Orang Asli village chiefs to get RM600 more a month in 2023

Performers from the Temuan ethnic group in Kampung Orang Asli Kelinsing dressed in clothes made from tree bark during the Orang Asli Day celebrations.

ORANG Asli village chiefs will receive an additional RM600 as monthly allowance next year from the Selangor government.

State tourism, environment, green technology and Orang Asli affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said the sum would be in addition to the RM900 monthly that tok batin and Orang Asli Development and Safety Committee (JPKKOA) chairmen receive from the Federal Government.