Frustration and disappointment with rampant deforestation was what brought a group of 40 Orang Asli all the way from 12 villages in Lojing in Gua Musang, Kelantan, to Kuala Lumpur yesterday, with the help of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).

“Our village is getting narrower, day by day, because of the rampant logging,” said Rada Jambu, the Tok Batin of Kampung Sigar in Lojing.

According to PSM, logging companies with logging licences are cutting down trees that are as close to 10 metres from the homes of the Orang Asli in Kampung Sigar and Kampung Sendrod.