Indigenous People
Malaysia tribes struggle with modern problems
By M. Jegathesan (AFP) – SUNGAI ASAP, Malaysia — Tribal chief Danny Ibang lived most of his life in the pristine jungles of the Malaysian portion of Borneo island until he was pushed into a modern world he was told would be better. And in many ways, it is. His Kenyah community of 2,000 enjoys [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orang asli community to benefit from RBI development
-The Star- PUTRAJAYA: Two government ministries have joined forces to construct houses for the orang asli as part of efforts under the GTP’s Rural Basic Infrastructure (RBI) NKRA where providing homes for the people in rural areas is one of its initiative. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the houses [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Land policy with native rights in mind needed
-Free Malaysia Today- KOTA KINABALU: The absence of a land policy in Sabah has contributed to the loss of property rights for the indigenous people in Sabah, according to Sabah PKR. Kong Hong Ming, a presidential council member, said indiscriminate alienation of state land and the takeover of native customary rights (NCR) lands have caused [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Give orang asli a bigger say
-The Sun- MALAYSIA has more than 90 groups of indigenous people with the majority found in Sabah and Sarawak. In Peninsular Malaysia, there are three major groups of indigenous people collectively referred to as the orang asli. Historically, almost all the orang asli communities share a similar way of traditional life where they are highly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orang Asli Rela Brigade on the cards
By DHARMENDER SINGH The Star PUTRAJAYA: The People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) will go on a drive to set up a Rela platoon at every Orang Asli settlement in Peninsular Malaysia following the setting up of its Orang Asli Rela Brigade, said its director-general Datuk Zaidon Asmuni. Zaidon said Senator Muhammad Olian Abdullah, who has been [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sarawakian arrested for protecting his own land
Sahabat Alam Malaysia is concerned regarding the recent arrest of an Iban, Liam Rengga, from Rumah Kilat in Sungai Senga, Pandan-Sebauh, Bintulu on Nov 23 under Section 307(1) of the Penal Code. We have cause for concern over this latest arrest of a Sarawak indigenous community activist, as Section 307(1) carries a very serious charge [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Avatar Programme in Malaysia
Their Story Their lands, their forests, their home were destroyed. They are the indigenous rakyat (Orang Asal) in Middle-Baram, Sarawak. They are Malaysians. They respect the nature, they respect the jungle; their life depends on the jungle, they live harmoniously with the jungle. Depending on the jungle, they have long been self-sufficient. Now the jungle [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orang Laut’s plight documented
-The Star-By BRENDAN VIVE SUPPIAH newsdesk@thestar.com.my THE plight of the Orang Laut or better known as Orang Seletar, one of the orang asli tribes in Johor facing challenges due to the rapid development in Iskandar Malaysia economic growth corridor have been documented in photography by four amateur and one professional photographer. They spent the whole [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Leaked Samling document confirms allegations of Penan rape
-Free Malaysiatoday- MIRI: An internal document from Sarawak’s logging giant, Samling Global, leaked to the Bruno Manser Fund, acknowledged for the first time that the global timber conglomerate is concerned about the involvement of its staff in the alleged rape of native Penan girls and women in Sarawak. On July 9, 2010, general manager of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )JOAS Not Involved In Deal With Australian Company
-(Bernama) — Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia (JOAS) said Tuesday that it was not involved in a forest carbon deal with an Australian carbon company. Referring to a news report on Aug 6, “Australia firm signs forest CO2 deal with Malaysian Tribes”, JOAS president Adrian Lasimbang said: “We will like to state that our network [...]
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