Tuesday, 12 July 2011

LET NATIVES DETERMINE NCR


By : UBF MEDIA

AT a Borneo Tea Party and UBF Ka’amatan celebration hosted by Pinus Gondili in Kampung Liningkung, Telupid, on Sunday, the Borneo Heritage Foundation United Borneo Front Committee (UBF) Chairman, Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, made a call to allow natives to be given the power and democratic rights as a community to decide how to develop native customary rights (NCR) lands.

“These lands should not be given to companies or government agencies for joint venture developments nor should the idea of fast tracking development on NCR lands be imposed on natives.

“The government could take on an advisory role and encourage the community to understand the terms of fast tracking but it should not be imposed against their will. I have received complaints that the decision rests with the Director of Land and Survey. This needs to be clarified as the Director should not be empowered to act arbitrarily when it should rightfully be a community’s decision,” Jeffrey said.

Jeffrey also added that the government must set clear guidelines and develop an effective mechanism to manage and decide on native entitlements and inheritances based on NCR and Adat.

“There have been complaints that civil servants are exempt from NCR and this is something which must be clarified by the government as it makes no sense to exclude their descendants’ rights to inheritance.

“Every member of the community should be entitled to their own communal lands provided they are natives. This is a very serious and important issue for natives and one that should not be dismissed by any political leader in Sabah. We must resolve this issue with haste.”

13 comments:

  1. The natives should be allowed to determined how they want the NCR.

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  2. hal ini hrs diselesaikan dgn sebaiknya dan semua pihak berpuas hati.

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  3. yang penting hak dan keperluan rakyat dijaga dengan sebaiknya.

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  4. diharap hak penduduk ke atas tanah mereka terjaga dan pihak2 luar tidak mudah untuk merampas tanah tersebut.

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  5. Hope this matter will be solved as soon as possible.

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  6. May the people's rights be defended.

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  7. Hak rakyat haruslah dipertahankan sebaiknya.

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  8. Semoga isu2 tanah yang berkaitan dengan NCR dapat ditanggani dengan baik. Jangan biarkan rakyat rasa hak mereka dirampas.

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  9. UBF should cooperate with SUHAKAM to solve the land issues in this state..

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  10. Masalah tanah masih belum dapat penyelesaian yang terbaik.

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  11. Kenapa agak sukar menberikan jawapan dan penyelesaian berhubung kes ini? Jabatan Hutan harus memberikan jalan untuk menyelesaikan tanah adat ini.

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  12. mangai kopio kondu, mogisususun poda ti dusun do biano... as the dusun customary art goes on, freedom is possible only in democratic political system in which government is accountable to their own people, the rules of law prevails, the freedom of expression, belief and respect to the rights of minorities and women are guaranteed.Freedom ultimately rest on the action of committed and courages men and women that support nonviolent civic initiatives in societies where rights and freedom is denied or under threat and we stand in opposition to ideas and forces that challenges the right of the people to be free and vigorously opposed dictatorship and sought for human right advocates. This is a clear voice for democracy and freedom. Our greatest glory is not in never falling but rising everytime we fall...

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  13. The government only want to help the native to develop their land because most of the native is clueless or has no idea what to do with the land except to kept it and sell it when the times comes...

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