9 August 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Adrian Lasimbang, aktivis alam sekitar - Kerajaan Sarawak Hipokrit dalam perdagangan Karbon
> Paulus Gahin, Presiden JOAS (Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia) - Memelihara Kehidupan: FPIC dalam Projek Perdagangan Karbon Sabah
> Jeffery Ngui, presiden Muda Sarawak - Dari Penempatan ke Perobohan, GPS mesti mengetahui siapa menipu penduduk kampung di Sg Tumuk
> Dominic Langat, seorang aktivis dari Baram - Suara dari Pendalaman untuk membantah pendapatan tinggi penduduk luar bandar
On Today Show
> Adrian Lasimbang, environmental activist - Sarawak Government Hypocritical in Carbon trading
> Paulus Gahin, President of JOAS (Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia) - Preserving Livelihoods: Paulus Gahin's Plea for FPIC in Sabah's Carbon Trading Project
> Jeffery Ngui, president of Muda Sarawak - From Settlement to Demolition, GPS must find out who is the scammer who scam the villagers in Sg Tumuk
> Dominic Langat, an activist from Baram - Voices from the Margins to object the high income of rural people
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Andrian Lasimbang, environmental activist
*Sarawak Government Hypocritical in Carbon trading*
The local press reported that Sarawak has approved 2 carbon trading licenses which were each given to PETROS (Petroleum Sarawak Berhad) and to Samling through SARACARBON Sdn.Bhd. These two companies will collect and store natural carbon (CCUS). It was also reported that Sarawak will get around RM315 million to RM1.039 billion a year from carbon trading. Will the Aboriginal people get a share of the profits?. The answer is no. In fact, according to Andrian, the movements and activities of Indigenous people in the gazetted land area for carbon trading will be controlled and subject to strict regulations. They can also be driven out, in other words the Area that has been gazetted will be strictly controlled and all human activities prohibited. However, the press also reported that the Sarawak government did not plan to end the issuance of logging licenses to fully switch to carbon trading. This was confirmed by Sarawak Forest Director Datu Hamden Muhammad- in a media release today. For Andrian- this is where we see the hypocrisy of the Sarawak government. Every effort is made to enrich capitalists like Samling. At the same time Aboriginal land was confiscated and they did not benefit from carbon trading at all.
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Paulus Gahin, President of JOAS (Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia)
*Preserving Livelihoods: Paulus Gahin's Plea for FPIC in Sabah's Carbon Trading Project*
Gahin expresses uncertainty regarding the Native Customary Rights (NCA) and carbon trading situation in Sabah. He points out the lack of consultation by the state government and relevant authorities. Furthermore, the exact location for the proposed carbon trading, spanning a vast area of 2,000 hectares for a century, remains undisclosed. Gahin emphasizes the necessity of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) from local communities before initiating the project. He is concerned about the potential adverse impact on the affected communities' livelihoods.
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Jeffery Ngui, president of Muda Sarawak
*From Settlement to Demolition, GPS must find out who is the scammer who scam the villagers in Sg Tumuk*
Received a report that several houses in Sg Tumuk, Petrajaya have been demolished, allegedly because these homeowners illegally occupied a Malay cemetery site for decades. It's understood that these homeowners purchased the land through a company claiming to be intermediaries back in 2004, built houses, and lived there for over twenty years. They even received a letter from then-MP Fadillah Yusof (now Deputy Prime Minister) to SEB and SASCO for water and electricity connections. After decades of settling in and even spanning three generations, they were recently informed of their illegal encroachment on the Malay cemetery reserve and were subsequently demolished. Jeffery stated that the police, anti-corruption agency, and local representatives must investigate who falsely sold the land to these residents under the guise of intermediaries. He also called for Fadlina Yusoh to come forward and assist. Although these residents have been provided with new affordable housing, the efforts of the past decades cannot be overlooked.
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Dominic Langat, an activist from Baram
*Voices from the Margins to object the high income of rural people*
Dominic does not believe in the income figures provided by the Sarawak government for urban areas averaging around 7,000 MYR and rural areas around 4,500 MYR. Langat uses the example of the Penan community to illustrate his point.
The Penan community can be divided into three categories:
1. Penan from the Suai region, who have estimated income from oil palm plantations exceeding 7,000 MYR per month – this might be accurate.
2. Penan and other Ulu people working in urban areas, with a minimum wage of 1,500 MYR per month, not reaching 3,000 MYR.
3. Those living in remote areas like Ulu Baram, earning less than 1,000 MYR or maybe 3,000 MYR per month due to their heavy reliance on forest resources. The forests have been significantly depleted by logging companies, making life even more challenging for the Penan and Ulu people, who used to hunt, fish, and sell forest products for their livelihood. However, these resources have been decimated by logging and farming activities. Lack of proper roads is also a major issue for Ulu people to transport their goods to urban markets.
How can the Malaysian Department of Statistics and the Sarawak Chief Minister claim that Sarawak is a high-income state? Recently, Dominic Langat tried to purchase fish at a market in Marudi but was disheartened by the lack of visitors, limited choices, and absence of fish for sale due to river pollution, as reported by a market vendor.