Longhouse hosts dialogue on perimeter survey

BINTULU: The Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture And Regional Development cum Kemena assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom spent his time attending a dialogue session on perimeter survey under Section 6 and measurement under Section 18 State Land Code (KTN) of the Sungai Sekutan, Sebauh at Rumah Meikle Ding, Sekutan, recently. The dialogue session […]

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 […]

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. […]

Awang Tengah reiterates state government’s NCR commitment

KUCHING: The Native Customary Rights (NCR) perimeter survey and Traditional Village perimeter survey programmes are ongoing, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He added that the state government was committed in protecting NCR land and some 300 to 400 traditional villages had been undergone the initiative so far. He said this […]

Kapit folk have no problem with MCO

KUCHING: Communities in Kapit have given the thumbs-up to the movement control order (MCO) in the district. Kapit Information Department (JaPen) recently conducted a survey to get feedback from locals on the MCO’s impact on their daily activities. Majority of them expressed their support for the MCO in Kapit, from Feb 2 to 15, as […]

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 […]

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 […]

Over 940k hectares surveyed

By Nia Natasha Hasenan KUCHING: A total of 1,396,886 hectares of native customary lands have been approved for perimeter survey under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code. Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the data was taken from the Bumiputera Customary Land Rights Survey Progress […]

Perimeter surveys to continue

BAU: The state government will ensure that the native customary rights (NCR) land survey programme is continued, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. “Since a long time ago, the Sarawak government has always recognised authentic NCR land based on existing laws. In fact, we are conducting these land surveys to not […]

NCR landowners pleased with perimeter survey approval

SIBU: Native Customary Rights (NCR) landowners in Oya, Ulu Oya, Sekuau and Pakoh have expressed their thanks to the Sarawak government for approving their land to be surveyed under Section 18 of the Land Code. Oya, Sekuau and Pakoh Area Development Association chairman Cr Henry Kanyan Vincent Rawing confirmed this yesterday. “Sibu JTS officer Cecelia […]