KUALA LUMPUR: Orang asli groups are grateful that Attorney General Tommy Thomas has taken legal action against the Kelantan state government to protect their land rights.
Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Network (JKOASM) chairman Tijah Yok Chopil said the orang asli had been treated like they were living on borrowed land when it was their own.
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