When walking with the Orang Asli people of the Jahai tribe near the Royal Belum State Park in northern Malaysia, they showed me various edible plants in the rainforest that they ate regularly. One of them was a Zingiberaceae (Ginger)…

Moon mushrooms (Gymnopus sp.) are one group of edible mushrooms found in the forests of Malaysia, and are locally called ‘Jamur bulan’. The other groups of edible mushrooms are colloquially known as wood ear mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms….

Blowpipe hunting is still prevalent in many Orang Asli communities in Malaysia. Although the government strictly enforces hunting rules and regulations, it is practically impossible to supervise all the remote small hamlets and villages. On the other hand, it is…