THE Jahai tribe in Perak were dealt a doubled blow when one of their own went missing. The search for the lost girl has occupied all of their time and prevented them from foraging in the forest for rattan, on which they depend for income.
Asok, 47, the village head of Kampung Selaor in the Temenggor forest reserve, said the villagers had only started to make money from rattan, but now they have to focus on looking for a child who went missing from the village two weeks ago.
The village, located 15km from the nearest road, is only accessible by four-wheel drive vehicles.
Nine-year-old Kamiliah Anab, or Ayeng, was reported missing on January 13 after she went with relatives into the forest but failed to return. – January 30, 2022.
Women and children of the Jahai tribe line up for a health check, at the Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.An Orang Asli toddler from the Jahai tribe has her height measured during a health check at the Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.Kasima Anab, mother of missing Ayeng, holds back tears in an interview with The Malaysian Insight, at her home at Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.A photograph of the nine-year-old missing Orang Asli girl, Kamiliah Anab, fondly known as Ayeng among her family and friends. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.Villagers show the map of the area where they have searched for nine-year-old Ayeng, who went missing on January 13 in the Temenggor forest reserve, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.Kasima Anab from the Jahai tribe holds a shirt belonging to her missing nine-year-old daughter Ayeng at her home at the Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.A girl from the Jahai tribe is pictured at the Selaor Orang Asli village in the Temenggor Forest Reserve, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30,2022.Orang Asli girls from the Jahai tribe wash cooking utensils and dishes near their house at the Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.An Orang Asli child from the Jahai tribe is placed on a measuring mat for a health check-up at the Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.Asok, the tok batin (village head) of Kg Selaor speaks during an interview with The Malaysian Insight. Asok said after years of living in the jungle, this is the first time a person in their community has gone missing. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.A girl from the Jahai tribe walking at the Selaor Orang Asli village in Gerik, Perak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 30, 2022.
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