By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Nov 11: The Sarawak government has allocated RM40 million this year to accelerate the surveying of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land across the State, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said. A total of 467 new staff members have also been recruited to expedite the process. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) report, Awang Tengah said the additional funding and manpower were crucial to ensuring smoother survey operations and…
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The Sarawak government has allocated RM40 million and hired 467 new staff to accelerate Native Customary Rights land surveys, aiming to speed up title issuance. As of 31 Oct 2026, 1.249 million hectares have been surveyed and 979,434 hectares gazetted.
- RM40 million allocated for NCR land surveys in Sarawak.
- 467 new staff recruited to expedite surveying.
- 1.249 million hectares surveyed, 979,434 hectares gazetted as of 31 Oct 2026.
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KUCHING, Nov 11: The Sarawak government has allocated RM40 million this year to accelerate the surveying of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land across the State, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said.
A total of 467 new staff members have also been recruited to expedite the process.
According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) report, Awang Tengah said the additional funding and manpower were crucial to ensuring smoother survey operations and speeding up the issuance of land title certificates to eligible landowners.
Since the introduction of the New NCR Land Survey Programme in 2010, approximately 1.249 million hectares (3.086 million acres) of NCR land have undergone perimeter surveys as of Oct 31, 2026, of which 979,434 hectares (about 2.42 million acres) have been gazetted.
