‘More Orang Asli in varsity’


Farming the future: Ahmad Zahid (left) visiting Onuku Farm, a sheep and dairy farm in Rotorua, New Zealand, to review the best practices in the agricultural and livestock industries that can be emulated and adapted in Malaysia. Also present is the Malaysian High Commissioner to New Zealand, Mazita Marzuki (second from left). — Bernaa

ROTORUA: More than 500 Orang Asli students have enrolled in local private and public universities to further their studies this year, said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Deputy Prime Minister said this was among the achievements of the current administration to uplift the socioeconomic status of the community.

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