SARAWAK LIVE: Awang Tengah Ali Hasan

Exposed! Real intention of NCR land perimeter survey

OPINION: Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Awang Tengah Ali Hassan has revealed that a total of 644,448 ha of native customary rights (NCR) land in 433 areas have been perimeter surveyed under Section 6 of the Land Code up to September last year.

Of the number, the Department of Lands and Surveys had gazetted 425,999 hectares involving 295 areas as communal reserves under Section 6.

Have the Dayaks been intentionally “robbed” off their NCR land when they have no more rights to their land after they were gazetted as Native Communal Reserves?

This was the question posed by a tuai rumah (longhouse chief) in Spak, Betong when he found out that NCR lands belonging to residents from 52 longhouses were now known as “Native Communal Reserves”.

“When we were presented with this beautifully framed map and the official looking certificate in a ceremony officiated by YB Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Alfred Jabu anak Numpang in early 2014, we were led to believe that this is our longhouse land title,” said a representative of Tuai Rumah Timang Geramong from Rantau Lelayang longhouse in Spak in Betong.

“However, written at the top of the frame are the words ‘Pewartaaan Rizab Gunasama’ (Gazette of Communal Reserve) and this means the land is ‘Tanah Galau Bekunsi’ in Iban.

“Were we intentionally misled by the authorities?” he asked.

Another longhouse headman Tuai Rumah Ambu Kadukom of Lempaong longhouse said that based on Section 6.3 of the Land Code, these lands have always been state lands.

“Are we therefore ‘orang tumpang’ (squatters) living on our own lands since January 18, 2011?” questioned Ambu.

According to Section 6.4 of the Land Code the BN government can take these lands from them anytime without their consent since they are only ‘pemegai lisin’ (licensees), and the compensation amount is at the discretion of the government.

“This means we have no absolute rights whatsoever over these lands, unless they are converted to Section 18.

“If the BN is sincere, then give us Section 18 straightaway, why Section 6 first?” demanded Tuai Rumah Merundie Lindang of Batu Pesok longhouse.

The order to convert their lands into native communal reserves was published through the Sarawak Government Gazette dated July 26, 2013,

The order stipulated that their NCR lands have been ordered to come under Section 6 of the Land Code and the order was deemed to have come into force on the January 18, 2011.

All 19 longhouses in the Spak tributary have been gazetted under Section 6 and so are 18 longhouses in the Padeh area.

Tuai Rumah Esley Bedindang, a retired police officer from Stambak Ulu Asal, Layar, raised a glaring point: “Since our temuda farmlands have been perimeter surveyed without our prior consent or knowledge and gazetted under Section 6, what about the larger communal NCR lands that have not been surveyed at all?

“We consider these lands as our pemakai menua (territorial domain) where we hunt, fish and gather jungle produce and our pulau galau (reserved forests) which we keep fallow as large pockets of untouched forest reserves.

“Are our Pemakai Menua and Pulau Galau now automatically becoming state lands, like what has happened in Machan and other Dayak areas all over Sarawak where there are on-going disputes over land rights?” he asked.

Another retired senior civil servant Unding Ringkai from Nanga Tebalau in Middle Layar, said that many of these longhouses in the Spak and Padeh were involved in the Getah (rubber) IRAD scheme, including many other longhouses in the Middle and Lower Layar.

The participants were offered free rubber seedlings, free fertilizers, free pesticides, free construction of access dirt roads to the farmlands and free training.

But under this scheme they had to have their temuda (farmed) lands perimeter surveyed, he said.

Uding said that many of the participants were not aware that their farmlands were perimeter surveyed by contractors appointed by the Agriculture Department and Risda.

In a report published in the Berita Iban Section of the Utusan Borneo, dated March 15, 2016, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Douglas Uggah Embas confirmed that all temuda farmlands under the Getah IRAD scheme in Betong were perimeter surveyed and gazetted under Section 6 of the Land Code.

Are they too losing their NCR lands?

“This is an extremely serious matter as all the temuda lands of longhouses along the Layar that participated in the Getah IRAD scheme, including the 18 longhouses of Padeh and the 19 longhouses of Spak, have been gazetted under Section 6 of the Land Code,” said Vernon Aji Kedit, Sarawak PKR information chief.

“Many longhouse residents are still unaware that their NCR lands have been perimeter surveyed and that the unsurveyed NCR lands like pemakai menua and pulau galau have automatically become state lands”.

He said that in legal terms, the landowners of Layar who do not possess ‘pala tanah’ (titled lands) have all surrendered and lost their customary rights over their NCR lands, including those with JOT lands that were fully recognised during the Rajahs and the British colonial periods pre-1963.

He said many Betong longhouse residents are under the impression that their NCR lands are still safely theirs.

They were wrong, he said.

“The BN government keeps telling them that the opposition is lying and that the government will not take their NCR lands.

“But today we have produced irrefutable evidence gazetted by the government itself that the entire Spak, Ulu Layar and Padeh are under Section 6 with effect from January 18, 2011.

“These lands are now known as native communal reserves,” stressed Kedit, who is PKR candidate for Layar.

The “truth” about the perimeter survey on NCR land has not only angered the Dayak landowners in Betong, but also in other parts of Sarawak.

It is becoming the hottest election issue.-The Ant Daily

Awang Tengah reminds media of role as disseminator of truth

KUCHING: The media has been reminded of its important role as disseminator of information between the rakyat and the government in striving towards a more progressive and developed society. According to Second Resource Planning and Environment Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, the media is the vital cog in the ever changing system linking the people and the government and vice versa.

“Through the stories you publish and news you broadcast, you perform the role of development communicators, more so in a rapidly developing state like Sarawak,” said Awang Tengah at the Kuching Division Journalists Association (KDJA) Media Nite at Hilton Hotel on Friday.

He praised the media for their coverage in highlighting the sincere commitment by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem in his efforts to spur economic and development growth for the state.

He noted that the media were riding high on success stories of Adenan after he introduced various policies which had benefitted the people since he took the helm as chief minister.

“Write stories about these ‘feel good’ factors through your articulations and be responsible in your write-ups. Above all, play your part to help us in our bid to ‘catch up’ with the rest of the pack,” he said alluding to the more developed states in the country.

“By reporting such stories, you are actually playing a part in recognising the state government’s efforts to develop Sarawak into a more progressive and developed state,” the Minister of Industrial Development added.

Awang Tengah commented that the government appreciated the role played by local journalists whom he described as responsible in their reporting.

“With the media now not confined to print but also digital news and information are now reaching a wider audience, hence whatever information you disseminate must be truthful and justifiable,” he added.

Also present at the event were Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunications) Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi Utom and Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Sylvester Entri Muran and KDJA president Yong Kiet Seng. – Borneo Post.

BN likely to field more youths, women

MIRI: More youths and women candidates are expected to be fielded in the coming state election as part of the Barisan Nasional’s efforts to add vigour to the state BN leadership.

Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment and Minister of Public Utilities, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this when officiating at the opening of Pesta Lambir 2016 at Kampung Bakam here yesterday.

“Youths are the hope of this nation, and with guidance from experienced leaders, they will take over the mettle of leadership to lead the state and country,” he said.

Awang Tengah thus called on voters from all walks of life to give the people-centric chief minister and state BN chairman their full support by returning his chosen candidates such as incumbent Ripin Lamat in Lambir with a resounding victory in the coming election.

He said Ripin was among youth leaders in the state BN capable of charting the future of the state and thus called on the voters to re-elect him.

Awang Tengah went on to say that the state government was aware that still much had to be done despite the huge leaps and bounds in rural development, and would continue to respond to the needs and aspiration of the people.

Awang Tengah, who is also Minister of Industrial Development, also called on Sarawakians to give the chief minister a bigger mandate this election so that he would have the voice to negotiate for the state rights and more funds from the federal government.

Ripin also spoke at the function.

He said the government had approved RM22 million for tourism development in Lambir including RM5 million which had already been spent for the Kampung Bakam waterfront.

Assistant Minister for Early Childhood Education and Community Development and Bekenu assemblywoman Rosey Yunus, Limbang MP and chairman of Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Sarawak Hasbi Habibolah, Miri Resident Antonio Kahti Galis and Subis District Officer Husini Bakir were also present at the function. –Borneo Post.

Semua calon BN mampu menang besar

LIMBANG: Semua calon bertanding atas tiket dan lambang Barisan Nasional (BN) pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) akan datang diyakini mampu memperolehi kemenangan besar.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata kemenangan itu dapat dicapai sekiranya semua calon BN dipilih membina pasukan kuat di belakang kepimpinan Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

“Kemenangan besar amat penting bagi memastikan Sarawak terus maju dan mengekalkan keharmonian kaum yang dikecapi selama ini,” katanya pada Program Memperkasa Jentera Pilihan Raya Negeri Sarawak Ke-11 Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Bukit Kota dan Batu Danau di sini, semalam.

Turut hadir Speakar DUN Sarawak Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Ahli Parlimen Lawas Datuk Henry Sum Agong, Ahli Parlimen Limbang Hasbi Habibollah, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Bukit Kota Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, ADUN Batu Danau Paulus Palu Gumbang dan jawatankuasa tertinggi PBB.

Awang Tengah berkata hanya parti berakar umbi di Sarawak memahami hasrat penduduk negeri ini.

Beliau optimis PBB yang menjadi parti tulang belakang BN di negeri ini akan memperolehi kemenangan majoriti sekali gus kekal menjadi tonggak kekuatan politik, ekonomi dan pentadbiran di Sarawak.

“Untuk mencapai kemenangan besar itu kita mesti memperkemas dan mempertingkat jentera agar lebih teratur serta bergerak dengan lancar.

“Pastikan segala isu dihadapi dapat difahami dan ditangani sebaik-baiknya khususnya daripada pembangkang,” katanya sambil menambah, semua calon BN mendapat kejayaan mengekalkan kerajaan BN yang diwakili semua kaum.

Awang Tengah menasihati PBB dan parti komponen BN agar tidak mudah diperalatkan oleh pembangkang yang mengaburi mata penduduk negeri ini sebaliknya menegakkan maruah bangsa.

Tambahnya, meskipun pembangkang mengetengahkan calon tempatan tetapi mereka tetap tunduk dengan ideologi parti mereka.

Jelas beliau, keharmonian dinikmati hari ini seharusnya dikekalkan dengan mempertahankan kerajaan sedia ada yang banyak membawa perubahan dan kepentingan rakyat Bumi Kenyalang.

“Jangan kita termakan cara pembangkang kerana di kalangan mereka juga sering bergaduh dan berbeza ideologi,” katanya.

- Borneo Post Online

Permufakatan BN rapatkan jurang antara kaum

Ia bagi memastikan semua rakyat mendapat layanan sama daripada k’jaan memerintah: Awg Tengah

LAWAS: Konsep permufakatan Barisan Nasional (BN) berjaya merapatkan jurang antara kaum bagi memastikan semua rakyat mendapat layanan sama daripada kerajaan memerintah.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata dasar politik diamalkan BN meletakkan kepentingan semua kaum, agama dan latar belakang sebagai asas perjuangan menyediakan ruang semua golongan dan lapisan rakyat melalui polisi memberi manfaat kepada semua pihak dan peringkat.

“Segala kekuatan hasil perpaduan dan keharmonian harus dipelihara sebaiknya bagi memastikan kestabilan politik dan memudahkan kerajaan menyalurkan setiap pembangunan diperlukan rakyat,” katanya pada Majlis Penyerahan Geran Kerajaan kepada 17 pertubuhan agama terdiri daripada gereja, kuil, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) di sini, SJKC Sundar dan SJKC Trusan di sini.

Awang Tengah juga meminta orang ramai sentiasa berhati-hati dengan cabaran yang semakin kompleks hari ini khususnya penyebaran maklumat yang kurang tepat di media-media sosial terutama berkaitan isu keagamaan.

Beliau mengingatkan rakyat bahawa Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem memberi jaminan kepada semua rakyat Sarawak bahawa mereka bebas mengamalkan agama, budaya dan menggunakan kalimah Allah untuk agama mereka.

Malah, beliau meluluskan peruntukan berjumlah RM1.4 juta kepada 17 gereja, SJK dan pertubuhan kebudayaan kaum Cina di Lawas.

Ini merupakan peruntukan tahunan kerajaan membantu pertubuhan Cina, gereja dan SJKC menjalankan aktiviti mereka.

Hadir sama Residen Bahagian Limbang Datu Maria Hasman, Pegawai Daerah Lawas Husaini Hakim, Temenggung Sebli Hamid, Temenggung Kading Silo dan ketua-ketua jabatan.

Terdahulu, Awang Tengah menyampaikan geran kerajaan kepada Gereja SIB Omega Lempaki, Gereja Lempaki Tengah, Gereja Lempaki Asal dan Gereja Long dengan masing-masing menerima geran sebanyak RM30,000 untuk penganjuran aktiviti keagamaan dan memperbaiki kemudahan di gereja.

- Borneo Post Online

Manfaat penyukatan tanah NCR

Inisiatif bukti kerajaan prihatin hak rakyat, bantu tingkat taraf hidup

LIMBANG: Rakyat perlu memanfaatkan kerja penyukatan perimeter tanah Hak Adat Bumiputera (NCR) dengan membangun dan menerokai tanah melalui aktiviti ekonomi bagi membantu meningkat taraf hidup masing-masing.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata, banyak kebaikan diterima rakyat jika mereka memanfaat segala peluang melalui keupayaan membangunkan tanah.

Jelasnya, agensi kerajaan sentiasa prihatin dan membantu dalam memberi pengiktirafan terhadap tanah NCR di negeri ini melalui inisiatif baharu penyukatan perimeter tanah dilaksana secara berterusan.

“Agensi kerajaan akan membantu untuk menerangkan peluang pembangunan tanah yang boleh disertai,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian pada Penyerahan Warta Seksyen 6 Tanah Negeri di Dewan Kampung Bidang semalam.

Jelasnya, penyertaan rakyat dalam program pembangunan tanah akan memberi pulangan ekonomi yang optimum jika rakyat bijak memanfaatkannya sebaik mungkin.

Turut sama ialah Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Batu Danau Paulus Palu Gumbang, Timbalan Residen Pembangunan Selamat Jati Yanjah dan Penguasa Tanah dan Survei Bahagian Limbang, Arni Abdul Rahman.

Awang Tengah juga Menteri Kemudahan Awam dan Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian Sarawak memberitahu melalui pewartaan itu, kerajaan mengiktiraf pemilikan tanah secara ekslusif kepada rakyat.

Jelas beliau, warta tersebut membuktikan pemilikan tanah tersebut dan sempadan kawasan tanah menjadi milik kampung masing-masing.

Beliau mahu penerima warta ini akan menjaga tanah masing-masing dan menggunakannya secara optimum kerana hak mereka diiktiraf kerajaan sebagai bukti keprihatinan kerajaan terhadap hak NCR rakyat.

Sementara itu, katanya sebanyak 436 kawasan (654,233 hektar) kawasan yang siap diukur dan 295 kawasan (425,999 hektar) kawasan sudah diwarta di bawah Program Penyukatan Peimeter tanah NCR di negeri ini setakat 31 Oktober lepas.

“Manakala sebanyak 46 kawasan (15,086 hektar) kawasan siap diukur, dan 36 kawasan (12,227 hektar) kawasan telah diwarta untuk bahagian Limbang.

“Jumlah itu membabitkan 22 kawasan (7,918 hektar untuk Limbang dan 14 kawasan (4,309 hektar) pula untuk daerah Lawas,”ujarnya lagi.

Pada majlis itu sebanyak empat kawasan menerima warta rizab komunal Bumiputera termasuk Kampung Ranggu dan Pengkalan Jawa, Kampung Induk Sangkar, Kawasan Kubong dan Ulu lubai dan Kawasan Pandak.-Utusan Borneo

Penyukatan perimeter tanah NCR banyak faedah

LAWAS: Rakyat perlu melibatkan diri dan memahami manfaat kerja penyukatan perimeter tanah Hak Adat Bumiputera (NCR) dilaksanakan kerajaan bagi memberi jaminan hak tanah NCR.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata banyak kebaikan diterima rakyat sekiranya memberi kerjasama padu terhadap penyukatan tanah NCR.

Katanya, kerajaan sentiasa prihatin dan komited memberi pengiktirafan tanah NCR negeri ini melalui inisiatif baharu penyukatan perimeter tanah dilaksanakan secara berterusan.

“Pembangunan dan pengurusan tanah negeri ini hanya berjaya sepenuhnya melalui sokongan dan kerjasama rakyat.

“Pelbagai projek pembangunan dan kemudahan dibina atas tanah mereka memberi banyak manfaat serta faedah seluruh rakyat kawasan terlibat,” katanya pada majlis penyerahan Warta Seksyen 6 Tanah Rizab Komunal Bumiputera (NCR) di sini kelmarin.

Kawasan terlibat warta rizab komunal Bumiputera (pertanian) membabitkan kawasan Kampung Layong/Serampang/Gelapas Laut, Trusan, Kampung Dato Hulu di Kuala Lawas.

Kampung Long Lintang/Kampung Lubok Batong, Kampung Long Tengoa dan Kampung Long Ibau serta Kampung Long Lutok.

Menteri Kemudahan Awam dan Pembangunan Perindustrian itu memberitahu, melalui pewartaan pemilik tanah tidak perlu risau mengenai isu pencerobohan tanah mereka.

“Selepas pewartaan di bawah Program Pengukuran Perimeter NCR Inisiatif Baharu pada peringkat pertama, tanah kawasan tersebut menjadi hak eksklusif kepada 1,844 orang komuniti Lun Bawang, Melayu dan Tagal sebagai tanah NCR mereka,” jelasnya.

Beliau menambah, warta tersebut membuktikan pemilikan tanah terbabit dan sempadan kawasan tanah menjadi milik kampung.

“Selepas pewartaan, komunal terlibat kini hanya selangkah memiliki surat hak milik tanah di bawah Seksyen 18 Kanun Tanah Negeri dan pengukuran tanah secara individu akan dilakukan,” ujarnya.-Utusan Borneo

Sarawak alami pembangunan pesat selepas merdeka

Pembangunan dinikmati rakyat di bandar, luar bandar selepas bebas daripada cengkaman penjajah

LIMBANG: Sarawak mengalami transformasi pembangunan pesat yang dinikmati rakyat di segenap kawasan bandar dan luar bandar selepas bebas daripada cengkaman penjajahan kuasa luar lebih 100 tahun lalu.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata pembangunan seimbang berlaku di seluruh pelosok kawasan.

Katanya meskipun terletak di kawasan utara Sarawak, Limbang turut berasa gelombang pembangunan yang berjaya mengubah landskap serta sosioekonomi rakyat secara keseluruhannya.

“Perubahan pembangunan kini dirasai rakyat di seluruh kawasan bandar dan luar bandar sejak bebas daripada penjajahan 100 tahun lalu,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian pada perasmian Pesta Limbang dan Regata Limbang sempena Sambutan Hari Kebangsaan Peringkat Negeri di Limbang semalam.

Awang Tengah menjelaskan, gelombang pembangunan turut dinikmati penduduk di wilayah paling utara negeri ini.

Turut hadir Menteri Muda Perancangan Sumber Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Menteri Muda Kemudahan Awam Datuk Slyvester Entri Muran, Menteri Muda Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak dan Pembangunan Keluarga Rosey Yunus,Timbalan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Datu Misnu Taha, Ahli Parlimen Limbang Hasbi Habibollah, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Bukit Kota Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, ADUN Batu Danau Paulus Palu Gumbang dan Residen Limbang Maria Hasman.

Awang Tengah berkata rakyat harus memberi sokongan tidak berbelah bahagi kepada kerajaan dan kepimpinan Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

Adenan berjaya membawa satu definisi baharu dalam pentadbirannya yang mengutamakan kepentingan serta kebajikan rakyat tanpa mengira kaum dan keturunan.

“Pada masa sama Adenan menunjukkan komitmen berterusan untuk terus memperjuangkan hak dan kepentingan Sarawak yang tercinta,” katanya.

Beliau berkata lagi sokongan rakyat dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) yang akan diadakan tidak lama lagi amat penting bagi menentu hala tuju dan masa depan negeri ini.

Mengenai Pesta Limbang, katanya ia merupakan platform mengukuh kerjasama dan hubungan antara kaum di negeri ini.

“Pesta ini bukan sekadar untuk kita bersuka ria, tetapi ia penting dalam memastikan keharmonian dan kerjasama semua peringkat akan diterus dan dipertingkatkan,” katanya.

Sebanyak 36 penyertaan akan memeriahkan acara Regata Limbang yang bukan sahaja menyaksikan Sungai Limbang berkocak lagi tetapi juga memburu ganjaran dan gelaran Raja Batang Limbang 2015.

Pada program itu, ketua masyarakat di bahagian ini berpeluang merasai keunikan pengangkutan sungai sambil membawa cederamata untuk diserahkan kepada tetamu kenamaan sebagai simbol perasmian program tersebut.

Selain ketua masyarakat, pelbagai etnik mengenakan pakaian tradisional kaum masing-masing pada program sama.-Utusan Borneo

Pan Borneo Highway project: 160 landowners receive compensation

BINTULU: Compensations totalling RM10.84 million were yesterday distributed to 160 landowners affected by the construction of a 44km road from Nyabau to Bakun junctions, which forms part of the proposed Pan Borneo Highway.

The recipients were the first batch of landowners in the state entitled to receive the land compensation from the state government ever since the Pan Borneo Highway project was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak last March 31.

Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan handed over the cheques at Wisma Bintulu.

“This compensation is for those who are entitled, who has the land title.

“Those who are occupying state land will be considered for ex-gratia payment, the quantum of which will be studied by the Land and Survey Department. They (department) will solve this matter in a short time,” said Awang Tengah, who is also Minister of Public Utilities and Minister of Industrial Development.

He advised those affected to give their full cooperation to the Land and Survey Department and to be honest by giving the correct information.

The state government, he added, was concerned about the wellbeing of those affected. By right, they were not entitled for compensation under the Land Ordinance.

The Pan Borneo Highway is a dream of all Sarawakians, the single biggest engineering project ever implemented in the state, said Awang Tengah.

Once completed, it would enhance the state’s development landscape and the rural areas would be connected to the highway.

“It will increase the socio-economic standard of the people, who might come up with their own business projects and open their lands for commercial cultivation.”

Also present were Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Development) Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Land and Survey Department deputy director (Operation) Zaidi Mahdi, Bintulu Resident Muhamad Yakup Kari and Bintulu Land and Survey Department Supt Kiu Chiong Chong.-Borneo Post

1,122,093 hektar tanah NCR di seluruh negeri berjaya diukur: Awg Tengah

SARIKEI: Sehingga penghujung bulan Julai tahun ini, Jabatan Tanah dan Survei Sarawak telah mencatat sejumlah 1,122,093 hektar tanah Hak Adat Bumiputera (NCR) telah diluluskan di bawah Program Pengukuran Perimeter NCR Inisiatif Baharu.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata, jumlah terbabit telah membabitkan sejumlah 686 kawasan di seluruh negeri ini.

“Daripada jumlah terbabit, sebanyak 632,612 hektar yang membabitkan 428 kawasan telah siap diukur, manakala sejumlah 396,073 hektar daripada 282 kawasan telah diwartakan.

“Dalam melaksana program ini, khususnya bagi memastikan sistem rekod pemilikan hak tanah NCR masyarakat di negeri ini lebih sistematik, kerajaan telah memperuntukkan perbelanjaan berjumlah RM81 juta untuk menampung kos kerja-kerja penyukatan ini.

“Dengan perwartaan ini, pemilik tanah tidak perlu risau mengenai isu pencerobohan tanah. Warta ini cukup untuk membuktikan pemilikan tanah tersebut dan sempadan kawasan tanah telah menjadi milik masyarakat Bumiputera di negeri ini,” kata Awang Tengah.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika mewakili Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem pada Majlis Ramah-Tamah Aidilfitri Peringkat Bahagian Sarikei dan Penyampaian Warta Rizab Komunal Bumiputera Seksyen 6 Kanun Tanah Negeri bagi kawasan Ulu Sarikei dan kawasan Pakan, di Dewan Suarah Sarikei, semalam.

Mengulas mengenai dasar ini, Awang Tengah berkata pengeluaran warta ini jelas membuktikan bahawa dasar kerajaan untuk sentiasa mengiktiraf tanah NCR milik rakyat di negeri ini sahaja.

Katanya melalui dokumen warta pemilikan dan persempadanan yang jelas ini, tiada siapa yang boleh mempertikai pemilikan tanah mereka.

Menurut Awang Tengah, untuk bahagian Sarikei sahaja sejumlah 141,643 hektar tanah dari 25 kawasan telah diluluskan untuk disukat hingga Julai tahun ini.

“Daripada jumlah ini, 121,910 hektar dari 21 kawasan telah siap diukur manakala 17 kawasan yang merangkumi 84,403 hektar telah diwartakan.

“Sebanyak 11 kawasan di Sarikei yang merangkumi 38,378 hektar telah diserahkan kepada komuniti,” jelasnya.

Menurut Awang Tengah, kerajaan Sarawak di bawah kepimpinan Adenan akan meneruskan agenda dan tumpuan pembangunan yang serius di kawasan luar bandar dalam pelan pentadbiran masa depan negeri ini.

Sehubungan itu katanya, perjuangan pentabdiran kerajaan Sarawak kini lebih menjurus untuk memperjuangkan hak kepada semua pihak, khususnya masyarakat di kawasan luar bandar.

“Fokus perjuangan untuk merapatkan jurang pembangunan di kawasan bandar dan luar bandar adalah misi utama Ketua Menteri untuk membela nasib rakyat negeri ini agar mereka tidak ketinggalan daripada segala aspek pembangunan, seperti masyarakat di kawasan bandar yang telah menikmati serba lengkap pembangunan daripada segala aspek.

“Dalam usaha untuk merealisasi impian dan matlamat ini, sokongan semua pihak amat diperlukan. Kita tidak mahu rakyat berpecah belah oleh sebab perkara yang remeh temeh.

“Oleh yang demikian, Ketua Menteri Sarawak telah berusaha sehabis-habisan untuk menghalang pihak yang terlalu ekstrem dengan politik dan agama untuk menyebarkan fahaman mereka masuk ke negeri ini,” jelas Awang Tengah.

Pada majlis yang sama, Awang Tengah turut menyeru masyarakat agar bertindak dengan lebih pantas untuk merebut segala bentuk peluang yang ada melalui pelan pembangunan yang dipergiatkan oleh kerajaan khususnya melalui Koridor Tenaga Diperbaharui Sarawak (SCORE) pada masa kini.

“Baru-baru ini, sejumlah RM30 bilion telah dilaburkan oleh syarikat asing untuk aktiviti SCORE. Situasi ini menggambarkan peluang yang amat besar untuk masyarakat kita manfaatkan terutama untuk meningkatkan pendapatan serta taraf sosioekonomi.

“Pada masa yang sama juga, pada bulan lepas pihak Korea Selatan telah berminat untuk melabur sebanyak RM3.8 bilion untuk fasa pertama di kawasan SCORE negeri ini.

“Kita berharap masyarakat kita dapat memanfaatkan peluang ini untuk menjalankan aktiviti perniagaan, mendapatkan pekerjaan yang sempurna dan meningkatkan kualiti hidup,” kata Awang Tengah lagi.

Sekitar 1,000 orang masyarakat telah hadir pada majlis berkenaan. Turut hadir Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua menteri (Promosi Pendidikan Teknikal) dan Menteri Muda Alam Sekitar Datu Len Talif Salleh, wakil Pengarah Jabatan Tanah dan Survei Ibrahim Lumpu, Residen Bahagian Sarikei Dahim Nadot serta ketua masyarakat setempat.- Utusan Borneo

‘Vast economic opportunities in Lawas’

LAWAS: The construction of the proposed new Lawas Airport under the 11th Malaysia Plan and several major development spin-offs in the Kuala Lawas and Lawas light industrial estate belt will create many jobs and economic opportunities for pro-active locals.

This was revealed by Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment and Minister of Industrial Development Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who said a South Korean company had expressed interest in opening a shoe manufacturing factory in Lawas, but subject to manpower availability.

“The chairman said he needs 5,000 workers and asked me if this is possible when I broached the idea with him in our recent meeting,” he said at the Hari Raya gathering organised by PBB at Kampung Nor Islam in Kuala Lawas recently.

Awang Tengah said Lawas’ strategic location along the shorter route to Sarawak’s border with Sabah and the upcoming developments in the surrounding area would offer the local community with many economic activities.

He thus advised the local community to venture into contract works, including harvesting of fresh fruit bunches of oil palm in the LCDA-driven Ladang Rakyat in Kuala Lawas.

He told the 1,200 local shareholders in the joint-venture with Felcra and LCDA not to be contented with the dividends paid by the company.

However, he said he had discussed with Felcra for advance dividends of RM400 each to the shareholders and hoped it would be approved by the management board.

“There are many opportunities in the plantation, and perhaps locals can form a company to undertake contract works here,” he said.

Responding to the local community’s request to extend the operating hours of the Kuala Lawas ferry service, he said it would be raised with Public Works Department. The ferry currently stops operating at 8pm daily.

He also said he had instructed Lawas District Council to properly plan the hawkers centre on both sides of the ferry point to provide a pleasant and hygienic trading place and project a positive image of Lawas.

On the request for the extension of Kampung Nor Islam and a village ring road, he said they would be undertaken by the respective authorities.

On another matter, Awang Tengah called on the people of Kuala Lawas to be united and remain steadfast behind Barisan Nasional in the coming state election.

Others present at the function were Awang Tengah’s wife Datuk Dayang Morliah Datuk Awang Daud, Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum Agong, Lawas district officer Husaini Hakim, PBB executive secretary Awang Bujang Awang Antek and Bukit Sari deputy branch chairman councillor Awangku Jinal Abidin Pengiran Jawa.- Borneo Post

Kpg Punang Jaya to experience significant ‘transformation’ — Awg Tengah

LAWAS: The government has approved a mixed development plan for Kampung Punang Jaya residential area, which would include building shophouses and light food processing centres.

Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this project would transform the physical, social and economic landscapes of the scenic Punang coast.

“This is part of the bigger picture for Punang. There would be economic diversifications from the traditional fishing livelihood to food processing, tourism and cottage industries,” he said at a PBB Hari Raya gathering at the beach front of Punang on Saturday.

He said the Land Consolidation and Development Authority (LCDA) had been instructed to plan the mixed development in the area.

To realise this project, Awang Tenagh urged the local community to rally behind the government.

Awang Tengah checks out a souvenir photo of him as a player in the Lawas football team. His team lost 2-1 to a Sabah team that had Hasan Sani, James Wong and other state and national players playing for them.

He added that he had also lobbied the federal government for money to put more concrete reef structures in Kampung Punang to protect its fishery resources.

On the proposed Kampung Punang new mosque, he gave the organising committee three days to finalise their plan for the iconic landmark. The proposal is to build the mosque using a floating concept, befitting the area’s identity and location.

Earlier, Awang Tengah opened the Kemas building in the village.

Also present at the function were his wife Datuk Dayang Morliah Awang Daud, Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum Agong, Lawas District Officer Hussaini Hakim, PBB executive secretary Awang Bujang Antek and PBB Bukit Sari deputy chairman Awangku JInal Abidin Pengiran Jawa.-Borneo Post

Masyarakat luar bandar perlu terus beri sokongan kepada kerajaan BN

LAWAS: Masyarakat luar bandar perlu terus memberi sokongan padu kepada kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi meneruskan kesinambungan dasar pembangunan dilaksanakan di kawasan pedalaman.

Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan berkata tanpa kekuatan politik masyarakat luar bandar kehilangan segala yang mereka miliki suatu masa kelak.

Menurutnya, masyarakat luar bandar yang memiliki kuasa politik yang boleh dapat membawa banyak per-ubahan kepada kehidupan mereka seperti pendidikan, mengangkat taraf ekonomi dan memajukan kawasan di luar bandar.

“Malah, Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem juga komited membawa kemajuan luar bandar melalui tumpuan lebih pelbagai agensi kerajaan sedia ada,” katanya pada Majlis Ramah-Tamah Aidilfitri di Dewan Masyarakat Kampung Ladang Baru kelmarin.

Turut sama isterinya yang juga Pengerusi PERKIM Lawas Datuk Dayang Morliah Datuk Awang Daud, Setiausaha Kerja PBB Sarawak Awang Bujang Awang Antek, Pegawai Daerah Lawas Husaini Hakim, Temenggung Sabli Hamid dan Ketua Wa-nita PBB Bukit Sari Kaunselor Aishah Bahar.

Menteri Kemudahan Awam dan Pembangunan Perindustrian itu mahu semangat Hari Raya Aidilfitri dijadikan wadah memperkemas semangat perpaduan dan memperkasa kekuatan politik di sini.

“Semangat perpaduan, kesungguhan untuk berjaya dalam pendidikan dan segala diusahakan mestilah dilipatgandakan,” katanya.

Beliau meminta ibu bapa dan guru terus membimbing anak-anak berjaya dalam pe-lajaran di samping bekalan pendidikan agama membentengkan mereka dengan anasir luar yang membawa kerosakan kepada generasi muda.

“Kita minta polis dan agensi penguat kuasa serius membanteras aktiviti pe-nyalahgunaan dadah dan perjudian siber di sini daripada berleluasa.

“Orang ramai perlu memberi kerjasama menyalurkan maklumat mengenai sebarang aktiviti haram terutama pembalakan haram yang merosakkan alam sekitar seperti jalan raya dan sebagainya,” jelas beliau.

Katanya penduduk juga harus merebut segala peluang yang disediakan kerajaan untuk berjaya dalam sektor perusahaan kecil, penternakan dan pertanian.

- Borneo Post Online

Works Ministry to probe road design as accidents rise

KUCHING: The Ministry of Works will carry out studies on the cause of accidents on federal roads to see if road design is to blame for rising statistics this year. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said he had directed the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and Public Works Department (JKR) to monitor the situation and find out the root causes of road accidents in the country.

“I have been informed by police that road accident cases have continued to rise despite government initiatives through various agencies to bring down the number of fatal and serious accidents.

“As such, we want to carry out studies on whether certain factors such as road design or unsafe road conditions have contributed towards the accidents and we will take the necessary action together with government agencies to improve the roads,” he told reporters when met at his Hari Raya open house held at his residence in Semariang yesterday.

He also advised all road users to be more alert when on the road so as to prevent accidents befalling other motorists as well. Since Ops Selamat 7 officially started on July 10 in conjunction with Hari Raya, it has recorded an increase in fatalities and road accidents.

“Around 203 fatalities were recorded throughout the country on its ninth day whereas the number of road accidents have risen to 12,383 cases,” said Bukit Aman traffic chief SAC Datuk Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff in a statement on Saturday.

According to him, 76 cases of the 203 fatalities occurred on federal roads while 56 cases were recorded on state roads.

“The highway recorded 26 cases whereas city roads and other roads recorded 23 and 22 cases respectively,” he said.

On another matter, Fadillah urged DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua to deny his involvement regarding the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) issue and not to involve Barisan Nasional (BN) ministers.

He pointed out that Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan had already challenged Pua to do so and therefore he (Pua) should respond to his challenge.

“There is no need for him (Pua) to skirt the issue brought up by (Datuk) Abdul Rahman. He should just respond to him and we will see the situation from there. He does not have to involve us because we are not even involved in meetings with anyone,” Fadillah remarked.

Pua recently challenged BN ministers to name him as the opposition politician who met former PetroSaudi International director Xavier Andrea Justo over 1MDB.

The Petaling Jaya Utara MP posted on his Facebook page that he dared any BN minister to accuse him of meeting Justo and they should not beat around the bush.

Though Pua has not been openly named, it was suggested that Pua was one of the opposition members who had met with the Swiss national at a hotel in Singapore allegedly on the sale of documents related to 1MDB’s aborted joint venture with PetroSaudi International.

Meanwhile, Fadillah’s open house saw people from all walks of life paying him a visit on the third day of Hari Raya.

Among them were Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife Datin Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang, State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri, Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunications) Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, and Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa, who were welcomed by Fadillah and his wife Datin Seri Ruzia Tahir.-Borneo Post

30 projek bekalan elektrik tenat

Arahkan kontraktor siapkan semua projek selewat-lewatnya pada penghujung Ogos

MESYUARAT Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (tengah)
mempengerusikan siding media yang turut dihadiri oleh Datuk Stephen Rundi.

KUCHING, Khamis Menteri Pengurusan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua, Awang Tengah Ali Hasan menyatakan rasa tidak berpuas hati terhadap 30 projek bekalan elektrik luar bandar (BELB) yang dianggap sebagai tenat dan 23 lagi projek lewat jadual. Katanya, sebanyak 30 projek tenat itu daripada 1,236 projek adalah di bahagian tengah Sarawak seperti Sibu, Mukah, Sarikei dan Kapit. Terdapat projek yang sepatutnya siap pada 2010 dan 2011 namun masih belum siap sehingga sekarang, tegasnya.

Sebelum ini saya telah berjumpa dengan kontraktor-kontraktor yang telah dilantik oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan dan saya rasa tidak puas hati tentang prestasi pelaksanaan kerja kontraktor yang telah diamanahkan untuk menyiapkan 30 projek itu, katanya. Beliau berkata demikian pada Sidang Media di Wisma Sumber Alam di sini padi tadi.

Sehubungan itu, Awang Tengah telah memberi tempoh dan mengarahkan supaya kontraktor-kontraktor terbabit menyiapkan semua projek tersebut selewat-lewatnya pada hujung Ogos ini. Sekiranya mereka (kontraktor) tidak dapat menyiapkan pada masa yang ditetapkan, Kerajaan akan melantik kontraktor lain untuk meneruskan kerja-kerja itu dan bayaran akan dibayar terus kepada sub kontraktor yang dilantik, jelasnya.

Dalam pada itu, Kerajaan Negeri katanya menyasarkan sebanyak 65,484 isi rumah menikmati bekalan elektrik menjelang akhir tahun ini. Menurutnya, sejak tahun 2009 hingga 2015, Kerajaan Persekutuan telah meluluskan peruntukkan sebanyak RM2.4 billion untuk melaksanakan 1,236 projek bekalan elektrik luar Bandar melalui sistem grid dan juga sistem alternatif.

Pelaksanaan projek berkaitan telah dilakukan oleh empat kontraktor yang telah dilantik oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan. Pada masa yang sama, Kerajaan Negeri melalui Kementerian Kemudahan Awam akan menyenaraikan lokasi terpilih untuk melaksanakan projek ini dan senarai tersebut akan dikemukakan kepada Kementerian Luar Bandar dan Pembangunan Wilayah Malaysia.

Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) akan melihat dari segi teknikal sebelum mereka meluluskan dan untuk memastikan bahawa pelaksanaan projek itu adalah mengikut standard dan spesifikasi yang telah ditetapkan, katanya. Sementara itu, beliau memberitahu untuk isi rumah yang kurang mampu, mereka boleh memohon bantuan Skim Bantuan Pendawaian (Assisted Wiring Scheme) daripada mana-mana pegawai SEB. Turut hadir Menteri Muda Kemudahan Awam dan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia (Luar Bandar) (Bekalan Elektrik dan Komunikasi) Datuk Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom. -Utusan Sarawak.

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