Renewable Energy in Sarawak - Who's In Charge? | Broadcast: 11 December 2019

On today’s show, we look at disease outbreaks and dams. As Sabah records its first polio case in 27 years, we go back to Sabah activist Nelson Dino on the issues of healthcare amongst Borneo’s most marginalized communities. The source of the disease is still under a question mark but this investigation and the prevention of its spread should be a top priority, whatever sector of society it is found to have come from.

Kuching is also hosting a grand renewable energy conference this week and the newspapers are full of the glories of mega-dams as the environmentally friendly option. We speak to Heng Kiah Chun, Malaysia campaigner for Greenpeace, who tells us about viable options for renewable energy in Sarawak, be they solar or hydro, mega or micro. He tells us that mega-dams are pitched at a level far above the community and are mostly geared for profit over environmental and social sustainability. Go micro for more community control, he says.

Then we talk to Peter Kallang from SAVE Rivers, this years recipient of the prestigious Seacology Prize which is awarded for work involving preservation of island environments and culture. He is at the convention with two other activists, the largest number that could afford to attend, given the RM1,800 rate for a ticket. With Sarawak Energy heavily featured in the line up of speakers, he wonders how the activist voice will be represented. Then Adrian Lasimbang from Sabah talks about his own adventures in hydropower, putting in mini-hydro projects for communities across the state. We end with Dr Roland Mattu with the Bario experience. After their hydro project, with a massive RM15million price tag was a total flop, the community has switched to solar, entirely in their own control. Long may the sun shine in Sarawak!

Tune in for all this and more, including our Berita Menoa. Semoa Kitai Tau Bejako.

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Dalam awak Program Jaku Randau ke saharitu, ke numpu ngagai Pekara Ngemaruka Chara Ngeluarka Kuasa Karan di Sarawak serta deka nemu sama orang ngemata ka nya. Kenang kedua iya nya pasal penyakit Polio, ke alai kami biisi berandau enggau dua-tiga iku pengari ti ngenang pasal dua bengkah pekara tu.

Kenang ti terubah tu pasal penayit Polio tauka dalam Jaku Iban Penyakit Tekanchin Rang sekalika penyakit Bajung tauka mati tubuh. Taja penyakit tu udah lama udah pupus dalam kandang 27 taun, tang siti kes penyakit nya bisi ditemu di Sabah. Nya-alai diatu kitai deka ningaka kenang ari siku activist ari Sabah pasal pekara nyaga pengerai ba orang di Borneo, lebih agi ba raban bansa ti apin tentu mereti sentang penyakit tu. Penatai penyakit tu agi dalam tanda tanya tang pansik enggau atur kena nagang penyakit tu berampit, nya pekara ti enda tau enda dulu diperunding, enda ngira sapa bagi raban bansa ti ditemu mai penyakit nya.

Kuching diatu benung ngatur aum besai pasal chara ngemaruka pengluar kuasa karan. Surat kabar penuh laban berita pasal pemesai guna tekat ai ti besai. Kami bisi berandau engau Heng Kiah Chun, siku orang ti kimpin kena nanka Rampa Menua ari Malaysia, ke madah ngagai kami pasal chara bukai kena ngeluarka kuasa karan di Sarawak, enda ngira ka nya ari kuasa solar tauka ari hydro, mit sekalika besai. Iya madah ngagai kami, tekat ai ti besai ukai pulaika penguntung raban bansa, tang lebih agi meri pennguntung mgagai sekeda raban orang ari ti ngira pengerusak rampa menua enggau nanka jallai pengidup rayat. Nya-alai dalam runding iya manah agi ngena chara micro, ke ulih dikemataka rayat.

Kami bisi mega berandau enggau Peter Kallang ari 'SAVE rivers', siku orang ti nerima perais Seacology,kena ngelaiq pemanah pengawa iya dikena ngalau pemanah rampa menua enggau main asal di pulau Borneo. Iya biisi enggau nguluq aum besai begulai enggau dua iku activist ti bukai. ke ulih mayar ungkus ti besai, ti bulih Seribu 800 ringgit Malaysia ngagai ungkus ka siku siku orang. Tebal agi orang ti nguluq aum nya, iya nya ari kompeni SEB menua Sarawak, nya-alai bala activiist nya nadai tentu diberi awak bejaku. Adrian Lasimbang ari Sabah bejaku ka pasal kuasa hydro ba menua iya empu, ke alai iya ngenang pasal project mini-hydro ka raban bansa diserata menua nya. Penudi iya, kami berandau enggau Dr. Rolland Mattu pasal penebaq ke diasaika iya di Bario. udah bekau project tekat ai ti beungkus 15-juta ringgit Malaysia puntan. Diatu rayat di endur nya udah nguing ngagai kuasa solar, ti ulih dikemataka sida empu aja. Nya-alai ngarapka utai ti chukup manah nya deka mengkang meri penyamai ngagai rayat di menua Sarawak.

Kita tau ninga ka semua tu enggau program ti bukai nyengkaum Berita Menua ari Radio Nyawa Sarawak. Semua Kitai Ulih Bejaku.