Logging activities : environment issues

Orang Asli in Perak threaten blockade

GRIK: A group of Orang Asli in Perak has had enough of the constant logging in their jungle and are planning to start a blockade – similar to what happened in Kelantan last year – if the widespread tree-cutting continues.

Kamal Abain, 35, from Kampung Ralak, said heavy logging had been going on for years, making it hard for his people to rely on the jungle and destroying many of his ancestors’ graves.

Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/06/09/orang-asli-in-perak-threaten-blockade/#xxyVoJbdfRUGsU3j.99

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