LONG SELAAN LEASE 300-ACRE LAND TO COOPERATIVE FOR OIL PALM

The Baram Ulu Cooperative had secured a 300-acre piece of land at Sebatu for the purpose of oil palm plantation for its 1,000 members from nine longhouses in Kedaya Telang Usan.

Its chairman Belawan Apoi said the land belonging to Long Selaan had been leased to the cooperative for the commercial purpose of planting oil palm.

“The Long Selaan Land committee had duly signed an agreement with the cooperative as we see the venture will benefit a lot of people in Kedaya Telang Usan who are members of the cooperative,” said Belawan in an interview with the Borneo Post yesterday.

He said with the agreement and the objective of the cooperative to work on the land, he advised outsiders to keep off the land.

“The land has been reserved for the cooperative for commercial purpose via oil palm plantation. We do not welcome any interference from anybody not a member of the cooperative from exploiting the land for their own individual gain, ” said Belawan