Nearly half China farmers 'suffer land grabs'

More than 43 percent of Chinese farmers in a wide-ranging study have been victims of land grabs and local governments have made huge profits in the process, state press said Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/nearly-half-china-farmers-suffer-land-grabs-002727180.html

Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:27 -0800

China's Wen says farmers' rights flouted by land grabs

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has failed to give farmers adequate protection from arbitrary seizures of land, Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday in which he acknowledged that the resulting discontent is fanning protests. Wen made the comments while visiting Guangdong province in southern China, where an audacious protest by residents of Wukan village in late 2011 galvanized ...
http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-wen-says-farmers-rights-flouted-land-grabs-095506301.html

Published: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:55:06 -0800

Land dispute settled amicably

KUCHING: Villagers from Rumah Unggi Klauh, Tinting Kendawang, in Sri Aman are relieved to have their land dispute [...]
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/02/09/land-dispute-settled-amicably/

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:14:04 -0800

‘Understand, accept land acquisition’

LAWAS: Understanding and acceptance of land acquisition by owners are critical for the government to build access roads [...]
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/02/08/understand-accept-land-acquisition/

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:29:04 -0800

Lawsuit filed over Jesus statue on public land

The fevered battle over a 57-year-old Jesus statue at a northwest Montana ski resort escalated Wednesday with a new lawsuit arguing the Forest Service needs to boot the relic from its mountaintop perch.
http://news.yahoo.com/lawsuit-filed-over-jesus-statue-public-land-203834600.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:38:34 -0800

Columbia Land Conservancy names new board chairwoman

COLUMBIA COUNTY — The Columbia Land Conservancy announced recently that Deborah E. Lans has been named its new board chairwoman, succeeding Michael Polemis, who has led the organization for the past 15 years.
http://www.registerstar.com/articles/2012/02/08/news//doc4f30654d1f7e0907234437.txt

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:23:58 -0800

A Plea for Help From 401(k) Land

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. By Richard Schmitt NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Dear Uncle Sam, ...
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11407975/1/a-plea-for-help-from-401k-land.html?cm_ven=RSSFeed

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:15:39 -0800

Land trust president finds bare feet the perfect fit for a hike

WALLINGFORD - He's known as the barefoot hiker, but for all the miles he's trekked around the open space of Wallingford without his boots, his feet are remarkably smooth.
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/wallingford/article_0513417e-51e4-11e1-8c9c-001871e3ce6c.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:22 -0800

Land Title Company announces retirement of president

Land Title Company recently announced that Gene Kennedy, its CEO and president, has retired from the company.
http://www.centralkitsapreporter.com/business/138899639.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:11:52 -0800

New land claims chief tackles backlog

More than 2 000 land claims in KwaZulu-Natal remained unsettled, the new chief director in the regional land claims office, advocate Bheka Mbili, said on Tuesday.
http://www.pretorianews.co.za/new-land-claims-chief-tackles-backlog-1.1229517

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:36:15 -0800