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Free Malaysia Today
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Fund native land surveys if PKR's sincere, says Sarawak deputy premier
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the Sarawak government has made significant progress since launching a new NCR land survey initiative in 2010. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Sarawak deputy premier Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has urged the federal government to continue funding native customary right (NCR) land surveys, after PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar called for these surveys to be expedited. Awang Tengah said the Sarawak government has made significant progress since the launch of the new NCR land survey initiative in 2010, while continued federal support would ensure its momentum. 'Perhaps she is unaware of the developments and the successes we have achieved. If (Nurul Izzah) is truly concerned about this issue, I hope the federal government will continue to provide funding,' he said, according to The Borneo Post. Putrajaya has allocated RM15 million for Sarawak to hold NCR land surveys this year. Awang Tengah said the current approach carried out in two stages – perimeter surveys followed by individual lot surveys – had proven effective and was based on applications from affected communities. Before 2010, land surveys were conducted under various programmes, including resettlement schemes dating back to the 1960s, the Gabungan Parti Sarawak deputy chairman added. He said individual lot surveys begin once the land has been gazetted under the Sarawak Land Code and applications are submitted by landowners. Over 1.2 million hectares of NCR land have been surveyed to date. 'We have already implemented this, and the success has been significant. This is a much faster method,' Awang Tengah said. 'Over more than 50 years, only around 260,000 hectares were surveyed. Compare that to what we have achieved since 2010 – the results have increased many times over,' he said, adding that the Sarawak government allocated RM40 million this year for this initiative. Yesterday, Nurul Izzah called for faster action on land surveys and ownership approvals for native customary land in Sarawak, and a halt to the issuance of new licences on disputed land. Although native customary rights are recognised under federal law and the Sarawak Land Code, a fraction of such land had been formally surveyed and allowed legal ownership, she said. In response, Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap of the Sarawak United People's Party later accused her of trying to exploit Sarawak issues for political gain. Separately, a Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Youth division leader urged Nurul Izzah to apologise for her statement, claiming it misrepresented the legal and policy framework surrounding NCR land and risked creating unnecessary tension. Piasau PBB Youth chief Aniq Ashwin Abuzar said that Nurul Izzah must speak with accuracy and responsibility as a senior figure of the unity government component, especially on complex matters involving land rights in Sarawak. 'We urge her to refrain from making uninformed remarks and to engage constructively with the Sarawak government and native community leaders before commenting on our internal affairs,' he said.
Associated Press
20-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
ZenaTech Advances Its US Southeast DaaS Business with a Bolt-On Land Survey Company Acquisition Offer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) ('ZenaTech'), a technology company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, today announced it has extended an offer to acquire a well-established Florida land survey engineering firm that could serve as a bolt-on to another recently acquired land survey company. The acquisition would strengthen ZenaTech's Drone as a Service presence in the high-growth Florida market and would be the fourth acquisition in the Southeast region and the fifth acquisition nationally. 'This target acquisition will strengthen our regional Florida coverage by delivering faster and more precise drone-powered surveys to construction, real estate and government customers, while accelerating our broader US DaaS rollout,' said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., CEO of ZenaTech. 'With the global drone survey market growing at over 19% a year, we plan to leverage this growth by building a scalable, recurring revenue business that captures long-term value across land surveys and other legacy industries ripe for drone innovation.' Accurate land surveys are essential for the planning, design, and execution of roads, bridges, and building projects for cities, commercial, and residential projects, and are required for legal purposes. Remotely piloted drones with an array of sensors and cameras, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), and GPS systems for capturing high-resolution pictures and data are revolutionizing the land survey industry, gathering aerial data across expansive terrains in a matter of hours instead of weeks or months using more traditional photogrammetry methods. The Drone as a Service or DaaS business model works similarly to Software as a Service (SaaS), but instead of providing software over the internet, this model offers drone technology solutions and services on a subscription or pay-per-use basis. Both business and government customers can conveniently access drones for tasks such as surveying, inspections, security, law enforcement, power washing or precision agriculture solutions without having to buy, operate, or maintain the drones themselves. ZenaTech's DaaS model offers customers, including government agencies, builders and developers, construction firms, and farmers, reduced upfront costs as there is no need to purchase expensive drone hardware and software, and convenience as the company manages drone pilots, regulatory certifications, maintenance, and operations. DaaS also offers scalability to companies to use more often or less often based on their needs and enables access to advanced drone technology and applications. About ZenaTech ZenaTech (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a technology company specializing in AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and Quantum Computing solutions for mission-critical business applications. Since 2017, the Company has leveraged its software development expertise and grown its drone design and manufacturing capabilities through ZenaDrone, to innovate and improve customer inspection, monitoring, safety, security, compliance, and surveying processes. With enterprise software customers using branded solutions in law enforcement, health, government, and industrial sectors, and drones being implemented in these plus agriculture, defense, and logistics sectors, ZenaTech's portfolio of solutions helps drive exceptional operational efficiencies, accuracy, and cost savings. The Company operates through seven global offices in North America, Europe, Taiwan, and UAE, and is growing a DaaS business model and global partner network. About ZenaDrone ZenaDrone, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZenaTech, develops and manufactures autonomous business drone solutions that can incorporate machine learning software, AI, predictive modeling, Quantum Computing, and other software and hardware innovations. Created to revolutionize the hemp farming sector, its specialization has grown to multifunctional drone solutions for industrial surveillance, monitoring, inspection, tracking, process automation and defense applications. Currently, the ZenaDrone 1000 drone is used for crop management applications in agriculture and critical field cargo applications in the defense sector, the IQ Nano indoor drone is used for inventory management and security in the warehouse and logistics sectors, and the IQ Square is an indoor/outdoor drone designed for land survey and inspections use in commercial and defense sectors. Contacts for more information: Company, Investors and Media: Linda Montgomery ZenaTech 312-241-1415 [email protected] Investors: Michael Mason CORE IR [email protected] Safe Harbor This press release and related comments by management of ZenaTech, Inc. include 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws and applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This forward-looking information relates to future events or future performance of ZenaTech and reflects management's expectations and projections regarding ZenaTech's growth, results of operations, performance, and business prospects and opportunities. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management. 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