FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2013 (BARAM RIVER / MALAYSIA) Two road blockades have been erected to prevent the construction of the 1,200 MW Baram Dam. One blockade has been erected near Long Lama, on the shores of the Baram River, with a second blockade near the proposed dam site....
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...
Penan community members are continuing to protest the impoundment of their land for the Murum Dam, despite being told that they will be arrested for their involvement in the blockade. Riot police have been dispatched to monitor the peaceful protest, firing shots into the air, but many Penan have said...
Malaysian energy company Sarawak Energy has been nominated for the Public Eye’s 2014 award for ‘worst company of the year.’ Swiss NGO the Bruno Manser Fund submitted the nomination based on the energy giant’s repeated human rights violations and its record of environmental destruction. Read more from the Bruno Manser...
A peaceful protest against mega dam projects in Sarawak took place outside the Kuala Lumpur Parliament building yesterday morning. Protesters held signs against the Murum Dam and Baram Dam, asking the Malaysian government to respect indigenous demands for a fair settlement or stop construction of the dams altogether. Read more...
Plans to build a controversial coal-fired plant in Sabah, Malaysia are being revisited two years after the proposal was defeated by a grassroots movement. The project is now expected to face regional and international opposition. Read more from Mongabay Read more about Climate Policy then join the conversation on Facebook...
Despite ongoing protests and a human blockade by a group of over 100 indigenous Penan, the Sarawak Energy Berhad has confirmed that flooding has begun at the site of the Murum hydroelectric dam in Sarawak, Malaysia. Read more from Malaysiakini on Yahoo! News Malaysia Read a history of the Penans’ struggle with dam builders...
A group of indigenous Penan has resumed protest against the construction of the Murum hydroelectric dam, claiming that the government has not met demands for fair compensation. Acceptable reparation would include enough land to be self-sufficient through farming, a share of the dam’s profits, and full redress for land lost,...
