As the situation in Murum, Baram, Melikin, Sungai Asap and other areas of Sarawak heat up, Sarawak Report has become aware of yet another dissatisfied indigenous community fighting for their rights against the state government. More than 20 Bidayuh villages in the Bukar area in Serian, Sarawak, are rightly furious over what they claim to […]

To: YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud 22nd Floor, Wisma Bapa Malaysia Petra Jaya, 93502 Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia To: Mr. Torstein Dale Sjotveit Chief Executive Officer, Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) No. 1, The Isthmus, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia   Subject: Respect Indigenous Penan’s Native Customary Rights over the Murum Dam Project We, indigenous organizations

Statement by representatives of Long Na’ah and Long Kesseh: We are surprised to hear statements in the Borneo Post newspaper entitled “People actually support the Baram Dam ”  Community leaders in our area and village -level leaders were not carrying out their responsibilities and roles to discuss with all members of the village or to

Villagers from the Bakun Resettlement Scheme in Sungai Asap and Sungai Koyan in Belaga, Kapit have filed a suit against the Sarawak government for failing to pay interest on the compensation for the loss of their original longhouses. They have named the Kapit Land and Survey Department superintendent and the Sarawak government as the first and

PRESS STATEMENT – Penan continue protest in Murum but concerned over police presence. Murum, Belaga, Sarawak. 11.11.2013. Indigenous Penans are continuing with their peaceful blockade despite 10 of them being arrested and detained in Belaga police lockup. The 10 were released yesterday, including 2 underage boys. The 10 Penan heroes have now joined the other Penans

The following letter was sent on behalf of international, regional, and national organizations to express urgent concerns over the threats, intimidation and criminalization of Indigenous Penan families protesting at the Murum Hydroelectric Dam site in Sarawak. It can be downloaded here: Human Rights Violations of Penan Indigenous Protesters at Murum Dam Site Monday 11th November,

Malaysian Civil Society regards with great indignation the violation of Native Customary Rights of the Orang Asal (the Indigenous People) of Sarawak in the construction of hydroelectric power dams in Bakun, Murum and Baram, Sarawak. The Violation of Native Rights The Sarawak State Government under the administration of the Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has consistently

PRESS STATEMENT – SUARAM Condemns Crackdown in Murum : Protesters, Including Children, Arrested and Detained SUARAM condemns ongoing harassment of Penan communities in Murum and Baram. Yesterday (7 November 2013), saw another action from the Royal Malaysian Police which clearly shows the failed role of the police force. Eight Penan who have been blockading against

JOAS PRESS STATEMENT – ORANG ASAL WANTS APOLOGY  Over 400 participants of the national land conference worked on the indigenous peoples resolution in Dewan Tun Fuad, Penampang, Sabah. Organized by the Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS), the 2-day conference held on 6-7 November 2013, saw participants from indigenous peoples, also known as Orang Asal, from

PRESS STATEMENT – 8 villagers arrested & assaulted by police for allegedly stealing oil palm from a company which is encroaching on NCR lands 3rd November 2013, MIRI – A police contingent from Batu Niah, Miri and Kuching consisting of the General Operations Force (GOF), traffic and ordinary officers went down to the Sungai Sebatu, Suai

It looks like Taib is set to benefit from granting himself another top contract under SCORE, this time in the form of a joint venture agreement to run a new phosphate plant in the Samalaju Industrial Park. in July 2012, Taib family owned CMS signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian Phosphate Additives Sdn Bhd

In the latest move to protect their native customary rights (NCR), Penan and Kenyah communities from Long Na’ah and Long Kesseh in Baram have taken the brave decision to sue Taib Mahmud and the State Government over two plots of land that will be affected by the proposed Baram Dam. Filing the suit on behalf