A bill separating the powers of the Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor could be tabled by year-end, with the drafting of the bill now in its final stages. #AWANITonight
Elected representatives must advocate for solutions NOT SUPPORT REGRESSIVE AMENDMENTS. Please do not turn a blind eye towards piles of ‘stateless application’ files lying in your service offices despite knowing their proven strong links to Malaysia.
"Before this new amendment, the process to apply to be recognised as native of Sarawak was very complicated and can take more than 10 yrs" @melisa_idris asks @simonsiah@lawyerkamek about a new legal amendment on native recognition in Sarawak #ConsiderThis https://t.co/mSGTuVxWNy
A new legal amendment in Sarawak will come into force November 1st, which will allow children born of mixed parentage to apply to be recognised as a Native of Sarawak. Tonight on #ConsiderThis I ask @simonsiah@lawyerkamek & @baru_bian the potential impact of this legal change.
A new legal amendment in Sarawak will come into force November 1st, which will allow children born of mixed parentage to apply to be recognised as a Native of Sarawak. Tonight on #ConsiderThis I ask @simonsiah@lawyerkamek & @baru_bian the potential impact of this legal change.
After the court case in Miri High Court last Monday where Samling is suing SAVE Rivers over alleged defamation (trial postpone to 18th-20th Sept.) - our chairman, Peter Kallang is called by the police to be interviewed at the Pejabat Ketua Polis IPD Miri on 23rd May at 1130am.
Thank you @simonsiah and Geoffrey from Lawyer Kamek For Change for visiting us this afternoon. We discussed how to work together on election advocacy and issues related to democracy in Sarawak as well as Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. We look forward to future collaboration!
Spoiler: Malays didn't help defend the Ottomans during WW1, Federated Malay States probably (DEFINITELY, since it was a colony) contributed to the British war effort, which helped defeated the Ottomans.
I spent yesterday meeting NGOs.
@lawyerkamek raised the impact of carbon markets to indigenous people.
@SahabatAlamMsia & @aktivis_alam spoke on forest plantations, logging & river pollution.
@MYDclimate urged the govt to be more open & proactive on involving youth & NGOs
Why do many of Sarawak’s Indigenous Peoples continue to face difficulties in their attempts to assert customary rights over legally disputed lands? Tonight on #ConsiderThis@melisa_idris & @sharaadkuttan speak to lawyer @simonsiah about protecting native customary land rights.
Myth: Young people do not care about voting.
Fact: Young people took an early flight back to vote in Sarawak state election only to be told that they cannot vote in this election.
#govote
@takterqyira At the very beginning i tot what kind of mother is this, shaking the baby’s wobbly head back and forth like that. That will kill the baby. Then the whole head popped up.. dear God.. why???