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The Orang Asli, the Forgotten Malaysians

YM Tengku Mohamed Fauzi Hamid, Vice Chairman, The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) | Siti Kassim, Human Rights Lawyer-Activist

21-Aug-25 08:00

The Orang Asli, the Forgotten Malaysians

Peninsular Malaysia is home to 18 Orang Asli tribes that make up 0.8% of the country’s population, but despite indigenous status they have been denied a litany of rights under both the constitution and the Aboriginal Peoples Act (APA) 1954. The government is finally looking to amend the APA - will this rectify the injustices that the Orang Asli have borne since the dawn of Merdeka? We discuss this with our expert panel.

Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  Law/Activism,  History/Heritage

Tags:  injustice,  orang asli,  indigenous,  aboriginal,  human rights,  orang asli rights, 


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