The issue of Orang Asli schoolchildren dropping out of school has been a longstanding one despite efforts taken by government and private agencies and NGOs to encourage them to complete their ...

Many Malaysians know of the Orang Asli but may not fully grasp their daily challenges. To address this, a group of young Orang Asli women formed Apa Kata Wanita Orang Asli (AKWOA), creating content to ...

FOR the Orang Asli communities living in the remote interior of the country far from hospitals and clinics, it is a challenge accessing good medical care. However, the Orang Asli Mobile Teams (PBOA) ...

For the Orang Asli, the indigenous and oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia, the fear of disappearing from their homeland is very real. Oppressed and disdained by other Malaysians and with the ...

Asli said in some states, the Orang Asli’s economy and source of income were affected by the enforcement of less-than-friendly laws. (Bernama pic) An Orang Asli political party is the latest to reject ...

LETTER | The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 has achieved remarkable milestones in Malaysia’s education system with the increase in national enrolment percentages at the primary and secondary ...

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

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

For many, Merdeka is all about vibrant parades and the Jalur Gemilang fluttering in the breeze. But what does this day mean to the Orang Asli communities who often watch from the fringes? As the first ...

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 ...

Two months after the Sungai Johor pollution incident in this district, about 150 fishermen, including those from Kampung ...