100 rally near Parliament for protection of Orang Asli rights, rainforests

Chew Tze YuPublished: Jul 18, 2019 2:59 AM | Updated: Jul 18, 2019 11:45 AM

About one hundred people gathered near Parliament this morning to urge the government to revamp the National Forestry Act 1984 for the protection of rainforests and the rights of the Orang Asli.

The crowd began to gather at Padang Merbok around 8am, and made their way towards Parliament to submit a memorandum around an hour later...

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