A rational perspective on land trespassing

LAND trespassing is not unique to Malaysia. It is a governance issue faced by nations everywhere because land sits at the intersection of survival, livelihood, economic gain, identity, history and power.

In Malaysia, pressures arise from housing needs, small-scale farming, plantations and extraction, religious and cultural identity, colonial-era titling gaps, and the question of who controls resources. These forces overlap, but they do not operate at the same scale.