MIRI: Two groups comprising minority folk from this division have triumphed in the Court of Appeal, which has affirmed that they have Native Customary Rights (NCR) over their land based on inherited customs or adat.
The Kedayan and Jati Mirik groups were represented by prominent land rights lawyer Baru Bian, who described the ruling handed down on Thursday as a “historic” one.
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