Wednesday, November 4, 2009

It isn't Just Happening Here in Sabah

It isn't just happening here in Sabah. Here's a news clip about the Murum Dam, Sarawak

Despite protests, construction of the Murum Dam goes into full gear

By STEPHEN THEN

Wednesday November 4, 2009, The Star

MURUM: There is no stopping the construction of Murum Dam now, it would seem.

The RM3bil hydro-electric dam project in Belaga district in central Sarawak will unlikely be halted despite ongoing protests from environmental activists and the 2,800 affected natives.

Construction had already gone into full-gear, the site and access roads into Murum had been cleared, the Malaysian-China contractor had been hired for building the main dam wall, the contract signed and the workers deployed to the site.

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