Land titles handed over to 377 residents in Lundu and Sematan
LUNDU: A total of 466 land ownership letters under Section 18 of the State Land Code were distributed to 377 recipients from Kampung Siru Dayak, Kampung Gerunggang, Kampung Bengang, and Batu. Additionally, three areas — Kampung Sampadi, Sungai Langgir, and Selenggok—received the Bumiputera Communal Reserve Gazette under Section 6 of the same Code for the […]
Over 1.2 mil hectares of NCR lands surveyed
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & NATASHA JEE BINTULU: The state Land and Survey has successfully surveyed more than 1.2 million hectares or 2.67 million acres of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land in Sarawak. Of these, 862,715 hectares (2.13 million acres) have been gazetted under Section 6 of the State Land Code as of September, 2023. Deputy […]
MA63 to be included in Swinburne’s law programme
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is set to introduce a range of new courses and pathways, covering law, cybersecurity, data science, industrial design, and software engineering. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed that the law programme will encompass Sarawak laws, including land law, Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and Native […]
Fed govt asked to increase PKB allocation
KUCHING: The Dayak community is appealing to the federal government to increase the allocation for Program Khas Bumiputera (PKB) which is the Native Customary Rights (NCR) land measurement cluster. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said a sum of RM150 million was allocated from 2010 to 2017. However, this has decreased drastically since 2018. […]
Rundi deploys three models to develop NCR lands
THE Native Customary Rights (NCR) lands in Sarawak will witness the development of high-value food crops through three models under the large-scale organised smallholding development approaches. Minister of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development, Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said that the models employed under the approaches are the project management model, joint venture […]
Native courts record backlog of 2,713 cases, high demand over administrators’ duty
SIBU: A backlog of 2,713 cases has been recorded at native courts state-wide, said the chief registrar of native courts, Datuk Michael Dawi Alli. According to him some of these cases date back to as long as six years ago. “One of the reasons (for the backlog) could be due to demand and the nature […]
2.57 mln acres of NCR lands surveyed statewide
SERIAN: As of July 31, 2022, the state Land and Survey Department has conducted survey to 1,040,212 hectares or 2.57 million acres of Native Customary Rights (NCR) lands all over Sarawak. Deputy Premier, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said from the total, 800,176 hectares or 1.97 million acres have been gazetted. “The survey programme […]
Don’t part with land, advises Sagah
SERIAN: People here have been urged not to sell off their land after they receive their land titles. Tarat assemblyman Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said they should instead take advantage of their land. “Work on the land for the good such as by carrying out agricultural projects that can benefit the villagers,” he was […]
Surveys of native land to continue after state polls
SPAOH: The state government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) plans to conduct more surveys on Native Customary Right (NCR) land and aims to generate income for rural folks through socio-economic programmes after the 12th state election. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the surveys under Section 6 would enable the NCR land to […]
New system more efficient in getting NCR land surveyed
MUKAH: Over 780,000 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land were gazetted in just ten years from 2010 after a more efficient system was put in place. And the Land and Survey department has thus far already surveyed more than one million hectares of such land throughout Sarawak. This is a far cry from the […]
