Change of stance at his convenience

the writer at the Bakun Dam project site in central Sarawak during the advanced stages of its construction in the Belaga district. pic by stephen

THE comments by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that the state government of Sarawak should reconsider plans for the building of mega-dams is “most interesting” indeed.

The former prime minister had reportedly said in Kuching during an international energy conference two days ago that the state should consider smaller alternatives to mega-dams and that he (Dr Mahathir) shared the concern of the natives towards the impact of mega-dams on the people and the environment.