Bakun Dam Documentary by Chou Z Lam

This documentary series in 5 parts is reporting on social impact faced by more than 10,000 natives of Belaga area, who were forced to be relocated to Sungai Asap and Sungai Koyan area in 1998, to give way to the Bakun Dam construction. (producer : Chou Z Lam)

After the first 2 were broadcasted by RTM (Radio Telivision Malaysia), the series was taken off because of fears that it may affect the Sibu by-election. When Chou Z Lam told the public about it, he was sacked by RTM. Someone has uploaded it to Youtube and here are all the 5 parts for your enjoyment:

马来西亚国营电视台RTM2节目，因题材敏感在播完两集后即遭到腰斩。此节目制作人周泽南公开批评执政党侵害媒体自由，不久后也被电视台解雇。《巴贡水坝专题》是一出新闻纪录片，揭露东马砂拉越原住民因巴贡水坝计划而被迫搬离他们的家园，同时政府也没有兑现先前对他们许下的发展承诺。

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巴贡水坝专题2/1 (Bakun Dam Part 1)

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巴贡水坝专题2/2 (Bakun Dam Part 2)

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巴贡水坝专题3 (Bakun Dam Part 3)

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巴贡水坝专题4 (Bakun Dam Part 4)

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巴贡水坝专题5 (Bakun Dam Part 5)

Protest support Chou Z Lam sacked Bakun documentary

PROTEST AT RTM – AGAINST POLITICAL INTERFERENCE

We the 528 Media Action Group，WAMI & CIJ, urge members of the public, political parties and NGOs to participate in a demonstration at RTM in response to the sacking of Chou Z Lam, who produced a documentary about the impact of Bakun Dam on indigenous people. Chou was sacked after he made public that his documentary was axed and that his superior in RTM has told him that “it would have negative impact on the (just-concluded) Sibu by-election”.

Please join us to make a stand that political interference into media industry, particularly in state broadcaster running on taxpayer money is unjustifiable!

Date : 19th May 2010 (Wed)
Time : 11:00am
Venue : RTM, Angkasapuri.
Organizers : *528 Media Action Group, WAMI & CIJ

Email : 528mediaaction@gmail.com
Blog : http://528taknakpotong.wordpress.com/
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=122474034436151&ref=ts
Online Petition : http://www.petitiononline.com/20100430/petition.html

Note : 528 Media Action Group was formed after the resignation of NTV7 senior producer Joshua Wong and the revelation by Chou Z Lam, TV2 producer on interferences in newsroom. We had jointly organized a series of flash mob, distribution of flyer with WAMI and CIJ in support of Wong & Chou. Our coming up event is “Malam Tak Nak Potong 528″ that has the support of 13 civil society groups. Coordinator is Ng Yap Hwa.

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Ceramah at SS2, Petaling Jaya and other places

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Date: 28 February 2008 (Thursday)

SS2 Petaling Jaya

Ceramah at SS2, Petaling Jaya
Place: Cheow Yang, Field opposite OK Restoran near pasar malam (night market)
Time: 8.00pm

Speakers:
Tony Pua
Lau Weng San
Dr Cheah Wing Yin
Teresa Kok (TBC)

Paramount (New Sea View restaurant)

Time: 8.30pm

Speakers:
Tony Pua
Dr Cheah
Lau Weng San

Date: 29 February 2008 (Friday)

Ceramah at Damansara Jaya, SS2, Petaling Jaya

Place: Restoran Busy Corner (Near KDU/Petronas)
Time: 8.00pm

Speakers:
Tony Pua
Dr Cheah
Lau Weng San

Ceramah at Sea Park (Section 21) Petaling Jaya

Place: Khong Restaurant, Jalan 21/11B
Time: 8.00pm

Who are the extremists?

Malaysia's Prime Minister was reported in the New Straits Times as saying: "Moderates must lead the fight against fanatics or extremism will prevail".

Our Prime Minister is correct, correct, correct. Allow extremists to take over the country, and we are in trouble. Only question is, who are the extremists?

Are they the brave Malaysians who risk the ire of the authorities by disagreeing with some of the decisions, policies or actions made by them, and tried to make things right by going through the normal channels. And when going through such channels produced little, no, or worst, opposite results, make speeches voicing their unhappiness, turned to other means like blogs, peaceful assembly or peaceful march?

Or are they people like the UMNO delegate who responded with "when are you going to use it?" when Hishammuddin brandishes his keris at the opening of the UMNO Youth meeting or current Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak who in 1987, as UMNO Youth Chief, vowed to bathe the keris with Chinese blood?

Incitement to violence is a crime. What has been done? Who are the extremists?

Isn’t a peaceful assembly within the law?

This is a response to a speech by Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah’s speech urging Malaysians to respect law and order. It was in regards to the provision in the Malaysian Constitution for free speech, free expression and free assembly, and a further clause that says any law or regulation that goes against the spirit of the Constitution is invalid. So is the requirement to get a police permit to hold a peace assembly valid or not valid? The response was an attempt to get an answer. Here is the response to Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah’s speech in theSun:

Isn’t a peaceful assembly within the law?

I refer to your report on Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah’s speech (front page, Dec 30) urging Malaysians to respect law and order. However, I would like to ask this question which has troubled me for a long time, and I fervently hope that Raja Nazrin and his father Sultan Azlan read this.

Both Raja Nazrin and Sultan Azlan are highly qualified lawyers and are highly respected (Sultan Azlan was a former Lord President), so would be eminently qualified to clarify the issues I hope to raise.

The Constitution provides for free speech, free expression, free assembly and any law or act which goes against the spirit of the Constitution is invalid. I had the opportunity to ask former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas if the requirement for a police permit for any assembly of five or more is valid.

His response was "it is dicey". He cited some amendments and some clause in the amended Constitution. Asked for Tun’s opinion: "The police have the right to regulate, but not to prevent."

Now, when Malaysians participate in a peaceful assembly, are they respecting or not respecting the law?

I hope to get some answers through your now highly respected newspaper. If not from the royalty, then hopefully from the Malaysian Bar or its members or any lawyer.

Malaysians have to resort to peaceful assemblies and protests because numerous attempts to change things and right wrongs have not met with the desired action.

by
Loyal but concerned Malaysian, PJ