Malaysia’s Federal Court rules against Dayaks on Native Customary Rights

Miring ceremony during the appeal hearing Malaysia’s Federal Court rules against Dayaks on Native Customary Rights by Annette Gartland, 21/12/2016, Changing Times In a pivotal judgement, Malaysia’s Federal Court has ruled that the Native Customary Rights (NCR) of the indigenous Dayak people apply only to a limited area of farmland and not to the forest areas around their traditional longhouses. The ruling will have major repercussions for all current and future native title cases in the count..