Thursday 17 March 2016

Quit rent does nothing to help thousands of NCR land owners



Statement by Baru Bian

The announcement by the CM that the government has abolished quit rent on smallholder agricultural land and residential land is welcomed by all Sarawakians, myself included.

However, I want to stress that this move of abolishing quit rent does nothing to help the thousands of NCR land owners who are being deprived of their land because of the government’s refusal to recognize the NCR concept of pemakai menoa and pulau galau, both of which have been affirmed by the courts. This is an issue of the fundamental rights of the people to ownership of their land.

Sarawak Energy lighting up remote Batang Ai villages



SRI AMAN, March 17,2016:  Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) is continuing to electrify villages upstream of Batang Ai that are currently too remote to be connected to its grid.

The most recent longhouses to be installed with the solar home system (SHS) under Sarawak Energy CSR initiative is in Engkari.

The project comes under a RM3million commitment the power developer and energy utility is spending in Batang Ai over the next few years in social investment projects, in conjunction with its Batang Ai’s hydropower station's 30th Anniversary celebration.