Suhakam frequently receives complaints on land use rights
KUCHING: Complaints pertaining to the rights to land use by the Orang Asal (natives) is one of the most frequently received issues by Suhakam Sarawak, said its commissioner Datuk Dr Madeline Berma. “Suhakam Sarawak has been receiving complaints that these rights were continuously violated even though both the Malaysian constitution and the Sarawak Land Code provide […]
You sway, you lose
KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged not to fall victim to the lies of the opposition on the issue of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land perimeter survey. Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said one of the many accusations towards the state government was on the misleading truth that the government will be acquiring the land […]
Provisions for NCR lands
NATIVE Customary Rights (NCR) lands located in Licenced Planted Forests cannot be developed by the LPF holders. Assistant Minister of Urban Development and Resources Datuk Len Talif Salleh in clarifying this, said this has been enshrined in the terms and conditions of LPF where NCR lands will be distinguished from LPF should the two overlap. […]
Dayak leaders welcome NCR land initiative
KUCHING: Dayak leaders welcome the RM41 million allocation in Budget 2021 for the Native Customary Rights (NCR) land programme in Sabah and Sarawak. Most of them opined that with this additional allocation, the survey of more NCR lands could be expedited and implemented smoothly. Here is what Sarawak Dayak leaders have shared on the specific […]
Allocation for NCR lands survey welcomed
KUCHING: Sarawak is thankful for the RM41 million allocation in Budget 2021 for native customary rights (NCR) lands surveying programmes in Sabah and Sarawak. “I express my gratitude to the federal government because in this budget, despite the constraints we face, the government still remembers the problems of surveying and managing NCR lands. “Sarawak is […]
24 Penasu residents receive land titles
SIBU: Twenty-four residents at Penasu, in Bawang Assan area here, received their individual land titles issued under Section 18 of Sarawak’s Land Code. They received their land titles at the Land and Survey Department Sibu Division office on Friday. They were led by a political secretary to the chief minister Daniel Bujal and accompanied by […]
Karim predicts dim future for opposition party
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah predicts that the upcoming 12th Sarawak state election would be daunting for Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB). “Personally, I do not see them to be able to make much inroad, especially Baru Bian, who has since joined the party,” he told reporters during a special […]
Don’t twist things
BINTULU: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has refuted accusations by certain quarters that the state government was using Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code to seize native customary rights (NCR) land. Describing the accusations as unfounded, he explained that Section 6 was for the perimeter surveys of NCR land before […]
Logging licences still being issued
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forest Department, in line with the state government’s policy, does not issue new long-term licences for logging activities anymore, says director Datuk Hamden Mohammad. However, short-term and annual licences were still being issued, he said, but these were mainly for the development of an area taking into account the duration of the […]
NCR land well-protected
SIBU: The Sarawak government has always recognised and defended the rights of the people, especially regarding native customary rights (NCR) land. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said NCR land survey had been implemented since the 1960s through programmes such as Settlement Operations, Part III Measurement of the State Land Code and […]
