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Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact INFORMATION SHARING
Written by Administrator
Saturday, 27 August 2011 03:48
Sarawak: Halt All Survey Works Until Clear And Proper Information Given - Joint StatementFrom Penan Villages Impacted By Murum Hydro Project
20 August 2011
The Pelieran Murum Penan Action Committee (PEMUPA) together with 1,500 residents from seven (7) Penan villages located at the Murum Hydro Electric Dam Project (HEP) are strongly demanding that the current native customary land surveying works being carried out by the Land and Survey Department be halted until clear and proper information are made available to them.
Sarawak: Land Development Minister Masing’s Statement Accusing Natives Of Stealing Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches Uncalled For, Says Penans
18 August 2011
The Penan community of Kampung Ogos, Suai felt insulted and angry after reading the statement made by the Sarawak Land Development Minister, Tan Sri Dr James Masing in one of the local newspapers on Aug 5 that accuses them of stealing oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) on their own land which is under a joint venture (JV) scheme through the Land Custody Development Authority (LCDA) and a private investor.
According to Jadam Ekem, one of the residents from Kampung Ogos, the Minister’s statement is a clear indication that he does not understand the problems faced by the Penan community in Suai when they became participants of the Native Customary Rights (NCR) Land Development JV scheme and also from the statement the Minister lacks the sensitivity to respect the Penan rights.
Raleigh International in Borneo working in partnership with PACOS Trust
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 31 March 2011 01:00
Raleigh International in Borneo working in partnership with PACOS Trust
Anne Lasimbang describes the impact of working in partnership with Raleigh International with remote communities in Sabah, Borneo.
Malaysia Court Allows Tribes to Fight Land Claim
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 03 March 2011 07:59
Malaysia Court Allows Tribes to Fight Land Claim
Malaysia's highest court Tuesday allowed indigenous tribespeople from Borneo the right to challenge the acquisition of their ancestral land, in what campaigners hailed as a historic test case.
Their legal battle for native title began 12 years ago after the state government of Sarawak on Malaysian Borneo requisitioned land for the controversial Bakun dam and a timber pulpmill.
"Since we know that there are a lot of native lands which had been acquired and cases relating to such acquisition are pending in the court which are likely to be raised, we therefore decided to grant leave," Chief Justice Zaki Azmi said.
The Federal Court said it will begin hearing the arguments on April 28. Two separate cases, dealing with each of the Borneo projects, are being heard in tandem.
Lawyer and human rights activist Baru Bian, one of the campaigners who have propelled the case to the apex of Malaysia's justice system, welcomed the court's decision as "an initial victory".
Survival has received reports that Bengali settlers in Chittagong Hill Tracts attacked Jumma villages on 17 February 2011, burning down at least 23 houses and leaving two people injured. The attacks followed the death of a Bengali settler in the area. The circumstances of the man’s death are unknown, but reports suggest that no signs of injury were found on his body, and that he had suffered from epilepsy. Jumma representatives say that police and army personnel did nothing to stop the attacks.
