Tuesday, 12 May, 2026

11:46 PM

, Kuching, Sarawak

Landowners not forced to join Salcra projects

KUCHING: Nobody is forced to take part in any Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) project, said Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh. “If you have your own capital and willingness to work on your own, you just proceed,” he said today (Feb 6). He noted that there were pros and cons of Salcra’s jurisdiction, but […]

Estate participants angered by negative remarks on Salcra

KUCHING: Numerous Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) project participants have expressed dismay over comments made by Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) political affairs director Raymond Thong claiming that the authority’s current business model has not fully benefit landowners. In his statement, Thong urged the state government to discontinue Salcra’s operations and instead allow smallholders […]

Salcra announces RM33.7 mln to be distributed

KUCHING: Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) has approved RM33.7 million net proceed payment (NPP) for 2020 for distribution among its 12,994 oil palm plantation programme participants. In a statement today, it said the payment would be made over two phases with the first phase, involving RM16.8 million or 50 per cent of the […]

9,089 RTPs implemented

OUT of 12,780 rural transformation projects (RTPs) to be implemented in Sarawak from 2015, as of Oct 19 this year, 9,089 projects (71.1 percent) had been completed while the remaining were still in various stages of implementation. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that a total of RM2.938 billion had been allocated […]

Not missing but back in Kalimantan

BETONG: An Indonesian man, reported to have gone missing in a forest at Salcra Batang Ai, Lubok Antu on Tuesday, had returned to Kalimantan, Indonesia. The State Fire Department’s operations centre stated around 10.05am this morning, a representative of the Salcra farm employee lodged a police report on the incident at the Lubok Antu police […]