Sadia seeks legal bite to native land ownership
KUCHING: The federal government has been urged to legislate Articles 25 and 26 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the federal constitution. Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) president Sidi Munan said this was important because these provisions covered issues concerning the native community, particularly the rights to their […]
Surveys of native land to continue after state polls
SPAOH: The state government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) plans to conduct more surveys on Native Customary Right (NCR) land and aims to generate income for rural folks through socio-economic programmes after the 12th state election. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the surveys under Section 6 would enable the NCR land to […]
Amendment not for commercial purposes
KUCHING: The amendment of Section 3 of the Local Authorities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, was to allow the local authorities to exercise its duties and functions over native land, and not to venture into commercial businesses. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the proposed amendment gave native status to local […]
Set eyes on international horizons, urged Uggah
BAU: The Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry is committed in assisting the state’s agriculture industry to ensure farm produce can be exported internationally. Its minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said it has been the vision of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for Sarawak to be a net […]
Liberty and native land
There can be no peace without justice, no justice without law and no meaningful law without a Court to decide what is just and lawful under any given circumstance. BENJAMIN B. FERENCZ, AMERICAN LAWYER AND CHIEF PROSECUTOR IN ONE OF THE 12 TRIALS AT THE NUREMBERG WAR TRIBUNAL Every legal matter affecting Sarawak’s sovereignty is […]
