Sarawak Land Issues- the truth always hurts

The Truth always hurts

The news cutting on the left are the actual problems and difficulties that the Sarawakian are facing under the state's current Land Code(1958). Dap is the only political party that speaks out against all these unfair policies since the 90s and yet the SUPP is reluctant to recognise the issues even after its defeat in the 520 state election last year.

The people in the state sent out a very clear message to the state BN, especially the SUPP, in 2006 and yet the state government and the CM just refused to acept the verdict that the land issues are unacceptable and unjust to the people and are hampering the economic growth of the state.

Instead of accepting the challenge for a public debate with the DAP, the SUPP is politicking the whole issue and in the news released yesterday it is arranging a land issues' tour together with the officials of the Land and Survey department. Its President, George Chang is reported saying that there is no need for the people to be concerned with the land issues and that the opposition DAP is simply misleading the rakyat about the government's new land policies.

Under the new land policies, the state governmnet imposed a new tariff for the renewal premium as high as 25-40% of the land's value. The new land policies did not give the landoners any choice when it comes to government compulsory acqusiation under S48 of the Land Code.

These two have been under heavy criticism from the DAP as it is against the basic fundamental rights of the people not to give automatic uncondictional renewal to the landowners as "land" is the single most important 'tangible property' a person can own. Furthermore, it is not inducive for FDI and local investors to invest and set up production facilities in Sarawak.

I have issued a open challenge to the SUPP to a debate and the land issues is one of the key topics but so far thare is no respond form the SUPP. I wasn't not a bit surprise either as the DAP have issued open challenge to the SUPP on many occasions without success. Put it bluntly, the SUPP can't face the truth and the truth hurts-the Land Code is simply UNACCEPTABLE!

I urge all the Sarwakian to stand united in this issue-the BN must be taught to change...

David Wong

DAP Sarawak publicity sec.

06-10-2007

避免反对党大选时造谣 人联下月土地讲解会
人联党11月初举行土地课题巡回讲解会，避免反对党来届国选再造谣，为民众解析对新土地政策的担忧。

人联党党魁拿督巴丁宜陈康南医生今日披露，为筹备来届国会选举人联党作出积极准备，包括举行土地课题讲解会，针对民生切身问题作出讲解。
邀土地局官员讲解

此讲解会邀请土地测量局官员详细与民讲解土地课题，配合来届国选解决民众担忧。他今日在人联党常务会议后召开记者会上，作此表示。

来届国选跫声逼近，土地课题成为上届州选人联战败致命伤之一，也被视为来届国选受关注课题。政府在宣布新土地政策后受到反对党炒作，引起选民担忧。
反对党炒作
陈康南表示，人联党将在11月首个星期在3个国会选区，古晋、诗巫及美里举行土地课题讲解会，邀请土地测量局官员详细向民解释新土地更新制。
他说，古晋将是3个选区的首站进行地点，唯此项研讨会日期尚未决定。他指出，他已指示人联党宣教及组织处进行筹办此活动。

古晋为首站
他希望通过此项讲解会让人民对新土地政策持有正确观念的了解，他说土地测量局拟定新土地收费制，他希望通过土地测量局的亲身解析，让选民更了解当中详情。
他披露，该党也将向选民讲解政府决策，让选民对政府政策存有正确观念。