If an amendment to the Aboriginal People's Act 1954 is passed in parliament, the Orang Asli stands to lose about 645,000 hectares of their native land. Tijah Yok Chopil, secretary of The Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Villages Network (JKOASM), Dr. S. Yogeswaran, legal advisor for JKOASM and Orang Asli Senator Dato' Olian Abdullah share their thoughts on the amendments’ implications for the livelihood of Orang Asli in Malaysia.

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Tags:  orang asli,  jkoasm,  native customary rights,  land issue