LONG AJENG, Sarawak, Malaysia, September 16, 2021 (ENS) – In Malaysian Borneo, a dozen indigenous Penan communities of Sarawak’s Upper Baram region have acted in concert to stop the bulldozers of ...
Borneo is home to nearly 18 million people, nearly doubling since 1980. Borneo, like New Guinea, has long had two very different populations: lowly populated, highly tribalized groups in the ...
Members of the Penan tribe of northeastern Borneo know that Batu Lawi, a 2,000-m sheer limestone pinnacle, is a demon-haunted place to be avoided at all costs. To Bruno Manser, however, Batu Lawi ...
Sunset Over Selungo is a 30-minute film documenting how the indigenous Penan tribe is defending the remaining rainforest of Borneo island in Malaysia. Borneo is the largest island in Asia. The film ...
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Sauvages’ world premiere, Barras discussed the real-life inspiration behind the movie and how he worked with the Penan in Borneo to craft the film. Despite ...
Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler writes about his visit to Sungai Utik, a Penan Iban community in Indonesian Borneo last month. Rhett visited Sungai Utik to see how the community has protected their ...
Sometimes, you need to stir the pot. Agitate things, take chances, try something different because change is good. The status quo can be boring and a new view gives you fresh perspective. Stir a ...
Indigenous activists hope the $6 million film will bring their plight to international attention and prompt Malaysian authorities to pause logging KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A film about one of the world's last hunter-gatherer tribes living in Malaysia's rainforest premiers on Thursday, with its indigenous actors urging ...