Friday 14 November 2014

Students, professors witnessed the launch of Money Logging;On The Trail of Asian Timber Mafia

KUCHING, Nov 14, 2014: Students and Professors at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, last Thursday witnessed the launch of Money Logging: On The Trail of Asian Timber Mafia, authored by Lukas Strausmann.

Author Lukas Strausmann with two unidentified women at the launch of the book at University of British Columbia.

The Iban's fear to the idea of Malaysia is now a reality, says Baru

KUCHING, Nov 14, 2014: The fear among the majority of the Ibans when they opposed the idea of Malaysia in 1963 is a reality today, a well-known land rights lawyer and state lawmaker Baru Bian pointed out at the Sarawak Business Summit yesterday.

"Sarawakians are left far behind in our stride towards building a developed nation and treated as less equal in many areas, specifically agreed under the 18/20 agreements," he said at the "Special Leaders Forum: The Future of Sarawak", an event of the Sarawak Business Summit.

Sarawak needs leaders of integrity, corruption erodes public trust

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, Nov 14, 2014: For Sarawak to thrive, for all its people in the rural and urban areas to prosper,  the state must have leaders of integrity who place the interests of the people before their personal gain.

"We need a government that is competent, accountable and transparent," Sarawak PKR chief and well-known land rights lawyer Baru Bian said at the "Special Leaders Forum: The Future of Sarawak" held  in conjunction with the Sarawak Business Summit yesterday.