Court orders RM37mil compensation to be paid to 78 Orang Asli

IPOH: It was worth the long wait for 78 Orang Asli from the Jakun tribe in three villages in Kota Tinggi, Johor, when the High Court here ruled in their favour.

High Court judge Datuk Samsudin Hasan, who presided over the case at the Johor High Court prior to his transfer here, ruled that the Orang Asli and the Linggui Valley Orang Asli (Jakuns) Trust should be compensated and ordered them to be paid RM37mil.