GENERAL

This category shall deal with other issues that may not fall under the above categories directly but are issues of importance to Sarawak and her people.

The Headman - Kelesau Naan and the Penan of Long Kerong
On the 23 October 2007 Kelesau Naan, the Headman of the Penan village, Long Kerong, left his wife at a rest area in the forest to check on his traps. He never returned. Two months later his remains ......
18 Oct 2010

Leaked Samling document acknowledges timber group's role in Penan rape cases
Leaked Samling document acknowledges timber group's role in sexual exploitation of Penan women. Logging giant is prohibiting all employees from entering Penan villages or providing transport to Penan ......
14 Sep 2010

Samling threatens Penan with retaliations over rape allegations
Logging giant threatens to suspend all transport services for locals unless Penan retract sexual abuse allegations.
30 Aug 2010

From Samling to the Taibs - $1 Mansion?
Sarawak Report links Taib family to Samling Timber Company empire.
26 Aug 2010

Norwegian government declares Malaysian timber giant an unethical company
Ministry of Finance excludes Samling Global from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund.
24 Aug 2010

Rengah Sarawak site update
Due to technical issues beyond our control, we are unable to publish as frequently to Rengah Sarawak as we would like.
12 Aug 2010

Preliminary Report for P212 Sibu By-election Observation Mission
The Sibu Election Watchers (SEW) has organized a 22-member observation mission for the Sibu by-election where the nomination day was May 8th and polling day, May 16th. SEW is glad to announce that it ......
18 May 2010

Getting Rich in Malaysia Cronyism Capital Means Dayak Lose Home
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- After a stomach-churning takeoff from a 550-meter runway at Long Banga airstrip on the Malaysian side of the island of Borneo, the 19-seat plane soars over a green tropical ......
25 Aug 2009

Sarawak: My state, my government, my business
The news that was missed by all local and national dailies revealed: “Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd’s (CMS) unit CMS Land Sdn Bhd has secured RM232 million worth of construction contracts from Sarawak ......
23 Apr 2009

Termite infestation in Sarawak
This is the first official article of the new kid on the blog in Sarawak, the Hornbill Unleashed. I really want to say something about the termite, but something else appropriate seems to be in ......
26 Mar 2009