KUALA LUMPUR: The government is committed to empowering the Orang Asli community through legal amendments and new approaches to ensure they can stand on an equal footing with other races in the country, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Ahmad Zahid, who also serves as Rural and Regional Development Minister, noted that his visit to the Maori community in Rotorua, New Zealand, had inspired him, saying that there, the rights of the indigenous community were restored, allowing them to control the dairy, plantation, and agricultural industries for export.
