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Majlis Pecah Tanah Projek Mikro-hydro
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Hari Orang Asal Sedunia 2010 – Peringkat Kebangsaan
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Temiars in court for their land
One bus load of (self-paying) Temiar will be in the Kota Baru High Court on Monday 30 May 2016, for the start of the land rights case of Pos Belatim in the Gua Musang district of Kelantan.
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Strengthening solidarity for indigenous women
On the occasion of International Women’s Day today, 8 March 2016, The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact joins hands with women and men across the globe in the spirit of solidarity in advancing gender equality and social justice for all
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New book on the Mah Meri
Spirit carvings of the Mah Meri of Malaysia by Peter Crowe Full colour coffee-table book on the spirit carvings of the Mah Meri – and the carvers and their carving heritage. 254 pages. 20cm X 27cm (8 inches x 10 inches).
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High moments in 2015
Like previous years, 2015 had been an eventful one, both for the Orang Asli and for us at COAC. There were many things that broke our hearts or stirred up anger and frustration in us – like the damage done by the floods in January, the treatment of Orang Asli schoolchildren in…
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High Court judgment in Kampung Senta Case
The grounds of judgment in the land rights case of the Semai of Kampung Senta in Bidor, Perak against a corporation and the state government can be viewed at this link: Kampung Senta High Court judgment Keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Ipoh dalam kes Kamoung Orang Asli-Semai di Kampung…
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Education for the Orang Asli, the community way
A community learning centre for the Semai Orang Asli in Kampung Tual near Raub, Pahang, run by Orang Asli teachers, is successfully educating children and the community, writes Suzanna Pillay.
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Orang Asli workers being taken for a ride
On the day the 4 Temiar children were being buried in Kampung Penad we were in Kuantan effecting the return of the last of 18 Temiar youths, 5 of them female, in a case of labour-trading that fringes on human trafficking.
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The Semai of Kampung Senta win their land rights case
The Ipoh High Court affirmedon 30 September 2015 that the Semai of Kampung Senta in Bidor, Perak enjoyed native title rights to their tanah adat (customary lands) under common law.
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Orang Asli in the courts again
Lawyers Lyn-Ni and Merie discussing the Mengkapor case with two of the Semaq Beri plaintiffs. The past week saw a flurry of court-related matters and activities involving Orang Asli cases in which COAC was directly involved in. The following is brief update on them.
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Still missing after one month
It’s been a month now that the 7 Temiar children have gone missing. Despite the search by the parents and villagers, as well as by the Army and the local volunteer reserve corps (RELA), there has been no positive evidence of them having been lost or moving around in the forests…
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An intern’s take at interning at COAC
Jia Sheng (at right) with fellow intern Jia Shern (middle) and JOAS staff Yein in COAC’s office. Fong Jia Sheng COAC Intern (July-August 2015) 17 September 2015 Over the course of two months as an intern at the Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC), I have learned a lot.
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Back to Bark-cloths
During this year’s village-level celebration of the World Indigenous Day, the young Jakuns of Kampung Peta, on the eastern border of the Endau-Rompin National Park in Johor, decided to go back to the old days and reenact how their forefathers dressed then.
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Mah Meri man hurt while protecting traditional lands
A Selangor State Government staff had to have three stiches on his head after an attack by an encroacher on the customary lands of the Mah Meri in Pulau Carey.
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Orang Asli parents walk out of meeting with school authorities
Unhappy with the way the case of the beaten schoolgirl was being handled by the school, several parents called for a PIBG (or Parents-Teachers’ Association) meeting. The school authorities agreed to have it at 10am on Thursday, 9 July 2015.
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Semaq Beri report to MTCC over logging plans in their area
We were in Kampung Mengkapor, Pahang on Wednesday 8 July 2015 to gather further evidence from their oral tradition in preparation for the expert report to be submitted to the Kuantan High Court.
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Gunong Arong family head offered a house near Mersing
The head of the family group in the Batu 10 Gunong Arong settlement has been asked to relocate to the nearby Orang Asli settlement of Kampung Labong, Mersing.
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Dr Bolton’s Orang Asli Trust Fund
2nd July is the birthday of Dr. Bolton, the one who introduced modern healthcare to the Orang Asli in the 1950s, and trained Orang Asli as paramedics when the Gombak Orang Asli Hospital was established in 1960. He died in 2006 at the age of 82.
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Temiar girl tied up and beaten by 3 teachers
Accused of stealing some money from a teacher, a Standard 4 Temiar schoolgirl was tied up and beaten by three teachers at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Betis on 15 June 2015. She was also kicked. Her body had numerous bruises on her face, arms and thigh.
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JOAS briefs MPs on Orang Asal issues
Leaders and representatives of the Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia, JOAS, had a briefing session for Members of Parliament on 17 June 2014. Although all parliamentarians were invited, the 20 who attended the briefing were mainly from the PKR component parties and the sole…
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Setting the facts right about the Gunong Arong Jakuns
While the general public has been very sympathetic to the plight of the 50 Jakuns whose homes were demolished by the authorities on 2 June 2015, there have been negative rumblings of them being recent migrants to the area, of their ‘stubbornness’ not to resettle in a…
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A tribute to the Dusun Guides of Mount Kinabalu
Robbi Sapingi was an active member of pr gompito, the community organization of Kampung Kiau Nuluh on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu. PR Gompito is a member of the Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS).
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Long journey to land recognition
Basic comforts: Kuala Koh village head Hamdan (right) in a makeshift shelter in the village with his son Ramli (left). Loh Foong Fong Sunday Star | 7 June 2015 IF there is one thing that the indigenous people or orang asal want to know, it is whether their communal forest land…
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Orang Asli homes torn down
Broken homes: A child crying in the middle of the village houses that were torn down by the authorities in Gunung Arong, Mersing, Johor. Photos by Tolo Lee (DAP-Mersing) By Loh Foon Fong & Kathleen Ann Kili The Star | 4 June 2015 A group of Orang Asli women were about to start…
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Collaborating for Orang Asli healthcare
The Public Health Unit of the Orang Asli Hospital in Gombak held a course for Health Ministry personnel who service the Orang Asli community. The workshop was held at the Hotel Seri Malaysia in Genting Highlands from 27-29 May 2015 with the theme, “Memahami factor-faktor penentu…
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