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Malaysia's first Orang Asli principal gets award for her contributions to education
IPOH: Rasila Yas, Malaysia's first Orang Asli principal, has been honoured with the Orang Asli Icon Award in recognition of ...
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Gardens of the Orang Asli: Protecting Indigenous Plant Knowledge in Malaysia’s Rainforests - MSN
The Orang Asli, meaning “original people” in Malay, are the earliest known inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Divided into various subgroups such as the Senoi, Semang, and Proto-Malay, each ...
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Malaysia’s Orang Asli women gain acceptance through filmmaking and grassroots activism
In Malaysia, a group of Orang Asli (First Peoples) women have been advocating to strengthen their representation in Malaysian society through documentaries and workshops. Orang Asli women face ...
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Malaysia's Orang Asli need more help improving their health
The Orang Asli are the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia. The Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (Act 134) defined the Orang Asli as “any person whose male parent is or was a member of an ...
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Malaysia’s plan to gift orang utans to countries buying palm oil panned by green groups
WWF-Malaysia, for one, noted that orang utans are slow breeders and taking female simians out of the country to a strange and unnatural environment may adversely impact the orang utan population.