Seeing red over intrusion


Desecrated: Yok Mirin pointing to the site where his late mother was buried and has since been cleared by loggers.

THE orang asli communities in Kampung Gerhus and Kampung Sungai Tisong are seeing red as loggers have intruded into their land in Sungkai.

Kampung Gerhus village chief, who is known as Tok Batin, Yok Bab Yok Gagek said some of the land had been flattened to create pathways while some trees had been cut down for timber.

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