Published on: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
By: Hayati Dzulkifli
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Kota Kinabalu: The State Government must ensure the welfare and wellbeing of villagers who will be affected by the construction of Papar Dam, if the mega project is carried out.
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(pic) suggested appropriate compensation to the villagers.
“I believe the previous government saw this Papar Dam construction project as the best solution to overcome the water supply problem that has plagued Papar and Sabah for many years.
“Therefore, I would like call on the new State Government to give high consideration to continue this project for the welfare of the people in the future.
RIGHTS are earned through hard-fought struggles. And for Indigenous Peoples (IPs), its fulfillment comes from the collective and continuous defense of ancestral land and territory, and assertion of their ways of life and the right to self-determination.
As the pandemic ravages and the global crisis deepens, the worldâs superpowers and the oppressive governments and systems continue to intensify widening inequality. Exacerbated neglect and discrimination to their access to health and basic services has been a grave threat to the 476 million IPs across the globe â the tip of the iceberg of todayâs social and economic inequities.
For those already faced with food insecurity due to loss of ancestral lands, access to food and livelihood became everyday challenges. And while the mobility of indigenous villages are limited, there are no breaks for extractives, logging, government and private projects, and militarization in indigenous territories.
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Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020 01:56 PM MYT
BY JULIA CHAN
The dam was proposed during the Barisan Nasional administration as a solution to the water supply problems of the state capital Kota Kinabalu and the Papar district. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KOTA KINABALU, Dec 22 The new Sabah government has announced it plans to reimplement the controversial Penampang Kaiduan Dam.
The dam was proposed during the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration as a solution to the water supply problems of the state capital Kota Kinabalu and the Papar district.
Beverly L. Longid is the Global Coordinator of International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL). Beverly is an indigenous Igorot belonging to the Bontok-Kankanaeys tribe from Sagada, Mountain Province in the Philippines. She is also the International Officer of Katribu - National Alliance of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines, and Co-Chair of CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness. The IPMSDL Global Secretariat is currently based in Quezon City, Philippines.
Indigenous Peoples, advocates and members of IPMSDL call for continuing struggle for self-determination to combat imperialist plunder and state-terror. Credit: Carlo Manalansan, International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL)