Malaysian court shuts down hydroelectric dam project on Orang Asal land

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A Malaysian court ruled this week that hydropower companies building a dam on land belonging to the Indigenous Semai people of Malaysia’s Perak state had failed to secure proper consent and must halt operations immediately.

A federal court later granted the Orang Asli permission to appeal in May 2023, and by September 2023 the Ipoh High Court issued an order for the two companies to cease their dam construction project.

Bhupindar ordered the two companies, the state government, the state land and mines department, the federal government and the Jakoa director-general to pay a combined total of 75,000 ringgit (US$17,300) in costs.

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Author / Journalist: Ashley Yeong

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: SingaporeMalaysia

Topics: NGOs Indigenous Construction Rural communities Energy transition Activism Dams Energy Indigenous peoples Renewable energy Hydropower Regulation Infrastructure

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Published On: 2024-09-14 @ 01:37:00 (16 hours ago)

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