This Land Is Whose Land?

Sheridan Mahavera, Journalist, The Malaysian Insight

13-Aug-18 09:35

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Dominating headlines for this past week has been the situation in Gua Musang in Kelantan, as tensions ran high when a blockade that was set-up by the Temiar tribe from the Orang Asli community was destroyed by men believed to be ad-hoc workers for a plantation. Sheridan Mahavera, journalist with The Malaysian Insight who has been following the developments closely, talks about the "unseen hands" behind this conflict.

Article: Unseen hands behind Orang Asli v planters conflict

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Tags: Orang Asli, Gua Musang, Temiar, agribusiness, native customary land rights,

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