Traditional lands acquisition and compensation: The perceptions of the affected Aborigin in Malaysia

Alias, A. and Kamaruzzaman, S.N. and Daud, M.N. (2010) Traditional lands acquisition and compensation: The perceptions of the affected Aborigin in Malaysia. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 5 (11). pp. 1696-1705. ISSN 1992-1950,

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Abstract

This paper reports the issues of land acquisition and compensation related to the aboriginal people in Malaysia called Orang Asli. Unfortunately, the rights of the Orang Asli traditional lands are not clearly defined in the Malaysian legal system. This research adopts a questionnaire survey as the method of study, and descriptive analysis to present the results. The research revealed that laws of Malaysia are inadequate to protect the Orang Asli lands and their right to fair and just compensation. As practised now, in the absence of appropriate guidelines and regulations, the determination of compensation is based solely on the discretion of the various authorities. Furthermore, this research revealed that the compensation required by the Orang Asli should have both monetary and non-monetary components.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Land acquisition; traditional lands; land rights; adequate compensation; compensation components
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Depositing User: Mr Faizal 2
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2015 01:18
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2019 08:35
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/12356

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