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— Mutang Tuo, Head of Ba Payau Village, Mulu – Unheard Complaints: Penan Communities Confront Environmental Damage from Logging
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Mutang Tuo, Head of Ba Payau Village, Mulu
*Unheard Complaints: Penan Communities Confront Environmental Damage from Logging*
Mutang and some villagers of Ba Payau feel disturbed by the pollution that happened in Sungai Layun. They took the initiative to check the upper part of the Layun river to find out what caused the river to become dirty and smelly. How surprised they were to see the Layun river filled with garbage, plastic bottles, factory wood scraps, bad tires and many other things. According to Mutang, in the upper part of the Layun river, Shin Yang and Samling are the main timber producers. However some of their worker settlements- produce garbage which they throw directly into the river. In addition, they also direct sewage pipes directly into the river. I myself have filed a complaint. But the authorities of Samling and Shin Yang ignored my complaint. All this time they destroyed our forests and now they are polluting our rivers. As a result of this severe river pollution, the number of fish catches is decreasing. Samling plywood factory used to operate in the upstream part. But now it is closed. Now the pollution of garbage and sewage waste has a bad effect on our health - said Mutang Tuo. Several penan long houses were affected such as Long Kevok, long nen, long Leng, Ba Payau, and Long Layun. We asked for compensation from these two logging companies, but they ignored our requests. We are often hit by floods and floods damage our crops and houses. I hope the forest department and the environment department come to investigate my complaint - Mutang said
