Malaysia: Desecration Of Orang Asli Graves Is Another Blow To The Ancestral Land Rights Of The Orang Laut Of Seletar

Malaysia: Desecration Of Orang Asli Graves Is Another Blow To The Ancestral Land Rights Of The Orang Laut Of Seletar   The Malaysian Bar is concerned by the recent reports of desecration of two Orang Laut of Seletar burial sites, in Kampung Bakar Batu and Kampung Sungai Tenom, near Johor Bahru. These sites are located within the Iskandar Malaysia development area, which is under the purview of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (“IRDA”), a Malaysian Government statutory body. This...

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