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Southeast Asia Renewable Energy People’s Assembly (SEAREPA) Participants Reject Mega-Dams in Sarawak

November 6, 2012
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KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: Over 120 participants representing 11 nations at the recently concluded Southeast Asia Renewable Energy People’s Assembly (SEAREPA) have unanimously decided to reject the development of 12 planned mega-dams in Sarawak. In their declaration, participants stressed that they had discussed renewable energy concerns across the region and were deeply concerned...

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ACTION ALERT: Stop Destructive Dam Investments in Sarawak!

October 24, 2012
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TAKE ACTION! Hydro Tasmania and Sarawak Energy are ignoring human rights by investing in the construction of 12 new dams in Sarawak with no indigenous community consultation or oversight. This is not acceptable.  Click here to stand alongside The Borneo Project in support of indigenous people’s rights!  Read our full...

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Penans Protest Against Murum Hydroelectric Dam

September 27, 2012
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On September 26th, hundreds of Penans staged a blockade against the Murum hydroelectric (HEP) dam project calling on the government to listen to their plights with regard to the construction of the dam.  Penans came from 8 villages, namely Long Wat, Long Luar, Long Tangau, Long Menapa, Long Singu and...

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Justice Versus The Law In Sarawak

August 2, 2012
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The High Court recently ruled against a joint petition by Penan and Kelabit people in Limbang to save their forest lands from the greed of Chief Minister Taib’s timber and plantation allies, Samling Global and the Hii family. The judge based his ruling on the failure of the natives of...

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Penans want to pursue RM100 mln promise – Assemblyman

July 9, 2012
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The Penan community has asked Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian to pursue the RM100 million promised to them by the federal government in 2008. During a visit with two hundred representatives from twenty longhouses, Bian said that the Penan also expresssed discontent with the Baram dam project. Read more about the...

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