Activists raise Orang Asli land issues at grassroots forum series

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Orang Asli activists featured as panellists in the “Himpunan Marhaen” forum series has highlighted persistent encroachment on ancestral lands that continued during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an organiser.Forum organiser and Gabungan Marhaen representative Suresh Kumar in a statement said the panellists discussed how encroachment, abuse of power and land acquisition had persisted even though the rights of the Orang Asli are guaranteed by the Federal Constitution.“The night’s discussion also focused on three different sets of ancestral land ownership laws in one country (Malaysia) - in the peninsula, Sarawak and Sabah,” said Suresh, a PSM activist who worked with Orang Asli communities in Cameron Highlands for over 15 years.Among others, Suresh was involved with the Orang Asli from Pos Lanai who opposed the Telom hydroelectric dam project in Cameron Highlands until its …