IPOH: Rasila Yas, Malaysia's first Orang Asli principal, has been honoured with the Orang Asli Icon Award in recognition of ...

The drafting of amendments to the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (Act 134), which involves matters relating to land ownership ...

The country has slightly more than 200,000 Orang Asli from 18 tribes, or just under 1 per cent of its total population of 32 million. Selangor is home to 4,100 members of the Mah Meri, its ...

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 ...

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 ...

Malaysia’s forgotten indigenous children. Seven Orang Asli children disappeared from school in Malaysia last August. After 47 days only two were found alive.

All that is about to change for the unassuming Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Malaysia. They have suddenly found themselves in the unfamiliar position of kingmakers in a political tug-of-war ...

GUA MUSANG (Malaysia) — Malaysia's National Day, or Merdeka Day, this year may be more significant under a new government, but for the first inhabitants of this country, the orang asli, it is ...

The taste of truffle equals luxury, but for the everyday Malaysian, the experience just does not justify the cost. You may ...

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 ...