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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...
Read MoreStrengthening 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...
Read MoreNew 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...
Read MoreHigh 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...
Read MoreHigh 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...
Read MoreSeorang lagi mangsa keracunan meninggal
Masalah keracunan di Kampung Angkek-Podek, RPS Kuala Betis, Gua Musang, masih menjadi persoalan pelbagai pihak. Kes yang dipercayai keracunan sumber air telah pun masuk minggu kedua. Pada 24hb Nov 2015,...
Read MoreEducation 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....
Read MoreOrang 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,...
Read MoreThe 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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