Penan blockaders at the Murum dam site, September 2013 (Photo courtesy Bruno Manser Fund) KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, September 19, 2013 (ENS) – The Penan indigenous people affected by the Murum dam ...

A police blockade being set up at the entry point into Murum Dam after more than 200 Penans staged a protest against the Murum hydro-electric dam project. - Pic by Raymond Abin MIRI: Human rights ...

Green groups urge bank to stop US$45 million loan to fund Sarawak dams The first of the Murum hydroelectric dam's four turbines will be commissioned as scheduled before the end of this year, Sarawak's ...

No entry. Police have cordoned off the assess road leading to the site in the Murum Dam in central Sarawak where more than 100 penan natives are protesting their imminent relocation from the murum ...

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to express our serious concern about the situation of hundreds of Indigenous Penan women, men and children who are peacefully protesting at ...

A coalition of nearly 30 organizations has sent a letter to top authorities in Sarawak and Malaysia warning them of possible human right violations against a group of indigenous Penan who are blocking ...

Members of the Penan tribe have suspended their month long blockade of the Murum dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, reports Survival International. However, according to the indigenous group the ...

Sarawak, November 25, 2013 - Today, Malaysian Ambassadors in 16 countries are receiving a letter signed by over 30 organizations representing national, regional and international civil society groups ...

The leader of an indigenous group here, pushing for better compensation from the Sarawak government and its energy board, has been ordered to appear in court next month to face a criminal trespass ...

A confidential assessment of the turbines of the Murum Dam reveals severe security issues – Sarawak Energy asked to put safety first and stop all preparation works for further dams (SARAWAK / MALAYSIA ...

An alternative road, running through an oil palm plantation, has been opened to allow residents to bypass the damaged road. (Bomba pic) It may take up to six months to repair a section of the road to ...