By Aidila Razak
The Miri High Court dismissed a native customary right claim by four Kuala Baram natives made against Naim Land Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of chief minister of Sarawak Abdul Taib Mahmud-linked Naim Holdings.
In a filing to Bursa Malaysia, the construction company said the High Court dismissed the writ yesterday. The writ was filed by four individuals in Mar 2009 over 38 acres (15.38 ha) of land in the Kuala Baram Land District.
“We are delighted with the outcome of the court case and we hope that the case will deter people from pursuing this type of claim against rightful landowners,” it said.
According to Naim Holding’s quarterly report for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2012, Naim Land Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Naim Cendera Sdn Bhd) received two writ of summons and statement of claims from the persons over Lot 3247, Block 11 in the Kuala Baram Land District.
The summonses were also filed against the Superintendent of Land & Survey, Miri Division and the State Government of Sarawak.
Taib Mahmud
The area sits within Naim Land’s township area of 2,700 acres (1092.65 ha). Last April, Naim Land signed a joint venture agreement with Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd to build and operate a hospital on four acres of the land.
The company is facing NCR claims and injunctions against encroachment in Bengoh, Kemena, Muara Tuang and Padawan.
Naim Holdings’s chairperson Abdul Hamid Sepawi is CM Taib’s cousin.
According to TA Securities, Naim Holdings is expected to benefit from the mammoth Sarawak Corridor Renewable Energy (SCORE) projects.
The investments for the projects which Naim Holdings may benefit from have an estimated value of RM47.7 billion.
This includes a RM40 million temporary workers camp at Samalaju built by a joint-venture between Naim Holdings, the Bintulu Development Authority and another Taib-linked company Cahya Mata Sarawak.
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