By taking 15 minutes and writing a personal letter (a real one if you can) to one or all of these people, you can make a difference. If you hear something in reply, please let us know!

  1. Write a polite personal letter to the CEO of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council, asking him to revoke the certification of Samling’s Sela’an-Linau Forest Management Unit:
    Malaysian Timber Certification Council,
    Mr. Chew Lye Teng,
    Chief Executive Officer,
    19F, Level 19, Tower 1 Menara PGM
    No. 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras,
    56100 Kuala Lumpur
    MALAYSIA
    FAX: +60 3 9200 6008
    E-mail: chewlt@mtcc.com.my
  2. Write a polite personal letter to the international banks which sponsored Samling’s public listing in March 2007, asking them to stop supporting Samling and to pay back the profits of the Samling public listing to the indigenous communities whose forest is being destroyed by Samling:
    Credit Suisse Group
    Mr. Walter Kielholz, Chairman
    Paradeplatz 8
    8070 Zurich
    Switzerland
    FAX: +41 44 333 56 79
    E-Mail: walter.kielholz@credit-suisse.com    HSBC Holdings plc
    Mr. Michael F Geoghegan
    Group Chief Executive
    Level 41, 8 Canada Square
    London E14 5HQ
    United Kingdom
    FAX: +44 20 7992 4623
    E-Mail: michaelfgeoghegan@hsbc.com    Macquarie Group
    Mr. Allan E. Moss
    Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
    No. 1 Martin Place
    Sydney NSW 2000
    AUSTRALIA
    Fax: +61 28232 3350
    E-mail: allanemoss@macquarie.com
  3. Write a polite personal letter to the Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi, congratulating him on his recent statement that Malaysia’s remaining rainforests ought to be protected and asking him to ensure the recognition of the Penan’s rights to their forests in Sarawak.
    Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi,
    Prime Minister of Malaysia
    Perdana Putra Building
    62505 Putrayaja
    MALAYSIA
    FAX: +60 3 8888 3444
    E-mail: ppm@pmo.gov.my
  4. Write a polite personal letter to the Samling management, asking the company to recognise the Penan’s rights to the forests and to stop logging Sarawak’s last remaining primeval forests.
    Wisma Samling Head Office
    Mr. YawChee Ming
    Chief Executive Officer
    Lot 296, Jalan Temenggong Datuk Oyong Lawai Jau
    98000 Miri, Sarawak
    MALAYSIA
    E-Mail: enquiry@samling.com