Varsity planning orang asli homestay project for tourists


Woven with love: Dr Rais checking out some of the Orang Asli products during his visit to the settlement in Gombak.

GOMBAK: The orang asli of Gombak will soon house tourists once the International Islamic University Malaysia kicks start a project to raise the community’s income through tourism.

University president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said the project would be initiated with the Orang Asli Development Department.

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