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Daily Express
14-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Towards better Sales Tax returns
Published on: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 15, 2025 Text Size: Musa receiving a souvenir from Brenndon (right). Kota Kinabalu: Amendments to the Sabah State Sales Tax Enactment 1998 are set to strengthen the implementation and revenue collection of the State's Sales Tax. State Attorney-General Brenndon Keith Soh said the Enactment currently contributes nearly half of the State's annual revenue. According to him, his department is also reviewing a new Native Court Enactment to streamline the structure and role of the institution, as well as drafting a Climate Change Enactment focused on the recognition and protection of the State's carbon rights. Brenndon said he and Musa also discussed the harmonisation of laws related to land, the environment and state governance to ensure Sabah continues to progress within a sustainable and legally grounded development framework. He also briefed Musa on the achievements of the State Attorney-General's Department in areas such as legislative drafting, providing legal advice to government agencies and the implementation of state policies requiring legal oversight. 'As the legal advisor to the State Government, we are committed to ensuring that every policy planned and implemented adheres to the legal framework and safeguards the interests of the people of Sabah,' he said. Also present at the courtesy visit were senior officers from the Sabah State Attorney-General's Department. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Borneo Post
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Native Court reform long overdue, says Momogun National Congress
Wences KOTA KINABALU (May 5): The Momogun National Congress (MNC) has expressed strong support for the Sabah government's plan to implement the Native Court reform, replacing the current outdated Native Court Enactment. Its president, Tan Sri Wences Angang, sees the development as a momentous and historic development for the strengthening of the native administration in the state which should be heartily supported by all native or Momogun institutions. 'It's a historic change that is long overdue,' he said in a statement. 'It's high time the Native Court is reformed to function as a proper government body and should no longer remain as an avenue for political appointments. Its administration has long been in disarray due to the frequent replacement of its personnel after every state general election. 'By upgrading the Native Court to the same status as the Syariah Court, establishing its staffing with permanent and pensionable personnel, we will see a new era of a more efficient and stronger jurisdiction over customary affairs, most crucially in matters of inheritance, marriage, and native land in the respective districts.' Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor recently announced that the Sabah Native Court Enactment 1992 will be replaced with a new version to streamline the court's structure and strengthen its role. The draft of the 2025 enactment is under review by relevant state departments before being presented to the State Cabinet and Legislative Assembly. Wences, who is also a former Deputy Chief Minister, also fully supported the statement by Libaran member of parliament Datuk Suhaimi Nasir who said the Native Courts must be equipped with qualified personnel, proper facilities, and ongoing training to function effectively, and should cease being used for political purposes. Wences proposes that each district's Native Court should include a research and development section to continuously monitor social changes affecting customs and tradition in order to remain relevant. He said this in line with Suhaimi's reminder about the need to constantly include open consultations with indigenous community representatives, village chiefs, and grassroots leaders who truly understand the social realities on the ground. Wences also said that while appointments of Native Court chiefs and judges should be carried out transparently and free from political interference, the enactment should also provide that all Native Court personnel must be appointed from among natives who practice the customary laws they will be administering.
Daily Express
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Momogun National Congress: Native Court reform long overdue
Published on: Tuesday, May 06, 2025 Published on: Tue, May 06, 2025 Text Size: Wences (left) proposes that each district's Native Court should include a research and development section to continuously monitor social changes affecting customs and tradition in order to remain relevant. Kota Kinabalu: The Momogun National Congress (MNC) has expressed strong support for the Sabah government's plan to implement the Native Court reform, replacing the current outdated Native Court Enactment. MNC's president, Tan Sri Wences Angang, sees the development as a momentous and historic development for the strengthening of the native administration in the state which should be heartily supported by all native or Momogun institutions. 'It's a historic change that is long overdue,' he said in a statement. 'It's high time the Native Court is reformed to function as a proper government body and should no longer remain as an avenue for political appointments. Its administration has long been in disarray due to the frequent replacement of its personnel after every state general election. 'By upgrading the Native Court to the same status as the Syariah Court, establishing its staffing with permanent and pensionable personnel, we will see a new era of a more efficient and stronger jurisdiction over customary affairs, most crucially in matters of inheritance, marriage, and native land in the respective districts.' Wences, who is also a former Deputy Chief Minister, also fully supported the statement by Libaran MP Datuk Suhaimi Nasir who said the Native Courts must be equipped with qualified personnel, proper facilities, and ongoing training to function effectively, and should cease being used for political purposes. Wences proposes that each district's Native Court should include a research and development section to continuously monitor social changes affecting customs and tradition in order to remain relevant. He said this in line with Datuk Suhaimi Nasir's reminder about the need to constantly include open consultations with indigenous community representatives, village chiefs, and grassroots leaders who truly understand the social realities on the ground. Wences also said that while appointments of Native Court chiefs and judges should be carried out transparently and free from political interference, the enactment should also provide that all Native Court personnel must be appointed from among natives who practice the customary laws they will be administering. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Sabah native court reforms long overdue, says Momogun group
KOTA KINABALU: The proposed native court reform to replace the outdated Native Court Enactment for Sabah is long overdue, says the Momogun National Congress (MNC). In expressing support for the state government's move, MNC president Tan Sri Wences Angang said it was a momentous development in strengthening native administration in the state, and should be supported by all native or Momogun institutions. 'It's a historic change that is long overdue. It's high time the Native Court is reformed to function as a proper government body and should no longer remain as an avenue for political appointments,' he said in a statement on Monday (May 5). ALSO READ: New version of Sabah Native Court Enactment in the works, says CM Hajiji He said its administration has long been in disarray owing to the frequent replacement of personnel after every state election. 'By upgrading the Native Court to the same status as the Syariah Court, establishing its staffing with permanent and pensionable personnel, we will see a new era of a more efficient and stronger jurisdiction over customary affairs,' said Angang, a former Sabah deputy chief minister. This matters most significantly in matters of inheritance, marriage, and native land in the respective districts, he explained. He proposed that each district's Native Court include a research and development section to monitor social changes affecting customs and tradition in order to remain relevant. Angang said this was in line with Libaran MP Datuk Suhaimi Nasir's reminder of the need to constantly have open consultations with indigenous community representatives, village chiefs and grassroots leaders who understand the realities on the ground. ALSO READ: Native court reforms in Sabah must uphold indigenous rights, says MP Suhaimi had also said that Native Courts must be equipped with qualified personnel, proper facilities, and ongoing training to function effectively, and should cease being used for political purposes. On this, Angang said that while appointments of Native Court chiefs and judges should be carried out transparently and free from political interference, the enactment should also provide that all Native Court personnel must be natives who practice the customary laws they would be administering. In February, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam said that Sabah's native court system, which predates formal governance and has long served both Muslim and non- Muslim communities, requires reforms to ensure its continued relevance and effectiveness. He highlighted the crucial role that such courts play in administering customary laws among indigenous communities, operating alongside other legal frameworks.
