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Court orders halt to logging by Taib-linked firms

Court orders halt to logging by Taib-linked firms

rain forest rainforest jungle 010708 15 Iban communities get what could be the start of justice in their battle against encroachment into NCR land.
Promising start for Penan pre-schools

Promising start for Penan pre-schools

NONE Funded by donations, the Penan children are equipped with the skills to enter Primary One with confidence.
Bad news for bad newspapers

Bad news for bad newspapers

NONE COMMENT No state propaganda can outlive the state. And no matter how powerful, all regimes must come to an end.
Anwar in quandary over Baru Bian's post

Anwar in quandary over Baru Bian's post

NONE He is being subjected to a 'fierce SMS campaign' urging him to remove Baru Bian as state party chief.
Sarawak activists, lawyer detained ahead of polls

Sarawak activists, lawyer detained ahead of polls

NONE Six Home Ministry officials raided Sadia's office just after midnight and confiscated about 1,200 CDs and VCDs.
Penan transport woes multiply

Penan transport woes multiply

NONE ANTIDOTE The new year has begun - with children from the community facing mounting obstacles getting to school.
An unhappy new fear for Sarawak's old guard

An unhappy new fear for Sarawak's old guard

NONE COMMENT The entrenched ‘old guard’, accustomed to holding undisputed control, may be struck by a triple whammy.
Thugs raise stakes in Sarawak land conflicts

Thugs raise stakes in Sarawak land conflicts

NONE COMMENT Reports of police and organised gangs using force to evict native villagers from their land are increasing.
'Unfair' to stop Taib from amassing fortune

'Unfair' to stop Taib from amassing fortune

The chief minister’s chief political secretary Abdul Karim Hamzah dismisses criticism of the enormous wealth of Taib’s family.
Dayak schoolchildren turned into 'Malays'

Dayak schoolchildren turned into 'Malays'

NONE Parents have complained about this but were told that no change can be made to the school report cards where it appeared.
Taib's sister faces 'instant millions' land allegations

Taib's sister faces 'instant millions' land allegations

NONE Blog unearths new allegations of a land acquisition deal that earned RM15 million for Quality Concrete Holdings.
Will Malay land rights victory in S'wak galvanise voters?

Will Malay land rights victory in S'wak galvanise voters?

NONE Sarawak's ethnic groups are angered over 'hostile takeovers' of their land, but will they vote for change in the state polls?

Taib's campaign tactics: Boastful - and illegal?

Taib's campaign tactics: Boastful - and illegal?

NONE In holding out the lure of development to longhouse residents, did the Sarawak chief minister go a step too far in Sibu?
Logging paper-trail leads to Taib's family

Logging paper-trail leads to Taib's family

NONE ANTIDOTE Chief Minister’s ‘politics of development’ seems to be directed at a small coterie of family and friends.
15 Iban villages sue company of Taib's sister

15 Iban villages sue company of Taib's sister

One hundred residents from 15 longhouses in Simunjan take their fight for their NCR lands to court.
Iban logging protestors defy Taib's family

Iban logging protestors defy Taib's family

NONE The news of the arson at a loggers’ camp and the arrest of seven activists has raised the temperature.
Sarawak's history of environs damage control

Sarawak's history of environs damage control

NONE People are impatient for answers over last week’s massive logjam on the Rejang river.
S'wak polls: Taib looking for most auspicious time

S'wak polls: Taib looking for most auspicious time

NONE COMMENT BN has logistics support and control over the civil service and media, but the signs are that Pakatan will make deep inroads.
A westerner who defends Taib's dams

A westerner who defends Taib's dams

NONE Sarawak Energy Bhd's Norwegian boss has lambasted European environmentalists.
Zaid, Baru Bian assert S'wak natives' land rights

Zaid, Baru Bian assert S'wak natives' land rights

the antidote An agreement has been reached with the state government to exclude native land affecting 27 longhouses from the Ulu Sebuyau national park.
S'wak mainstream media all for chief minister

S'wak mainstream media all for chief minister

NONE With the state polls expected soon, they are making a strong play for Taib Mahmud to stay.
Winning Dayak hearts and minds - by blackmail?

Winning Dayak hearts and minds - by blackmail?

the antidote COMMENT: What else can work for Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's family timber company Samling - if threats against the natives do not?

Small town justice leaves boy in a fix

Small town justice leaves boy in a fix

NONE A schoolboy was arrested and beaten by police in Lawas following a seemingly innocuous argument over football.
Lawless Lawas highlights rural voters' anger

Lawless Lawas highlights rural voters' anger

NONE Rural Sarawakians are increasingly vocal about the lack of basic public services, and poor treatment by corporate and bureaucratic outsiders.