| //"In Malaysia, Colin Nicholas from the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns affirms that none of the Orang Asli communities displaced by dams in seven areas in the country have been adequately compensated. “The Orang Asli affected by the Temenggor Dam are still, after 18 years, waiting to be compensated. The Temuans from Sungai Batu who were moved for the Batu Dam still have not received the RM500 compensation they were each promised for their huts.” he said at a Press Conference to announce the launch of S.O.S. Selangor, a coalition of 29 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) opposed to the building of the Sungai Selangor Dam. In the case of the Selangor Dam project that might soon be underway, that Nicholas says although the Temuans of Gerachi and Pertak will receive land as compensation, there will be a 70 percent loss of what they now have."// (Sarah Sabaratnam @ New Straits Times, 27 July 1999: {{ :akhbar:1999-07-27-05-rethink-dam-plan.pdf ||}}[[https://books.google.com.my/books?id=EfdOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23&article_id=6864,4327865|"Rethink dam plan"]]). (Salinan artikel penuh: [[empangan#seruan_kajian_semula_pembinaan_empangan_besar|1999-07-27: Seruan Kajian Semula Pembinaan Empangan Besar]]). | //"In Malaysia, Colin Nicholas from the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns affirms that none of the Orang Asli communities displaced by dams in seven areas in the country have been adequately compensated. “The Orang Asli affected by the Temenggor Dam are still, after 18 years, waiting to be compensated. The Temuans from Sungai Batu who were moved for the Batu Dam still have not received the RM500 compensation they were each promised for their huts.” he said at a Press Conference to announce the launch of S.O.S. Selangor, a coalition of 29 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) opposed to the building of the Sungai Selangor Dam. In the case of the Selangor Dam project that might soon be underway, that Nicholas says although the Temuans of Gerachi and Pertak will receive land as compensation, there will be a 70 percent loss of what they now have."// (Sarah Sabaratnam @ New Straits Times, 27 July 1999: {{ :akhbar:1999-07-27-05-rethink-dam-plan.pdf ||}}[[https://books.google.com.my/books?id=EfdOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23&article_id=6864,4327865|"Rethink dam plan"]]). (Salinan artikel penuh: [[empangan#seruan_kajian_semula_pembinaan_empangan_besar|1999-07-27: Seruan Kajian Semula Pembinaan Empangan Besar]]). |
| //"PANG HIN YUE: "For the first time in my eight years as a journalist, I cried. Never had I seen such poverty. Such helplessness. There was this frail woman, Seri, widowed With eight sickly children, with no food or money. How I wished I could take away some of her pain. Her personal tragedy of being forced off her ancestral land inspired my colleague Sarah Sabaratnam and I to write, like we had never done before. about what can happen when development fails to take into account the people it affects. Seri and the rest of the Orang Asli community displaced by the Batu Dam 15 years ago have yet to taste the fruits of development. Until we ran our first story, their children did not have access to education. The story of Seri and her family became our starting point when we got wind of an impending dam in Selangor. Would the mistake of Batu Dam be repeated With the proposed Sungai Selangor Dam? For three weeks, we worked day and night. We made repeated trips to Kuala Kubu Baru. We went to the two Orang Asli villages there. We listened to what the local community had to say. We hounded the State Assemblyman. We cornered the Selangor Menteri Besar. We talked to experts on dams, river management and water resources. We networked with Malaysians who share similar concerns. Of course, we also talked to the dam developers. It was not difficult to write the stories which came in three instalments because we wrote from our heart. And with our editor who shared our vision and passion, we pursued the issue with all our might. We felt encouraged when the feedback came in. Shortly after highlighting Seri's plight, we were told that the Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli made arrangements to take Seri's children to school. We had calls from people who were touched by the story. Some offered to donate money. Some wanted to know how they can help stop the dam. We also ruffled a few feathers, but we know a story works when it moves people. Although we do not know whether the dam will be built, at least we can say we tried to deliver the stories as honestly as we could."// (New Straits Times, 13 Oktober 1999: {{ :akhbar:nst-1999-10-13-writingfromtheirhearts.pdf ||}}[[https://books.google.com.my/books?id=duROAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23&article_id=5839,5471970|"Writing from their hearts"]]). | //"PANG HIN YUE: "For the first time in my eight years as a journalist, I cried. Never had I seen such poverty. Such helplessness. There was this frail woman, Seri, widowed With eight sickly children, with no food or money. How I wished I could take away some of her pain. Her personal tragedy of being forced off her ancestral land inspired my colleague Sarah Sabaratnam and I to write, like we had never done before. about what can happen when development fails to take into account the people it affects. Seri and the rest of the Orang Asli community displaced by the Batu Dam 15 years ago have yet to taste the fruits of development. Until we ran our first story, their children did not have access to education. The story of Seri and her family became our starting point when we got wind of an impending dam in Selangor. Would the mistake of Batu Dam be repeated With the proposed Sungai Selangor Dam? For three weeks, we worked day and night. We made repeated trips to Kuala Kubu Baru. We went to the two Orang Asli villages there. We listened to what the local community had to say. We hounded the State Assemblyman. We cornered the Selangor Menteri Besar. We talked to experts on dams, river management and water resources. We networked with Malaysians who share similar concerns. Of course, we also talked to the dam developers. It was not difficult to write the stories which came in three instalments because we wrote from our heart. And with our editor who shared our vision and passion, we pursued the issue with all our might. We felt encouraged when the feedback came in. Shortly after highlighting Seri's plight, we were told that the Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli made arrangements to take Seri's children to school. We had calls from people who were touched by the story. Some offered to donate money. Some wanted to know how they can help stop the dam. We also ruffled a few feathers, but we know a story works when it moves people. Although we do not know whether the dam will be built, at least we can say we tried to deliver the stories as honestly as we could."// (New Straits Times, 13 Oktober 1999: {{ :akhbar:nst-1999-10-13-writingfromtheirhearts.pdf ||}}[[https://books.google.com.my/books?id=duROAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23&article_id=5839,5471970|"Writing from their hearts"]]). |
