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MALAYSIA: Penan communities attempt to block loggers

At least seven Penan communities in Miri and Limbang have erected blockades across roads used by logging companies. The logging companies have been encroaching on traditional forests, causing pollution and a host of other problems. Several reports were filed in 2002 regarding the deteriorating conditions of the communities as a result of the logging activities. The Reports have been largely ignored by the government, leading the communities to take matters into their own hands.