A group of Orang Asli who live in and around the Bukit Ibam forest reserve in Rompin, Pahang, have secured 728.43ha of land from an oil palm company they accused of encroaching on their customary land.

YP Olio Sdn Bhd will also have to pay a monthly allowance of RM700 for 20 years to six of the seven Temoq plaintiffs who initiated legal action against the company and several other defendants in 2022.

According to a consent judgment before Kuantan High Court judge Radzi Harun on March 27, the company must...