BATEK1

on October 22, 2009 by Zainal

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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.

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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.

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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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October 22, 2009 | Photo Under Photojournalism  |

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12 Responses to “BATEK1”

  1. syuk on October 22nd, 2009 1:43 pm
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    pegi assignment ke Pak Zainal?

  2. badrul on October 22nd, 2009 2:17 pm
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    “pengasih” ….. nice potrait bang

  3. Zainal on October 22nd, 2009 3:23 pm
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    ye pergi assignment syuk …. and thks badrul

  4. Hafiz Pesona Senifoto on October 22nd, 2009 9:23 pm
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    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 …

  5. Zainal on October 22nd, 2009 9:28 pm
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    kena jumpa tok batin dulu la hafiz …. duk borak2 dengan dia pastu mintak permission dia…..

  6. FadhilHariri on October 23rd, 2009 1:29 am
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    Portrait “Pengasih” tu Abg Zainal pakai lens apa?
    70-200 jugak ka? Hasilnya cantik betul….sekali posing tu….

  7. ramzani on October 23rd, 2009 9:27 am
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    pehh, terkejut tgk gambar 1st tu…nice ler bang…

  8. Zainal on October 23rd, 2009 12:06 pm
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    guna lens 70-200 je fadhil

  9. Hafiz Pesona Senifoto on October 23rd, 2009 3:07 pm
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    time pego aritu …. tok batin masuk utan ….. ada anak buah sakit kata depa …. takda rezeki kot …

  10. faizul on October 23rd, 2009 6:33 pm
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    terperanjat tgk pic mula2 ingatkan hantu
    cantek bang..suka tgk pic no 2 kaler cantek

  11. buttet on October 26th, 2009 10:56 pm
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    dah kena dah bang jenal kekekekekek

  12. harun tajudin on October 28th, 2009 1:47 pm
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    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

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