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 Senta di Bidor, Perak boleh dimuatturun di …
Talking points presented at the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (ILKAP)’s National Law Conference on “Law and Social Order: Current Challenges in Malaysia’ Putrajaya International Convention Centre, 11-12 November 2014 COLIN NICHOLAS Coordinator, Center for Orang Asli Concerns I have never been asked to give a talk on the theme of the Orang Asli …
PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA Colin Nicholas Paper presented at the course entitled “Traditional Knowledge: Way Forward”, Attorney-General’s Chambers, 6 November 2012, Putrajaya Indigenous knowledge and practices pertaining to medicinal plants are of particular relevance to Malaysia because of its desire to be a global player in the natural products sector. Proponents see opportunities …
Keiisha, Kar Lye and Jenita receiving the award from Mr. Kamal Malhotra of UN-Malaysia and YB Richard Riot, the Deputy Foreign Minister. At the UN Day event where COAC was named the organisation of the year by the United Nations in Malaysia, some individuals decided to walk out during the acceptance speech of Colin Nicholas, …
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Published in Tricia Yeoh (2010), The Road to Reform: Pakatan rakyat in Selangor: “I am the politician here,” came the Selangor menteri besar’s words firmly across the dinner table, followed by a kick under it from Eli. “You leave the politics to me.” It was one month after the Pakatan Rakyat coalition got hold of the …
ORANG ASLI AND THE CONSTITUTION Protecting Customary Lands and Cultural Rights Colin Nicholas Paper presented at the14th Malaysian Law Conference, organised by the Bar Council of Malaysia, 29-31 October 2007, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Today, as it was in the past, the Orang Asli are locked in a dynamic struggle with the wider society over …
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PEOPLE FIRST Orang Asli after 50 Years of Merdeka Colin Nicholas Published in Off The Edge, September 2007. As the original peoples of the peninsula, the ancestors of the Orang Asli made footprints on this land for millennia. They were not a marginalised people then; they were autonomous peoples with full control of their society and …
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BOULDERS IN THE RIVER Colin Nicholas Published in A Special Place, Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2007, p. 20. One of the earliest Orang Asli communities I have lived with and whom I got to know intimately over the years were the Semai who claimed the middle reaches of the Telom and Woh Rivers as their ancestral …
[UNDRIP = United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples] UNDRIP adalah Deklarasi Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) terhadap Hak Orang Asal. Ia merupakan piawain antarabangsa yang melindungi hak Orang Asal seluruh dunia dan juga membantu melindungi budaya, tanah dan juga cara hidup kita Orang Asal. PBB melaksanakan undang-undang ini untuk memastikan supaya kesemua 370 juta …
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BIODIVERSITY, LOCAL LIVELIHOODS and the link with Culture, Politics and Development Colin Nicholas Paper presented at the 10th International Congress for Ethnobiology organised by the International Society of Ethnobiologists, 6–9 November 2006, Chiang Rai, Thailand. By invitation and sponsorship of the Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS), Kyoto University, Japan. When an Orang Asli clears …
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