465 encroachment cases on federal lands since in last ten years

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 465 encroachment cases have taken place on lands owned by the Federal Government from 2015 till May 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (pic), who is tasked with temporarily overseeing the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry, said these figures involved encroachment on Federal Government-owned land, which is a total of 215,406 hectares nationwide.

“For the case in Penang, 26 complaints involved encroachment on federal-owned land, which is 18 lots of land,” said Johari in Parliament on Monday (July 28).

Johari said the Lands and Mines Department (JKPTG) director-general would coordinate joint programs with other enforcement agencies to address the issue of encroachment.

According to Johari, notices under Section 425 of the National Land Code (Act 828) would be issued to encroachers.

Johari also said to ensure that federal lands are not repeatedly encroached, the government will come up with a method that will involve ministries or the consumer department.

“Every federal-owned land has development plans based on the Malaysian Plan,” he said.

“But, developing the land is based on the priority and allocation given by the government,” added Johari.