With habitats shrinking due to logging, tigers prowl closer to humans

A group of Orang Asli representing the Temiar tribe today submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister's Office urging Putrajaya to take concrete actions to stop deforestation activities in Gua Musang, Kelantan.

They blamed the recent fatal attack by a tiger and several sightings of the mammal near Orang Asli villages in the district on logging activities that caused wildlife to lose their habitats.

The group's spokesperson Nasir Dollah told reporters when met outside the PM's Office this afternoon that they hope Putrajaya would pay Kelantan its...