The oil-palm company, a subsidiary of a Miri-based land development consortium, had allegedly bulldozed its way into a plot of land to open up an access road into areas earmarked for an oil-palm plantation.
The natives claimed that the area targeted for clearing was their native customary rights land, inherited from their ancestors.
The company claimed that it has been given the concession right by the State Land and Survey Department to develop the land.
“The company workers had started clearing works despite appeals from the affected villagers. The natives said they have NCR status on the land.
“They have lodged numerous police reports, but no action has been taken,”
Borneo Resources Institute Executive Director Mark Bujang
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