Kajian terhadap tindakan kerajaan negeri Johor dalam menangani penempatan semula setinggan di negeri Johor kajian kes : Kampung Sri Rahmat, Johor Bahru

• Main Author: Salehan, Hanis Musalman
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6386/1/HanisMusalmanSalehanMFKSG2007.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6386/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:62311
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Squatter resettlement is an important matter in eradicating squatter settlement problem in Malaysia. There are various methods used by the Federal government in relocating the squatter to a better new area, which has been provided by clean water supply and other infrastructures to provide the comfort to those affected squatter. The state government of Johore has also utilized several methods in relocating squatter such as; by alienating the land to squatter, granting them the temperorary occupation License, shifting them to low-cost house in any housing estate or any public housing project (PPR), placing them to a new area provided by the government, taking action by enforcing the provision of Land Code 1965, rejecting their application and finally by not even recognizing their application at all. Nevertheless, not all the methods taken had shown any success in eradicating the squatters. So, in this study the aim is to study and analyse the methods used or taken by the state government Johore in relocating squatter to a new area. Then the suitable method will be chosen and applied to the case study. The objectives of the research is firstly, to study and analyse the suitable method used by the state government of Johore in tackling the squatter resettlement problem in the district of Johore Bahru which was based from the decisions of the Jawatankuasa Hasil Bumi. Hence, the second objective is to apply the suitable chosen method to the case study area. In order to achieve the objectives of the study several government officer involved in squatter enforcement squad has been interviewed. Their views will be taken as an indicator for the successfulness of the action taken in eradicating squatters in Johore Bahru. In this study both qualitative and quantitatives methods of analysis will be used. Quantitative methods of analysis has been used to analyse the data taken from the proceed of the action taken by the Jawatankuasa Hasil Bumi in eradicating squatter settlement in Johore Bahru area. While the data gathers from the interview will support the finding of the analysis. The finding of the study are the result of the analysis supported by the interviews shows that only two methods used by the Johore state government are suitable to be apply to the case study. The first is the enforcement action taken under the Land Code 1965 especially in eradicating the squatter especially ‘warga asing’ in the case study area. The second method chosen based on the suitability is to relocate them to low-cost house or PPR project nearby. It is hoped that the chosen method can be used to tackle squatter settlement in the case study area but also to other area in Malaysia.