An association for Orang Asli in Kelantan today rejected the state government’s offer to pay compensation to villagers affected by a project to build the Nenggiri Dam in Gua Musang.

In a statement, Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Kelantan (JKOAK) described the offer as insufficient as the Kelantan state government is only going to pay for the villagers’ crops and does not cover the losses they have to suffer from losing what the Orang Asli claims as their ancestral land.

The group also rejected a claim that...