Book on customs of Kundasang folks launched
Published on: Tue, Jul 15, 2025
By: Clarence Dol Text Size: Dr Joachim (seated, centre) poses for a photo with the traditional practitioners who were present. RANAU: Deputy Chief Minister II and Kundasang Assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam congratulated all customary heads who documented the practices and customs of the community in the Kundasang area, making it an important reference for current and future generations. 'In Kundasang constituency, most of the mukims now have their own customs books. This is a major achievement in the effort to preserve and document our cultural treasures,' he said when launching the Kundasang Pinausok Mukim Customary book.
Advertisement He expressed appreciation to the village heads who were directly involved in the effort to document the customs used in their respective villages. He said the book is also a guide for all villages in custom matters, including in the granting of sogit and the mediation process so that there is no confusion in future. Regarding the Native Courts, he said there is a proposal to repeal the Native Courts Enactment 1992 and replace it with a new one. However, the tabling in the State Legislative Assembly was not possible this year because there are several matters that still need to be examined by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. He said all customary-related positions from district head to village head would be maintained if the existing State Government continues to be mandated by the people. 'However, if there is a change of government, it is not impossible that all these positions will be reshuffled or terminated,' he said. Also present were district heads, OKK Dominic Ghanie and OKK Muhasip Roman, native heads, representative native heads of the Paginatan and Karanaan constituencies, village heads, staff of the Kundasang Community Development Leaders Unit (UPPM), Kundasang JKKK Chairman and Mukim Secretary. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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