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Experts laud new MA63, NCR law school

KUCHING: The establishment of a law faculty in Sarawak, offering majors in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and Native Customary Rights (NCR), is a positive step towards recognising and understanding of the special rights inherent to Sabah and Sarawak. Political analyst Dr. Lee Kuok Tiung from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) viewed this initiative as a […]

Opar rep builds roads to get idle land going

LUNDU: A new agricultural road will be built at Tingowan, Kampung Stungkor Lama to help villagers work on idle native customary rights land. Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang said the state government has approved a ceiling allocation of RM500,000 to build the two-kilometre stretch. “This project will make it easier for the villagers to utilise their […]

Over 1.2 million hectares of NCR land surveyed, over 875,000 hectares gazetted

LUNDU: The Land and Survey Department has successfully surveyed a total of 1.2 million hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land as of last month through the new initiative under the NCR land survey programme since 2010. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan announced that more than 875,000 hectares of the surveyed land […]

Sarawak govt commits to fair compensation for legitimate NCR landowners

BINTULU: The Sarawak government is committed to fairly compensating legitimate landowners of native customary rights (NCR) land, says Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He emphasised that as long as landowners possess the necessary documents and can demonstrate the history of their land ownership, they will receive compensation without any issues. He […]

Stevenson to focus on NCR, citizenship issues

BINTULU: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) candidate Stevenson Joseph Sumbang has outlined the key focus of his campaign in the Jepak by-election. The 42-year-old businessman, who is contesting for the second time in the state constituency, has emphasised the pressing issues of native customary rights (NCR) land and citizenship in the Jepak area. “These issues have […]

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 […]

Cooperation important to speed up NCR process

LUNDU: Solid cooperation between the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) and the Sarawak government is needed to speed up the process of land surveying for Native Customary Rights (NCR) lands in Bidayuh areas. The Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) quoted Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang as saying he was aware of the Land and Survey Department’s […]

Don’t be greedy, NCR land owners told

MIRI: Native Customary Right land owners (NCR) have been told not to let their greed control them when asking for their land to be surveyed. “Please, do not make false claims over the boundaries just because you want to have a bigger size of land when the perimeter survey is carried out. “If the size […]

Venture expected to boost value of NCR land

BINTULU: The native customary rights (NCR) land around five longhouses in Rantau Belak Nyala, Tatau will be worth more following the implementation of a joint venture between the owners and an agricultural development company, Asia Borneo Enterprise Sdn Bhd. The joint venture (JV) signing ceremony on Sunday was witnessed by Assistant Minister of Native Laws […]