Will banks recognise strata titles for longhouses?

By Joseph Tawie

KUCHING: The latest move by the state government to issue two longhouse with strata titles has brought on many unanswered questions, key among them is whether or not the commercial banks will recognise these ‘titles’ for loans and mortages and if this latest exercise was yet another political bid to mislead natives into an “illusory” sense of security.

A senior native customary right (NCR) lawyer here, Baru Bian said Housing Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg’s bid to issue strata titles for longhouses was also in contradiction with the statement made by the Land and Survey Department.

Bagi juga bonus kepada pesara JKKK dan Ketua Kampung

Oleh Peter Palalun Lagadan
KOTA BELUD: Selaku salah seorang bekas Ketua Kampung di Kadamaian dan mewakili suara ramai pesara Pengerusi JKKK dan Ketua Kampung yang mungkin berjumlah lebih seribu orang, saya mencadangkan kepada kerajaan negeri supaya mempertimbang memberi sekurang-kurangnya bonus kepada para pesara seperti kami.

Semua pesara lain telah mendapat pelbagai habuan dan bantuan dari kerajaan bagi mengenang jasa mereka tetapi apakah jasa dan perkhidmatan kami sebagai bekas Ketua Kampung dan Pengerusi JKKK langsung tidak bermakna sudah kepada kerajaan.

Malaysia Day's Janji Tak DiTepati Rakyat DiBohongi

What a East Malaysian think on the eve of Merdeka

 

 

In the past 55 years and more, they have made us poorer still

 

After more than 50 years of "Janji tak diTepati, Rakyat selalu diBohongi", Iet us say goodbye to UMNO BN. Is this coming GE 13 (PRU 13) the end of BN in Sabah? Sabahans must realise that they have replaced the white men imperialist's colonialism with brown skin UMNOputras.

 

 

Jeffrey: Land disputes leading to violence

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The Sabah government is yet to fully respond to the
people’s grievances on NCR land grabs.

PINANGAH: State Reform Party (STAR) has warned that the increasing number of land disputes in Sabah is showing signs of turning ugly and may eventually lead to violence if the government continues to turn a blind eye on them.

In his speech at a land rights demonstration here recently, Sabah STAR chairman Jeffrey Kitingan expressed his disappointment that the state government has been neglecting the people despite the fact that the problem has been happening for many years.

Anwar: Expect more surprises from Sabah

By Luke Rintod of FMT

TUARAN: Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim today asked Sabahans to save Sabah and Malaysia by voting out the Umno-led Barisan Nasional at the coming general election.

“I know what I’m talking about. I have been a finance minister for eight years and during my tenure it was “pay, pay” unlike under the current one which is just “debt, debt”,” he said alleging the BN has it wrong everywhere in its governance.