By James Luhat Ngau
MIRI, May 14, 2015 - The Miri High Court today postponed to June 16 this year the hearing
of an application by the Minister of Resource
Planning and Environment and State Government to strike out a civil suit filed by a group of villagers from Ulu Baram
challenging the move by the state to extinguish their customary rights over
their traditional land.
Judge Lee Heng Cheong postponed the hearing of the
application after hearing submissions from counsels for the respondents and the
plaintiffs.
