TAPAH, March 3 — The Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) Cash-Out Programme in rural areas has been extended to the Orang Asli community in Peninsular Malaysia, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has outlined three resolutions to drive the aspirations of all segments of society.

GUA MUSANG, Feb 1 — The presence of two wild elephants which allegedly damaged crops in Kampung Remau, Pos Bihai, has caused concern among 150 Orang Asli of the Temiar tribe in the settlement.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Jan 27 — The issue of educational neglect involving Orang Asli children is among the primary focuses of the state government this year. State executive councillor for Orang Asli and minority affairs V. Papparaidu said this is as the awareness of the importance of...

by Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, Jan 5 — The State Government is focusing efforts on overcoming the issue of school dropout rates among Orang Asli children and encouraging them to pursue high-skill fields. State executive councillor for human resources and poverty eradication V Papparaidu said...

GUA MUSANG, Jan 5 — The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) completed the delivery of 20.8 tonnes of food supply to five Orang Asli settlements involving 56 villages, yesterday after access to the villages was cut off due to floods.

IPOH, Jan 2 —  A man believed to be an Orang Asli in his 50s was found dead in a burnt-out car at Jalan Batu 23, near Jalan Pahang, Tapah here last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — A total of 373 Orang Asli children have been persuaded to attend school in 15 schools nationwide up to May this year, according to Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying.

GUA MUSANG (Kelantan), Nov 28 — Farmers from four Orang Asli settlements in Pos Belatim are grappling with the destructive incursions of wild elephants which are damaging and eating their crops.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (KUSKOP) through its agency, Tekun Nasional, has channelled funding amounting to RM2.54 million to a total of 167 Orang Asli entrepreneurs from 2020 to October 2023.

GUA MUSANG, Nov 26 — More than 20 Orang Asli families of the Temiar tribe, in four villages in Pos Hendrop, are stranded following a landslide, which cut off road links to the settlements.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Nov 22 — The state government plans to move in tandem with the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) to ensure their rights and progress are enhanced, said state executive councillor for Orang Asli and minority affairs V. Papparaidu. The initiative, starting next...

SHAH ALAM, Nov 21 — The government will continue to increase the number of community rangers to ensure no threats to forests and wildlife, said Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change (NRECC) Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

GUA MUSANG, Nov 19 — A nine-month-old baby was huddled among a crowd of more than 70 Orang Asli villagers who ran for their lives, helter-skelter, when a wild elephant invaded Kampung Kelaik, Pos Blau, on Thursday.

GUA MUSANG, Oct 23 Orang Asli entrepreneurs do not want to lose out on the opportunity to utilise assistance offered by the government through the provision of financing facilities dedicated to small entrepreneurs in 2024.

GUA MUSANG, Oct 8 — The Orang Asli in the interior areas of Gua Musang are complaining about the high price of essential items, including rice and sugar, sold by retailers in their villages.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro,  who is on her maiden four-day visit to Malysia, today visited the Orang Asli community in Gombak, here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro, said she looks forward to learning more about the indigenous peoples in Malaysia and how both countries can work together more closely in various fields.

By Sofia Nasir SEPANG, Sept 17 — The state government is looking to introduce a culture and arts programme from Selangor to Brunei, via the Silang Budaya programme next year. State executive councillor for culture Borhan Aman Shah said it would showcase the Orang Asli art heritage of the Mah...

GUA MUSANG, Sept 16 — Thirty Orang Asli from three settlements here lodged a police report claiming that land encroachment activities have been rampant near their settlements over the past three months.