Barriers to Orang Asli rights

A suitable amendment to Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution will promote sustainable development as well as their rights.

THE human rights of indigenous minorities around the world were the subject of a thought-provoking workshop at the University of Auck­land, New Zealand, from May 28 to 29. The Constitutional position of the natives of Sabah and Sarawak and the Orang Asli (the indigenous people) of Peninsular Malaysia was also part of the animated discussion.