By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, June 28 —  The people representatives in Selangor need to ensure the RM50,000 allocation through the state’s Food Basket Programme is channelled to all affected groups, including the Orang Asli community. State executive councillor for Orang Asli affairs Hee...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — With only 18.9 per cent or 27,276 individuals from 144,180 Orang Asli aged 18 and above registered for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) is pooling all resources to make PICK a success among the indigenous community.

By Norrasyidah Arshad PETALING JAYA, June 19 — Orang Asli throughout Selangor will be vaccinated with the CanSino Covid-19 vaccine produced in China by September this year. State executive councillor for Orang Asli affairs Hee Loy Sian said the single-dose vaccine is more suitable as most of...

KUANTAN, June 13 — The Pahang Forestry Department (JPNP) will propose to the state government that the entire Chini Forest Reserve in Pekan be gazetted under the Protected Forest category under the National Forestry Act 1984.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — A total of 93 students from the Orang Asli community obtained excellent results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination, which were announced on Thursday, with two of them scoring 9As.

By Mustakim Ramli KUALA LANGAT, March 22 — The Selangor administration has given its assurance that the Orang Asli in the state would not be left behind. Its Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said all of the communities and groups in Selangor will be heard and assisted best...

By Mustakim Ramli KUALA LANGAT, March 22 — The Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI) allocates RM5 million for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities through the Kita Selangor Package. Its chief executive officer Norita Mohd Sidek said out of the total amount, RM600,000 is...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Three Orang Asli men, representing the villagers of Kg Kelaik in Gua Musang, filed a suit against 14 entities, including the Kelantan state government, for allegedly encroaching their ancestral land to conduct mining, logging and plantation activities.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will conduct a special intake exercise for the post of Police Constable Grade YA1 involving non-bumiputeras as well as Orang Asli Constable Grade YP1 for the community.

GUA MUSANG, Jan 14 — The Department of Orang Asli (Jakoa) today distributed food parcels to 172 Orang Asli families in Pos Gob, here, after the residents were cut off from town following severe damage to the main road and collapse of a bridge.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 — About 60 per cent of the 74 Orang Asli villages in Selangor have been gazetted by the state government so far to prevent encroachment by irresponsible parties, according to a state executive councillor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The government has been asked to raise the pocket money amount of Orang Asli schoolgoers from RM2 to RM10 a day to encourage their attendance in schools.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — 61 telecommunication towers that are providing internet coverage for Orang Asli settlements have been built by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission MCMC), as of October this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The nickname ‘Silent Killers’ was given to the Senoi Praaq General Operations Force (PGA) by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for their agility, courage, supreme jungle skills and fearlessness in facing the enemy.

By Erda Khursyiah Basir KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 – Malaysians of all races will feel a sense of belonging if their rights are safeguarded and no one is made to feel marginalised and unappreciated. If every Malaysian were to harbour this feeling of sense of belonging, they would all strive to...

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Aug 10 — A total of 5,941 indigenous people or Orang Asal in Selangor are to benefit from the state’s second economic stimulus package, Selangor Care Package 2.0, following the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said...

By Zareef Muzammil HULU LANGAT, July 8 — Selangor is set to gazette all of its 74 Orang Asli villages in three years' time, says state executive councillor Hee Loy Sian. The chairman of the permanent committee on matters pertaining to the well-being of the Orang Asli community said several of...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The following is an update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (MCMC) Quick Response Team on countering fake news related to Covid-19 on social media.

By Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, April 8 — Some 22,992 individuals from the Orang Asli community will benefit from the RM297,050 allocation by the Selangor government to help ease their burden during the ongoing movement control order (MCO). State Environment, Green Technology, Science and Consumer...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first Orang Asli person.