Busloads of Kelantan orang asli hope to meet PM over native customary land protection


Deputy minister of the Rural Development Ministry R. Sivarasa (second from left) visits the Kaleg blockade in Pos Tohoi on August 2, 2018. -Bernamapic

KOTA BARU: Five busloads of orang asli from Kelantan will be in Putrajaya on Friday (Aug 10) to meet Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Kelantan president Mustafa Along said they are seeking the prime minister’s intervention to help protect their native customary land.

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