Thursday, 11 September 2014

Chong: Highlight of SUPP's TGM was a Soon Koh whacking

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, Sept 11, 2014: Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said that there is nothing new that comes out of the just-concluded Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) triennial general meeting (TGM).

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Joint statement by 33 NGOs against construction of mega dams


10 September 2014
Malaysians call for the immediate stop to mega dam projects across the country

From 10-12 September 2014, thousands of people will converge in Kuala Lumpur for ASEAN Power
Week. The conference sponsors, including Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) and Tenaga Nasional
Berhad (TNB), are welcoming the delegates arriving for this three day conference and introducing
their vision of power generation in Malaysia.

On this occasion, people representing communities in Sarawak, Sabah and across Peninsular
Malaysia affected by mega dams, will also be coming to the national capital to directly bring a joint
message to the delegates of ASEAN Power Week.

We urge all delegates offering or considering investments in large hydropower dams and associated
facilities in Malaysia, specifically those projects which are advanced by SEB and TNB, to urgently
withdraw any support and reconsider any future involvement in order to avoid the serious social,
environmental and economic risks involved.

Monday, 8 September 2014

No chance for UPP to be BN member?


KUCHING, Sept 8, 2014: Any hope of United People's Party (UPP) to be a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) is as good as zero, now that Prime Minister Najib Razak is fully giving his support to Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP).

The remains of MH17 crash victim Tambi Jiee to arrive tomorrow

KUCHING, Sept 8, 2014: The remains of two more Malaysian citizens who perished in the tragedy of MH17 will be arriving about 8.30am tomorrow at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Saturday, 6 September 2014

Baram villagers angry over call to proceed with construction of dam


KUCHING, Sept 6, 2014:  Villagers from Baram were angered by a statement from their community leader, Penghulu Paul Kalang, saying that they were being sidelined in the decision making to determine their livelihood and future related to the proposed Baram dam.