The Alliance of Native Customary Rights Land Owners of Sarawak sends protest letter on action over Rumah Nyawin
Bintulu Land and Survey Superintendent Rozlan Putit has gone on the front page of local daily, The Borneo Post, to explain his department’s stand on the demolishing of Rumah Nyawin. He has taken great lengths to explain the government’s stand on it.
However many parties are still far from being convinced. The latest to shoot off a salvo is The Alliance of Native Customary Rights Land Owners of Sarawak ( Tahabas ).
They wrote a formal letter dated Jan 4, 2007 addressed to Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. Copies were also sent to all the main political figures in the state.
They questioned the action taken against the longhouse folk when the case had been brought to the Bintulu High Court and it had not even been mentioned yet. They are of the stand that the Rumah Nyawin land used to belong to the Penans of Kampong Yoh and not to the government as alleged by Bintulu Land and Survey Superintendent Rozlan Putit.
An extract from the Borneo Post..The Rozlan Putit side of the story
hi bengbeng, would appreciate if u can post a link to that borneo post article where she gives the reasons. i would like to read her side of the story. i tried to google that article but cannot find it. there is always two sides to a story this controversial, so to be fair i would like to read her side of the story. anthony
hi, sorry i mistook rozlan as a female. i should have said he. a slip of the mind. haha.
It is from the Borneo Post so I cant get it online however I can take a pic for u