In 2021 the Semai Orang Asli community of Pos Lanai in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, filed a court case to have their land classified as Orang Asli reserved land – the legal proceedings of which are still ongoing.
Despite this, the Pahang state government has in the meantime approved a massive rare earth mining project near their village.
To commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris speaks to the village chief of Pos Lanai, Tok Batin Tuny Amir, the Socialist Party of Malaysia’s Sivarajan Arumugam, and lawyer Seira Sacha Abu Bakar.
Produced by: Astro Awani
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