Timber plantations have now become the greatest threat to the Malaysian rainforest and its Indigenous residents.

Last year, one indigenous village in the northeast of peninsular Malaysia saw 15 deaths and dozens falling sick from measles. Shaq Koyok, an activist from the Temuan tribe, said people from his ...

Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are trying to lay modern claims to lands their people have lived on for centuries.

Kathmandu—Southeast Asia has not been at the forefront of promoting human rights, much less the rights of indigenous peoples, where the region’s record is even darker and more concerning. Indonesia, ...

Indonesia is pressing ahead with construction of a new network of dams in Borneo to power a major “green” industrial estate ...

COMMENT | The Sarawak government’s announcement in February that it will no longer grant provisional leases to palm oil companies is hugely significant for indigenous peoples and their forests.

This is an annual conference among indigenous community leaders to meet and discuss current issues affecting their lives with government and legal representatives to bring their concerns onto the ...

The Tropical Rainforest Collection (TRLC) Banun, an NGO in Malaysia, focuses on restoring the Amanjaya Forest Reserve by employing and training Jahai indigenous communities to propagate endangered ...

Malaysia, the current chair of ASEAN, recognizes its indigenous peoples as Orang Asal, natives or Orang Asli, and bears a unique responsibility, a duty actually to them. However, the country still ...