The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and wild ginger as rays of sunlight struggle through the emerald canopy. Deep ...

Malaysia risks criticism that it is gifting orang utans as a reward to major palm oil importers Read more at straitstimes.com.

For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases with age, quietly fuelling diseases like heart ...

As developers and other commercial players come knocking, the Mah Meri in Selangor are one of Malaysia's indigenous communities fighting to gazette their land before it’s too late.

In 19th-century Malaya, many Orang Asli were abducted from their villages in the forest and forced to work in fields and mines by local-district chieftains. Most of them led hard lives and were ...

KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian minister’s proposal to send orang utans as gifts to countries that buy its palm oil in a bid to show “commitment to biodiversity conservation” has been panned by ...

In Malaysia, a group of Orang Asli (First Peoples) women have been advocating to strengthen their representation in Malaysian society through documentaries and workshops.

KUALA LUMPUR — Donations to a Malaysian orang utan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including on funds that come from palm oil industry players, the overseeing foundation ...

The Orang Asli, an Indigenous community in Malaysia, have received a flavourful reward for protecting Helmeted Hornbills and their forest home, as a healthy forest provides opportunity to collect and… ...

For 16 months, indigenous Orang Asli villagers of Kampung Mesau in Malaysia have been living at a fork in a logging road. In the Chini-Bera forests in Pahang, they have built a wooden blockade to ...