Future looks bleak for Orang Asli after landfill closure


Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Penoi Aneng, 53, says she and her children have no other sources of income following the closure of the Bukit Ibam landfill. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, February 19, 2020.

FOR the past three years, Penoi Aneng has been scavenging recyclable items to survive and to feed her family at a landfill in Bukit Ibam near Muadzam Shah in Pahang.

The 53-year-old from Kg Simpai in Pekan left her village in search of opportunities but ended up scavenging for cans, newspapers, metal and aluminium objects to sell to make ends meet.


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  • Bro Moorthy, this is the best opportunity for u to show your passion, capacity and commitment to serve the country by first taking good care of this 22 underprivilege Orang asli communities.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong