KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Members of an indigenous tribe in Malaysia have won 6.5 million ringgit ($1.9 million) in a landmark settlement with highway authorities for ...

Malaysia’s indigenous community wants the government to end the practice of coerced conversion to Islam in the Muslim-majority country and show respect for others and their culture. Known as Orang ...

SCORING a perfect 4.00 in the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examinations was not only a personal triumph for Yasmein Sabreena Aezry, but also a trailblazing achievement for the Orang Kuala ...

The gentle strumming of the ukulele – a guitar-like instrument often associated with Hawaii's beaches – has become an ...

Helmi Naim Ahmad is a living testament to the power of perseverence and perfecting one’s skills, and how it can help elevate Orang Asli communities in the country. In 2010, he began creating and ...

Actress, filmmaker, producer and director Iman Corinne Adrienne thought she knew what it meant to “rough it out” until she ...

JERANTUT, March 31 (Bernama) -- After a long wait, a young Orang Asli boy from the Batek tribe finally holds his official identification document, confirming his Malaysian citizenship and bringing a ...

The geneticists conclude that there was only one migration of modern humans out of Africa, that it took a southern route to India, Southeast Asia and Australia, and that it consisted of a single band ...

KUANTAN, July 15 (Bernama) -- Driven by determination and hope, a young Orang Asli woman from the Jakun tribe has earned a place to study economics at the University of Manchester in the United ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has filed a lawsuit against an opposition-run state for infringing on an indigenous tribe's land rights by handing out licenses to plantation companies to cut down ...

For some members of the Orang Asli community in Gua Musang, the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiative means they no longer have to substitute rice with tapioca. “SARA has transformed our daily lives ...