NEWEST UPDATE ON NUMPANG SUNTAI'S AND SEBANGAN NATIVES' STRUGGLE TO PROTECT OUR NATIVE CUSTOMARY RIGHTS LANDS AND SEBANGAN RAINFOREST.

Sebangan is located in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia.

Numpang Suntai and 14 others, representing 276 Iban families from the 15 longhouse communities of Kampung Entanggor, Ensika, Lumut, Arus Dayak, Tongkah Dayak, Tongkah Dayak Lubuk Manta, Tongkah Dayak Atas, Tongkah Dayak Rumah Panjai, Lunying, Belimbing Besi, Ketimbong and Bajong Ili, Bajong Ili Atas, Bajong Ili Tengah, Bajong Ili Baruh, all situated at Sebangan, Simunjan, Sarawak, filed their civil suit at the Kuching High Court on November 1st, 2010.

This case was heard at Kuching High Court on August 8th though August 19th 2011. This civil court proceeding is far from over. It is to continue on November 8th through 11th, 2011 and will reconvene again on December 19 through December 23rd, 2011.

Named as defendants in the civil suit are Quality Concrete Sdn Bhd the timber concession holder, Loyal Billion Sdn Bhd the logging contractor, 2 government appointed community leaders Penghulu Merum anak Babu and Ketua Kampung Agu anak Kaleng, together with the Director of Foresty and the Sarawak State Government.

The Sebuyau and Sebangan Ibans still need your moral and financial support to fight against illegal loggers. Your contributions will pay for the legal expenses and the cost of transportation, lodging, and food for Sebangan villagers who will be attending the proceedings in Kuching.

We desperately need your support to save our NCR heritages and our prestine environment from further destruction. If we lost this case, we will lost our land and forest to timber tycoons and oil palm plantation owners. Losing this case is losing our life line, our means of survival. Without our land and forests, we the Dayaks, the natives of Borneo, we have nothing.

In the USA please e-mail christinasuntai@gmail.com for postal address and other information. Or you can use Pay Pal by clicking Donate and you can use any credit cards to donate on-line. Thank you for you donations and support.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Donations as of December 14th 2010, now stands at 21,874 ringigt.

Thank you so much for your generousity and caring spirit.  Our deepest gratitude and God bless!
Arap ka Petara ngintu kita belama.  Oh ha!

December 2010


1. Apai Christiano from Malaysia donated 100 ringgit.
2.      Donation from an anonymous donor "Digg" from Selangor, Malaysia is $50USD
3.      Jenn Shing Ng from Portland, Oregon, USA donated $100USD

November 2010
  1. Donation from Anna Numpang and her husband, Kenny Chan is 1030 ringgit
  2. Collection by Shell Staff in Miri is 450 ringgit
  3. Anonymous donations from Saratok, Betong, Sarikei and Kota Samarahan amount to 250RM
  4. A facebook friend who wants to remain annonymous just added 100RM to the cause
  5. Dolly Eyaw and Greg Bourne from Sacramento, USA donated $40USD
  6. Rick and Nancy Winrod, Ohio, USA donated $50USD
  7. Pega Ben from Lima, Peru (originally from Tungkah Dayak) contributed 1000 ringgit
  8. Margy Durrant from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia donated RM100
  9. A young lady who wants to remain annonymous from Sri Aman donated 200 ringgit
October, 2010
  1. Paul Pandian from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia donated RM10,000
  2. Adrian Ho from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia $100USD
  3. Ronald Sia  from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiadonated RM250
  4. Christina Suntai from Tallahassee, Florida, USAi $110USD
  5. Sulan Dus Sault from San Diego, California, USA donated for the 2nd time $5.00USD
  6. Tai Lee Fei from Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia donated $30USD
  7. Chan Pak Kiong from Kuala Lumpur, Malayisa donated $25USD
  8. James Lee's donation from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is $6USD
  9. Pauline Leong from from West Malaysia donaed RM100
  10. David Kalum Umpie, Borneo Ink from Kuala Lumpur, Malayia  donated RM500
  11. Helen Atos Matley from San Francisco, CA, USA $120USD
  12. Teh Sew Ling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia donated RM150
  13. Sabestino Mike from Kuching, Malaysia donated RM100
  14. Gregory N. Mawar from Miri, Malaysia doanted RM100
  15. Albert Law from California, USA donated $100USD 
September, 2010
  1. Dr. Ben Bandang Numpang from Utah, USA donated $500.00
  2. Dr. Eyby Leon from Utah, USA also donated $500.00
  3. Sulan Dus Sault from California, USA is donating $200.00
  4. Steve Gabert from Tallahassee, Florida, USA  donated $120.00
  5. Christina S. Suntai from Fort Myers, Florida, USA donated $100.00
  6. Nand Dus Sault and his wife Amber’s from Columbus, Ohio, USA donated $200.00.
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