Torstein Dale Sjotveit, the Norwegian CEO of Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB), a state-owned Malaysian power supplier, has ignored demands from local communities and withheld information on the implementation of twelve planned dams in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. The twelve dams are to be completed by 2020...
Chief Minister Taib recently rewarded his son, Abu Bekir, a contract worth millions of dollars for the construction of the Murum dam. Read more about how the Taibs have developed powerful positions in lucrative infrastructure projects associated with their hydro-electric plans and with SCORE. For more information on mega-dams in Borneo,...
Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC plans to scrap a US$2 billion aluminum smelter project in the Malaysian state of Sarawak! This comes as a major victory for the campaign to preserve the natural environment and the livelihoods of Sarawak’s indigenous peoples. For more information on mega-dams in Borneo, please visit:...
Early this morning, frustrated Iban landowners allegedly torched 16 tractors that were worth several million ringgits belonging to Tabung Haji after police failed to look into their complaints of encroachment. The Iban landowners took their case to the Human Rights Commission Malaysia (Suhakam) in a public hearing in Serian two...
Every evening at dusk, at the Great Cave of Niah in Borneo, up to half a million bats fly out of the cave to feed in the surrounding forest and the same number of swiftlets return to roost. This diurnal mass exchange has taken place for at least 50,000 years....
One hundred and fifty indigenous representatives who are affected by the current and planned mega dams in Sarawak joined with other local organizations to protest the construction of mega dams in Sarawak. The conference was organized by SAVE Rivers and the participants of the conference strongly condemned the Sarawak State...
The Malaysian government plans to construct the 1000 MW Baram Dam which will displace at least 26 indigenous villages with a population of 20,000 Borneo natives and flood up to 412 square kilometers of rainforest. The Bruno Manser Fund has disclosed a map showing the extent of the project that...
A group of 22 dissatisfied village chiefs from the Ensebang/Melikin area in Balai Ringin lodged a police report to stop six logging, plantation and sand extraction companies from encroaching on their land. The identified affected area includes 7,300 hectares between Sg Kerangan and Sg Ensebang Baru and another 1,250 hectares...
Sarawak Gone is a documentary about the Bidayuh, one of the 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, and the controversial development of the Bengoh Dam that proves to be a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture. This production by Producer, Toy Satellite and Andrew Garton, seeks to raise awareness...
Check out this great win from Baru Bian, a leading land rights lawyer. A great victory for the people of Krian, Sawarak. **************** MalaysiaKini http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176735 Krian natives win legal battle against loggers Sep 24, 11 12:02pm The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has declared illegal the logging...
