Masai Orang Asli community hopeful about rebuilding their lives in run-up to Hari RayaTHIS year’s Ramadan and Syawal will be subdued for dozens of Orang Asli Seletar families in Johor after a fire razed their homes. The inferno on Feb 12 at Kampung Orang Asli Teluk Jawa, a village built mostly over water in Masai, destroyed about 30 homes. Fisherwoman Norsidah Jumait, 32, said, “I was planning for a happy Raya (Aidilfitri) celebration but the fire happened. “My family and I feel sad but we will just prepare in a simple way,” she told StarMetro. “My husband tried to put out the fire but it spread quickly.

Source: The Star February 25, 2026 09:42 UTC