The group seeks to nullify their status as Muslims, and claims their parents were converted to Islam under pressure from ...

MALAYSIA has made notable strides in education, achieving near-universal access to primary and lower secondary education with ...

The Orang Asli from the Bateq Tanum tribe in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, filed the lawsuit on Sept 9, 2022, alleging they were unlawfully converted to Islam and seeking an order to nullify their ...

KUALA LUMPUR: On Selangor’s southern coast, a shady strip of beach plays host to the Orang Asli outpost of Bagan Lalang, a small settlement of ramshackle huts and rudimentary homes. This is ...

KUANTAN: Wanting to follow her elder sister's path to university, Jazlin Jusoh became the sole Orang Asli student in Pahang to achieve a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA ...

An Orang Asli man is feared drowned while fishing in a river at Kampung Kuala Chenein, Lasah, near Sungai Siput yesterday.

The draft amendments to the Orang Asli Act 1954 (Act 134) are nearly complete and expected to be tabled in Parliament by ...

An Orang Asli girl, 18, was confirmed dead on Monday after a week-long fever and being infected with leprosy following an outbreak. Eight other residents in Kampung Orang Asli Chergun and Guntur ...

Historical stone relics, including a knife, an axe, and a sharpening tool, are evidence in the Temiar community’s lawsuit at the Kota Bharu High Court, as they fight for legal recognition of their ...

Five school children starve to death in the Malaysian jungle. Why weren't they protected?

Figure c: Overpopulation in the Island Southeast Asian region drove the Malaysian Indigenous group (Malaysia Negrito, or commonly known as ‘Orang Asli’) to migrate back northwards, towards ...

The Orang Asli of Kampung Kelaik, who sued the Kelantan government and 13 others for allegedly trespassing on their customary land, want the court to visit their village. Rajesh Nagarajan ...