Starting A Refugee Learning Centre in Langkawi
It's been close to one year since I’ve been in Langkawi Island, while exploring the beautiful island, I learned about the Rohingya refugees living here. It was a surprise at…
Free Health Clinic For Refugees in Langkawi
Have you been to a free health clinic? Most of us living in Malaysia received public education and medical care, it’s just something we always had, we have free and…
A Prayer With Rohingya Children in Langkawi
A prayer can mean a lot within the lessons of life, it either brings a community together or teaches us a sense of self discipline. It’s also another form of…
Have You Heard of the Jakun People of Malaysia?
Have you heard of the Jakun tribe or originally called Orang Hulu, meaning, "People of the Upriver" of Malaysia? In todays local Malay dialect, the name "jakun" carries the meaning…
The Shocking Truth of Malaysian Tribes, Temiar and Jakun
A conversation that shocked my friends here in Europe. "How are the tribes in Malaysia? Can we visit them?" I said.. "Err...No." "What? But we did, we went to…
Paniya The Slave Tribe Of Wayanad, India
When I heard about the Paniya slave tribes in Wayanad, I started researching more about their location, heritage and history. To my surprise, I found that they have been around…
Temiar Child Missing For 40 Days in Malaysian Forest
This was one of those conversations that made me feel that my efforts in creating awareness is never enough. The injustice that happens daily in front of our eyes is…
Be Our Voice, Temiar Blockade To Fight Illegal Logging
In June 2016 I revisited this tribe community deep in the rainforest. After the major East Coast Floods in Kelantan, Malaysia in 2014/15. More than 200,000 people were affected, it…
Teenage Mothers Not Getting Medical Help | Temiar Tribe
Teenage pregnancies and marriages are still a common culture for tribes in Malaysia. During my visit into the Temiar tribe villages deep in the rainforest, north of Malaysia, I met…
Empty Promises & No Electricity For Over 50 Years
Pak Aban Anjang (Abain Anjang) "They say you are the oldest Temiar tribe elderly here?" "Yes I am, I have lived long here, longer than many. I am still strong…
Five Died Of Starvation – The Truth Of Temiar Tribe, Malaysia
On August 2015, seven Temiar orang asli (tribe) children went missing in the jungle after an issue in school near Pos Tohoi. The kids then ran away from getting punished by…
Fishing For Hope | Voices Of Chennai
A young girl spends her afternoon playing with a homemade fishing rod, in hopes to catch a fish. The reality is there are no more fish here after years of…
Losing It All At Surya Nagar Floods | Voices Of Chennai
A resident of Surya Nagar slums sits by her house which was destroyed by the Chennai Floods. She is part of the survivors of the floods which displaces 1.8 million…
A Rohingya Migrant’s Life In Malaysia
I took a walk around Selayang Wet Market and met a few Rohingya refugees who have been living here for a few years. I was curious to know how has…
Helpless Gurung Child | Voices Of Nepal
Title: Helpless Gurung Child At the village north of Dhading, a Gurung child looks out from her door when a relief aid team passes by, while her mother stands by…