This unique flower holds deep cultural meaning for local indigenous communities, especially the Temiar and Jahai tribes.

Deep within Malaysia’s rainforests, a world of secrets and wisdom flourishes—guarded by the Orang Asli, the country’s indigenous peoples. Their gardens are not marked by fences or neat rows ...

Virtually all Orang Asli households in Peninsular Malaysia are in the income bracket of the poorest 40% of Malaysians, says the nongovernmental organisation (NGO) Center for Orang Asli Concerns.

The incident made headlines as yet another case of the Orang Asli in Malaysia fighting for their land rights against parties backed by the state government. The country has slightly more than ...

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 ...

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. The population is mainly made up of ...

When the media reported that Malaysia's indigenous people, the Orang Asli, were moving “back to the jungle” during the Covid-19 lockdown and blockading their villages to stop the spread of the ...

In view of the recent events concerning the Orang Asli, I am compelled to write this letter to testify personally to the difficult situations encountered by the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia.

It all started in 2018, when entrepreneur Daniel Teoh signed up as a volunteer in an Orang Asli village in Kampung ... communities in Peninsular Malaysia. Faizul became one of their first ...

Read the article in Bahasa Melayu. In Malaysia, a group of Orang Asli (First Peoples) women have been advocating to strengthen their representation in Malaysian society through documentaries and ...

For 16 months, indigenous Orang Asli villagers of Kampung Mesau in Malaysia have been living at a fork in a logging road. In the Chini-Bera forests in Pahang, they have built a wooden blockade to ...