The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia

Sarawak, a home to natives which comprised more than two-third of the State’s total population. Driven by the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural nature of the natives, the land administration in Sarawak is facing enormous challenges to bridge the gaps between modern land administrati...

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Main Authors: Toh, Ming Liang, Tan, Liat Choon, Tan, Wee Vern, Ujang, Muhamad Uznir, Azri, Nor Suhaibah, Thoo, Ai Chin, Looi, Kam Seng
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spelling my.utm.1088562024-12-11T09:34:38Z http://eprints.utm.my/108856/ The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia Toh, Ming Liang Tan, Liat Choon Tan, Wee Vern Ujang, Muhamad Uznir Azri, Nor Suhaibah Thoo, Ai Chin Looi, Kam Seng HD Industries. Land use. Labor Sarawak, a home to natives which comprised more than two-third of the State’s total population. Driven by the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural nature of the natives, the land administration in Sarawak is facing enormous challenges to bridge the gaps between modern land administration systems and native customary tenure. The perception of native towards land governance is a crucial aspect in determining the success of the land administration system. In light of this, the study aims to explore the adaptability of the natives to the current practices of native land governance in Sarawak. Being quantitative in nature, the first step involves the utilisation of Chi-Square test of independence to examine the relationships between two categorical variables (age and measurement of adaptability). The second step is to quantify the level of adaptability by using descriptive analysis. Based on the quota sampling method from 512 respondents, 8 out of 10 Chi-square tests implied that the adaptability towards the current native land governance is affected by the age of the natives; a trend which younger adults are more agreeable to the current native land governance compared to the groups with older age. However, results indicate that the overall rate of acceptance is still far from satisfaction, especially in terms of the issuance of native titles. Based on the findings, the paper ends with the recommendations to improve the native land governance in Sarawak. Global Academic Excellence 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/108856/1/TanLiatChoon2022_TheAdaptabilityOfNativeToLandAdministration.pdf Toh, Ming Liang and Tan, Liat Choon and Tan, Wee Vern and Ujang, Muhamad Uznir and Azri, Nor Suhaibah and Thoo, Ai Chin and Looi, Kam Seng (2022) The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Law, Government and Communication (IJLGC), 7 (27). pp. 33-43. ISSN 0128-1763 https://gaexcellence.com/ijlgc/article/view/2188 NA
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Toh, Ming Liang
Tan, Liat Choon
Tan, Wee Vern
Ujang, Muhamad Uznir
Azri, Nor Suhaibah
Thoo, Ai Chin
Looi, Kam Seng
The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia
description Sarawak, a home to natives which comprised more than two-third of the State’s total population. Driven by the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural nature of the natives, the land administration in Sarawak is facing enormous challenges to bridge the gaps between modern land administration systems and native customary tenure. The perception of native towards land governance is a crucial aspect in determining the success of the land administration system. In light of this, the study aims to explore the adaptability of the natives to the current practices of native land governance in Sarawak. Being quantitative in nature, the first step involves the utilisation of Chi-Square test of independence to examine the relationships between two categorical variables (age and measurement of adaptability). The second step is to quantify the level of adaptability by using descriptive analysis. Based on the quota sampling method from 512 respondents, 8 out of 10 Chi-square tests implied that the adaptability towards the current native land governance is affected by the age of the natives; a trend which younger adults are more agreeable to the current native land governance compared to the groups with older age. However, results indicate that the overall rate of acceptance is still far from satisfaction, especially in terms of the issuance of native titles. Based on the findings, the paper ends with the recommendations to improve the native land governance in Sarawak.
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author Toh, Ming Liang
Tan, Liat Choon
Tan, Wee Vern
Ujang, Muhamad Uznir
Azri, Nor Suhaibah
Thoo, Ai Chin
Looi, Kam Seng
author_facet Toh, Ming Liang
Tan, Liat Choon
Tan, Wee Vern
Ujang, Muhamad Uznir
Azri, Nor Suhaibah
Thoo, Ai Chin
Looi, Kam Seng
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title The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The adaptability of native to land administration in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort adaptability of native to land administration in sarawak, malaysia
publisher Global Academic Excellence
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url http://eprints.utm.my/108856/1/TanLiatChoon2022_TheAdaptabilityOfNativeToLandAdministration.pdf
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