Sarawak Energy Berhad - The Borneo Project

Joint Statement: Human Rights Groups Demand Police Stop Intimidating Rightful Landowners of Baram

November 4, 2014

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4 Nov. 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Peter Kallang, Chair, SAVE Rivers | Tel: +60-13-833-1104| Email: peterkallang@yahoo.com Sze Ning, Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia | Tel: +60-12-606-1592 | Email: szening@gmail.com Serene Lim, SUARAM | Tel: +60-12-547-7989 | Email: monitoring@suaram.net Tanya Lee, International Rivers| Tel: +60-19-438-0539 |E-mail: tlee@internationalrivers.org Human Rights Groups...

SAVE Rivers Press Release: Penghulu’s Statement is Not the People’s Voice

September 8, 2014

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Date: 4th September, 2014 PENGHULU’S STATEMENT IS NOT THE PEOPLE’S VOICE Miri: Villagers from Baram were angered by a statement from their community leader, Penghulu Paul Kalang which was published in the Borneo Post on 4th September 2014. They all voiced out their disappointment that they are being sidelined in...

SAVE Rivers Press Release: Updates on Baram Dam, Sarawak, Malaysia

October 30, 2013

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Save Sarawak’s Rivers Network (SAVE Rivers)Jaringan Selamatkan Sungai-Sungai SarawakSecretariat Office:Lot 1046, 2nd Floor, Shang Garden Shoplots, Jalan Bulan Sabit, 98000 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Tel: 085-423044 / Fax: 085-438580 Email: saveriversnet@gmail.comWebsite: savesarawakrivers.com Date: 27th Oct. 2013 Subject: The Baram Dam, Sarawak Malaysia Press Updates on Sunday 27th Oct. 2013 – Anti Baram Dam...

Indigenous Blockades Spread, Halting Construction of Baram Dam

October 28, 2013

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Indigenous protestors in Sarawak are continuing a blockade started last week in protest of the construction of the Baram Dam, one of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s planned mega dam projects for the region. Another group protesting downstream has been able to prevent Sarawak Energy workers from accessing the road to...

Murum Dam Protest Continues With Help of Anti-Dam Activists in Kuching

October 21, 2013

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Anti-dam activists in Kuching are fundraising to provide supplies to those protesting the impoundment of the Murum Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia. The Penan protestors made it clear this weekend that they have no plans of ending the blockade until their demands are met by Sarawak Energy Berhad. Read more...

Murum Dam Blockade Continues Amid Human Rights Abuses

October 10, 2013

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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...

Breaking News: Penan Protestor Arrested at Murum Dam Impoundment Site

October 3, 2013

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By Tara Holmes, Communications and Development Coordinator for the Borneo Project Thursday, October 3, 2013 On the morning of October 3, 2013, Ngang Buling, a Penan from the Murum region of Sarawak, Malaysia, was arrested by Malaysian police for taking part in a peaceful protest at the blockade site of the...

Sarawak Energy Nominated as Most Despicable Corporation of the Year

September 30, 2013

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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...

Protest in Kuala Lumpur Against Murum and Baram Dam

September 26, 2013

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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...

Murum Dam Flooding Begins as Penan Continue Protest

September 24, 2013

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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...