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Malaysia: Penan receive death threats
9 January 2008
A 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 2008
Penan 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.

Malaysia: Penan headman missing, feared murdered
20 December 2007
A headman from the Penan tribe of Sarawak, Malaysia, has gone missing and his community fear he may have been murdered. Kelesau Naan was last seen on 23 October when he left on a hunting trip.





Malaysia: Penan rebuild blockade
3 April 2007
Members of the Penan tribe have rebuilt their logging blockade, a month after it was dismantled by police and loggers.
