BATEK1
on October 22, 2009 by Zainal
Pengasih, the oldest woman of the Bateq tribe from a village in near Kelantan National Park, about 500 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Facing the threat of encroachment by development, envrionmental degradation of their forest habitat and increasing pressure by the government to integrate with mainstream society, Malaysia’s last nomadic aboriginal community are beginning to settle down. For many, it is not an easy choice to make.

A boy from the Batek tribe plays at his home in a village near Kelantan National Park, about 500 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Facing the threat of encroachment by development, envrionmental degradation of their forest habitat and increasing pressure by the government to integrate with mainstream society, Malaysia’s last nomadic aboriginal community are beginning to settle down. For many, it is not an easy choice to make.

A woman from the Batek tribe breastfeed her son in a village near Kelantan National Park, about 500 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Facing the threat of encroachment by development, envrionmental degradation of their forest habitat and increasing pressure by the government to integrate with mainstream society, Malaysia’s last nomadic aboriginal community are beginning to settle down. For many, it is not an easy choice to make.

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pegi assignment ke Pak Zainal?
“pengasih” ….. nice potrait bang
ye pergi assignment syuk …. and thks badrul
diorang tak kisah ke bang ? aritu sy shoot kau bateq ni kat area kuala tembeling, taman negara diorang semua lari masuk utan bila nampak sy …. tinggal yg lelaki jek …. ngan bebudak …
kena jumpa tok batin dulu la hafiz …. duk borak2 dengan dia pastu mintak permission dia…..
Portrait “Pengasih” tu Abg Zainal pakai lens apa?
70-200 jugak ka? Hasilnya cantik betul….sekali posing tu….
pehh, terkejut tgk gambar 1st tu…nice ler bang…
guna lens 70-200 je fadhil
time pego aritu …. tok batin masuk utan ….. ada anak buah sakit kata depa …. takda rezeki kot …
terperanjat tgk pic mula2 ingatkan hantu
cantek bang..suka tgk pic no 2 kaler cantek
dah kena dah bang jenal kekekekekek
hafiz…u kena bawak brg2 mkanan or bju..tak pun bwk rokok sekatun dua bg kt tok batin…heheh..baru la awek org asli x lari…heheh