Tasik Chini, the second largest fresh water lake in Malaysia is the land of Aboriginals or Orang Asli typically known, Orang Jakun. The Jakun community is highly dependent on the local ecosystem for their livelihood during the early years of their settlement in surrounding areas, particularly on the richness of the 12 sea or lauts of Tasik Chini. The mainstay of its economy in the last two deca...

BACKGROUND South East Asia (SEA) is home to over 30 tribes of indigenous population groups who are currently facing rapid socio-economic change. Epidemiological transition and increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) has occured. In Peninsular Malaysia, the Orang Asli (OA) indigenous people comprise 0 · 6% (150,000) of the population and live in various settlements. OA comprise t...

Microsporidia are ubiquitous parasites thought to be closely related to fungi. Their presence in the environment means that humans are frequently exposed to infection. Stool samples were collected from 151 indigenous villagers from the eastern state of Pahang in 2005. The samples were concentrated with water-ether sedimentation, stained with modified trichrome stain and examined under oil-immer...

Penggunaan ICT (Information and Communication Technology) dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran pada abad ke-21 ini memainkan peranan yang penting sejajar perkembangan semasa teknologi dunia. Walau bagaimanapun tahap pengetahuan murid-murid Orang Asli mengenai penggunaan amat rendah. Justeru, guru di sekolah menjadi pemangkin utama kepada perubahan ini. Kajian bertujuan melihat amalan media digital...

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the current prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal polyparasitism (the concurrent infection with multiple intestinal parasite species) among Orang Asli school children in the Lipis district of Pahang state, Malaysia. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fecal samples were collected from 498 school children (50.6% boys and 49.4% ...

Penyelidikan tentang undang-undang yang berkaitan perlindungan dan jagaan kesihatan Orang Asal (OA) adalah satu bidang kritikal dalam kalangan masyarakat di Malaysia. OA merupakan kaum minoriti rentan tinggal Semenanjung Malaysia berdepan dengan isu kemiskinan berbanding kaum-kaum lain Terdapat akta khusus kepada iaitu Akta Asli 1954 (Akta 134) perundangan bertulis untuk 134 ini digubal mengawa...