The mangosteen tree he planted in the village of Pariyaram with the seeds he brought along still yields fruit and is now 90 years old. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia ... have relied on cash crops ...

flowering bushes and coconut trees. Kampung Orang Asli Bukit Kepong is recognised as one of the most beautiful villages in Malaysia. It is a small village of just 150 inhabitants and 44 homes.

They joined the first batch of the coconut tree climbers training programme held at Karakulam Village learning centre ... Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and almost all coconut-growing ...

(AFP) Padang Halban, Malaysia ... to yank a coconut free that is attached by a piece of string to a wooden fence -- aping the action of pulling one of the fruits from a coconut tree.

PADANG HALBAN, MALAYSIA ... to yank a coconut free that is attached by a piece of string to a wooden fence - aping the action of pulling one of the fruits from a coconut tree.