Baram folks showing their stance against the Baram Dam project in northern sarawak. They have filed a civil case in the Miri High Court to stop the move by the state government to acquire their native customary rights land for the project. pic by stephen.
MIRI: It will be an interesting “date” in the Miri High Court at the end of the month when the Baram folk in northern Sarawak will have their chance to use legal avenues to fight the proposed construction of the RM4bil Baram Dam project.
The Miri High Court has fixed Jan 28 to start preliminary proceedings in the civil case filed against the Sarawak Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment in relation to the Baram Dam project.
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