Thumbs down for Sarawak Land Code amendment


MIRI: More than 20 native social rights groups and two dozen community leaders have said a big “no” to the proposed move by the Sarawak government to table a Bill to amend the Sarawak Land Code in the coming state assembly sitting.

Together with leaders of the national-level Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS), the groups gathered in Miri on Thursday night to jointly protest the proposed amendment.

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Metro , East Malaysia , Sarawak , Native , Land Code , Dispute

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