30 October 2023

Topik Pada Hari Ini > Willie Kajan, Ketua Puak Tering - Empangan Tutoh di Baram: Siapa Yang Mahu, BUKAN Masyarakat Baram! > Baru Bian, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Bakelalan - MA63 dan Hak Bahasa > Thomas Jalong, Aktivis Hak Tanah dari Baram - Perlawanan Komuniti Terhadap Empangan Sungai Tutoh > YB Chiew Choon Mun, Ahli Parlimen PKR Miri - Dari Kemiskinan ke Keusahawanan: Inisiatif Prihatin YB Chiew untuk Komuniti On Today Show > Willie Kajan, Leader of Tering Tribe – Tutoh Dam in Baram: Who Really Wants It, NOT the Communities! > Baru Bian, Bakelalan assemblyman – MA63 and Language Rights > Thomas Jalong, land rights activist from Baram – Community Resistance to the Tutoh River Dam > YB Chiew Choon Mun, PKR MP of Miri – From Poverty to Entrepreneurship: YB Chiew's Compassionate Initiative for the Community ------------------------------- Willie Kajan, Leader of Tering Tribe *Tutoh Dam in Baram: Who Really Wants It, NOT the Communities!* A social activist from Baram, Willie Kajan has refuted recent claims by Sarawak's Premier, Abang Johari Openg, regarding the construction of a hydro-dam in the Baram district of northern Sarawak. According to Willie Kajan, who is also an elder of the Tering ethnic community and a tour leader, the desire for such a project does not stem from the native residents of Baram but is rather championed by state government politicians, particularly members of the GPS party. Kajan challenged Abang Johari to disclose the names of those within the Baram region who, as the Premier asserts, are eager for the dam project to proceed. He emphasized that neither he nor his community members have been consulted regarding this development. Furthermore, Kajan emphasized the environmental significance of the Tutoh River, which is intricately linked to the Mulu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He pointed out that any significant changes to the river's flow could have adverse consequences for the national park, calling into question whether Abang Johari fully comprehends these potential repercussions. The Premier had announced the intention to construct a cascading hydroelectric dam in the remote reaches of the Baram district, citing the purported local demand for such a project. Abang Johari claimed to have received requests from Baram residents who, in the past, had been opposed to the construction of hydro-dams but now supported the idea. He stated that the dam's construction would not only provide electricity for locals but also for export to neighboring countries. The conflicting claims surrounding the Tutoh Dam project have brought to the forefront questions about transparency, local consultation, and the potential environmental impact of such large-scale infrastructure developments in Sarawak. -----------------