Month: November 2025

  A group that represents the majority of Long Semiyang has taken a decisive stand today by lodging a police report at the Miri Central Police Station against Borneoland Resources Sdn Bhd, condemning the company’s logging activities in their Native Customary Rights (NCR) land. The group asserts that logging has begun without their consent, despite … Continue reading Long Semiyang Lodges Police Report against Borneoland Resources Sdn Bhd

KUCHING, 26th Nov: A delegation of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples under Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) organised a march on Monday to handover the Sarawak Native Rights Memorandum 2025 to Tan Sri Datuk Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly. The Sarawak Native Rights Memorandum 2025 outlines key challenges faced by the … Continue reading Natives of Sarawak March to Handover Sarawak Native Rights Memorandum at State Legislative Assembly

Director of Forests cancels Osaka Metropolitan University talk to avoid answering questions over deforestation - as Sarawak Premier receives Japan's top honour for "environmental leadership" Osaka, Japan - 12 November 2025 - At a press conference in Osaka today, Indigenous representatives from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, condemned Japan's ongoing support for forest projects linked to deforestation … Continue reading Sarawak Government Ducks Indigenous Activists in Japan

Kuala Lumpur / Tokyo, 10 November 2025 — A coalition of civil society organizations has called on the Government of Japan to immediately suspend funding for International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) projects in Sarawak, Malaysia, following serious allegations of human rights violations, corruption, and environmental destruction linked to projects implemented by the Forest Department Sarawak … Continue reading Civil Society Calls on Japan to Halt Funding for ITTO Projects in Sarawak amid Human Rights and Corruption Allegations