Sabah needs to come up with legal definition of indigenous people


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 10 Aug 2019

Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau (fifth left) with the organisers and panelists of the forum held in conjunction of the state-level International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019 celebration at Penampang on Saturday.

PENAMPANG: Sabah's Law and Native Affairs Ministry needs to come up with a legal definition of what constitutes indigenous people (orang asal) in the state, says Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.

The Deputy Chief Minister said although the previous administration tried to push for an amendment over the definition of "native" in the state ordinance, there were still issues to be ironed out.

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