Friday, April 18, 2008 -
The article was initially published at sarawakheadhunter.blogspot.com site on June 1992. Dont worry this is not a cult org. Some highlights of the article are as follows.
>> The last remains of the ancient Borneo rainforest are being permanently extinguished at a rate three times faster than the Amazon rainforest
>>Among the indigenous people, the Penan ethnic group, an ancient huntergatherer society, has been particularly active in blockading timber roads. Their name has become somewhat interchangeable with the movement as a whole.
>>The logging industry is virtually exempt from adhering to the environmentally-sound guidelines set forth by the federal government, because it generates wealth for potential dissident voices in the state governments and thus keeps them loyal to the Malaysian federation. Political bullying and scare techniques enable both the legal and the black market timber companies to engage in logging without restraint.
>> Through it all, the planet’s oldest rainforest, as well as the myriad plant and animal species unique to it are being annihilated, and the fragile human cultures that depend on it are on the brink of extinction
http://sarawakheadhunter.blogspot.com/2008/04/malaysia-unholy-alliance-of-politics.html
