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 licences to plantation companies to cut down ...

The Sarawak state government’s announcement in February that it will no longer grant provisional leases to palm oil companies is hugely significant for Indigenous peoples and their forests. Previously ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Sunday urging Malaysia’s Sarawak state to protect Indigenous rights after a company logged timber without the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of an ...

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In the forested, mountainous regions of Malaysian Borneo, life bursts into vibrant colors as the ethnic Lun Bawang people celebrate their traditional harvest festival in early June. For the ethnic ...