Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P Waytha Moorthy said the government is taking the issues faced by the Orang Asli community in Gua Musang seriously.<br /><br />Waytha said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed concern over the matter, however land related matters are under the purview of the Kelantan state government.<br /><br />He added that the federal government is currently studying the legal hurdles to address the issue. <br /><br />The Temiar community had set up a blockade against a durian plantation company in defence of their native customary land rights, which the Kelantan government has refused to recognise.<br /><br />Earlier this week, enforcement officers, including the police, oversaw the removal of the blockade which a durian company claimed was obstructing access to its plantation.
