Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Nik Kelesau Pengerusi Pertubuhan Penan Keruan dan Julian dari Ba Pakan – Samling menebang hutan Ba Pakan tanpa permit
> Thomas Fann, pengerusi Bersih 2.0 – menggesa SPR membenarkan pengundi tidak hadir mengundi awal pada enam pilihan raya negeri akan datang
> Nicholas Bawin, aktivis Dayak – mari tunjukkan PMX bahawa NGO Dayak bersatu dengan misi yang sama ke arah menaikkan martabat Dayak Sarawak
> Dominic Mathew, aktivis dari Baram dan pengguna jalan balak – Peringkat pembaikan keliru dengan bahagian jalan, orang pedalaman mahu kerajaan baiki semua
On Today Show
> Nik Kelesau Chairman of the Penan Keruan Organization and Julian from Ba Pakan – Samling cutting down Ba Pakan’s forest without permit
> Thomas Fann, chairperson of Bersih 2.0 – urge EC allow absentees voters to go for early voting on coming six state elections
> Nicholas Bawin, Dayak activist – lets show PMX that Dayak NGOs are United with the same mission towards raising the dignity of the Dayaks of Sarawak
> Dominic Mathew, activist from Baram and logging road users – The repair stage is confused with the road section, the interior people want the government to repair all
[TOP STORY]
Nick Kelesau- Chairman of the Penan Keruan Organization. Nick has been at Long Lamam for the past few days. Nick gave an update on the 3-day meeting that was taking place at Long Lamam Baram. The meeting started yesterday. Will continue today and will end tomorrow. At the end of the meeting, meeting participants are expected to issue a declaration to defend the Baram forest from unethical logging.
A total of 118 participants participated in the meeting, representatives from each village in the UBFA- Ulu Baram Forest Area. Such as Long Lamam, Long Ajeng, Long Murong, Ba Mubui, Ba Sebato, Data Bila, Long Sait, Long Sepigen, Long Bangak, Long Belok, Long Tungan, Long Semiang,, Long Moh, Long Benali, Ba Keramok, Ba Pakan, Ba Abang and Batu Bungan Mulu. The meeting decided to defend the UBFA from logging and make it a source of food and life for the Penan. The case in Ba Abang was raised in the meeting and a decision will be taken.
A participant in the meeting (Julian) took the opportunity to report to the RFS that the Samling Logging Company had entered the forest in Ba Pakan on 31 January 2023 and cut down 253 logs (of which a photo was taken). Due to opposition from Ba Pakan's pen. The manager of the company came to Ba Pakan on 15 Feb 2023 to have a dialogue with the residents. But when asked if his company has a certificate? Unabashedly this logger answered, no. Penan Ba Pakan strongly objected to Samling's action of entering their forest without permission.
