Unvaccinated Orang Asli fearful of outsiders trespassing into their villages
A concerned Orang Asli activist is claiming that around 4,000 Orang Asli villagers in Pos Lenjang and Pos Titom in Pahang are at risk due to an influx of outsiders entering their bordered villages, despite the current MCO.
A Pos Lenjang resident told Malaysiakini that two roadblocks have been put in place to keep outsiders at bay, but that it remains a mystery as to why outsiders, such as petty traders and durian wholesalers, are still able to enter their villages.
To make matters worse, it is understood that residents in the two Orang Asli villages there are not vaccinated...
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