This is to stop foreigners marrying Orang Asli women to exploit government assistance and benefits.
institution as well as the Orang Asli Village Community Management Council in order to better monitor and detect marriages between foreigners and Orang Asli women.
The report also quoted an Orang Asli village head from Kampung Pos Terisu, Cameron Highlands, who said there were eight such couples in his village currently. He added that he had asked about this matter in parliament before but the reply he received was “disappointing”. Jakoa, he said, actually has the power to kick out or bar anyone from entering Orang Asli lands if those persons have been found to be dangerous to the wellbeing of the indigenous people, as stated under Section 14 and 15 of the Orang Asli Act 1954.
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