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Penan tribe's forest is under threat
Reuters
A Malaysian tribe has claimed that the blockbuster movie Avatar tells the real story of their lives today.
Just like the blue Navi race in Avatar, the Penan tribe’s forest in the Malaysian part of Borneo, is threatened by foreign companies. An estimated 15,485 people live in the Eastern Malaysian Sarawak state.
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia says: 'An ancient tribe of hunters and gatherers in Borneo’s jungles are being threatened by severe poverty and companies that clear land for logging and oil palm projects."
