A key indigenous leader was barred from an International Hydropower Association pre-congress workshop in Kuching, reports the Bruno Manser Fund. Continue reading »
May 242013
May 222013
Some 300 indigenous people protested outside the International Hydropower Association’s biennial congress in Kuching this morning, reports SAVE Rivers. Continue reading »
May 202013
All the contracts were allegedly granted during the tenure of the Norwegian CEO of Sarawak Energy, which is wholly owned by the state of Sarawak, claims the Bruno Manser Fund. Continue reading »
May 182013
Patronage politics and campaign propaganda lose their hold on urban voters in Sibu, reports Ngu Ik Tien. Continue reading »
May 182013
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) should not support Sarawak’s plans to build more mega-dams in Sarawak, says SAVE Rivers. Continue reading »
Mar 212013
The election outcome in Sarawak and three other BN ‘fixed deposit’ states will decide whether BN remains at the federal level or PR creates history, writes Faisal S Hazis. Continue reading »
Mar 212013
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 March — A group of civil society organisations is asking for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) following the covert video by Global Witness implicating Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and his family in shady land deals, reports Zurairi AR of The Malaysian Insider. Continue reading »
Mar 192013
A Global Witness documentary has exposed behind-the-scenes corrupt deal-making in Sarawak in a video featuring an investigator posing as a ‘potential investor’ meeting Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s relatives and well-connected lawyers. Continue reading »
Mar 132013
A dialogue session was orchestrated to give the impression that all those who spoke agreed with the dam, reports SAVE Rivers. Continue reading »
Jan 182013
The industry group has been warned over risks to its reputation arising from concern over corruption surrounding Malaysia’s dam construction scheme and its lack of sustainability, reports Bruno Manser Fund. Continue reading »