‘Real reforms still key to success of Native Courts’


KOTA KINABALU: The move to review the law on the Native Courts should focus on reforming and strengthening its power over customary matters such as inheritance, marriage and native land ownership, says a lawmaker.

In welcoming the state government’s move to amend the Native Court Enactment 1992, Libaran MP Datuk Suhaimi Nasir said any change must go beyond administrative restructuring and deliver meaningful reforms that uphold the rights and identity of Sabah’s indigenous communities.

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