‘Encroachment on Kelaik ancestral land foils indigenous customs’

The Kota Bharu High Court was informed today that encroachment on the ancestral land of Kampung Kelaik, Gua Musang, has disrupted the Temiar Orang Asli community’s traditional practices, particularly their customary relocation following a death.

Ahak Uda, 58, the first plaintiff to testify in the customary land rights lawsuit, said activities such as logging, mining, and plantation development, carried out by the first to 10th defendants, have significantly hindered these traditions.