Unwanted attention, again

The protests over the Murum dam are not doing the state’s image any good, which is why a quick solution needs to be found before things get ugly.

THE events in Sarawak over the past week — the anti-dam protests and blockades, police arresting Penan protesters, a lawsuit against the state government by a group of farmers — have attracted widespread attention from the media in Far East countries to northern Europe and northern America.

A group of powerful and influential people from South Korea and Japan even went to the extent of organising a special meeting in South Korea a few days ago just to discuss these happenings here where villagers are protesting against the Murum dam in Belaga and the soon-to-be-built Baram dam in Miri.