Huge victory for Semai of Gopeng

Jubilant: The Orang Asli from Ulu Geruntum, Gopeng, raising their hands in victory after the Ipoh High Court ruled in their favour. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: The Orang Asli Semai tribe in Ulu Geruntum, Gopeng, has won a battle to have their ancestral land gazetted after the High Court here ruled in their favour.

The court has ordered two companies of a hydroelectric dam project – Perak Hydro Renewable Energy Corporation Sdn Bhd and Conso Hydro RE Sdn Bhd – to vacate the area immediately.