Sarawak Local Government Minister to look into claims of 100% increase to quit rent


SIBU: Claims of a 100% increase in quit rent have surprised Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Deputy Minister Michael Tiang (pic), and he says he will look into it.

"Some of the landowners went to the Land and Survey Department to pay for their quit rent for the year 2023 and they had the shock of their lives because the rate that they were asked to pay was beyond an 100% increase.

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