Zambry refuted allegations that he is anti-Chinese

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir refuted allegations that he is anti-Chinese and he had never tried to prevent the Chinese community from getting titles to their land.


Zambry Abdul Kadir

Instead, he is actively holding discussions with all the relevant bodies to enable the Chinese and other communities to get titles to their land.

The land issue is one of the main issues raised by the opposition in their campaign for the Bukit Gantang by-election. But the promises made by the previous government to issue permanent land title to various quarters in Perak were against the provisions under the National Land Code.


Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the previous government forgot about the NLC. Although the state and Mentris Besar have certain power over land matters, when it comes to policy matters, it must be agreed by all states.

He, however, said there were certain issues that needed to be addressed first, especially when they went against the provisions of the National Land Code.

“In this case, if Perak wants to do it, it must also be implemented by other states. Why did Penang, Kelantan, Kedah or Selangor not want to do it too? So this is a policy matter that must be clarified,” he said.

In some cases, he added, the state government had issued them with temporary land titles but many still questioned why they were only for 10 years. “They need to understand that that is the law.

The provision says that even if the maximum is 60 years, it cannot be issued in one go,” he said.

He said the first installment would be for a maximum of 10, followed by another 10 or 20 or 30, depending on the state government when for renewal came up.