Lessons we must learn from past efforts to help the Orang Asli community

It’s their future: Efforts to support the orang asli under development plans should involve the community in making decisions about key issues such as land, health and education. – Filepics

Improving the lot of Malaysia’s bumiputras and orang asli have been part of the development plans announced every five years. With the 11th Malaysia Plan slated to be announced in June, what lessons can be gleaned from the last plan?

The 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP), which began in 2010, brought new homes for many orang asli in Peninsular Malaysia.