Sungai Bil Orang Asli distraught after TNB clears crops, rubber trees

At least 20 Orang Asli in Kampung Sungai Bil in Behrang, Perak, lost their source of income since January after Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) allegedly cleared their crops spanning across approximately 12ha of their ancestral land.

The land is near the transmission line but the villagers claimed that their crops and rubber trees were outside of the boundary area.

A villager, known as Jussa, told Malaysiakini that as the breadwinner for his family, he has had sleepless nights over...