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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s native court system, which predates formal governance and has long served both Muslim and non- Muslim communities, requires reforms to ensure its continued relevance and effectiveness, says Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's native court system, which predates formal governance and has long served the community, requires reforms to ensure its continued relevance and effectiveness.
KOTA KINABALU: A decision by community leaders in Keningau to summon activist Fahmi Reza over his controversial caricature of Sabah’s Tuan Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman has sparked debate on balancing native customary law and freedom of expression.
KOTA KINABALU: Keningau native leaders are seeking to impose a sogit (customary compensation) on controversial graphic designer Fahmi Reza for allegedly disrespecting Sabah's Yang Di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Musa Aman, through a widely circulated caricature.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Native Court, which fines offenders with “sogit” (customary penalties) such as buffaloes and chickens, is unique and perhaps even amusing to those outside of the state.
KOTA KINABALU: The establishment of the Sabah Native Court Judicial Department will provide the impetus needed for native courts to be elevated to a status equal to the civil and syariah courts.
KOTA KINABALU: Upko president Datuk Ewon Benedick has proposed that a diploma level of studies on native laws be introduced to strengthen and uphold the traditional and customary law system in this state.
KOTA KINABALU: Upko will continue the fight to elevate Sabah’s native court to be on equal footing with the civil and syariah courts, says its president Datuk Ewon Benedick.
SIBU: All 45 district officers (DO) and residents will continue acting as Sarawak Native Court magistrates until such time they are no longer empowered by law to perform such roles.
KUCHING: Sarawak native courts will soon have qualified magistrates and judges presiding over hearings in a revamp of its native judicial system.
KOTA KINABALU: The state government will enact legal reforms to address child marriages within indigenous communities while recognising the complex cultural practices and poverty that contribute to the problem.
KOTA KINABALU: Efforts are underway to amend Sabah's Native Court Enactment to put an end to child marriages.
KOTA KINABALU: A Datuk, who is senior state civil servant, was slapped with a fine in absentia of three buffaloes and RM3,000 by a native court here for enticing the young wife of another Datuk.
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KOTA KINABALU: If all goes according to plan, Sabah's native courts will be equal to the civil and syariah courts in the state this year, says its Chief Minister.
HONG KONG: An elderly Singaporean man has been jailed for 11 years for attempting to rob a retail chain with a bottle of water and snatching HK$14,000 (US$1,802) from a bank with a toy gun after overstaying in Hong Kong for over a decade and exhausting his savings.
KOTA KINABALU: A senior state civil servant has been slapped with a fine of three buffaloes and RM3,000 by the native court in Sabah for enticing the wife of Datuk Claudius Roman, president of the Council of Sabah Datuks.
KUCHING: Native courts in Sarawak will be transformed to provide greater preservation and recognition of native customs, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah.
KOTA KINABALU: The decade-old practice of "sogit", or a traditional form of penalty as well as fine in Sabah’s multi-ethnic society transcends race and religion.
