On Today Show
— Tr Panting ak Baling, Head of the Agricultural Heritage Village sg. Patin Bintulu – Dispute Over Similajau National Park Boundaries: Residents Demand Compensation for Encroachment
— Dennis Along, Social activist from Mulu – Federal Assistance for Flood Centers Undermines GPS's Capabilities
Topik Pada Hari Ini
— Tr Panting ak Baling, Ketua Kampung Warisan Pertanian sg. Patin Bintulu – Pertikaian Mengenai Sempadan Taman Negara Similajau: Penduduk Menuntut Pampasan atas Pencerobohan
— Dennis Along, Aktivis Sosial dari Mulu – Bantuan Persekutuan untuk Pusat Banjir Merendahkan Keupayaan GPS
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Tr Panting ak Baling- Head of the Agricultural Heritage Village sg. Patin Bintulu.
*Dispute Over Similajau National Park Boundaries: Residents Demand Compensation for Encroachment*
Tr Panting gave an update on what happened after the meeting at the IPD Bintulu Police Office - which was also attended by former Sarawak state chief secretary Datuk Amar Morshidi Abdul Ghani. All parties agreed to go down to the field to see the boundary of the Similajau national park with the residential lots / agricultural areas. For 2 days the residents waited for the SFC to go and see the border. But the SFC was absent and did not show its face. For suspecting something has happened. So the residents dared to enter the fenced area. Apparently for the past few weeks, when the SFC was doing roadblocks. They have entered our garden, cut down more than 20 oil palm trees and dug with a bulldozer 3 big holes/trenches so that our car cannot enter the garden area. This is a form of encroachment on our garden and we will demand compensation. During the meeting I stated that the distance between our garden and the border of the national park is 1.65 km as agreed upon when we were first given permission to explore the area. It was clearly confirmed by SFC officials that the third exstantion was gazetted in 2018. This shows that we have been gardening in the area in question earlier (2009) before 2018. This proves that we were given permission in advance before the third exstantion in 2018. On SFC's encroachment on the garden us. We have made a police report for immediate action- said Panting.
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