The Malaysian Insight

In a first for any Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Friday met with Orang Asli activists who were protesting outside his office against logging and plantation operations on their communal land.

The group made the 6-hour trip from Gua Musang, Kelantan, to call for the Federal government to put an end to long-standing conflicts between the Orang Asli.

Orang Asli civil society groups said previous prime ministers met the community in the past but only in formal, scheduled meetings, and never in a demonstration. – August 11, 2018.