Trespassing: 163 Orang Asli ordered to vacate land

Sheikh Madani, where are you when the Orang Asli need you the most?

Malaysiakini : About 200 residents in an Orang Asli village in Kampung Sungai Sinju in Simpang Pulai have been ordered by a company to move out from the area to make way for the planting of Musang King durian.

Tok Batin Alang Apok Sitam, 66 claimed that about 163 of the residents were served the notice to vacate the land last Feb 23. He said they were given 30 days from the day the notice was served to do so.

"It's not that we don't want to move out, but where can we go? We have been staying in the village for ages and now a developer has encroached into the area, claiming that they have been issued a land grant for five acres and want us to vacate the area for them to carry out the Musang King durian planting project," he said. 

Alang told reporters this after handing over complaints on trespassing into Orang Asli Customary Land to a representative from the Perak Menteri Besar’s Office today. Alang said he only realised certain quarters had trespassed into the village on Sept 26 last year after noticing two heavy machineries clearing the site.

Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad

He then contacted the individual who claimed to be the land owner and also lodged a report with the police and also the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) and the Land Office.

Meanwhile, Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad, who is also the State Islamic Religion, Finance, Security, Land, Natural Resources, Economic Planning and Government-Linked Companies committee chairperson, when contacted by Bernama, said he had received the complaints from the Orang Asli residents.

"I have minuted the matter to the exco concerned for an investigation to be conducted,” he added.

Krabian : They keep harping about protecting Malays and protecting Islam. They forgot to protect the Son of the Soil being chased out squatting in their own land.

RedGopher0486 : No regards to the rights of natives. Shame !!!

mosquitobrain : Bro, no different from PAS run state government in Kelantan and Trengganu. To pocket easy RM million. 'Kamu mati, kamu punya pasal'.

- Bernama