MIRI: Swiss environmental-activist group Bruno Manser Foundation has brought a group of Penans from Mulu National Park to Europe to stage public demonstrations.
The demos are aimed at highlighting the plights of the Mulu natives against a big oil palm plantation project being developed adjacent to the national park in northern Sarawak.Two Mulu Penan leaders, Ukau Lupung and Komeok Joe, are leading the delegation.“We want to help the Penans highlight their pleas to stop the oil palm project expansion in Mulu that will destroy the environment there.“On Tuesday , we will bring the Penans to meet European Union leaders in Brussels.
Pastor Lian Malang, who is living in Miri, lodged a report against the NGO at a police station here in Miri city. Malang told The Star he lodged the police report because they NGO is “causing trouble” in the Mulu area. “These NGOs do not represent the natives of Mulu. We community leaders represent Mulu people who want to see socio-economic developments that can benefit the people,” he said.They staged human blockades to stop plantation company workers from clearing the forest adjacent Mulu.
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