Villagers affected by the Bengoh dam who had initially agreed to be resettled with the condition that they were given houses, land, and basic infrastructure, are having second thoughts. In addition to being kept in the dark about the resettlement schedule, a logging company has moved onto the land the...
Ram Sing, a senior practicing lawyer in Borneo, asserted that Native Customary Rights (NCR) in Sabah have existed since time immemorial through the practice of customs or Adat by the indigenous population. Furthermore, no legislation can remove these rights since they are provided under the Sabah Land Ordinance and Forest...
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...
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...
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...
