Wild Asia nominates Tijah Yok Chopil, an indigenous woman of the Semai tribe as our fourth Wild Asia Hero. Tijah has devoted her life to empowering and uniting the once-scattered Orang Asli's of Peninsular Malaysia. Her dedication led to the historic 3,000-strong protest at Putrajaya in March this year. Jules Ong is honoured to meet this formidable woman at her village in Bidor, Perak.
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"The Orang Asli problem is not because of our culture or way of life. Our culture believes that without the natural world, humans can't exist. If we respect and honour God, we have to respect the natural environment. We believe in the values of moderation and not to be greedy. The problem is not our culture, but the national policies that are imposed on us," she says.
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