No piece of prosperity pie for Orang Asli


Wong Ang Peng

Depriving Kg Tasik Cunex Orang Asli of access to the jungle and natural habitat is like taking away their fundamental rights. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, May 30, 2019.

A GOVERNMENT is doomed to fail when it ignores and tramples at will the fundamental rights of its people. Worse still when the people concerned are economically marginalised, lack political representation, lack access to infrastructure and social services, lack life’s basic essentials and comfort, are discriminated against, and are often malnourished.

Such is the case of the Kg Tasik Cunex Orang Asli community in Gerik.


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Comments


  • I totally agree with you. PH need MBs with a vision to do the job. These guys are no better than the greedy UMNO government and guess what..they got booted out. These Bersatu guys just want quick money without any care for the people or the environment. The UMNO DNA is still very much in them.

    Posted 4 years ago by Elyse Gim

  • What a jackass comment. And just days after the whole Jason Lo debacle. When will the armchair critics learn to pause to exercise some critical thought. Sweeping statements like Bersatu is like UMNO adds nothing to the conversation. Quick money, without any care. Just plain stupid. Of all the states in the last 10 months of articles Ive been following, Perak is one of the most proactive ones trying to undo the damage from the previous regime. And I like that theres so much conflict within the state council because it shows theyre not afraid to punch it out in the open. That is the opposite of sweeping things under the carpet. I clicked this article hoping to learn about what is actually happening in Perak with the orang Asli. Instead its just the same Star Jason Lo agenda rubbish. Give us news!

    Posted 4 years ago by P P