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 […]
Activism: The Life of Sidi Munan
Sidi Munan has vivid memories of walking through Simpang Tiga, a rubber plantation in the 1950s, from his village Kampung Tabuan Dayak to his school St. Thomas’. The journey, which covered five to six miles, took him about an hour on foot. During these walks, he held onto his ‘bandong’ plant, which he used as […]
Provide subsidies to Sibu/Song/Kapit route buses
SIBU: The Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) has called for subsidies to be given to buses operating on the Sibu/Song/Kapit route due to the high cost of living. Its permanent chairman Munan Laja, said in a press statement today that the current bus fares of RM16 for Sibu-Song and RM22 for Sibu-Kapit are burdensome for passengers, […]
Modern Dayaks urged to celebrate Gawai the old way
By Gabriel Lihan KUCHING: Sidi Munan, president of Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA), has suggested that Dayaks in the cities and towns go back to the old ways of celebrating the Gawai Dayak festival. “Observe the ‘miring’ as a tradition not as a religious ritual and organise community dinners like we used to do,” he […]
Call for fresh guidelines on stateless children
KUCHING: The government should change the education guidelines and requirements to enable stateless children to attend school, said Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) Rajang branch chairman Bill Jugah. The association recently uploaded a special form on its portal for undocumented children to receive formal education. The form has been downloaded more than 250 times since Jan […]
Pushing for stateless children’s right to education
KUCHING: Undocumented children should not be deprived of their right to education. It is high time the ministries of education and home affairs make some changes to the system. Many such children had various issues with their applications for identification documents and citizenship although they were born and raised in Sarawak. Recently, the Sarawak Dayak […]
Follow Gawai SOPs, says Sadia
KUCHING: Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (Sadia) has urged all the longhouse folk to strictly follow the Gawai Dayak celebration standard operating procedures (SOPs) as laid by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in order to curb the spread of Covid-19. Its permanent secretary Munan Laja said the Gawai SOPs set for areas in the conditional […]
Call to repair telco tower
KUCHING: The authorities have been urged to do something about the telecommunication tower at Nanga Serau, Katibas in Song. In making this call, Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (Sadia) permanent chairman Munan Laja said that the telecommunication tower at the said area has not been functioning for more than a year. “Since it was built a […]
Suhakam frequently receives complaints on land use rights
KUCHING: Complaints pertaining to the rights to land use by the Orang Asal (natives) is one of the most frequently received issues by Suhakam Sarawak, said its commissioner Datuk Dr Madeline Berma. “Suhakam Sarawak has been receiving complaints that these rights were continuously violated even though both the Malaysian constitution and the Sarawak Land Code provide […]
