Campaign Corner

A selection of press releases and short stories highlighting the various campaigns going on in Malaysia

Tony Pua Media Statement on 2nd Finance Minister Revaluing TRX and Bdr Malaysia

I had eagerly followed Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah’s live television interview with RTM1 to hear the Second Finance Minister’s explanation on where did 1MDB’s money went. While there were many other oft-repeated excuses to explain the “missing funds” and his refusal to entertain questions with regards to the enigmatic Jho Low were widely publicised […]

JOAS Press Statement – Baram Residents in KL Lodge Police Report Against Sarawak CM

  KUALA LUMPUR – Today, concerned residents from Baram, Sarawak who are working in the nation’s capital, lodged police reports to affirm their opposition to the proposed Baram Hydroelectric Project. Their action comes in response to the recent statement by Sarawak’s Chief Minister that local leaders have endorsed the building of the 1200 megawatt dam. Gathered in front of

SAVE Rivers and JOAS Press Statement – Indigenous Landowners Assert Opposition to the Proposed Baram Dam

Media Contacts: Thomas Jalong, JOAS | Tel:  60-13-839-3530 | Email: [email protected] Peter Kallang, SAVE Rivers | Tel:  60-13-833-1104 | Email: [email protected] Miri – Save Rivers and Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (Indigenous Peoples’ Network of Malaysia) assert the rights of local people to oppose the proposed Baram Dam and to self-determined development. They urge Chief Minister Adenan to immediately withdraw his

SAVE Rivers Press Statement – Baram Blockade, 555 days of challenges

Miri/ 7/5/15 – Enduring 555 days of steamy tropical heat, heavy storms, and mosquitos’ bites including twenty encounters from government authorities and timber companies, the blockaders against the Hydro Electric Power (HEP) Baram-1 have been resolute in maintaining their resistance. The two blockades have been continuously monitored in the people’s struggle against the proposed mega dam.

BMF Press Release – Sarawak Chief Minister surprises London with forest pledge

(LONDON, UK) Adenan Satem, Chief Minister of Sarawak since March 2014, surprised the public last night in London with a pledge to save the Borneo state’s remaining forests and to fight timber corruption. In a speech at the Malaysian High Commission, Adenan underlined that a transformation towards sustainability was vital for Sarawak’s timber industry and he

BMF Press Release – Malaysian authorities seize book on timber corruption

(KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) Malaysia’s Home Ministry has seized an explosive book on timber corruption in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. All copies of „Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia“ on display at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair were confiscated on Thursday by the police, according to GB Gerak Budaya, the

BMF Press Statement – Tennis Star Roger Federer urged to help stop Credit Suisse from funding deforestation in Indonesia

Sumatra rainforest communities send a cry for help ahead of crucial meeting with Swiss bankers – Credit Suisse asked to stop funding Indonesia’s RGE / APRIL pulp and paper group (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND / PULAU PADANG, RIAU, INDONESIA) Indonesian rainforest community representatives have sent an urgent appeal to Tennis star Roger Federer, asking him for help

Sabah Save Rivers Statement – No Price Tag On Ulu Papar’s Bio-Cultural Wealth, Sabah Save Rivers Tells Government in Spat Over Kaiduan Dam.

The Sabah Government, in particular the Infrastructure Development Ministry, must understand the value and significance that areas to be flooded by the proposed Kaiduan Dam hold in terms of ecosystem services, age-old cultures and right to live on ancestral lands. In its second statement within a week, Sabah Save Rivers (SSR) said it is an

JOAS Press Statement: UPSCALE THE RECOGNITION OF LAND RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS KEY TO FOREST-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Forest is the lifeline and cultural heritage of more than 100 million indigenous peoples in Asia. According to the World Bank Study “The Role of Indigenous Peoples in Biodiversity Conservation: the Natural but Often Forgotten Partners” traditional indigenous territories encompass up to 22 percent of the world’s land surface and they coincide with areas that

BERSIH Press Statement: Why should police be allowed in Sarawak redelineation inquries when lawyers, media and other voters are barred?

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) is shocked that Special Branch police had sat in at the inquiry held by the Election Commission (EC) on its proposed electoral boundary for Miri. According to Piasau assembly representative Alan Ling, he had recognised the four plainclothed police sitting behind the EC officials when he

SAVE Rivers Press Statement: 500 Days at the Baram Blockade

Today, the Baram villagers, resisting the proposed Baram dam, mark the 500th days since the blockades were launched. On the 23rd October 2013, villagers from 30 settlements in the Baram district set up blockades in Long Lama and Long Keseh to foil works on the Baram dam project. The blockaders evicted workers who were carrying

Joint Press Statement – Indigenous Representatives at Asian Development Bank Headquarters Call for Cancellation of Loan to Sarawak Energy

3 March 2015 Indigenous Representatives at Asian Development Bank Headquarters Call for Cancellation of Loan to Sarawak Energy Fact-finding mission reveals Sarawak Energy failed to consult meaningfully with communities affected by Trans-Borneo transmission line and has yet to payfair compensation – ADB asked to withdraw as a potential financier   Kuala Lumpur – Indigenous peoples’ representatives are en-route from Sarawak, Malaysia to the headquarters

JOAS Press Statement: Orang Asli community want their livelihood back

“We don’t want to be dependent, we just want our livelihoods back,” says flood-affected Orang Asli. The disastrous damage to houses, sources of clean water and access roads in the recent flooding has been felt most strongly by the Orang Asli of Kelantan. It is estimated that about 30 villages remain as “difficult to reach” areas due to

SAVE Rivers: Indigenous People’s Conference 2015 –  To Discuss Forward-Looking Vision of Power Development

Kuching – On the occasion of International Energy Week (IEW), people representing diverse communities from across Sarawak are gathering to discuss the socio-economics of power development. They will be considering alternative perspectives on the opportunities for ensuring socio-economic development, including of the power sector, will serve the long term energy needs of ordinary Malaysians.   The all day

BMF Press Statement: Taib family’s Cahya Mata Sarawak received over USD 1.4 billion in state contracts

Bruno Manser Fund demands a Royal Commission of Enquiry to investigate the takeover of Sarawak’s largest state enterprise by former Chief Minister’s family (KUCHING, MALAYSIA) An explosive new research report by the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund discloses that Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS) (MYX: 2852), a Kuching-based infrastructure company, received over USD 1.4 billion (MYR 4.9

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