No Orang Asli left behind in development plan

Zahari (right) meeting villagers in Desa Teluk Setimbul during the study tour to expose Johor’s Orang Asli to community development programmes in other regions.

THE Johor government will ensure that the Orang Asli community is not left behind as the state progresses towards achieving developed status by 2030.

Johor agriculture, agro-based industry and rural committee chairman Datuk Zahari Sarip pointed to the government’s continuous efforts to uplift the Orang Asli through various programmes.