NEWS FLASH - Najib wrote a letter to Land and Survey on the Santubong land issue

As a result of this, the Land and Survey Department has suggested to the villagers to sit down together with Zalpoint management, the Pantai Damai assemblyman Dr. Abdul Rahman Junaidi and Batang Sadong Member of Parliament Nancy Shukri (?).

The meeting will take place as soon as possible.

NEWS FLASH - Land & Survey Department is now in the PRESS relation mode

The Land and Survey Department is now trying to get itself closer to the press as to avoid another 'embrassing' case similar to the Pulau Bruit case.

The Kampung Bruit folks are not happy because the department had given the land which they had applied 'earlier' to a Sibu-based company Poh Zhen Sdn Bhd without informing them.

They were told that their application was in process but at the same time the department gave the land to the company.

At least one village is said to be keen to join Kampung Bruit in the fight for their 'justice'.

Voters in Semop constituency vow not to vote for Asfia in next election

By Hwang Fei-hung

SIBU: “Kamek sik mau jadi pengemis di rumah kamek empum!”

This was declared by Chairman of Pulau Bruit Oil Palm Scheme committee Ja’faar Kara when refuting claims by Superintendent of Land and Survey (Mukah) Unus Tambi that the residents of the coastal village in the Semop constituency had accepted the alienation of a 5000-hectare plot of land on the island to a Sibu based company Poh Zhen Sdn Bhd recently.

NEWS FLASH - The Land and Survey Department wants to meet the Santubong folks to settle the land issue

The Land and Survey Department had decided it is better for it to settle the issue before more detailsare made known to members of the public (vide NEWS FLASH - Santubong folks question the rationale of giving land to Zalpoint dated on July 01, 2010).

The meeting between the villagers and department is tentatively to take place next Friday.

The Santubong folks are not happy because they are yet given any compensation for the land which was acquired by the State Government, through the Land and Survey Department.

The land was later given to Zalpoint which subsequently mortgaged it for a sum of between RM40 millions to RM60 millions.

NEWS FLASH - Santubong folks question the rationale of giving land to Zalpoint

The Santubong folks were using the land for agriculture since 1940 before they were approached by the Land and Survey Department on a plan to acquire the land for development purposes.

The department told them that they would be compensated.

And later they got to know that the land was given to a company by the name of Zalpoint which subsequently mortgaged it for a cool RM40million to RM60 million a year later.

Asfia dan Norah Membuat 'DAMAGE CONTROL' Untuk Atasi Kekecohan Kes Tanah di Pulau Bruit

Oleh Waarheid Mirino

SIBU: Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nasar dikatakan menuduh Ahli Parlimen Igan Datuk Wahab Dollah sebagai dalang dalam kekecohan yang membabitkan tuntutan tanah seluas 5,000 hektar di Pulau Bruit, Daro oleh penduduk Kampung Bruit.

Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nasar mungkin mengaitkan kisah lampau beliau dengan Datuk Wahab Dollah sebagai alasan untuk membuat tuduhan yang keras ini.

Beliau, menurut satu sumber, menuduh Datuk Wahab Dollah menaja Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kelapa Sawit Daro Haji Jaafar Kara untuk mendedahkan perihal tanah itu.

NEWS FLASH - Kampung Bruit residents refute claims by the Mukah Land and Survey Department

Kampung Bruit residents are not happy when the Mukah divisional Land and Survey Department is trying to sweep their problems under the carpet by accusing the villagers were claiming lands which were not 'theirs' (vide PRESS STATEMENT by Mukah divisional Land and Survey Department on the Bruit issue).

The villagers should be advised that in order to solve their problem, they must get rid of Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar and YB Norah Tun Rahman first.

Once they have changed the elected people's representatives, only then they sit down with the Land and Survey Department staff.

Mass exodus of members from PBB Kampung Sg Midin

by Asan

KUCHING: A senior member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Sungei Midin sub-branch is frustrated at the government for dragging its feet in solving the problems that plagued Kampung Sungei Midin village for so many years.

And he threatened to leave the party if the situation does not getting better soon.

"From my feedbacks, quite a large number of members from our sub-branch would follow my footstep to leave the party."

PRESS STATEMENT by Mukah divisional Land and Survey Department on the Bruit issue

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: Mukah divisional Land and Survey Department claims that there is no overlapping of claims between the Kampung Bruit residents and Poh Zhen Sdn Bhd with regards to state land applied for the oil palm plantation business.

If this is true, then why the villagers were making noise as if their 'land' was being taken by the company which is said to be linked to Rimbunan Hijau, Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar and YB Norah Tun Rahman?

Both the villagers and company did send their inquiries to the department - and it is true that there is no overlapping of claims then why can't this matter being resolved months ago?

Asfia, Norah and Kampung Bruits residents

by Sebanaku Sarawak

KUCHING: Kampung Bruit residents of Pulau Bruit are incensed with their people's representatives.

They were given a promise before the last state election that they would be getting 5,000 hectares of land for them to plant oil palm to supplement their income.

As a matter of fact, they have worked hard since 2002 towards their dreams of supplementing their income with oil palm plantation. 

Tidak mudah dapat geran tanah NCR di Sarawak

oleh Thun Diwan

SIBU: Pengumuman Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak supaya kerajaan mempertimbangkan kemungkinan untuk mengeluarkan geran tanah kepada penduduk di luar bandar dalam Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (RMK-10 ) sudah tentu melegakan pemilik Tanah Adat (NCR).

Apatah lagi apabila Perdana Menteri mengkhususkan pengumuman itu kepada penduduk-penduduk di luar bandar yang membabitkan Sabah dan Sarawak.

Difahamkan Sarawak mempunyai 1.5 juta ekar tanah yang diketagorikan sebagai NCR.