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> Chong Chen Jen, Pengerusi PH Sarawak - Persoalan Timbul Mengenai Dasar-Dasar Empangan: Kes Runtuhnya Jambatan Sungai Musah
> Barnie Lasimbamg, aktivis alam sekitar dari Sabah - Amaran yang Diabaikan: Kegentaran Mendesak untuk Keselamatan Empangan di Malaysia
> Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh, ahli kepimpinan Sarawak KEADILAN - PKR Desak: Penanaman Padi yang Dipimpin oleh Komuniti di Sarawak
On Today Show
> Chong Chen Jen, Chairman of PH Sarawak – Questions Raised Over Dam Policies: The Case of Sungai Musah Bridge Collapse
> Barnie Lasimbamg, environmental activist from Sabah – A Warning Ignored: The Urgent Need for Dam Safety in Malaysia
> Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh, member of Sarawak KEADILAN Leadership – PKR urged: Community-Led Rice Cultivation in Sarawak
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Chong Chen Jen, Member of Parliament for Stampin (DAP), Member of the Padungan State Legislative Assembly, also chairman of PH Sarawak.
*Questions Raised Over Dam Policies: The Case of Sungai Musah Bridge Collapse*
According to Chong - PH Sarawak will meet next week and will decide whether to field a candidate in the Jepak by-election or not. But traditionally the Jepak seat is reserved for PKR. PKR should have made a decision first. For now PBB/GPS, Aspirasi and PBK-Parti Bumi Kenyalang announced that they will compete in the Jepak by-election, this November. Chong explained that the collapse of the Sungai Musah bridge in Song is very surprising and troubling. He will insist that a full report be given by the public works minister in next week's parliamentary session. The RM55 million bridge collapsed after it was completed 9 years ago. The authorities have appointed consultants to study the exact cause of the collapse of the bridge. While the GPS Sarawak government's policy to build more hydro dams is an effort to obtain clean, renewable energy. Clean and renewable energy is attracting investors around the world. But His question is, will it benefit the people where the dam is built and building a hydro dam to get electricity and selling it abroad is a less wise move. This excess energy should be for the benefit of the population and the progress of our own state and country. Not for sale - Chong said.
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