When : 21 – 22 May 2012

Where :  Putrajaya, Malaysia

Website : www.mygeoportal.gov.my/announcement/2085.aspx 

Published on: Thursday, December 30, 2010

Kota Kinabalu: Good news for owners of both residential and commercial-cum-industrial properties in the State whose land
leases may be expiring soon. The additional premiums for extension of land leases on houses has been lowered by 80 per cent. And that for commercial and industrial properties by 45 percent.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the Land and Survey Department here used the new premium rate beginning this
year. "Such low premium rate for renewing extension of land leases for homes proves the State Government is dedicated and committed to realsising the people's needs to own their houses for a longer period.

We want also to make sure the new premium rate will not burden the houseowners but accommodate them to posses their homes when their land leases are almost expiring," he said.

Musa, who is also Minister of Finance, said this in his speech at the launching of Wisma Tanah dan Ukur by Head of State Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah at its hall here, Wednesday.

Earth Day celebration in Malaysia was chosen was one of the twelve golden moments of Earth Day celebrations around the world. 

Tree planting in Malaysia

Please logon to www.quitrent.jtu.sabah.gov.my to check out the land dues balance and proceed to E-Banking payment through Aliance Bank.

This department has implemented E-Banking Service in order to facilitate land owners to make online payment through Alliance Bank.

Land owners can check and print the balance of the quit rent and bring to any Alliance Bank branches within Malaysia for payment at the counter. The departmental land offices counters are still available for payment.

 You also click on the E-Banking Icon on the homepage !

 The Infrastructurist America has posted an interesting article about urban planning. During our Surveying Science degree course, we were required to do one module of engineering design, back then we were told that Cul-de-Sacs are good design for keeping community privacy, limit the number of cars passing back your house etc. But today, Harvard University has done a study that reviews : while Cul-de-Sacs gives privacy, it may kill the community in terms of discouraging people to walk more (which is healthy) and increase the use of car even to the next row of houses, hence, increase the polution on the road (which is damaging to health).

The maps above say it all :

The one on the left is full of Cul-de-Sacs, forcing people to use vehicle to move around, the area is not friendly to walk or ride a bike. This area is likely to have air polution problems.

The one on the right is accessible and people could move around freely by walking and biking. This area will have lesser air polution caused by vehicles on the road.

Click on this link to read more :

The department has issued the circular on ICT Best Practises 1/2010. Officers and staff Members of the department are advised to read and be familiar with what are regagrded as Best Practises in using ICT as a tool to do their daily work. Most importantly, we all do our part to put into practise all these good codes of ethics in ICT that have been advocated.

You may download a copy from the link here for your presonal reference.