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Orang Asli representatives from Kampung Sungai Cot in Maran, Pahang completed a two-day walk to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's residence in Bandar Sungai Long, escalating their battle over alleged destruction of ancestral lands and traditional homes.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has committed to facilitating a resolution of the longstanding land dispute affecting the Orang Asli community in Kampung Sungai Cot, Maran, Pahang, while clarifying constitutional boundaries.
Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah has extended a compassionate gesture by offering temporary resettlement on her privately-owned land to Orang Asli families displaced by a land dispute in Maran, Pahang.
Pahang has directed JAKOA and state land authorities to mediate a property dispute affecting Orang Asli claimants in Maran, where overlapping approvals have created conflicting land rights between indigenous residents and an approved commercial entity.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced the release of three Orang Asli individuals held in connection with a land dispute, pledging to raise the matter with the Pahang state government, which oversees land administration.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to bring indigenous land rights concerns in Maran before Pahang's government after engaging directly with affected villagers about their ongoing territorial disputes.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to tackle chronic land ownership and second-generation housing problems plaguing Federal Land Development Authority settlers, signalling renewed government attention to rural development.
Indigenous voters across Johor are shifting focus from political tradition to individual candidate capability and community commitment, signalling political maturation ahead of the 16th state election.