|  | | | |  | | malaysiakini has uploaded ACT 4: Baram dam, words of mouth. | | There is no internet access in Baram. The natives do not read newspapers and few own a television set. There is also no mobile network access. The natives of Baram live in complete information isolation.
Information is spread through word-of-mouth and this is how they know about the Baram dam proposal and the suffering of their fellow natives in the Bakun dam area.
Most of the residents in Baram were the loyal supporters of the Barisan National government. However lately, most of them started to have a change of mind. Especially when the opposition parties and certain local NGOs have started to approach them, providing information from outside their native world. This has reduced their support for the BN government. Some are rejecting the government outright.
Malaysiakini visited one of the long houses which could be affected by the Baram dam project, Long Selawan.
To cater to an increasing population, they had started to build now long houses. However, due to the insuffic... | | | | | | | |  | | More videos. New Features. The official iPhone app is here. Get it now. | |  | | | | You were sent this email because you chose to receive updates about new videos uploaded by malaysiakini. If you don't want these updates anymore, you can change your preferences by visiting My Subscriptions. | | | | | ©2012 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066 | | | | |
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