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Abandoned construction of longhouse in Ba Data Bila, Upper Baram, Sarawak In the Upper Baram region of Sarawak, Malaysia, a large-scale logging operation continues despite widespread complaints from Indigenous communities.
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MIRI, SARAWAK: On 10th October, nearly 300 Indigenous Peoples from Miri, Marudi, Baram, Niah, Belaga, Bintulu, Sibu and Kuching participated in the Sarawak Indigenous Solidarity March, which began at Miri City Fan and ended in front of Miri Court House.
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Community camera-trap confirms forest slated for Rich Venture’s 44,545-hectare bamboo project is a biodiversity hotspot; satellite imagery shows old logging roads reopened.
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) strongly condemns the denial of entry into Miri, Sarawak of its President, Meenakshi Raman, today, 29 September 2026. Meena arrived at the Miri Airport on a 2.40 pm flight, which landed at approximately 4.50 pm, but was stopped and refused entry by…
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Written by : Jessica Merriman from The Borneo Project It takes five and a half hours by boat across the Bakun reservoir to reach Long Jawe, a remote Indigenous village on the reservoir’s furthest inlet. When we arrived, our boat driver’s dogs came down to meet him.
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(Kuala Lumpur – 27 August 2026) A new report by the Bruno Manser Fonds, “Plundering the Baram Peace Park,” reveals how a community-led conservation vision in Sarawak’s Upper Baram was dismantled, paving the way for renewed industrial logging in one of Borneo’s last remaining…
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BARAM: More than 100 representatives from 40 Penan communities have unanimously rejected a proposal to construct hydroelectric dams along the Tutoh River in Baram, describing the project as a serious threat to their customary lands, livelihoods, and the future of the Penan…
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by Peter Kallang The future of Upper Baram is no longer an abstract debate about development versus conservation. It is a real and ongoing conflict involving Indigenous communities, logging interests, and government authorities responsible for managing Sarawak’s forests.
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Upper Baram, Sarawak — The Penan and Kenyah communities of the Selungo River and its surroundings in the Upper Baram of Sarawak, Malaysia have issued a strong and unified statement opposing any logging activities in their ancestral lands.
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(MIRI, March 24, 2026) – Residents of Sawa Ali are calling for urgent action to stop logging activities by Borneoland Timber Resources (BTR) in Block 24, a community forest reserve that serves as their primary source of livelihood.
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Peter Kallang This month marks ten years since the Sarawak government formally shelved plans for the Baram Dam, a massive hydropower project that would have flooded 412 square kilometres of native customary lands and displaced some 20,000 people from 30 villages in the Baram…
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Miri, March 12, 2026 — As the Sarawak government moves forward with requests for proposals (RFPs) for a new series of cascading hydropower dams across five major river systems, Indigenous leaders and civil society organisations are calling for full participation in decisions…
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Miri, Sarawak — Indigenous community representatives in Sarawak have expressed concern regarding the confiscation of timber harvested for the construction of a family home, while destructive large-scale logging activities continue to be permitted.
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Penan Community of Sawa Ali Forces Temporary Stop to Borneoland Timber Resources’ Logging Activities Miri, Sarawak — Logging operations by Borneoland Timber Resources (“Borneoland”) in the highly contested Upper Baram region have been temporarily halted, marking a significant…
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(Miri, Sarawak — December 18, 2025) Eleven Penan residents representing communities in Ulu Baram are weighing an appeal to the Malaysian Court of Appeal after the Miri High Court dismissed their challenge to logging licences issued by the Sarawak Forest Director and approved by…
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MIRI, Dec 8 — Long Ikang residents are fearful that the next episode of flooding during this monsoon period may see their longhouse swept into the Baram River just metres away, said Peter Kallang.
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A group that represents the majority of Long Semiyang has taken a decisive stand today by lodging a police report at the Miri Central Police Station against Borneoland Resources Sdn Bhd, condemning the company’s logging activities in their Native Customary Rights (NCR) land.
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KUCHING, 26th Nov: A delegation of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples under Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) organised a march on Monday to handover the Sarawak Native Rights Memorandum 2025 to Tan Sri Datuk Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly.
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Director of Forests cancels Osaka Metropolitan University talk to avoid answering questions over deforestation – as Sarawak Premier receives Japan’s top honour for “environmental leadership” Osaka, Japan – 12 November 2025 – At a press conference in Osaka today, Indigenous…
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Kuala Lumpur / Tokyo, 10 November 2025 — A coalition of civil society organizations has called on the Government of Japan to immediately suspend funding for International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) projects in Sarawak, Malaysia, following serious allegations of human…
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Community Blockade BELAGA, Sarawak — Indigenous communities in Sarawak have won a major victory in their campaign to stop deforestation on their native lands.
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New evidence confirms that Sime Darby (SD) Guthrie continues to be implicated in deforestation in Sarawak, despite its sustainability commitments and international obligations.
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Ulu Baram Protecting Indigenous rights and world-class heritage requires openness, not silence In 2016, the people of Baram showed the true power of democracy.
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CSO Platform for Reform expresses deep concern over the recent imposition of official approval requirements for NGO engagement with communities in Upper Baram.
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Malaysian Human Rights Commission SUHAKAM stopped by Sarawak government from visiting Penan village of Ba Data Bila, drawing criticism from local activists.
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UN timber body loses key member state after Malaysia project failure. “ITTO is no longer a credible institution when it comes to forest conservation and sustainable tropical forestry”, says BMF director Lukas Straumann. (Bern/yokohama).
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Global campaign launched to save Malaysian Borneo’s last primary rainforests – Sarawak Premier Abang Johari under fire over ties to Malaysian timber tycoon (Miri, Sarawak) A newly released video by Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fonds reveals alarming deforestation in the heart of…
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This is in response for the recent press release issued by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) published in the Dayak Daily article on 4th September. FDS’s counsel has falsely accused that SAVE Rivers is “a private limited company with profitable motives, self-proclaiming to be…
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BARAM, MIRI: A delegation of community members from Long Kawa, Long Pelutan, Ba’ Taha, and more expressed their concern and resistance to the Tutoh Cascading Dam project during a prayer and blessing ceremony in Long Kevok on 25th August.
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Letter to Premier and Ministers alleges contraventions of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil standards, land rights, and lease conditions The Penan and Kenyah Indigenous communities of Long Urun, Belaga have issued an urgent call to the Sarawak Premier, key state department heads…
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Indigenous Women Unite in Solidarity for Annual Empowerment Workshop MIRI – SAVE Rivers and Keruan, two NGOs based in Miri recently held their Third (3rd) Women Empowerment Workshop on 19th-22nd June at Dynasty Hotel and it successfully drew 60 participants from Upper Baram.
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Government policy change over logging core protection zone is the real reason for the termination of the ITTO-supported Upper Baram Forest Area (UBFA) in Malaysian Borneo Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF) today denied allegations made by Sarawak Deputy Minister Len Talif Salleh…
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Indigenous communities allege oil palm expansion without consent, deforestation, and environmental harm BELAGA, SARAWAK – Indigenous Penan and Kenyah communities from the Upper Belaga River have lodged a formal complaint against Urun Plantations Sdn.
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Almost three years after complaint submission by civil society, Forest Stewardship Council validates allegations against Malaysian logging giant. [SARAWAK / MALAYSIA] – The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the world’s leading forest and timber certification body, has confirmed…
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Ensure Rights Protections for Indigenous Peoples (Miri) – Malaysia should move swiftly to strengthen its proposed National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights by ensuring that its key provisions are enforceable, a coalition of three Indigenous, human rights, and…
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