Sarawak DAP urges native status for 3rd generation others
Sarawak DAP has called on the state government to expand native status to include third-generation Sarawakians of Chinese, Indian or other descent.
The proposal was tabled at the Sarawak party’s annual convention in Bintulu.
It urged the state to adopt a more inclusive approach that reflects Sarawak’s multiracial identity, the Dayak Daily reported.
Native status in Sarawak is defined by the Sarawak Interpretation Ordinance and is conferred on a person who belongs to any of the indigenous ethnic groups of Sarawak, including Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, or Malay.
Calls for expansion of native status have arisen in Sarawak before.
Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen made a similar call in 2022. He said people of Chinese, Indian and other ancestry were natives as much as any other Sarawakian by the third generation.
In March,…
