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The struggle of the Orang Asli in seeking educationis something personal for the two initiators and coordinators of PDK Cenwaey Penaney in Kampung Ulu Tual, Pahang. Jenita Engi and Ewok Perai both experienced and endured hardship to finish and extend their education. Poverty and denial of a government scholarship prevented Jenita from continuing her studies […]

Colin | COAC | 25 July 2014 The construction of the community learning centre at Kampung Ulu Tual is nearing completion – at least as far as the main structure is concerned. It is turning out to be one of the largest, if not the largest, community-initiated and community-built traditional structures that we have ever seen

The annual national-level World Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations are organised by the Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia, JOAS, on a rotational basis. This year the celebration is being held in Tenom, Sabah. Keep yourself updated and follow the celebrations through its event page below.   Click on the link for more information: Perayaan Hari Orang

The cross-examination of Kanawagi a/l Seperumaniam began on Monday (14 July 2014) in the Johor Baru High Court and continued the next day. Many of us were waiting for this moment to see how a former lawyer (and the Trustee of millions of Ringgit belonging to an Orang Asli community) talks his way out of the

The communal baths and toilets that were built alongside the construction of the balai adat (community centre of custom) at Kampung Pian in Kuala Krau, Pahang last year has been awarded the Gold Prize in the Special Category of the 2014 PAM Awards.  PAM is the Malaysian Institute of Architects and the awards are given for

Newsreports by Berita Harian and The Star on the visit of World Squash Champion Datuk Nicol David to Kampung Ulu Tual on 4 June 2014. Downloads The Star 2014.07.11 – Indigenous lessons for Nicol.pdf (1711 KB) BH 2014.06.15 – Ratu Skuasy meredah belantara.pdf (2287 KB)

On Monday, while our small group was heading for Sabah to attend the Joint Coordination Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia (JOAS) we chanced upon Dennis Lau and his wife at KLIA, who were returning to Kuching, Sarawak. If your involvement with photography started with the digital age, it is unlikely that you

Orang Asal representatives from Sabah, Sarawak and Semenanjung made representations to the RSPO Human Rights Working Group at its 2-day consultation in KL early this week. The object of the consultation was to appraise the draft RSPO Guide for Companies on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and Social Impact Assessments (SIA). The Roundtable on Sustainable

S. Yogeswaran | 29 June 2014 On 25 June 2014, the Johor Bahru High Court dismissed an application for judicial review by the Jakun Orang Asli of Kampung Peta for, amongst other orders, an order to quash the decision of the Mersing District Land Administrator to evict them from the Endau-Rompin National Park. The Jakuns

The Orang Seletar of Kampung Sungai Temon and Bakar Batuin Danga Bay, Johor won another round in the ongoing potentially long and difficult court case to secure their rights over their customary territories. On Tuesday, 24 June 2014, the Court of Appeal dismissed the application by two developers to have the injunction against them squashed.