Serious gaps in laws, policies and administration in recognising NCR land, seminar finds

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, Aug 9 - Despite Malaysia’s endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2007, which outlines the rights that the government should respect and recognise, serious gaps in our laws, policies and administration in recognizing Orang Asal customary land continue to persist.

The finding is part of a seminar held during the national-level Perayaan Hari Orang Asal SeDunia

(PHOAS) to celebrate the achievements of the Indigenous Peoples, hosted by Jaringan Orang Asal

SeMalaysia (JOAS).

Sarawak PKR's 18 Points Roadmap - Sarawak4Change

18-Point Roadmap

Our first duty is the complete removal of the cancer that is Barisan Nasional. This Roadmap outlines the difficult path toward healing and transforming our great nation. Our centrist policies signal a new era of equality, opportunity, and possibility. We’re working for a stronger, fairer Sarawak.

Kenapakah SK Bengoh banyak masalah selepas 52 tahun dah Merdeka

Oleh Willie Mongin,

 Pengerusi PKR Cabang Puncak Borneo (Mambong)

SK Bengoh merupakan sebuah sekolah yang terletak di Jalan Puncak Borneo, Ulu Bengoh lebih kurang 40KM dari Bandaraya Kuching. Buat masa ini, terdapat 98 orang murid bersekolah disini dengan 13 orang tenaga pengajar.

 Sekolah ini juga menyediakan asrama kepada para – pelajar yang datang dari kampung – kampung yang jauh. Namun keadaan sekolah yang begitu daif dan uzur telah dibiarkan terus rosak tanpa diberi peruntukan walaupun telah dibuat tinjauan oleh Pegawai dari Pejabat Pendidikan beberapa kali untuk penilaian kos pembaikan.  

Sleepy Betong town will be a ghost town in 10 years from now

By Vernon Kedit,

PKR Betong branch chairman

 Despite assurances by the government insisting that Betong is a developed town, the facts speak for themselves. I shall list out the facts and correlate them to the well-known fact that Betong has and continues to be helmed by no less than a Deputy Chief Minister, a full fledged Federal Minister, and an Assistant Minister for more than a quarter of a century.

Following the footsteps of early settlers of highlands in Heart of Borneo

BA'KELALAN, July 25, 2015 -  After months of preparation, the inaugural Heart of Borneo Highlands Eco Challenge finally kicked off today, participated by  an enthusiastic group  of adventurous people.

They will walk in the footsteps of the early settlers of the highlands, who used to travel on foot between Ba’ Kelalan and Bario through challenging terrains and weather, yet beautiful mountainous landscape in the Bornean rainforest.