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New Straits Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Malay reserve land in Peninsular Malaysia reaches nearly 5mil hectares
KUALA LUMPUR: The total area of Malay Reserve Land (MRL) in Peninsular Malaysia stood at 4,956,639.26 hectares as of Dec 31 last year, the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry said. The figure was based on records submitted by the respective state authorities, excluding Penang and Melaka, which do not have a Malay Reserve Enactment, the ministry said. "Monitoring of Malay Reserve Land is discussed at the federal level through the National Land Council (MTN) as part of negotiations between the federal and state governments on land matters. "This includes inconsistencies in the enforcement of enactments across states, disruptions to the land replacement process due to development, and challenges in developing land designated as Malay Reserve," the ministry said in a written parliamentary reply. The ministry was responding to a question from Datuk Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya (PN–Pokok Sena) regarding the latest status of Malay Reserve Land in each state and efforts to preserve its status in line with the Malay Reserve Enactment 142. The ministry also said it had taken the initiative to adopt the Malaysia Geospatial Online Services (MyGOS), an online geospatial data-sharing platform for government agencies. "MyGOS serves as a spatial database to assist state authorities in implementing large-scale developments or planning future development, while also helping them manage Malay Reserve Land more systematically," it said.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
PM Anwar defends KL flat redevelopment, says it's about dignity, not ‘a Chinese agenda'
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly said that redeveloping old housing areas in Kuala Lumpur is not an attempt to displace Malays, but a move to provide more dignified living conditions. According to a report in Sinar Harian today, Anwar said that land status remains unchanged, including Malay Reserve Land and Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) land. 'I don't understand this kind of politics. Is the land Malay Reserve Land? It remains so. Is the land Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) land? Yes, it remains so,' he was quoted as saying during the launch of the Warisan Kuala Lumpur (KL) initiative at DBKL tower. 'But old flats like Sri Perlis, which are dilapidated, overcrowded, and lack facilities — we want to fix them, so why is this being politicised? 'We're not trying to take Malay land — we want to replace one-bedroom homes with three-bedroom ones. And even that becomes an issue, supposedly land seizure, a Chinese agenda. This is not about race, this is about the people's dignity,' he reportedly added. Anwar reportedly said that it was disheartening that some families, including those with children, are still living in cramped one-room flats built over 40 years ago. He reportedly called for immediate redevelopment with better housing near the same location, while ensuring that the people's needs come before developer interests. He also reportedly cited examples of housing projects in Penang approved in under 50 days, proving that rapid and efficient development is possible.
Malay Mail
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar defends KL flat redevelopment, says it's about dignity, not ‘a Chinese agenda'
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly said that redeveloping old housing areas in Kuala Lumpur is not an attempt to displace Malays, but a move to provide more dignified living conditions. According to a report in Sinar Harian today, Anwar said that land status remains unchanged, including Malay Reserve Land and Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) land. 'I don't understand this kind of politics. Is the land Malay Reserve Land? It remains so. Is the land Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) land? Yes, it remains so,' he was quoted as saying during the launch of the Warisan Kuala Lumpur (KL) initiative at DBKL tower. 'But old flats like Sri Perlis, which are dilapidated, overcrowded, and lack facilities — we want to fix them, so why is this being politicised? 'We're not trying to take Malay land — we want to replace one-bedroom homes with three-bedroom ones. And even that becomes an issue, supposedly land seizure, a Chinese agenda. This is not about race, this is about the people's dignity,' he reportedly added. Anwar reportedly said that it was disheartening that some families, including those with children, are still living in cramped one-room flats built over 40 years ago. He reportedly called for immediate redevelopment with better housing near the same location, while ensuring that the people's needs come before developer interests. He also reportedly cited examples of housing projects in Penang approved in under 50 days, proving that rapid and efficient development is possible.
