JTS grappling with shortage of surveyors

KUCHING: Sarawak is faced with a shortage of surveyors to carry out land surveying work in the field. Land and Survey Department (JTS) Director Datuk Abdullah Julaihi said the number of surveyors in both JTS and the private sector in the state stood at 150 to 160. “It is not that there aren’t enough people […]

JTS makes innovation and creativity its cornerstone

KUCHING: A dedicated Innovative and Creative Group (KIK) is the springboard for innovation and creativity in the Land and Survey Department (JTS) in the state. In stating this, its director Datuk Abdullah Julaihi said the team acts as a catalyst for comprehensive improvement in all aspects at the department which in turn leads to the […]

Land and Survey department moots 13 innovation projects to assist in field work

KUCHING: A total of 13 projects have been highlighted through the Innovative and Creative Group (KIK) of the state Land and Survey Department (JTS) to improve measurement work on the field. Its director Datuk Abdullah Julaihi revealed that 12 of them were innovation projects on application development based on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) while […]

We’ll defend our own land

GPS government stands firm LAWAS: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government stands firm in defending Sarawak’s land rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “In previous negotiations chaired by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, my opening remark was that land was under the state list. There would be […]

Innovation and Integrity Day

Land and Survey Department LAWAS: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS) will continue to hold its Innovation and Integrity Day (Hiits), said director, Abdullah Julaihi. He said over the years, the event had served as a platform to generate new ideas which were later developed into innovative projects to empower service delivery.  “Thirteen JTS […]