Authorities in Pahang suspect 7,000 hectares of the Tasik Bera permanent forest reserve have been illegally cleared for commercial agriculture, and are now taking action to stop it.
However, the Semelai Orang Asli say the affected territory is part of their ancestral land and livelihood, and dispute the portrayal of the situation.
Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris talks to lawyer Hon Kai Ping, the chairperson of the Bar Council’s committee on Orang Asli rights, and Eris Joshan son of Chew Ho Beng, a Semai Orang Asli youth advocate.
Source: Astro Awani / YouTube
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