Those who stay behind in Ulu Bakun

It is not easy to go to Ulu Bakun to report on those who stay behind the Bakun area-instead of following the 10 000 residents who went to re-settlement areas in Sg Asap. How difficult? The long boat cost Rm1500.00/day! The long boat normally takes 20-30 passenger -but if you want to `charter’ a long boat then the cost for a smaller group can be quite a burden! Yet there is no boat for charter anytime-you need to book in advance, as found out by the film crew led by Chou Z lam, who went into Ulu Bakun during a shooting trip from Sept 20th.  This is a special report by Malaysiakini reporter Wong Teck Chee, who went along.

缺乏教育医疗服务唯三餐无忧
部分原住民坚拒迁徙双溪阿刹

王德齐
2010年9月8日

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Penans forced to go back on blockade after promises remain unfulfiled

One Year After: Penan Communities Re-Blockaded to Protest over Government’s Broken Promises

By Panai Ayat – BMF

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More reports offer insights into the unsettling world in Bakun

Resettled residents question why the situation in Sg Asap is still unsettling after 10 years.

Even after 10 years of resettlement the world of Orang Ulu in Sg Asap remain unsettling. A number of recommended reports are out-produced by reporters who went to Sg Asap and ulu Bakun recently: Malaysiakini reports are here -part 1, part 2; Merdekareview reports here: part 1, part 2. Enjoy!

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Media launch of Sape Tour : Penangites and KL folks are welcome for Malaysia Day function

2 press conferences are held back to back from Sept 6&7th to promote the Malaysia Day SApe Tour-hopefully Malaysians who find it troublesome to visit the Eastern states can come out in force to welcome the performers from Belaga, Sarawak to make this first Malaysia Day with a national holiday a start to realign the highly unbalanced East-West relation!

1 English media and 4 chinese media came to the Penang launch, with 5 persons attending for the organisers/sponsors. In KL only 2 on-line media including Merdekareview came this morning. Merdeka Review reported the launch within hours of the function and the Click for Malaysia online portal promise to make the report an exclusive feature.

九一六促进东西马理解
隆办砂原住民音乐演出

作者／本刊实习记者黄翠妮 Sep 07, 2010 01:25:41 pm

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