Bateq tragedy a serious reminder of the urgency for a new policy and roadmap to uplift the Orang Asli, he says.
Following the deaths of 14 Orang Asli people in Kuala Koh, Kelantan, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has called on the federal government to present a new roadmap for Orang Asli development next month.
"The Bateq tragedy is a serious reminder... of the urgency that the authorities must craft a new policy and roadmap for the upliftment of the Orang Asli communities in the country. "Is the federal government able to inform members of Parliament of such a new policy and roadmap for Orang Asli upliftment in the July meeting of Parliament?" Lim asked in a statement today.The Health Ministry believes the deaths may be due to respiratory disease. The Orang Asli villagers are said to have weakened immune systems due to being malnourished.
Centre for Orang Asli Concerns executive director Colin Nicholas claimed that the malnutrition was due to the Bateq's traditional way of life being threatened by deforestation and land seizures by the Kelantan state government. In April, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had at the National Orang Asli Convention 2019, said Putrajaya was
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