IPOH: Rasila Yas, Malaysia’s first Orang Asli principal, has been honoured with the Orang Asli Icon Award in recognition of her achievements and contributions. The 54-year-old principal of SMK ...

This edited article by Sabrina Aripen with contributions from WITNESS ASIA-PACIFIC team was published on March 8, 2023 by WITNESS, an international organization that supports people using video in ...

DUNGUN, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- A total of 51 residents from 14 Orang Asli families at the Bukit Bauk Forest Reserve near Kampung Durian Mentangau here are facing eviction from the Terengganu state ...

The belated move to update a 71-year-old law exposes Malaysia’s long-standing failure to safeguard the rights of the Orang ...

For decades they have been bullied, ignored and marginalized, forced off their land and deprived of their rights. All that is about to change for the unassuming Orang Asli, the indigenous people of ...

Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said that the New Zealand model could not be adopted wholesale and must be adapted to suit the unique needs and realities of Malaysia’s Orang Asli ...

The project aimed to ensure that all donations and activities directly benefited Orang Asli families in need. Under FBS sponsorship, Bros Gang TV team delivered essential goods, engaged with the ...

GUA MUSANG, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has begun airlifting more than 17 tonnes of essential food supplies to remote Orang Asli communities cut off from land ...

State exco man says the residents must vacate the area as the settlement was located on Terengganu government land.