Sarawak: Borneo Tribe Denied Vote In Crucial Elections

Sarawak: Borneo Tribe Denied Vote In Crucial Elections   Thousands of Penan tribespeople will be unable to vote in crucial elections on Saturday in Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, because they do not have identity cards.   The elections in Sarawak state will determine whether or not Chief Minister Taib Mahmud, already in power for 30 years, will stay in office.   Taib Mahmud’s government has sold the Penan’s land to logging companies, destroying much of the rainforest they rely on...

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