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... Read More

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March 18, 2021

Native owners can reclaim NCR land under provisional lease

KUCHING: Native Customary Rights (NCR) land developed by plantation companies under a Provisional Lease (PL) can be returned to the respective community. Assistant Minister for Local Government Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said this was exemplified in a land dispute case in the Marudi constituency recently. “I attended a meeting to resolve the land dispute between... Read More

Sarawak News

November 10, 2020

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... Read More

Sarawak News

August 15, 2020

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... Read More

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December 29, 2019

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... Read More

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Surveys of native land to continue after state polls

Native owners can reclaim NCR land under provisional lease

Amendment not for commercial purposes

Set eyes on international horizons, urged Uggah

Liberty and native land

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