Firm tasked with clearing Baleh River of ‘logjam’
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has appointed Hardwood Timber Sdn Bhd as contractor to clean up the ‘clogged’ Batang Baleh in Kapit. The company was given a one-year contract starting today (March 15) to clear the river upstream of deadwood, gravel and sand deposits. Sarawak Forest Department director Datuk Hamden Mohammad (representing the government) and Harwood […]
Stop politicising the logjam issue
KUCHING: Kapit MP Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has urged Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh to stop playing politics over the logjam incident in Baleh. Nanta said he had never missed the bigger picture about the logjam issues as alleged by Wong. He pointed out that Wong was a former […]
Nanta hits back at Soon Koh for logjam statement
KUCHING: Kapit MP Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has fired back at Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh over his claim that the Kapit parliamentary constituency is also part of the area affected by the Ulu Baleh logjam recently. Referring to Wong’s statement published in a local newspaper on Thursday (Sept […]
Work together to solve logjam problem
KUCHING: The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth Exco is calling on relevant government agencies in Batang Baleh to work together in solving the logjam problem. In a joint statement yesterday (Aug 29), the PRS Youth Exco said the move forward was to pull the resources together as these agencies could help to resolve the logjam […]
The logjam that we are in
I am somewhat bemused by the word logjam. Here’s the story that triggered this present dalliance with the word. Last Sunday, August 22, a friend from Sibu forwarded some pictures of the massive logjam on the Batang Baleh. It must have originated in the upper reaches of the Baleh river, a tributary of the mighty […]
STA backs formation of special committee to look into logjam
KUCHING: Sarawak Timber Association (STA) fully supports the Sarawak government’s decision to form a special task force committee to conduct thorough investigation on the recent logjam incident and find solutions to minimise the risks of it happening again in the future. “STA will give its best to assist the Sarawak government to mitigate the issues […]
Masing probes logjam in upper Batang Baleh
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing personally flew to the headwaters of Sungai Mengiong on Aug 27 to investigate the source of the wood debris that caused the recent logjam in Batang Baleh. “The loggers who salvaged the logs on behalf of the concessionaires, Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation […]
Forest Department Sarawak to tighten measures to prevent future debris incidents
KUCHNG: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) will tighten monitoring measures to ensure that there is no recurrence of the floating wood debris incident at Batang Baleh and Batang Rajang in the future. In a statement on Thursday (Aug 26), it stated that all the affected timber licensees and contractors were jointly responsible to clear and […]
Probe and haul errant parties to court for destruction of Upper Baleh
KUCHING: WWF-Malaysia has called on the Sarawak government to investigate and haul the errant parties to court for causing destruction to the environment in Upper Baleh, which is an important water catchment for Kapit, Sibu, Sarikei and Mukah divisions. The organisation also called for the cost of cleaning up to be borne by companies responsible […]
Cease statewide timber operations
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has urged for timber operations to cease not only in Baleh but throughout the state. “However, it must strictly follow the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) rules,” he added. He stated that probing into the causes of the recent logjam Rajang River as urged by […]
