Jakoa: Respect Orang Asli's freedom of religion


PETALING JAYA: The Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) is urging the relevant authorities to respect the Orang Asli's freedom of religion and solve the issue of "Islam" specified as the religion in the MyKads of those who are non-Muslims.

News portal The Malaysian Insight reported on Monday (July 22) that authorities had added "Islam" to the identity cards of the Temiar Orang Asli in Gerik, Perak without their consent.

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