The Voice of the Plantation People Organization held a special media briefing on 21 February 2026 regarding the land issues faced by the Malaiyaha people living in the Southern Province.
Community leaders representing the Malaiyaha people residing in plantation areas participated in the briefing. During the event, they presented five key demands to the Government. A memorandum containing these demands was also signed, to be submitted to His Excellency the President for discussion.
Key Demands:
Since there is a lack of accurate and updated information regarding Malaiyaha families who received 7-perch land allocations after 1993, immediate instructions should be issued to Divisional Secretariat offices to collect and update the relevant data.
A proper mechanism should be established to re-survey these lands and clearly demarcate their boundaries.
Legal deeds should be granted to the beneficiaries to ensure and confirm lawful ownership of their lands.
Families currently living in line rooms and those without any land ownership should be provided with at least 20 perches of land.
Lands already allocated should be separated from plantation management and officially recognized and declared as villages.
The Organization stated that it is prepared to submit these demands to the President and engage in direct discussions to seek sustainable solutions to the longstanding land issues faced by the Malaiyaha community.
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