Inhumane! - MCA Youth urges Selangor govt to rethink Mah Meri move
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Calling the Selangor government’s position “inhumane”, MCA Youth central committee member Siew Shen Kae is the latest to weigh in after 12 families from the Mah Meri tribe in Kampung Orang Asli Bagan Lalang were issued eviction notices asking them to leave their homes within 30 days.
“This development project is only a potentially profitable business decision for the Selangor Government, but it has a major impact on the lives of the Orang Asli.
“The Mah Meri tribe understands that the residential area that has been inhabited for 20 years is not their absolute property, but.
As Mah Meri tribe s plight gains sympathy, MB disputes accuracy of news reports
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Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari has disputed the accuracy of news reports which claimed that a Mah Meri tribe was about to be displaced by a state-owned company.
Responding to a tweet by singer Yuna yesterday, who has come to the tribe s defence, Amirudin said that the tribe did not object to the eviction and had instead written to the landowners to seek a time extension to comply with the eviction order.
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KLANG: The current land dispute between a Mah Meri Orang Asli community and the Selangor government-linked company Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad (PNSB) is expected to be settled amicably between the two parties.
PNSB had issued a 30-day eviction notice to the Orang Asli families residing at the Bagan Lalang Orang Asli village recently as the land is the site for the construction of a holiday resort.
The notice drew criticism from the general public, including singer Yuna, accusing PNSB of uprooting the Orang Asli families from their village.
However, it was highlighted that the village does not officially exist nor is it recognised by the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) and that the land belonged to PNSB and the Sepang Municipal Council.
Women entrepreneurs running stalls at a bazaar organised by Women’s Innovative Empowerment Network Group Sdn Bhd. Photo: LOW LAY PHON/The Star
WOMEN entrepreneurs, who include single mothers who need retraining to hone their skills and broaden their knowledge, say the People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa) stimulus package will boost all who need a helping hand in their business ventures.
The Kempen e-Dagang PKS (Micro and Small Medium Enterprises e-Commerce Campaign) and Shop Malaysia Online initiative, which has a RM30mil fund, is one example.
Entrepreneur Safiyya Azman said support from the government was of great help to women entrepreneurs to make the transition to the online market.
Care United Society’s retail gallery in Taman Molek, Johor Baru sells handicrafts made by indigenous communities. THOMAS YONG/The Star
CARE United Society Johor Baru is glad that its retail gallery is open once again under the conditional movement control order.
The space sells handicraft items made by the Iban and Penan from Sarawak as well as the Mah Meri of Pulau Carey, Selangor.
Founding president Datuk Florence Goh (
pic) said the outlet located in Taman Molek had to be closed on Jan 13 when the movement control order was imposed and could only reopen during the second week of Chinese New Year.