A Desperate Jungle Tiger

Temenggung Enggrip is near despair. Illegal logging has left rattan and medicinal herbs scarce to find.

April 30, 2002

This tiger has no fangs but smiles a lot. He has a bald head and playful eyes like those of a TV comedian. Temenggung EnggripEnggrip is a local word meaning tigeris not the roaring type. In charge of administering justice and imposing sentences on customary violations, Enggrip remains a hospitable person, even when he receives a stranger. Its justice that matters, he says, again with a laugh.

As a member of the Orang Rimba tribal community, Enggr

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