Normaliati Ali of the Jakun indigenous community wore a dress handcrafted from terap and pudu tree bark to celebrate her big ...

And ultimately, no meaningful reform can happen without the active involvement of indigenous communities and civil society.

The Heartbeat of the Rainforest: Who Are the Orang Asli? The Orang Asli, meaning “original people” in Malay, are the earliest known inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Divided into various ...

Shaq, 38, from the Temuan tribe in Kampung Orang Asli Pulau Kempas, Selangor, says that there are many issues that his people face, such as deforestation, illegal logging and land rights and these ...

Unsure of what to expect once he got there, he spoke to people he knew, asking about their perceptions about the Orang Asli. On Google, he found more information, most of which were stereotypical.

LETTER | The Orang Asli, who are natives of Malaysia, have been treated like most Indigenous people worldwide – savagely. They have gone through raids, had their settlements sacked, been ...

he Orang Asli indigenous people have lived in seclusion in the rainforests of southern Thailand since ancient times, but more than a few of them have lately changed the way they live because ...

Mr Seu is a Jakun, one of the 18 ethnic groups recognised as Orang Asli (indigenous people) in Peninsular Malaysia by the federal government. The settlement he is currently staying has nine ...

Community pays respects to geneticist who embedded herself with the Temuan, and recorded their language and day-to-day lives. Dr Adela Baer published three books about the Orang Asli community in ...

The people of this offshoot would presumably have ... the date of the earliest known archaeological site there. The Orang Asli -- the term means "original men" in Malay -- are probably one of ...