The Orang Asli community in the country has gone through many ordeals fighting for their right to tanah adat (customary land) - from having stand-off after stand-off with logging companies and state governments, up to erecting barricades and even being handcuffed and thrown into police lock-ups.

Despite being the original settlers in Peninsular Malaysia, Orang Asli tribes across the states are facing the same problem - their customary land is not officially gazetted and they are always at the risk of getting evicted.

The power structures that affect the Orang Asli are...