“STAR: BN Government Planning to Abolish Native Rights?”
PRESS STATEMENT “STAR: BN Government Planning to Abolish Native Rights?” The purpose of this Press Conference is to announce STAR Sabah’s stand against the BN State Government’s intention to abolish native rights. The native customary rights of indigenous people are recognized and are to be protected and have been universally adopted of late by many countries under the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People. The recent statement by the Lands and Surveys Director that NCR does not exist after the enforcement of the Sabah Land Ordinance, 1930 is not unexpected as the present government has failed to resolve NCR problems in the State. The Director cannot be blamed for being used as the mouthpiece of the BN government and merely echoed the previous statement of the State Attorney General. As can be seen from Pitas to Pensiangan and from Sukau and Kalabakan to Sindumin, the State governm