KUCHING: The Ministry of Urban Development and Natural Resources has achieved a five-star rating in financial management (accountability index) for the year 2018.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan revealed that the ministry had achieved a score of 97.32 per cent.
“I hope this achievement will be an encouragement to staff of this ministry as well as agencies under it to continue improving their services,” he said during the ministry’s appreciation ceremony held at a hotel here on Tuesday.
In terms of service improvement and innovation, Awang Tengah pointed out that the ministry had introduced various systems to elevate the quality of services provided.
“This includes the e-SPA system, e-QP (qualified person) system, and the use of Lasis system,” said the Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources, and International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development minister.
He pointed out that in the last two years the ministry had successfully drafted and implemented numerous policies and guidelines such as the forest management certification policy, reduction of land premium for land titles issued within Resettlement Schemes and Kampung Extension Schemes as well as refund of excess land premium payment.
Awang Tengah added that amendments to the 1958 Oil Mining Ordinance (OMO) and the Land Code (Chapter 81) were also carried out.
“We also established Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) as a one-stop centre to undertake administrative functions under OMO,” he said.
In addition, the ministry is also in the process of discussing various development projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan.
During the ceremony, Awang Tengah extended his appreciation to former permanent secretary of the ministry Datuk Dr Wan Lizozman Wan Omar, who had served for two years and six months.
“We also thank Unus Tambi for his contributions,” he said, adding that Unus had been transferred to the Land and Survey Department.
He later thanked Romina Ismail and Awang Marale Awang Putit, who were transferred to the State Financial Secretary Office.
Also present at the ceremony were the ministry’s assistant minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh and permanent secretary Datuk Zaidi Mahdi.
