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The biggest timber firm in Malaysia’s Sarawak state has been able to maintain sustainability certification despite clearing forests for oil palm plantations and skipping steps in informing affected communities, according to a recent report from NGOs focused on forest conservation and Indigenous rights. The report, by the Borneo Project and the Bruno Manser Fund, is […]

UPPER BARAM, Malaysia — When James Nyurang became headman of Tanjong Tepalit village in 2008, he learned from his predecessor — and father — of the terms set by timber giant Samling Group. When the company began cutting trees and leveling roads in Tanjong Tepalit in the 1990s, the headman of this Kenyah Indigenous village […]

KUCHING (Oct 12): ‘Vanilla Ice Cream – A Vocal Recital by Claudia Mas Peter’ on Oct 21, 2023 here will feature a programme of songs from popular musicals. The vocal and piano instructor’s recital will be held at Euphony Hall, 2nd Floor Sublot 43, Survey Lot 3544, TT3 Plaza, Off Jalan Canna starti

KUCHING (July 26): The Highland Development Agency (HDA) is prioritising the development of primary infrastructure such as roads and bridges now urgently needed in the Baram area, said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. Uggah, who is Deputy Premier, said at the moment the agency had identifie

A collaboration between Malaysian and British arts organisations researching Pan Borneo crafts has resulted in the exhibition ‘Serumpun: Crafts Across Borders’

Residents cast ballots at 12 centres after polling suspended due to bad weather.

KUCHING: Twelve polling stations have been opened in Baram parliamentary seat for voting in the 15th general election (GE15) on Monday (Nov 21) after polling was suspended due to bad weather.

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Samling is the mega-logging company that has received concessions to chop down over one million hectares of Sarawak’s once pristine and immensely valuable tropical rainforest over the past four decades, mainly thanks to the decision-making of the present Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud. Company officers like to boast that in the process the company became the largest single global customer of Caterpillar bulldozers. Think about the level of destruction. The same company has been proven by Sarawak ...

Threat of legal action against Indigenous Borneans protesting timber company by Danielle Keeton-Olsen on 1 June 2021 For more than a year, Indigenous communities in Malaysian Borneo have been campaigning against timber conglomerate Samling and its subsidiaries. Indigenous groups and environmental NGOs allege the company failed to obtain free, prior and informed consent of communities affected by its certified-sustainable timber production plantations; the company denies the allegations. In lat...