Not by judicial review, but writ of summons, rules Federal Court

KUCHING, Nov 19, 2014: In a landmark decision, the Federal Court ruled that native customary rights (NCR) landowners can now challenge the public authority by way of writs of summons, not by judicial review as applied for by the state government, in NCR land disputes.

The apex court, thus, upheld the decision of the High Court which was later affirmed by the Court of Appeal, in dismissing the state government's application that NCR land disputes be initiated by way of judicial review to challenge the public authority.

 

Baru Bian

240,000 domestic consumers to benefit from electricity tariffs reduction

KUCHING, Nov 19, 2014: Some 240,000 domestic electricity consumers in Sarawak will get to benefit from the reduction in electricity tariffs, effective Jan 1 next year.

In announcing the downward revision, Chief Minister Adenan Satem said the state government can afford to reduce the tariffs.

SAPA officially receives its deregistration letter today, may seek legal avenue

KUCHING, Nov 19, 2014: Sarawak Association for People's Aspiration (SAPA) today officially received a letter of its deregistration from the Registrar of Societies (RoS), four days after the Home Ministry had made the announcement.

SAPA president Lina Soo received the letter from the state RoS office at Jalan Wan Alwi this morning.

 

Revocation of registration order from the Home Ministry

Protest by NGOs is to discredit SEB, says spokesperson

KUCHING, Nov 18, 2014: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) spokesperson believed that the protests by a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow is an integrated effort to discredit SEB.

"The same NGOs have been protesting and manipulating information with the intention of gaining international sympathy and support.

SAPA chief Lina to hand over mins of AGM to ROS

KUCHING, Nov 18, 2014: Sarawak Association for People's Aspirations (SAPA) president Lina Soo said she will come to the State Registrar of Societies (ROS) office here tomorrow to personally hand over minutes of SAPA's annual general meeting held in Feb this year.

"We will submit our AGM minutes as requested and politely ask for a  letter to communicate the decision to us or in its stead, a copy of the gazetted notice from the home ministry," Lina said today.