Murum Penan artisans earning about RM10,000 in handicraft sales at recent festival at waterfront

KUCHING, December 26, 2016 -  The workmanship of the Murum Penan artisans attracted a favourable number of customers at the recent Sarawak Handicraft Festival, earning them around RM10,000 in sales.

Federal Court's decision on pemakai menoa and pulau galau runs contrary to Dayak customs

 By Mengga Mikui

The Federal Court decision in the case of Govt of Sarawak V TR Sandah Ak Tabau on Dec 20, 2016 was truly a bad tiding to the Dayak community throughout Sarawak, especially for this year-end Christmas Celebration. 

At last long Rika and six other Sarawakians receive their identitty cards

KUCHING, Dec 23, 2016 - Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) and Sarawak 4 Sarawakians (S4S) movement are happy to announce that the case of Rika Herline anak Ji-In, whose identity card has long been outstanding, is finally settled at long last. 

We must not be dispair, but proceed with our cause

CELEBRATING GOD’S LOVE

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16

Each year around Christmas time, I am reminded of God’s love and His giving to us in this love. Love is, in fact, the golden thread that runs through the bible from time man fell in the Garden of Eden until the very end. Love is the very essence and bedrock of our Christian faith.

Ten civil society movements expressing grave concerned with the Federal Court's judgment on pemakai menoa and pulau galau

Joint Statement of Sarawak Civil Society Organisations on the Decision of The Federal Court on the case of Tuai Rumah Sandah Anak Tabau v Director of Forest & State Government of Sarawak

We, the undersigned joint Sarawak Civil Society Organisations, are very disappointed and appalled with the Federal Court’s decision in Kuching, Sarawak on the Dec 20, 2016 on the case of Tuai Rumah Sandah Anak Tabau v Director of Forest & State Government of Sarawak whereby the Federal Court allowed the appeal of the Forest Department and the State Government thus negating the claims of native customary rights (NCR) of the Dayaks over their territorial domains (pemakai menoa) and communal forest reserves (pulau).