Orang Asli upset over high price of essential items


Squeezed by inflation: Anglah browsing packets of rice to buy in Gua Musang, Kelantan. — Bernama

GUA MUSANG: The Orang Asli in the interior areas of Gua Musang have raised their grievances about the high price of essential items, including rice and sugar, sold by retailers in their villages.

An Orang Asli of the Temiar tribe, Anglah Angah, 41, of Kampung Kelaik, Pos Blau, said he had to pay more than RM50 for 10kg of rice, or RM20 and RM5 for a 5kg and 1kg packet of sugar, respectively.

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