Mah Meri tribe evicted from village to make way for tourism project


Raevathi Supramaniam

The site where the Mah Meri of Kg Orang Asli Bagan Lalang have been asked to vacate is to be part of a future tourism destination under the Sepang GoldCoast development project. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 14, 2021.

THE Mah Meri people of Kg Orang Asli Bagan Lalang have been told to vacate their village because the land is slated to be developed into a tourist destination under the Sepang GoldCoast development project, Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd (PNSB) said.

The village is a brief walk from the sandy beach that faces the Straits of Malacca, while the Avani Sepang Gold Coast Resort is a short distance away.


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