Report demands EU-Malaysia timber deal guarantees Indigenous rights
A Malaysian Indigenous network has urged the EU not to sign a timber agreement unless it recognizes Indigenous rights.
News from the Penan
Borneo court rules for tribal rights in palm oil case
Indigenous people in Sarawak have won their second major court victory this year.
Borneo dams chief under media scrutiny
The CEO of the company overseeing a massive dam project on Penan tribal land in the Malaysian part of Borneo has come under scrutiny in his native Norway over violations of Indigenous rights.
Penan feature in Eden Project oil palm exhibit
A new exhibit at the world famous UK visitor attraction the Eden Project features the Penan of Sarawak and the destruction of their forests to make way for oil palm plantations.
‘Penan tribe must stop living in the jungles’ says Malaysian politician
A Malaysian politician has said that the Penan tribe of Borneo must ‘stop living in the jungles’, according to the country’s Star newspaper.
‘Journalist of the Year’ award for palm oil article
A journalist from the UK’s Independent newspaper has won the Foreign Press Association’s prestigious ‘Journalist of the Year’ award for an article about the devastation of rainforests for palm oil.
Blow to Malaysian palm oil industry as UK bans advert
An advert for Malaysian palm oil has been banned in the UK, dealing a major blow to the credibility of Malaysia’s palm oil industry.
Arrested Penan: ‘Water from the dam will flood our lands’
The Penan who were arrested last week outside government offices in the Malaysian part of Borneo have released a statement made on the eve of their arrest about their fears that a hydroelectric dam will destroy their lives.