Villagers praised for cooperating with Land and Survey

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi has applauded villagers of Kampung Buntal Lama for cooperating  with the Land and Survey Department (JTS) on perimeter survey of the village. The Pantai Damai assemblyman said this during the presentation of land title deeds under Section 18 of the State Land Code for Kampung Buntal Lama, Kuching today. […]

Project to upgrade Singai roads to start soon

BAU: The project to upgrade Jalan Kampung Tanjung Poting, Kampung Tanjung Bowang, and Kampung Senibong in the Singai area will soon be implemented. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said the project had been applied for in 2016 but faced constraints related to the prior […]

JTS a model in innovation and creativity

KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department Sarawak (JTS) will be a model agency for Industrial Revolution 4.0 based on its excellence in innovation and creativity. Deputy State Secretary (Performance and Service Delivery Transformation) Datuk Dr Sabariah Putit said the potential was a result of good leadership, teamwork and innovative spirit among its staff. “Congratulations to […]

Promoting surveying as career

KUCHING: The state Land and Survey Department (JTS) hopes to promote land surveying as a career for future generations. This was made known during the department’s third State Civil Service Innovation Week at Imperial Hotel here on Sunday (Oct 11). The programme had input such as ‘Surveyor Profession Lecture: Innovation and Transformation’ and Sarawak Civil […]

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 […]

Collaborate to increase efficiency

LAWAS: Development agencies and bodies should collaborate in order to increase efficiency and reduce cost in project implementation, urged Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He encouraged the Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS) to implement a blockchain approach in order to deliver more effective service to the people. “Blockchain is basically a […]

Survey your own land like the Bidayuh

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil urges other Dayaks to follow the Bidayuh approach of surveying and demarcating their native customary rights land (NCR land) by doing it themselves. He said that this would facilitate the tasks of the Land and Survey Department (Jabatan Tanah dan Survei, JTS) by saving […]