In bad shape: The Penans at the Lusong Laku settlement want the logging company to repair their longhouses which look more like cow sheds.
An insult – that’s how Penans view the “gift” of a wooden bridge as a farewell present from a multi-billion ringgit company after it left Bakun.
“Kami orang miskin, tak pergi sekolah, tapi kami bukan bodoh. Ini towkay-towkay, jangan cuba nak buat kami malu. (We may be poor and uneducated but we are not stupid people. Don’t shame us like this),’’
“This has been our home for hundreds of years,’’
“Before the logging, we lived peacefully. We had enough food to live on our own in the jungle.
“These logging companies have destroyed our lives. Now, we are always short of food. Many of us cannot find jobs and we have no income.”
“This wooden bridge is weak. It will be swept away once the floods come and the water level rises. We want a better structure,’’
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