Over 600 receive land titles in Ranau
Published on: Friday, April 25, 2025
Published on: Fri, Apr 25, 2025
By: Clarence Dol Text Size: Some of the recipients showing their land titles. RANAU: Over 600 villagers received land titles at the Sabah Native Land Grant Presentation Ceremony (Pantas) here on Tuesday. The presentation ceremony was done by Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah Datuk Abidin Madingkir, who is also Pagigatan Assemblymen, who described the event as historic for his constituents. 'Land titles are very valuable assets and will be enjoyed by generations to come.' 'It's my priority to work on issuing these titles and we are grateful because we have the Assistant Land Revenue Collectors (PPHT) who is very committed in helping,' he said. Abidin said that the next Pantas land titles will be handed over in Kg Narawang, Waluhu and Lutut in the near future. According to him, the Pantas Program is an initiative of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government apart from other programs such as Syukur, human capital development programs and so on. 'The government has allocated RM20 million to fund the Pantas Program throughout Sabah. This is among the government programs under the direction of SMJ Development 1.0. All of them are programs to improve the well-being of the people. 'I call on all residents of Kg Sagindai and Kg. Sungangon to continue to give unwavering support to the GRS Government and give a fresh mandate to the GRS Government so that the SMJ 2.0 Development Plan can be continued after the PRN17,' he said. Ranau PPHT, Jaidi Adrian Gulis said, the historic program in Kg. Sagindai Lama, Kg. Sagindai Baru and Kg. Sungangon all came about as a result of Abidin's initiative. 'Due to the lack of land surveying in Kg. Sagindai and due to the problem of overlapping land applications, in 2019, Abidin requested that the Pantas Survey Program be implemented in Kg. Sagindai Lama, Kg. Sagindai Baru and Kg. Sungangon. 'He was willing to give RM10,000 as an initial fund so that this program could be launched in all three villages. 'Despite the initial objections, now the map of Kg. Sagindai has been filled with titled lands that have been surveyed,' he said. He added that on October 18, 2024, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, performed the gimmick of handing over the Pantas titles, and on February 25, 2025, the handover was officially completed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Hj Noor. According to him, the total number of land titles that have been issued and will be handed over to the recipients is 650 for the three villages, namely Kg. Sagindai Baru, Sagindai Lama and Kg. Sungangon. In the meantime, Implementing Chairman, Roslan Sakandal, thanked him for finally having the opportunity to have a land title through the efforts of the People's Representative and also the Ranau Land and Survey Department. He represented the residents, expressing his gratitude for the continuous efforts of Abidin and also the Ranau Land and Survey Department for successfully realizing our dream of owning a land title. Village chief, Didimus Jain, thanked the government for the commitment to realize the management of land grant issuance. This, he said, shows the efficiency of the Land and Survey Department led by Jaidi. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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