Borneo tribes: 30-year regime ‘has destroyed everything’

Survivalinternational: Under Taib's rule the Penan have mounted countless blockades to stop their forest being destroyed. Tribespeople in Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, say the 30-year rule of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has ‘raped’ their land, destroyed their rainforests and brought ‘hardship and suffering’. This Saturday, March 26, will mark Taib Mahmud’s 30th anniversary as head of the rainforest state. Malaysia’s longest-serving Chief Minister, he has faced widespread and persistent allegations of corruption.......

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