Repeated attempts by the authorities to move the community out of these villages have failed. Kampung Muluy Baru is located in the logging concession of PT Telaga Mas and the villagers use the logging roads to go to the village of Simpang Lombok 70 km distant, and beyond to the cities of Balikpapan and Banjarmasin. Various promises by the company to build housing for the Muluy families have come to nothing. The Muluy villagers depend on the forest and river resources for their livelihood. They gather gaharu resin, hunt birds and game including mouse deer and porcupine, cultivate mountain rice, fruit, honey, rattan and coffee, and catch river fish.
Women assist the men in managing the natural resources.
Activities associated with rice cultivation such as opening fields, planting and harvesting are done together. Adat gold mining Gold mining areas are a communally owned resource secured by adat agreements handed down over the generations. A person who discovers gold will inform the community so that it can be worked together and the profits can be shared. The community is divided into groups and share the results of their labour between group members. The gold is taken to markets at Long Ikis, Banjarmasin and Balikpapan, but only sold when there are pressing needs - for food, electronic goods or other items.