#Budget2025: Ramli Mohd Nor Is First Orang Asli To Preside Over Malaysia's Budget Tabling
He was seen wearing a traditional headgear during the tabling today, 18 October.
By Tamara Jayne — 18 Oct 2024, 04:36 PM
Budget 2025 is being tabled today, 18 October, at Parliament Malaysia, with Ramli Mohd Nor making history as the first Orang Asli to preside over the session
Wearing traditional woven headgear, Ramli proudly represents the Semai tribe as the first federal lawmaker from his community.
"This is made by the villagers in Cameron Highlands and they gifted it to me.
During an earlier debate, Ramli urged the government to move the Orang Asli Development Department under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry.
He argued that, during the BN administration, the ministry in charge of Orang Asli affairs had more resources and better access to their communities in rural areas. In contrast, the current portfolio indirectly suggests that the Orang Asli are not fully integrated with other races in Malaysia.
In a speech, Ramli also called on the government to upgrade existing facilities for the Orang Asli community, including the Gombak Orang Asli Hospital, which was established during British rule.
