Sarawak gazettes 2,326ha Samarahan NCR land, distributes RM5.26 mln land compensation
By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Nov 11: The Sarawak Government has gazetted another 2,326.31 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land involving several communities in Samarahan, while distributing RM5.26 million in compensation to landowners affected by two development projects in the division. A total of 679 land titles have also been handed over to 622 recipients under the NCR land survey programme. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the gazettement under Section 6 of…
The Sarawak Government gazetted 2,326.31 hectares of NCR land in Samarahan and distributed RM5.26 million in compensation. Additionally, 679 land titles were handed to 622 recipients under the NCR land survey programme.
Gazettement under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code aims to establish clearer boundaries and protect recognised NCR land.
Land titles issued under Section 18 provide exemption from land tax and premium payments, along with tenure in perpetuity.
As of Nov 11, 2026, 23,839.69 hectares in Samarahan have been surveyed, with 11,044.93 hectares already gazetted.
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KUCHING, Nov 11: The Sarawak Government has gazetted another 2,326.31 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land involving several communities in Samarahan, while distributing RM5.26 million in compensation to landowners affected by two development projects in the division.
A total of 679 land titles have also been handed over to 622 recipients under the NCR land survey programme.
Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the gazettement under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code was part of the government’s continued efforts to establish clearer land boundaries and protect recognised NCR land.
“Today’s presentation of Land Title Certificates is deeply meaningful as it offers certainty and protection to landowners,” he said at the Handover Ceremony for NCR land gazettes, land titles and compensation cheques for Samarahan Division today.
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