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72 Batek Orang Asli infected with measles housed at PPS
GUA MUSANG: A total of 72 people from 22 families from the Batek tribe infected with measles have been housed at the temporary relief centre (PPS) in Taman Etnobotani, here, as of yesterday. District Social Welfare Department (SWD) officer Hizani
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Tun Salleh Abas represents Kelantan against Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA: Kelantan has roped in former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas to represent it in an Orang Asli land encroachment case filed by the federal government. Media reports indicated that Salleh would be making his appearance with counsel Khoo Guan
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NGO to Maik: Respect Orang Asli people’s belief
PUCHONG: Back off from the Orang Asli people and let them practise their beliefs in peace, said Pusat Komas, a human rights NGO. In a statement, the NGO slammed the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maik) for its
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Conversions humiliate the Orang Asli community
PUCHONG: Conversion activities of the Orang Asli community is not merely limited to Kelantan but also involves other states. Even worse is the fact that it is humiliates the Orang Asli. “Many Orang Asli people have been converted in Kelantan
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We plan to convert all Orang Asli to Islam by 2049, says Maik
PUCHONG: The Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maik) aims to convert all Orang Asli people in the state to Islam within 30 years’ time. In a report published by Utusan Online, Maik deputy chairman Nik Mohd Azlan Abd
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Kuala Koh: 43 cases of measles among Orang Asli
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 43 out of 113 cases involving the Orang Asli community from the Batek tribe in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan, have been found to be positive for measles, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. Of
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Deaths in Kampung Kuala Koh yet to be determined
JASIN: The actual cause of death of the Batek tribe members in Kampung Kuala Koh in Gua Musang is still being determined by the government. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said their deaths may be due to a disease
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Health Ministry to locate Orang Asli graves in Kampung Kuala Koh
GUA MUSANG: The Ministry of Health, along with other relevant agencies, will try to locate the graves of 12 Orang Asli from the Batek tribe who were said to have died of pneumonia in Kampung Kuala Koh here over the past
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Husam: Urgent action needed to save orang asli in Kuala Koh
KOTA BARU: Urgent action must be taken to save the Bateq tribe of the Orang Asli community in Kuala Koh who are facing health threats, says Kelantan Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Senator Datuk Husam Musa. Husam said investigations should be
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Blame the state governments for Orang Asli plight
PUCHONG: The state governments are to be blamed for the ongoing plight of the Orang Asli who have been denied their rights, especially their rights to the native customary land. “The state governments are to be blamed. Land matter comes
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