More activities to be held for Orang Asli in Malacca - exco

 

More programmes involving the participation of the Orang Asli community will be held in Malacca to expose them to the outside world.

State Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman Ngwe Hee Sem said short-term courses such as sewing and baking cakes or biscuits would be organised to provide training and improve the skills of the Orang Asli community to generate income and boost the economy.

“In Malacca, we have more than 2,000 Orang Asli people living in 14 villages and in Machap Jaya alone, there are seven Orang Asli villages with a total population of nearly 600 people.

“We have met with tok batin (village head) in every Orang Asli village in this state to discuss the implementation of the course.

“If there is a course they are interested in learning, we will organise it in collaboration with the community college,” he told reporters when met at the Alor Gajah Aidilfitri open house last night.

- Bernama