Orang asli issues: Concerted effort needed

Orang asli Farah Syahera Chin of SMK Khir Johari, Sungai Sumun, Perak, was one of the top 2014 STPM scorers — she’s seen here receiving her award from Malaysian Examinations Council chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Noh Dalimin on March 2. Generally, though, fewer than half of orang asli children at the primary level continue to secondary school. Photo: ART CHEN/The Star

More needs to be done to keep orang asli students in school longer.

DURING the 10th Malaysia Plan, some of Dr Juli Edo’s wishes for orang asli education programmes came true.