Tengku Razaleigh highlights the scandal of the independent power producers and how it has cost TNB, consumers and the nation dearly.
Nov 032011
Sep 082011
The Federal Court judgement this afternoon is a blow for natives turning to the courts to safeguard their NCR land.
Apr 232011
Who is going to take over the 2400MW Bakun Dam baby? Initially supposed to have been completed in December 2008, it is now only expected to begin producing 300MW in three months. Continue reading »
Mar 012011
The Federal Court has fixed 28 April 2011 to hear a full appeal on a couple of cases involving native customary rights to land that could have far-reaching implications.
The main issue before the court: is Section 5 (3) and (4) (on the land acquisition procedure) of the Sarawak Land Code ultra vires Article 5 read together with Article 13 (on the right to life and right to property) of the Federal Constitution? Continue reading »
Nov 232010
Sarawak Deputy Tourism Minister James Dawos Mamit has admitted that the impoundment of the Bakun Dam had adversely affected the livelihood of the people downstream and the tourism industry.
“Because of the shallowness of the river, some of them lose their jobs as tourist guides and have to chop firewood for a living because there are no more tourists coming after the water level has dropped,” the Borneo Post quoted him as saying. Ironically Dawos is the former environment adviser for the Bakun Dam project.
The authorities must now release the Environmental Impact Assessment report. Let’s have a look at the conditions of approval. Continue reading »