Special council meeting a key step towards amending Aboriginal Peoples Act, says Zahid


KUALA LUMPUR: The government is one step closer to its historic goal of amending the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (Act 134) to better secure the rights and future of the Orang Asli community, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Rural and Regional Development Minister and Deputy Prime Minister had just chaired a special meeting of the Orang Asli Consultative Council (MaPOA) in Parliament on Monday (Aug 11).

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