Modelling factors influencing the replacements’ characteristics of Malay reserved land using PLS-SEM in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia / Mohammad Firdaus Ishak ... [et al.]

Malay Reserve Land (MRL) is one form of land ownership that has been dedicated to the Malay native community and following Article 89 of the Federal Constitution which protects the Malay Reserve Land (MRL), the area must be ensured not to be reduced in the event of revocation. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, up to the present time, there have been fluctuations in the area of Malay Reserve Land (MRL) in Selangor and various states across Peninsular Malaysia. These fluctuations have been influenced by the revocation and substitution of Malay Reserve Land (MRL) to develop public infrastructure and reclaim the land for public facilities development. Hence, these have been a caused the occurrence in a mismatch between the replacements' characteristics of the Malay Reserve Land (MRL) and the Revocation Land. Therefore, this study specifically aims to assess the key factors influencing the replacements' characteristics for the Malay Reserve Land (MRL) in Klang Valley (KV), Selangor, Malaysia. Ten (10) replacements’ characteristics have been evaluated through the PLS-SEM model assessment and involved the distribution of 366 questionnaires to a target group comprising Klang Valley (KV) residents in the study area. The data collection was carried out through Systematic Random sampling. As a result, the modelling analysis revealed that Applicant's Dependent Cost characteristic did not significantly influence the replacements' characteristics for the Malay Reserve Land (MRL) in the study area. Thus, characteristics of Malay Reserve Land (MRL) replacement in the existing guidelines have been assessed in the Klang Valley (KV)’s area and the gap has been identified.