PBS Tandek wants Sabah government to revoke land approved to company
May 22, 2010, Saturday
KOTA MARUDU: Pari Bersatu Sabah’s (PBS) Tandek division has passed a resolution calling on the state government to revoke a huge parcel of land approved to a certain company involving the Kota Marudu and Pitas districts, which affects 35 villages and native customary rights (NCR) land.The resolution was passed at the division’s 25th annual general meeting here yesterday which was attended by 122 delegates from 118 branches, who had voiced the grievances of the people affected.
Their contention was that the perimeter survey done by the company to develop 60,000 hectares of land in the two districts did not exclude land developed by the villagers as well as those claimed as customary rights.
The matter had caused concern and distress to the people who had run out of patience, several delegates pointed out at the meeting.
The large land area is said to overlap NCR land, land alienated as kampung reserve, land applied and developed by farmers, grazing reserve, water catchment areas and those earmarked for public amenities, which the delegates claimed should have been excluded from the perimeter survey.
The delegates claimed that the affected people were also frustrated with the inability of the state government to resolve the matter and that angered land owners and villagers were contemplating holding protest demonstrations and seeking help from groups such Suhakam and international NGOs.
“The company did not fulfill its previous undertaking reached at a meeting involving the district office and village heads to also survey the kampung boundaries and customary rights land simultaneously with its perimeter survey.
“The people said this is not consistent with the 1Malaysia concept of putting the people first,” said PBS deputy president and Tandek division chief, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili, who officiated the meeting chaired by PBS vice-president Datuk Radin Malleh.
Dr Ongkili, who is also Kota Marudu MP and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, added that he had raised the problem with four previous Sabah chief ministers but the state government had failed to come up with a resolution acceptable to the villagers.
He said he would raise the issue again with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
Many of the delegates had stressed that unless the state government did something concrete about this, the issue would become an international one.
They also claimed that similar problems were happening in Mangin and Matunggong (the other state seats under the Kota Marudu parliamentary constituency) where a government agency was awarded 7,000 ha of land for development.
“The delegates also urged the state government to cancel the award of the land to the agency.
“The agency can always be given land elsewhere that does not involve taking land already occupied and developed by village folks,” said Dr Maximus. — Bernama
seharusnya kawasan NCR dan water catchment tidak diusik samasekali. kawasan NCR adalah alat untuk orang-orang kampung bercucuk tanam dan sebagai tempat tinggal manakala kawasan water cacthment ni adalah untuk kepentingan sumber air untuk penduduk di sekitar. seringkali pada musim kemarau, sumber air menjadi masalah utama bagi penduduk mengusahakan aktiviti pertanian dan untuk kehidupan seharian. kalau kawasan ini juga terhapus..tidak lama, makin banyak aktiviti tani tidak boleh beroperasi kerana tiada bekalan air sebab water catchment sudah tiada.
BalasPadambagaimana sebegitu banyak kawasan boleh diberi kepada syarikat-syarikat besar? adakah kerana mereka banyak duit maka mereka mudah mendapatkan apa saja sekelip mata. jangan lupa bahawa orang-orang kampung dan penduduk yang sudah lama menetap di kawasan tersebut adalah lebih berhak dan tidak patut diabaikan. siapa beri kuasa kepada syarikat besar ini untuk senang-senang menceroboh kawasan NCR dan tadahan air?
BalasPadamkepentingan orang-orang kampung harus dijaga..
BalasPadamkawasan tadahan air adalah jangan diganggu sama sekali. ingatlah akan air merupakan asas kepada kehidupan ramai orang. kalau ia dicemari sebab ia untuk membangunkan kawasan pertanian, getah? sawit? felcra? mereka sebenarnya adalah amat tidak bertimbang rasa...pada masyarakat dan juga alam sekitar
BalasPadamsaya ingin tanya, siapa yang beri kuasa kepada syarikat besar itu untuk meneruskan kerja-kerja di sana? kenapa ia boleh terjadi di banyak kawasan kampung di sabah ini? apakah pertindihan kawasan tidak pernah dikaji oleh jabatan bertanggung jawab bahawa ia adalah status perkampungan dan kawasan tadahan air?
BalasPadamThis is not the first time that citizens have to make way for developments. I hope the government can come up with a win-win situation in the future and consider mutual benefits before proposing any developments.
BalasPadamperlu disiasat.. pasti ada berlaku salah guna kuasa.. kerajaan tidak akan sewenang2nya memberikan tanah yang begitu luas kepada mana2 syarikat dengan membelakangkan hak2 rakyat.
BalasPadamgovernment must find the solution and give a detail explanation about it.
BalasPadamThere are no enforcement in making sure that the NCR will not going to be converted to any land title available...
BalasPadamThe people's welfare should be made top priority.
BalasPadamongkili said he had raised the problem with four previous Sabah chief ministers but the state government had failed to come up with a resolution acceptable to the villagers...4 chief minister! and still no solution?
BalasPadamhopefully this time, govt will come up with a positive resolution that will acceptable by the villagers...
People's welfare 1st and the rest is second.
BalasPadamSeriously kaarabau, 4 CMs and still no solution? Unacceptable. But I hope something good comes up to help these people..
BalasPadamThere should roundtable discussion between the District Officer, the companies delegates and the villagers. This so against 1Malaysia. I hope the Govt revoke it immediately as it is involving customary rights and native lands..
BalasPadamHope that the government will consider all the factors before approving any proposals.
BalasPadamThe government should take actions to resolve this matter before it evolves into a bigger issue.
BalasPadamThe people should not be sacrificed for the sake of developments.
BalasPadamLands already belongs to the natives should not be awarded to other people without their consent. Compensation and such should be made if such thing occurs.
BalasPadamhe had raised the problem with four previous Sabah chief ministers but the state government had failed to come up with a resolution acceptable to the villagers.
BalasPadamSo the main problem now came from Federal!!!
Kerajaan pusat perlu meletakkan kes ini dalam ranking yang bahaya dan perlu diselesaikan segera kerana ini melibatkan tanah......
BalasPadamHarap kes ini dapat diselesaikan secepat mungkin.
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