Government observers, keen on getting the.... : Quote by Eric Hansen

“ Government observers, keen on getting the Penan out of the valuable hardwood forests, have claimed that Penan health is poor and that they are malnourished. This is a ploy to get them settled so they can be controlled. Also, it is a source of embarrassment to the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia that in the 1980s, nomadic hunters are still roaming the jungles. This doesn't help the national image of a modern, developing country. ”

Eric Hansen
  • From : Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo
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