Awang Tengah: Land Code (Amendment) Bill 2025 to modernise land governance in Sarawak

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Sarawak's Deputy Premier, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, introduced the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to modernize land management. The amendments aim to streamline procedures, enhance enforcement, refine planning policies, and integrate digital innovations. A key change is the stricter regulation of rock material extraction, removal, and transportation, requiring licensing and imposing heavier penalties for violations, including fines up to RM500,000 and imprisonment.