Adenan Has Failed The Baram Test – The Rest (Sadly) Is Eco-Bluff
The day after Chief Minister Adenan Satem’s ‘Give Me a Chance’ speech in London this month, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was raging over the phone at the High Commission….
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Raiding Religious Funds Is Nothing New In Sarawak !
Malaysians have reacted in shock to the revelation that funds raised by the faithful have been used as a piggybank by BN bigwigs. But, for Sarawakians it is all deja vu….
No More Timber Concessions, Palm Oil Plantations Or Corruption – SR/RFS Welcome To Sarawak?
Sarawak’s Chief Minister astonished and wooed London listeners at the High Commission in leafy Belgrave Square last night, with a broad brush delivery on his major mood change over policy…
The PWD Minister’s Brother’s Pan-Borneo Highway Connection EXPOSE!
The government practice of appointing so-called ‘main contractors’ to ‘project manage’ major developments has quite rightly raised considerable criticism in Malaysia and Sarawak…
CMS set to buy 50% stake in state-owned Sacofa – Questions for Adenan
Reports that Taib family-owned Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS) have moved to privatise yet another state owned entity, have left Sarawak Report wondering just how much of Sarawak is still controlled by former Chief Minister and current Governor Taib Mahmud…
Zero Logging – Why Not?
Just last week in an exclusive interview with this blog the former PM, Mahathir Mohamad confirmed that he also believes that enough is enough when it comes to logging….
How The Proposed New Sarawak Constituencies Violate The Constitution
The Election Commission has just announced the creation of yet 11 more seats in its latest proposed amendments to the electoral map of Sarawak, which has to be one of the most suspicious documents ever put forward in a proclaimed democracy….
“We ARE World’s Largest Tropical Timber Exporter” Boasts Taib!
When he is not castigating NGOs for daring to suggest that he cuts too many trees, Taib can generally be found pontificating about Sarawak’s ‘industrial development’. At least, that is when he is back home…
A Truly Ugly Story – Theft, Hacking and Smear Tactics
The news portal Free Malaysia Today has hosted a number of recent attacks on Sarawak Report, in particular by a new mystery commentator named ‘Winifred Poh’..
Response to ‘Winifred Poh’s’ attack on ‘amazingly well funded foreign critics’ of Taib Mahmud
Sarawak Report has formally responded to the feature length article in Free Malaysaia Today, criticising this blog …
What Next Taib? As ‘Money Logging’ Flies Off The Shelf At Amazon
Taib and his expensive lawyers now have to decide whether he wishes to take genuine legal action and face scrutiny in court or slink away with their tails between their legs…
What is CM Adenan Satem’s Position On Sedition? – So Many Questions Left Unanswered
Najib’s shock proposal to criminalise anyone who even speaks in favour of Borneo’s independence has been met with silence by Sarawak’s Chief Minister Adenan Satem ….
Taib You Cannot Be SERIOUS!
Why did Governor Taib Mahmud go to so much trouble at the 40 anniversary ‘celebration’ of Sarawak’s blood-sucking conglomerate CMS, to tell his audience that he has done nothing to favour this monster company….?
Don’t Blame The BN Bosses – Blame Their Employees!
It took a mere 24 hours for the ‘clarifications’ to emerge over the Chief Minister’s vote-fishing remarks about combating corruption yesterday….
Adenan Joins Mahathir To Condemn Timber Corruption!
Jaws have been slowly dropping around Sarawak and Malaysia – and then on around the world. Earlier today the new Chief Minister, Adenan Satem, echoed Malaysia’s former Prime Minister and condemned the timber corruption in Sarawak!
Why Tatler Loves The Taib Family – As They Flaunt Wealth In KL
The Taib family are far from coy when it comes to flaunting their riches. Taib himself is recognisable by his chauffeur driven Rolls Royce and walnut sized gems and his wife is often photographed dripping in jewels.
Come Join The Boys At The Baram Blockade, Dr M!
It turns out that what Taib has labelled ‘progress’ is now being called ‘corruption’ by none other than the iconic former leader of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.
Taib – ‘This Book Is Bad For My Business Reputation’ (OOOPS!)
The Governor of Sarawak, Taib Mahmud, has embarked on a high stakes and high risk strategy to ban the book that lifts the lid on timber corruption in Sarawak.
Baram Loggers Were Stealing Tapang Trees In Road Deal With Taib EXCLUSIVE
As NGOs protested to the United Nations today over the Sarawak State Government’s strong arm tactics against peaceful protestors at Baram, Sarawak Report can reveal that the police and officials who broke down the barricade were supported by illegal loggers..
Asian Development Bank Loan Will Go Straight To Taibs!
NGOs have called foul on a secretive multi-million dollar loan from the Asian Development Bank, which the Sarawak Governor, Taib Mahmud, clearly plans to pocket himself. They complain that this latest scandal, involving the so-called SCORE (Sarawak Corridor Of ‘Renewable’ Energy) project, is particularly shocking, because it violates the core principles of an agency that
Taibs Get RM150m Contract For Museum About Themselves!
Fresh from his lavish ‘Birthday Celebration’ the vainglorious Governor and de facto Sarawak ruler, Taib Mahmud, has sanctioned the construction of a new museum, dedicated to himself. As the Borneo Post explained it: “the museum will showcase the sacrifices of past and present leaders of Sarawak, including all heads of state and chief ministers…… especially Tun
Foreign Firms Stand Warned Over Imports From KTS’s Roundtree Group
A raft of foreign companies, many of whom tell their buyers that their wood is ‘sustainable’, stand warned today that these claims are impossible to verify and that their supplier the KTS owned Roundtree Group is linked to illegal logging complaints in Sarawak. Sarawak Report has obtained copies of a number of police reports [1] [2] [3] that
“Disastrous Environmental And Socio-economic Consequences” – Evidence Mounts Against Mega-Dams
As Adenan Satem ploughs on with Taib’s SCORE (Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy) programme for 15 more mega-dams in Sarawak, the evidence continues to mount that these structures are an outdated concept, which are being proved to do far more harm than good and to lose rather than gain money for the host countries concerned.
DAY 300 – “No Consent To Proceed”!
Grass roots campaigners and International NGOs joined forces in Kuala Lumpur today to ram home the realities about the Baram Dam, pet project of Taib Mahmud. In summary, they pointed out the plan has no legal right to proceed and flies in the face of a long list of legal obligations that the Sarawak State
Murum Dam Is “High Risk” – Official Report
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Murum Dam clearly stated back in 2008 that it was a “High Risk” project, in several categories concerning basic safety, we can now reveal. In particular, the report referred to the problem of sedimentation of the upper Murum River, caused by current logging, as one of the major