Consider This: Bajau Laut (Part 2) — Statelessness & Displacement of Sea Nomads
More than 500 people from the Bajau Laut community in Semporna, Sabah, were evicted by the authorities last week, and their stilt houses demolished, some even burned. The plight of the Bajau Laut has since dominated national attention after several video recordings of the incident were uploaded to social media with the hashtag #PandangKeSabah. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Vilashini Somiah, an anthropologist at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Universiti Malaya, and Wong Kueng Hui, director of the independent youth group Mandiri Borneo.
Wed Jun 12 2024
Consider This: Bajau Laut (Part 1) — Homes Demolished in Controversial Eviction
More than 500 people from the Bajau Laut community in Semporna, Sabah, were evicted by the authorities last week, and their stilt houses demolished, some even burned. The plight of the Bajau Laut has since dominated national attention after several video recordings of the incident were uploaded to social media with the hashtag #PandangKeSabah. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Mukmin Nantang, founder of the Sabah-based NGO Borneo Komrad, who first uploaded the now viral videos. For almost a decade, Borneo Komrad has been running Sekolah-Sekolah Alternatif, which provides free education for stateless, undocumented, and under-served children in Sabah.
Wed Jun 12 2024
![Many slums disappear from Delhi ahead of G20 summit Many slums disappear from Delhi ahead of G20 summit](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-09/81693910688_GSummit.jpg)
Many slums disappear from Delhi ahead of G20 summit
Residents of a slum cluster in New Delhi's Janta Camp area were left homeless, as their houses were demolished over the past few months.
Tue Sep 05 2023
![Disappointing if Shah Alam Stadium is demolished - Noh Omar Disappointing if Shah Alam Stadium is demolished - Noh Omar](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/71656748420_TBStadiumShahAlam.jpg)
Disappointing if Shah Alam Stadium is demolished - Noh Omar
Demolishing the iconic Shah Alam Stadium would not have been an option if it had been well-maintained by the state government in the first place, said Selangor UMNO Liasion chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar.
Mon Jul 11 2022
![Owners distraught as historic Nile houseboats are removed Owners distraught as historic Nile houseboats are removed](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/41656577023_CAIRO.jpg)
Owners distraught as historic Nile houseboats are removed
Nile's famous houseboats are being demolished and towed away as authorities impound what they say are unlicensed dwellings.
Thu Jun 30 2022
![Texas shooting: Robb Elementary School to be demolished - Uvalde mayor Texas shooting: Robb Elementary School to be demolished - Uvalde mayor](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/81655891200_UVALDE.jpg)
Texas shooting: Robb Elementary School to be demolished - Uvalde mayor
The elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers last month will be demolished.
Wed Jun 22 2022
![Lithuania delivers letters 50 years after they were posted Lithuania delivers letters 50 years after they were posted](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-01/61643358514_LITHUANIA.jpg)
Lithuania delivers letters 50 years after they were posted
The letter, together with 17 others, fell out of a ventilation hole, dirty and crumbled, as a wall was demolished in a former post office.
Fri Jan 28 2022
![AFF Cup: Thailand close to clinching sixth title AFF Cup: Thailand close to clinching sixth title](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/41640795655_TBBOLA.jpg)
AFF Cup: Thailand close to clinching sixth title
Thailand is well-poised to crack their own record after demolishing Indonesia 4-0 in the first leg final of the 2020 AFF Cup Championship tonight.
Wed Dec 29 2021
![AFF Cup: Malaysia downs Cambodia 3-1 in opening match AFF Cup: Malaysia downs Cambodia 3-1 in opening match](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/71638790453_PialaSuzukiAFF.jpg)
AFF Cup: Malaysia downs Cambodia 3-1 in opening match
Malaysia proved pundits right as they demolished Cambodia 3-1 in their opening Group B match of the 2020 AFF Cup at Bishan Stadium, Singapore this evening.
Mon Dec 06 2021
![3 more victims found, death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 27 3 more victims found, death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 27](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/41625434072_TBChamplainTowers.jpg)
3 more victims found, death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 27
Rescuers are searching through fresh rubble after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished.
Mon Jul 05 2021
![Rest of the partially collapsed Surfside condo demolished Rest of the partially collapsed Surfside condo demolished](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/41625457826_SURFSIDE.jpg)
Rest of the partially collapsed Surfside condo demolished
It took six blasts to get the rest of the partially collapsed condo to tumble to the ground.
Mon Jul 05 2021
![Collapsed Florida condo to be demolished before storm, search to resume Collapsed Florida condo to be demolished before storm, search to resume](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/41625434072_TBChamplainTowers.jpg)
Collapsed Florida condo to be demolished before storm, search to resume
Preparations for demolition work were under way on Sunday ahead of the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa.
Sun Jul 04 2021
![Gidey breaks two-day-old 10,000m world record Gidey breaks two-day-old 10,000m world record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-06/61623191736_LetesenbetGidey.jpg)
Gidey breaks two-day-old 10,000m world record
Letesenbet Gidey demolished the new mark set by Sifan Hassan to finish in 29:01.03.
Tue Jun 08 2021
![Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on U.S. election day Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on U.S. election day](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-11/41604577584_Israel.jpg)
Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on U.S. election day
Israel has demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, displacing 73 Palestinians - including 41 children.
Thu Nov 05 2020
![Flats, long houses in Sentul, Bukit Kiara to be replaced with new housing - Annuar Flats, long houses in Sentul, Bukit Kiara to be replaced with new housing - Annuar](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2020-05/71589627017_AnnuarMusaMenteri.jpg)
Flats, long houses in Sentul, Bukit Kiara to be replaced with new housing - Annuar
About 1,300 housing units in Sentul and Bukit Kiara will be demolished and replaced with new housing projects.
Sat May 16 2020