Sharir Shazni’s Reviews > Death of the Dragon God Lake: Voices from Tasik Chini, Malaysia > Status Update

“As political rhetoric would have it, the Jakun of Tasik Chini and the Orang Asli in general are currently undeveloped in terms of their attempts to hold on to a traditional and culturally-based, collective, non-capitalist, forest-based lifestyle. Futhermore, the destruction of the local environment which supported these livelihoods may also be construed as an overt act of economic development.”