Don’t question the initiative
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said he fully supported the state government’s initiative in surveying native customary rights (NCR) land under Section 6 and Section 18 of the state Land Code. He said irrespective of the size of the land, the government would continue to carry out the surveying work so as to recognise the people’s […]
What Sections 6 and 18 of Sarawak Land Code say
SECTION 6 Native Communal Reserves SECTION 6 of the Sarawak Land Code empowers the Minister to declare any area of state land to be a Native Communal Reserve for the use of any native community, which case, rights in any such land shall be regulated by the customary law of the community for whose use […]
Beware opposition tactics
MIRI: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has reminded the natives in Sarawak to be aware of the opposition whom he described as a ‘snake’ that wraps around their prey harping on and twisting land issues. “Don`t be fooled by the opposition’s instigation on land issues, because believing in such propaganda would lead […]