MIRI: Commendation is in place for the professional reporting by the Borneo Post team BAT IV . SAVE Rivers is really impressed by the articles they wrote especially the one for Long San, regarding the proposed dam, as published in the dailies on the 19th , 20th and 21st of July. Having visited all the […]

15/07/14 Miri – One hundred and seventy people from Baram were at the resettlement areas of Sungai Aspa and Tegulang in the Belaga District on a two days visit from 13th to 14th of July 2014. The social call was to allow the Baram group to see the resettlement areas and listen to the experience

8 July 2014 Joint Statement We the undersigned NGOs, condemn the statement made by Sarawak’s Chief Minister Adenan Satem on 2nd July 2014 (Source: The Malaysian Insider) that he will push ahead with Sarawak’s dam building plans despite growing opposition. In an outrageous lack of respect for human rights, the Chief Minister stated that ‘there

(SARAWAK / MALAYSIA) Late last week, the whistleblower website Sarawak Report uncovered severe security issues at the controversial Murum Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia. A leaked assessment of the turbines of the dam concluded that the “turbine runners are not suitable for installation and operation”. Norwegian consultancy company Norconsult was asked by Sarawak Energy to assess

23/06/2014 MIRI – Nine thousand signatures have been collected from the Baram people who are opposing the proposed dam. The campaign was started by the Baram Protection Action Committee (BPAC), a coalition, since 2008 and is now continued by SAVE Rivers and other volunteers. The campaign is still going on in order to ensure that

SAVE RIVERS is glad that Human Rights Commissioner (SUHAKAM) made a visit to the Murum resettlement sites and highlighted the problems faced by the indigenous community there resulting from the broken promises made to them. (The Star) “We are happy that the team from SUHAKAM can see the problems with their own eyes and tell

On Sunday 8th June, 2.30 pm the youth wing of SAVE Rivers hosted a meeting of Baram people living in Miri. It was in response to a statement made by the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak in Long Silat, Baram in conjunction with the visit by Prime Minister Najib there recently on 2nd of June

25 May 2014 KOTA KINABALU: Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS), Partners of Community Organisations, Sabah (PACOS Trust) and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) calls on the Sabah Forest Department (SFD) to get rid of their outdated mentality on Social or Community Forestry. Jannie Lasimbang, former SUHAKAM Commission and a JOAS Secretariat Director said “the

Sami Television and Norway’s state radio, NRK, report on Malaysian delegation’s visit to the controversial Alta Dam hydropower plant in Northern Norway (ALTA & KARASJOK / NORWAY) The Malaysian anti-dam coalition, SAVE Rivers, visited the controversial Alta Dam in the North of Norway late this week. The Alta Dam faced strong opposition in the late

The on-going campaign tour in Europe by SAVE Rivers has seen a lot of successful dialogues and meetings with government representatives including civil societies, none government organizations and the corporate sectors.  The eventful tour is in Switzerland and Norway, two of the countries which are involved in the dams building in Sarawak. The focus of the

20 May 2014 (OSLO / NORWAY) Økokrim, Norway’s National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, have approached the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) over a major corruption case involving a Norwegian energy manager. The case involves Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, the CEO of state-owned Malaysian power supplier Sarawak Energy. In a letter

BRUNO MANSER FUND, BASEL / SWITZERLAND Swedish-Swiss power technology provider meets indigenous delegation from Sarawak – Bruno Manser Fund demands USD 1,5 million indemnization for indigenous communities from ABB (ZURICH / SWITZERLAND) The Swedish-Swiss multinational ABB has announced it would review its Malaysia business in a meeting with NGOs held yesterday in Zurich. The power

(ZURICH / SWITZERLAND, OSLO / NORWAY) Malaysian natives have just arrived in Europe to confront European companies and the public with the human rights abuses and environmental destruction taking place in Sarawak, Malaysia. Companies such as ABB and Norconsult are involved in a highly controversial dam series planned by the power supplier Sarawak Energy, which

Story courtesy of www.fz.com http://www.fz.com/content/minor-victory-ulu-baram-villagers-involved-long-standing-land-dispute By Ng Ai Fern Villagers from Ulu Baram scored a minor victory in the High Court on Wednesday in their long-standing land dispute with a state-controlled company which is seeking to restrain them from entering their native land. They were all joy when they learnt that they have access to

Please see below for the U.S State Department Human Rights Report on Malaysia’s indigenous peoples by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour. The full human rights report can be read at the following link: Indigenous Peoples The constitution provides the same rights to indigenous people (the descendants of the original inhabitants of the

21 April 2014 – for immediate release Just in time for this week’s ASEAN Renewable Energy Week, new scientific results have questioned the economic viability of large dams. Calculations by the Bruno Manser Fund show that the Malaysian Bakun Dam scores even worse than the average large dam. (OXFORD, UK) Researchers at Oxford University have

SAVE RIVERS would like to thank the Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem for paying attention to the plight indigenous community who are protesting against the construction of mega hydroelectric dams in Sarawak. (Ref. to Utusan Borneo 8th April 2014) The state government is planning to build an additional 11 hydroelectric dams in the state

Say no to bigots and rascists in Sarawak? We support the Chief Minister, Adenan Satem’s statement fully! But, on the very day he made this statement to the press, known bigot and racist Ibrahim Ali was openly parading himself around Kuching and Samarahan – even the Borneo Post reported his presence in the same article

  KUALA LUMPUR · MIRI · KOTA KINABALU – 19h March 2014: The Indigenous Peoples’ Network of Malaysia (JOAS) rejects the Malaysian Government’s explanation on why it has not accepted six recommendations related to Indigenous Peoples’ rights at the second cycle of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). At a press

Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) would like to invite you to our press conference in response to the government’s rejection of Orang Asal rights at the second cycle of Universal Periodical Review (UPR) in Geneva. Date:  19 March 2014  Kuala Lumpur Place:  Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, 1 Jalan Maharajalela, Kampung Attap Time :  11.00 am Kota

17 March 2014 – for immediate release The Bruno Manser Fund has handed over a petition against ABB’s dealings in Sarawak, Malaysia – ABB refuses to provide any information on its business ties with the Taib regime (ZÜRICH / SWITZERLAND) 65,318 individuals demand that ABB withdraw from its business dealings in the Malaysian state of

In October 2013, Malaysia underwent its 2nd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations. The UPR is a process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. It provides an opportunity for all States to declare what actions they have taken to improve the

REFLECTIONS THIS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: THE PERVERSION OF JUSTICE PRESS STATEMENT – 9TH MARCH 2014 KUCHING/MALAYSIA: This International Women’s Day, as we grapple with the events of the past 72 hours, Malaysians have many reasons to mourn and at the same time, we have as many reasons to be thankful. We mourn for Lady Justice,

10 March 2014  Bloomberg is currently reporting that German finance giant, Deutsche Bank, is about to sell its stake in Malaysian broker K&N Kenanga Holdings Bhd (“Kenanga”). According to Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank is planning to sell its 13.8 per cent interest in Kenanga valued at about USD 18 million. The step follows the recent publication

Information courtesy of the International Working Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)  On Tuesday 3 March, the President of the Human Rights Council presented the final list of candidates for special procedures mandate holders to be appointed during the Council’s 25th session. The President of the Human Rights Council has decided to appoint Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz