Sarawak native groups protest against controversial Land Bill

Showing their displeasure: More than 500 people from at least 10 social rights bodies protesting in Bintulu against the Sarawak Land Code Amendment passed by the State Assembly.

MIRI: Indigenous people from more than 10 social rights bodies held a protest in Bintulu against the passing of the Sarawak Land Code Amendment, which they said would erode their rights over the control of their ancestral land.

The amendment was passed in the Sarawak state assembly on Thursday.