14 February 2024

14/02/2024 1h 11min
14 February 2024

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Episode Synopsis

On Today Shw
— Nick Kelesau, Spokesperson for Penan Keruan Association (Baram) - The fact is Samling threatens Penan to continue logging
— Denis Along, social activist from Mulu - Road to Mulu? Always next year and next year
— Mr. Nixon, a social activist - dont pay allowances directly to the Community leaders who are mostly appointed by GPS

Topik Pada Hari Ini
- Nick Kelesau, Jurucakap Persatuan Penan Keruan (Baram) - Hakikatnya, Samling mengugut Penan untuk meneruskan pembalakan.
- Denis Along, aktivis sosial dari Mulu - Jalan ke Mulu? Sentiasa tahun depan dan tahun depan.
- Encik Nixon, seorang aktivis sosial - Jangan bayar elaun secara terus kepada pemimpin komuniti yang kebanyakannya dilantik oleh GPS.

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Nick Kelesau- Spokesperson for Penan Keruan Association (Baram).
The fact is Samling threatens Penan to continue logging
Media reports mention that Samling's sustainable timber certificate which was suspended in July 2023 has already been resumed to allow Samling to log in the 117,941 hectares of Revenscout FMU forest. According to the senior general manager of the Sirim QAS international forest management system certification department - MD Adha Rahmat. Samling has made a serious effort to dialogue with the Penan people in the area involved. However according to Nick- what you heard from the report is inaccurate and untrue. What actually happened was the threat against the Penan people.
"Now that Samling is closed, who will pay the salary and allowance to our village chief?". All this time Samling has been giving salaries and allowances to Penan village leaders. By protesting logging in the Ravenscout area, wages and allowances will be stopped. According to Nick there is a possibility that the audit work is not carried out in an orderly manner. The auditor may only accept reports and forms that have been processed by the assembly itself. Samling's party went to Penan villages with ballot forms. In the end, the decision is certainly in their favor. In general, Penan are completely opposed to logging because it affects life and the environment. But the main cause of our problem is because the state government does not recognize our NCR rights. Samling was used as a tool to rob us. We should be encouraged to take care of the forest so that it remains for future generations. Nick said faintly. The Samling Group was given a logging license in 2 areas, namely- Gerenai starting from 2018 to 2027, with an area of 148,305 ha (Samling Playwood (Miri) SDN.BHD) and Ravenscout Forest with an area of 117,941 ha. (Samling Timber SDN.BHD).
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