Predicament of Penan Women Visitors to the Penan communities in the interior may be struck by the simplicity of their lives. They still live in harmony with the environment and eat mainly from the forest. However, those visitors will also be impressed by the strength of their Christian religion. Like all Sarawak’s indigenous people they are faithful, […]
Sarawak’s new PKR leader, Baru Bian, has called time on the age of broken promises. “After four decades”, he says, “the people of Sarawak have learnt their lesson when it comes to believing the assurances of BN”. The top lawyer, who has successfully defeated the State Government in a number of recent native landright cases,
“Our Secret Society” At Miri’s Public Forum on Damming the Baram River, 6th March, Sarawak’s new, high-profile PKR leader, Baru Bian, attacked the dishonest and alarming secrecy of BN’s dealings with China over the planned construction of 12 new dams in Sarawak. Murum – earmarked for destruction He reminded the audience that the entire mult-billion ringit project had
BN Ministers have started announcing bribes and handouts to communities, which they normally exploit and ignore. This, as everyone knows, is a sure sign an election is about to be called. Everyone also knows that BN will break the promises they are making and after years of this cynical treatment the people are fed up.
Betrayal of ordinary people Thousands of families in Sarawak have been forced from their homes and lands to make way for dams like Bakun, Batang Ai and now Murum. Worse, the promises of compensation and prosperity made to them by the BN state government of Abdul Taib Mahmud have proved worthless. The compensation, when it has been
No secret about Taib’s thieving ways Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud’s methods for milking Sarawak’s wealth at the expense of its people has been documented by numerous respected international news organisations, including Bloomberg, The London Times and Al Jazeerah TV. The real scandal is that Malaysia’s forces of law and order have not long since arrested him and
Where did all the money go? What money? Why yours of course. The millions you did not know you had and still have not seen a single ringgit of. Sarawak is the richest state in Malaysia. But it has the poorest people. Did you know for instance that you own, or used to, one of the great
Legal Slap-down for Taib Mahmud Chief Minister Taib Mamud’s was humiliated by a native Iban victory in the Malaysia Federal Court last November. The Headman Nor anak Nyaway of Sungai Sekabai near the town of Bintulu won a case against the Sarawak State Government who had taken the village’s land for palm oil plantations. The judges ruled
Illegal practices Taib Mamud has kept power for 30 years by blatant election rigging says new PKR Leader Baru Bian. The top human rights lawyer, who became party leader in January, says he has amassed evidence pointing to widespread criminal behaviour by the ruling BN coalition parties, designed to pervert the outcome of numerous elections.
Members of the Sarawak Government always accuse people who criticise their policies of being enemies of ‘progress, development and modernisation’. These government policies include stripping the country of its rainforests, taking Native Customary Rights Lands from traditional communities and covering thousands of square kilometres with palm oil plantations. But who is really profiting? Taib Mamud
Excerpts From Mafrel’s Reports Into The Problems Of Gaining Birth Certificates And Voter Registration For Citizens In Rural Regions Of Sarawak – November 2009 Problems to obtain Birth Certificate Many problems caused the communities here to go without birth certificate. A major complaint is that those kids born in clinics are given birth certificates
BORNEO RESOURCES INSTITUTE MALAYSIA BRIMAS PRES RELEASE19 May 2010 For Immediate Release Residents affected by Baram Dam want to study EIA and SEIA reports before it is approved MIRI – Representative of residents from longhouses affected directly by the proposed Baram Dam have applied for a copy of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the
