BINTULU: The Sarawak government has reinforced native land ownership with the issuance of 189 title deeds under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code and 39 Temporary Occupancy Licenses (TOL) on Tuesday (June 30).
Bintulu Divisional Land and Survey superintendent Haslinda Hamdan said the handover reflects the ongoing commitment of the Sarawak government in accelerating the process of issuing land title deeds to the people through the implementation of the new Native Customary Rights (NCR) initiative.
”A total of 189 land title deeds under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code were submitted involving a total area of 761,437 hectares, in addition to 39 TOL involving 39 lots,” she said in an UKAS report.
She highlighted this at the Land Title Deed and TOL Handover Ceremony for the Bintulu area, officiated by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who also witnessed the handover to the recipients, at the BDA Auditorium, Wisma Bintulu.
Haslinda added that the land titles covered areas in Sungai Senunok and Sungai Kelebu in the Kakus constituency, Rasan River in Tubau involving the Murum and Kemena constituencies, as well as Sepadoh River in the Jepak constituency.
She said that the TOL was handed over to 39 recipients under the Kampung Melayu Tubau Village Expansion Scheme (SPK) as an effort to provide a more organised residential area for the local community.
The stressed that the Sarawak Land and Survey Department will continue to intensify efforts to speed up the work of land measurement and the issuance of title deeds to ensure that more people obtain validity of their land ownership.
