Malaysia:Government to investigate sexual abuse claims 2 October 2008The Malaysian government has said it will investigate allegations by members of the Penan tribe of Sarawak that logging company workers are routinely sexually abusing Penan women, including schoolgirls.
Malaysia:Penan women accuse loggers of sexual abuse 25 September 2008Women from the Penan tribe have accused workers from two Malaysian logging companies of harassing and raping Penan women, including schoolgirls.
Malaysia:Government ousts tribal leaders who oppose logging 23 September 2008In an attempt to break resistance by tribal communities to logging, the government of Sarawak, Malaysia, has announced that it will no longer recognise elected leaders in some Penan communities.
Malaysia:Malaria strikes Penan 4 August 2008Reports say that two Penan villages in Sarawak have been struck by malaria, leading to eighteen Penan individuals being flown to hospital.
Malaysia:Secret plans revealed to submerge Penan villages 17 July 2008A secret document accidentally posted on the internet reveals plans to build a series of massive hydroelectric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, submerging the homes of at least a thousand tribal people.
Malaysia:Penan picture archive online 22 April 2008A collection of hundreds of photographs of the Penan tribe of Sarawak is being made available online for the first time.
Malaysia:Penan receive death threats 9 January 2008A small community of Penan tribal people in Sarawak, Malaysia, report that an official from the company logging their forests has threatened them with death.
Malaysia:Penan headman found dead, suspected murdered 4 January 2008Penan tribal headman Kelesau Naan of Sarawak, Malaysia, who went missing on 23 October, has been found dead. His relatives suspect he has been murdered due to his resistance to illegal logging on the Penan’s land.
