Monday 19 May 2014

Soon Koh expelled from SUPP

KUCHING, May 19, 2014: Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) has expelled Local Government and Community Development Minister Wong Soon Koh from the party for "announcing his intention" to join Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) last week.

Norwegian energy firm refuses to meet Sarawak natives

KUCHING, May 19, 2014:  John Nyheim, chief executive officer and president of Norconsult, a leading Norwegian energy consultancy firm, has refused to meet with a delegation of Borneo natives who are currently in Norway to protest against the displacement of over 20,000 people and the flooding of hundreds of square miles of tropical forests in Sarawak.

In a letter to the Norwegian NGO, FIVAS, Nyheim wrote that Norconsult will not take part in public discussions about Sarawak’s dam plans nor disclose information on the company’s involvement in the controversial Sarawakian energy projects.