Outsiders barred: Orang Asli activists claim it's 'political', mull legal action

A group of Orang Asli activists is mulling taking legal action against the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) after its Gua Musang office issued a directive banning the community there from receiving visitors without its permission.

Nasir Dollah (above), the deputy chairperson of Kelantan Orang Asli Villages Network (JKOAK) group, also questioned if the order had a political motive as it was issued when the country was going into its 15th general election.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, he said the ban can be...