One of the reasons the momentum of the campaign against the Papar Dam in Sabah appears to have slowed down is because some former supporters of the campaign have quietened down after they became part of the new state government.

“One of the reasons is… the last time when we were fighting (against the dam), we had many supporters.

“But now, when there is a new government, a lot of our friends have become part of the government… there are some who helped us (previously) and are now ministers. They have done a U-turn and fallen silent,” said Taskforce Against Kaiduan/Papar Dam (Takad) chairperson Diana Sipail...