Over the weekend, three longhouse communities consisting of seventy-two Penan and Kenyah families were relocated by car to new villages in the Tegulang Resettlement Area, as part of the Murum Hydropower Project. The process was delayed by a blockade made by Kenyah Badeng villagers, who later reached a settlement with Belaga...
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...
Murum Dam Blockade Continues Amid Human Rights Abuses Originally published on Earth Island Journal by Tara Holmes A fight against a mega dam in the Malaysian district of Sarawak is intensifying as Malaysian police move to arrest more than 40 people who have taken part in a peaceful protest at...
The below is an update from Swiss NGO the Bruno Manser Fund, reporting that police have uncovered a collection of weapons on the property of a Malaysian palm oil company. These weapons are believed to have been used to intimidate local indigenous communities. Read more about Forest Policy in Sarawak...
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...
Indonesia has made a historic deal with the EU to combat the illegal logging industry by requiring any timber sold from Indonesia to the EU to be certified as legally harvested. As Asia’s largest exporter of timber to the EU, this agreement is an important step towards reducing carbon emissions...
“Don’t Let Us Disappear Without Knowing What We Are,” by Kaleigh Rhoads, former Communications Intern for the Borneo Project As might be expected, orangutans were the main attraction that made everyone in my volunteer group decide to embark on our journey to the Matang Wildlife Centre. We have gotten to know...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 October 2013 Penan lodged police report against SEB & Sarawak Govt. Wants Murum Dam impoundment stopped MIRI – A few representatives from the Penan community affected by the Murum HEP Dam came down to Miri to lodged a police report against Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB)...
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...
