60-year broadcasting career, including a trip to the Borneo jungle, where he first encountered an orangutan in the wild in the 1950s. Attenborough returned to the Borneo jungle to shoot new footage at the place...
Originally published in the Earth Island Journal Magazine by Brihannala Morgan Rivers are the lifeblood of Borneo, the third largest island in the world, known for its incredible biodiversity and rich forests. Shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darrusalam, the island is home to orangutans, sun bears, and many other...
Penan Headman Juwin Lehan of Long Win village in Tutoh, Baram demanded that the Borneo Post, a local newspaper, give a full apology and retraction of the article titled “Penan sever ties with rights, environmental groups.” The article falsely implied that Juwin claimed to be misled by local and foreign...
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...
