Pakatan must fight for the Orang Asli in Parliament

comments     Josie Fernandez     Published     Updated

COMMENT If an amendment to the Aboriginal People's Act 1954 is passed in this session of Parliament , the Orang Asli stand to lose 645, 000 hectares of their native land, warns the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns. In Sarawak, there are 200 Native Customary Rights cases waiting to be heard in the courts. - Taib weakened by authoritative court ruling

Historical and legislative challenges, as well as policy capture, continue to confront the most disadvantaged and marginalised communities - the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia and the indigenous communities of Sabah and Sarawak - on their rights to their land and access to resources...

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