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#IdolaDemokrasi 39: When West Met East

#IdolaDemokrasi 39: When West Met East

Desecration of indigenous land and lives understood up close in my maiden visit to Sarawak.

Who Are The Aggressors?

Who Are The Aggressors?

On the 18th Feb, 2011, 100 armed thugs camped at Rumah Ranggong, Sarawak with explosives & parangs, over a land dispute between the longhouse and an oil palm company. Now the villagers are being accused as the aggressors by the local press.

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Oil Palm Company vs Ibans: On Land Rights in Sarawak

Oil Palm Company vs Ibans: On Land Rights in Sarawak

Oil palm company fails to get natives evicted through court, status quo of natives maintained.

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IOI Displacing People to Plant Oil Palm

IOI Displacing People to Plant Oil Palm

One dominating corporation has been repeatedly put on the spotlight for displacing indigenous communities in Sarawak. Yet it is business as usual for IOI, even after the Kayan community won their class action suit against IOI, they have yet to receive any compensation and IOI continues to trespass and harvest oil palm on their land.

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