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Sarawak Native Court urged to speed up cases

SIBU: The Sarawak Native Court is urged to expedite it efforts to solve outstanding cases at the District and Resident Native Courts. Deputy Minister in Sarawak Premier’s Department (Native Law and Customs) Jefferson Jamit Unyat described the efforts of the Native Court as satisfactory. However, he said there were still many more cases that had […]

Plans for Sarawak Native Court reformation to be submitted to state Cabinet soon

KUCHING: The planned reformation of the Sarawak Native Court would be submitted to the state Cabinet soon. Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department Datuk John Sikie Tayai noted that the transition will broaden the court’s jurisdiction. “This proposal will be tabled to the Cabinet as soon as possible, possibly next year. “After being approved by the […]

Overview of native courts

BY NAVIN-CHANDRA NAIDU We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. – Native American proverb A close non-lawyerly examination and analysis of the Malaysian Federal Constitution (FC) will indicate that the sovereignty and exclusivity of Malaysian Native courts are found in its Article 145(3), and obliquely, in Article […]

‘What comes off the soil comes under native Adat’

KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) feels that Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA 74) should be reviewed solely by the Sarawak Native Court. Its chairman Datuk John Lau Pang Heng said PDA is not recognised in Sarawak because it has never been approved by the Sarawak State Assembly. “SPA feels that this matter should be reviewed […]