MIRI (July 15): The continued operation of a ‘joint checkpoint’ on the Malaysian side of the border in the Buduk Nur/Long Midang area in northern Sarawak is raising security concerns, said Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian. “This is despite the Customs, Immigration, Quarantine, and Security (CIQS) complex there being fully operational,” he said in aRead More| Borneo Post Online
MIRI (July 15): Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian has called for ex-gratia payments to villagers whose traditional lands have been classified as state land due to restrictive interpretations of Native Customary Rights (NCR). He raised the issue following concerns from rural communities affected by the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) project, which he visited recently. BaruRead More| Borneo Post Online