Chapter 1 – Report of the Policy, Law and Complaints Group of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and requested TNB to invite the Commission to attend a consultation between TNB and the affected Orang Asli community, which would be scheduled after the completion of the study. On 11 May, in response to its follow-up enquiry, the Commission was informed by TNB that the feasibility study had just been completed and that UiTM had presented the outcome of the study to the affected Orang Asli community on 9 April. TNB also informed the Commission that 11 Orang Asli had filed a civil suit against TNB on the project, and consequently TNB needed to get the approval of its top level management before the next presentation of the study report could be held. TNB promised to invite the Commission should the presentation session be held. At the time of writing, the Commission has not received any further information on the planned presentation of the study report. On 20 August, the Commission visited the Pos Pantos settlement as well as the affected villages. The Commission was informed that TNB had conducted the feasibility study along the bank of the river in early 2014. On 8 December 2015, the Commission received a written response from JAKOA in which JAKOA informed the Commission that it was in contact with the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) in observing the progress of the case regarding this matter at the Temerloh High Court. JAKOA also assured the Commission that the interests of indigenous peoples will be protected in terms of the development of their education, infrastructure, and economy, and this will be done without disregarding the Orang Asli’s culture and customs. The Commission will keep abreast of the progress of the case. (h) Citizenship of Adopted Children In previous years, the Commission had received several complaints pertaining to the citizenship of adopted children. The complainants were the Malaysian parents who had legally adopted abandoned children whose citizenship are either unidentified or not registered. The children were left in a quandary after the MOHA rejected their applications for citizenship. Although the National Registration Department (NRD) approved the registration of adoption, denying the adopted children citizenship of the country would create other problems in terms of access to education, freedom of movement and the future livelihood of the children. In order to seek clarification on this issue, the Commission met with the NRD on 19 January. The meeting was attended by several high level officers of the NRD. The Commission was informed that citizenship is the highest form of recognition conferred by the Government, customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature. 98 BOOK-ANR2016-01-latest.indb 98 08/04/2016 3:32 PM