Baram Dam: Dennis Ngau's statement makes the dam issue more perplexing

 By Peter Kallang

 

The recent statement by Dennis Ngau published in the Borneo Post on Feb 7 under the heading “Move to put off the Baram dam project a sincere one by Chief Minister” made the Baram dam issue even more perplexing. 

 

The fact is that the Chief Minister has never made an official announcement that the Baram dam is being cancelled.

 

Unbecoming of the headman to assault PKR worker, says Baru Bian

KUCHING, Feb 25, 2016: PKR Sarawak chairman Baru Bian expressed his disappointment and concern over an assault by a village headman on an assistant of PKR candidate for Marudi, Elia Bit, recently.

Bujang Gama was reported to have been physically and verbally assaulted by the headman of a Nanga Ajoi longhouse.

Bruno Manser Fund banned from tropical timber organisation conference in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, November 16, 2016 - It came as a bad surprise for civil society today that the Malaysian government is attempting to ban the Bruno Manser Fund from yet another tropical timber conference after it succeeded in keeping its representatives away from last year's 50th International Tropical Timber Council session in Yokohama.

During the opening proceedings of the International Tropical Timber Council's 51st Session in Kuala Lumpur this morning, the Malaysian delegation said BMF should not be admitted to the conference because "of being disrespectful to the sovereign countries who get together to get cooperatively working to achieve the objectives of the International Tropcial Timber Agreement 2006".

Was Swiss activist Bruno Manser killed by hired killers in the Baram forest?

 By Simon Peter

Was Bruno Manser, a Swiss environmental activist who lived with the semi-nomadic Penans for six years in the tropical rainforests in the deep Baram, killed in 2000?

If he was killed, then by who?

Nancy Shukri attending fund-raising lunch organised by PTA of SK Keniong

SIMUNJAN, Nov 13, 2015 - Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri attended a fund-raising lunch organised by parent-Teachers' Association (PTA) of SK Keniong, near here, yesterday.