Iban, Bidayuh and Orang Ulu in govt documents ‘a step in the right direction’


By YU JI
  • Nation
  • Monday, 19 Jan 2015

KUching: The move to recognise Iban, Bidayuh and Orang Ulu ethnic groups as bumiputra by the Government has been welcomed by various leaders in Sarawak.

Assistant Public Health Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said new government forms are now being printed to include the ethnic groups following the Government’s decision to denote the three groups as bumiputra.

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