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The National Land Code (Malay: Kanun Tanah Negara), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to amend and consolidate the laws relating to land and land tenure, the registration of title to land and of dealings therewith and the collection of revenue therefrom within the States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Terengganu and the Federal ...
When Malaysia was established in 1963, it became necessary to harmonise the law to take effect in Sabah and Sarawak. The 1956 Ordinance was then superseded by the Civil Law Act, 1956 (revised 1972) which came into force on 1 April 1972.
The Murut in Brunei and Sarawak (Southern Murut) is ethnically and linguistically different from Murut in Sabah (Northern Murut). In Sarawak, the confusing term "Murut" is hence replaced with the term "Lun Bawang", while this has not taken place in Brunei. [5] The Northern Murut is more commonly termed "Tagol" or "Tagal" in Brunei and Sarawak.
Prior to the formation of the Malaysia, two commissions of enquiry visited North Borneo, along with neighbouring Sarawak, to establish the state of public opinion there regarding merger with Malaya (and Singapore). The commission was mandated to address self-determination of the people of Sabah, i.e., the right of the people of Sabah to freely ...
The Sultanate of Sarawak (Malay: كسلطانن ملايو سراوق دارالهنا , romanized: Kesultanan Sarawak) was a Malay kingdom, located in present-day Kuching Division, Sarawak. The kingdom was founded in 1599, [ 1 ] after the conquest of the preceding Santubong Kingdom and the later Sultanate of Brunei .
The Iban are an indigenous ethnic group native to Borneo, primarily found in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, Brunei and parts of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.They are one of the largest groups among the broader Dayak peoples, a term historically used to describe the indigenous communities of Borneo. [5]
The Sungai Sarawak Regulation Scheme (acronym SSRS) is a major civil engineering project in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This project incorporates a 3-in-1 infrastructure ( barrage , shiplock and bridge) which is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
The 1941 constitution of Sarawak is the first known written constitution in the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo.Written in the English language, the constitution was proclaimed by the third White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Vyner Brooke on 24 September 1941, which ends the century of sole sovereignty of Brooke's rule and for the people of Sarawak to their own constitutional government.