Consider This: Orang Asli Land Rights (Part 1) — #SavePosLanai
In 2021 the Semai Orang Asli community of Pos Lanai in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, filed a court case to have their land classified as Orang Asli reserved land—the legal proceedings of which are still ongoing. Despite this, the Pahang state government has in the meantime approved a massive rare earth mining project near their village. On this episode of Consider This to commemorate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Melisa Idris speaks to Sivarajan Arumugam, Former Secretary-General of Parti Sosialis Malaysia. PSM has been supporting the Pos Lanai villagers in their legal suit to uphold their Orang Asli land rights.
Fri Aug 09 2024
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Tue Jul 09 2024
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Thu May 02 2024
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the Court of Appeal found that the High Court judge did not err in terms of law and facts.
Thu Mar 14 2024
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Tue Mar 05 2024
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Tue Feb 20 2024
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Tue Feb 20 2024
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Tue Jan 30 2024
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Fri Jan 19 2024
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Wed Jan 10 2024
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Thu Dec 21 2023
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Fri Oct 27 2023
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Thu Oct 26 2023
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Wed Oct 25 2023
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Thu Oct 19 2023