Harrison Ngau Laing (born 1959) is a Malaysian environmentalist and politician, a member of the Kayan tribe.
Harrison Ngau was born in 1959 at his home village in Long Keseh, which is located near the Baram River in the northern region of Sarawak.
[1] The biggest protest came in March 1987 when 4,700 indigenous people from 26 Penan villages and six longhouses turned up simultaneously to prevent loggers from reaching upper Baram and Limbang region.
Harrison was flown to Miri and spent a night at a cell there before he was transported to Kuching through an off-road vehicle.
Harrison's arrest brought attention to environmental campaigners and human rights activists worldwide.
He later used the prize money to fund his campaign[2][3] against Barisan Nasional (BN) during 1990 Malaysian general election.
He defeated the deputy minister of Public Works,[4] Luhat Wan[5] and became the member of parliament for Baram constituency.