Sarawak govt distributes RM1.47mil in compensation for acquired land

SIBU: The Sarawak government has handed out compensation totalling RM1.47mil to 140 individuals whose land had been acquired to pave the way for a water supply project here. Deputy Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment, Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the compensation was for land acquired for the Rural Water Supply Project (BALB) […]

61 landowners receive compensation cheques  worth RM1,104,773

BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI PAKAN: The implementation of four road projects is the focus of the Sarawak government to ensure that Pakan is not marginalised from development. Among the projects are the upgrading of the    Rumah Saban Sungai Ipoh Road, Ulu Kota Pakan; the Pakan Road Project, Ulu Kota Pakan (Phase 3) and ‘Replacement of […]

RM1.18mil compensation awarded for 70km road project

IGAN: A total of 113 recipients from the Melanau and Iban communities have received compensation amounting to RM1,177,090.94 for the road project in Kampung Kebuaw/Telok Deloh/Bungan Kecil. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan pointed out that the Sarawak government is committed to bringing development to every location for the benefit of local residents. […]

Landowners grateful for compensation, titles

SIBU: Recipients of land compensation cheques and title deeds are grateful to the Sarawak government for recognising native rights over their Native Customary Rights (NCR) land. They noted that these will among others prevent any dispute over land boundaries among each other. Here are some thoughts of the recipients during the presentation of land compensation […]

192 landowners receive over RM9.65 mln compensation

BAU: A group of 192 landowners here received over RM9.65 million in compensation for their lands taken by the government for development purposes. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan presented the landowners the compensation cheques for the lands which were acquired for road upgrading and construction of bailey bridges here on Saturday […]

RM400 mln paid out for land acquisition

KUCHING: The state government has paid outRM400 million in compensation for some 1,300 land lots that were acquired for 234 projects in Kuching division in the last five years. Land and Survey Department (JTS) Kuching division superintendent Alfian Bawi said this year alone, 41 land acquisition projects had been carried out with compensation payments amounting […]

Landowners compensated RM1.2 mln

LIMBANG: Forty-one landowners affected by the Nanga Medamit-Rh Aling road project have received land compensations totalling over RM1.2 million. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) quoted Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan saying that land acquisition was inevitable to ensure that development projects could be implemented in the interest of the public. He […]

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 […]

Landowners receive compensation for acquired land

BAU: A total of 99 landowners in Singai here received compensation for their land amounting to RM1.76 million from the state government on Monday. The pay-out is for their land acquired for the proposed upgrading and widening of Kampung Tanjung Poting/Tanjung Sinibong/Tanjung Bawong road project. On hand to present the cheques at the Tanjung Poting […]