Sarawak posts RM671.44 million in land-based revenue for 2025
BINTULU: Sarawak recorded land-based revenue collection of RM671.44 million in 2025, a significant increase from RM600.62 million in 2024. Sarawak Land and Survey Department’s Director, Datuk Awang Zamhari Awang Mahmood, said the revenue growth reflects efficient governance and sustained economic activity, despite the state having abolished land rent for residential land and agricultural land below […]
Sarawak committed to sustainable land administration
PUTRAJAYA: Sarawak is committed to balanced and sustainable land administration as Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan attended the 82nd National Land Council (MTN) meeting at the Prime Minister’s Department today. Awang Tengah, who is also the Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development, represented Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari […]
Innovation, integrity Drive S’wak Land and Survey Dept’s progress
KUCHING: Innovation and integrity are two wings that lift the Land and Survey Department (JTS) to greater heights in supporting Sarawak’s development agenda, says Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said in the efforts to develop Sarawak into a high-income advanced state by 2030, land has become a critical factor in […]
Department clarifies status quo of surau land
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department clarifies that the issue concerning a surau land is in Surau Darul Taqwa, Kampung Tambirat, located on part of Lot 2150, Block 59, Muara Tuang Land District. According to its statement, records indicate that the land was originally known as Lot 40, Block 59, Muara Tuang Land District and […]
JTS wins gold award in maiden AIGA outing
PUTRAJAYA: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS) proudly took home the prestigious Gold Award at the recent Integrity, Governance and Anti-Corruption Awards (AIGA) 2023. Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM), the ceremony, which was held at Putrajaya Corporation, saw the department honoured for its outstanding commitment to integrity and governance. The Gold […]
Service relocation delay, not contractor’s fault
SIBU: The 1.4-kilometer Jalan Oya project here is currently behind schedule, with the Land and Survey Department (LSD) citing complex underground service shifting and relocation works as the primary reasons, not the contractor’s performance. In a statement from LSD, the project’s progress as of Thursday (Dec 21) reached 69.74 per cent, a slight deviation from […]
Dept sounds warning over illegal occupation of land
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department has discovered that vast areas along the new Matang Road have been cleared and occupied illegally by a group of people. The department’s public relation unit in a statement Sunday said some of them have also planted crops on the land, particularly along Jalan Pehin Sri Adenan. “Based our […]
State govt department inks MoU with Malaysian Space Agency
KUCHING: The state Land and Survey Department (Landas) and the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday (Feb 3). The MoU was signed for the sharing of information, including satellite image data with a resolution of 1.5 metres, to produce the latest land cover maps. The collaboration signifies how the department […]
RM5 mln approved for state Land and Survey Dept research chair
KUCHING: An allocation of RM5 million has been approved for the Land and Survey Department (Landas) to establish a research chair. In collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), the research chair will focus on climate change and green energy. The announcement was made by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, who urged the […]
Ministry collabs with Land and Survey Dept to expedite cadastral survey and land title issuance
KUCHING: The Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development is collaborating with the Land and Survey Department to expedite the cadastral survey and issuance of land title. Its minister Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom said all land developed by the Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA) must bear the Section 18 title of […]