Dept reviewing 90,000 Sabah land applications
Published on: Monday, August 10, 2020
By: Bernama
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TAWAU: The Sabah Land and Survey Department (JTU) is in the process of reviewing 90,000 applications for land ownership in the State.Its Director Bernard Liew Chau Min said the applications were for various categories, including Native Title (NT) grants.
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“In this case, there have been overlap of applications involving several parties and the process takes time to complete because it requires the department to make a detailed investigation, including going to the location to find out the rightful owner of the land.”
He said this when met after the handing over ceremony of new houses and land titles to fire victims in Kampung Tanjung Batu Otentik and land title in Tawau and Kalabakan by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, here.
On the ceremony held on Saturday, he said a total of 318 native titles involving an area of over 400 hectares were handed over to Tawau and Kalabakan residents.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Another 67 lots of settlements were handed over to victims of the Kampung Tanjung Batu Otentik fire that occurred last year, he added.
