SNAPSHOT | Zaid urges Pahang ruler to set up Orang Asli commission; Syed Saddiq, Bella to marry on Oct 10

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Orang Asli

• Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has beseeched Pahang’s Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah to order the establishment of an Orang Asli Commission to survey and define where Orang Asli customary lands in the state are.

  He said the commission should include Orang Asli representatives, historians, and anthropologists.

  His suggestion came after Sultan Abdullah again reiterated his position that “customary lands” are not defined by law and should not be used arbitrarily.

  

  Zaid, however, reminded the ruler that the Court of Appeal had in 2015 ruled that Orang Asli customary rights may exist and be recognised - even if the land had been gazetted as Malay reserve land.

READ MORE: Orang Asli request Pahang ruler correct 'erroneous' view on customary land

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• Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and singer-actress Bella Astillah have announced that they will marry on Oct 10.

  The engaged couple revealed the date in an exclusive video aired on Astro Ria’s MeleTOP last night.

  “I am indebted to those who have never stopped praying for us. The solemnisation will be on Oct 10, while the wedding receptions will also be held in the same month. They will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Muar and Sabah,” Syed Saddiq said.

  

  He said the solemnisation ceremony is scheduled to take place at Menara Merdeka Maybank, adding that the couple had only about 100 days to prepare because wedding planning could only begin after his Federal Court case concluded in July.

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