Anti Dams Protest at KLCC

 

More than a hundred of Orang Asal( indigenous peoples) affected by various mega dam projects from Sarawak, Sabah and Pahang, and supporters from various states including Kelantan, Perak, Melaka and Johor, today stormed KLCC to protest against mega dam projects in Malaysia. This event was held as response to the international conference on hydropower called ASEAN POWER WEEK which is being conducted in KLCC for 3 days.

Representatives of communities affected by
Baram Dam, Kaiduan Dam, Tambatuon Dam,
Telom Dam, and Temengor dam were giving
speech to the public at the entrance of convention hall. Chairman of SAVE Rivers, Peter Kallang managed to handover a memorandum against the proposed Baram Dam to a representative of Sarawak Energy Berhad(SEB).

Thomas Jalong, president of JOAS urged the participants of the conference not to support and involve in this kind of mega dam projects which would not only destroying the ecosystem but jeopardizing the natives who depend upon the land and rivers for their livelihood as well.

The peacefull assembly lasted for about an hour. Also present to show solidarity were Aru and Suresh of PSM, YB Lee Chean Chung of PKR, Dr.Kua Kia Soong of SUARAM and several others.

Sarawak akan membina Empangan Baleh dulu(砂将先兴建Baleh水坝)

砂能源公司透露，Baleh水坝的社会评估报告已经完成，Baram水坝的则在进行中；因此该公司将先进行前者的兴建工程。然而，目前巴南上游和中游的原住民拒绝参与社会评估报告的调查，也坚决反对巴南水坝计划。

http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/08/29/baleh-dam-will-be-built-first-not-baram/

Sarawak Energy Bhd mengumumkan bahawa laporan impak sosial( SEIA) bagi Empangan Baleh telah siap manakala laporan bagi Empangan Baram masih dijalankan. Empangan Baleh akan dibina dulu. Namun begitu, penduduk Orang Asal Baram telah menolak kajian SEIA dan berpendirian tegas terhadap projek empangan Baram, iaitu, mereka menolak projek tersebut.