New system more efficient in getting NCR land surveyed
MUKAH: Over 780,000 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land were gazetted in just ten years from 2010 after a more efficient system was put in place. And the Land and Survey department has thus far already surveyed more than one million hectares of such land throughout Sarawak. This is a far cry from the […]
NCR land claimants must cooperate on surveying
MUKAH: The Land and Survey Department has so far successfully conducted a perimeter survey on 1,011,566 hectares of native customary rights (NCR) lands statewide under the new initiative since 2010. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said of the total, 780,203 hectares had been gazetted under the new initiative of the NCR […]
New land survey initiative to boosts land value
BY ANASATHIA JENIS BAU: A dream that Kampung Skio village chief, Michael Dang Sui, holds most dear is to ensure that every villager has his or her land title to increase its value and ensure the property is preserved for future generations. Thanks to the native customary rights (NCR) land survey initiative being carried out […]
Traditional Village Land Survey Programme will continue
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Efforts to carry out the Traditional Village Land Survey Programme will continue in all parts of the state until the relevant land survey work has been effectively completed. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who gave this assurance, pointed out that the effort was instrumental in recognising traditional villages that […]
Encroachment into Penan land: Timber congolomerate denies accusations by NGOs
KUCHING: Malaysian timber giant Samling has denied accusations that it had encroached into Penan native customary rights or NCR land and that it was felling timber from “primeval forest” in the Upper Baram area. Samling stated that it was accused again of trampling over Penan villagers’ rights by carrying out operations without the consent of […]
Over 40k NCR individual lots surveyed so far
MIRI: Thus far, a total of 46,346 individual lots of native customary rights (NCR) land has been successfully surveyed for issuance of land titles under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code (SLC). According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Tuesday (Sept 21), Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah […]
Kpg Skio undergoes land survey
BAU: The state government through the Land and Survey Department (JTS) has started surveying native customary rights (NCR) land under Section 6 and Section 18 at Kampung Skio, including the surveying of traditional villages. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh said this was good news for […]
MP welcomes Malanjum’s admission to the Roll of Advocates Sarawak
KUCHING: Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen has welcomed the High Court’s decision to admit former Chief Justice of Malaysia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum to the Roll of Advocates in Sarawak. “When he was the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak and subsequently the Chief Justice of Malaysia, he had brought great reforms […]
53,000 hectares of NCR land to be surveyed
KUCHING: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department has set a target to carry out perimeter survey on 53,000 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land and 24,000 hectares of individual lots in the state. Its director, Abdullah Julaihi, said that this year’s target is almost double of last year’s target. “As of Mar 15, this […]
Assemblyman wants Batang Ai infrastructure improved
LUBOK ANTU: Batang Ai assemblyman Datuk Malcolm Mussen Lamoh has urged the government to improve the infrastructure and amenities in his constituency. He requested especially for a dual-carriageway to connect the constituency to the Pan Borneo Highway or a special purpose railway that would go all the way to the deep seaport of Tanjong Manis […]