Orang asli villagers have not had electricity since 1963

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Monday, 20 Aug 2007
12:00 AM MYT

By VIVIENNE PALVivienne@thestar.com.myPhotos by ABDUL RAHMANSENIN

IT IS usually dark out at night but at Kg Orang Asli Ulu Kemensah, Gombak, it is perpetually dark - and not just outdoors.

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BPURI	0.300	0.310	0.215	0.255	-0.120	-32.00	488,013
HSI-CWEI	0.175	0.185	0.165	0.185	0.025	15.63	412,000
HSI-PWFK	0.105	0.105	0.100	0.100	-0.015	-13.04	326,448
RTECH	0.245	0.300	0.245	0.285	0.040	16.33	291,899
YONGTAI	0.215	0.240	0.210	0.225	0.005	2.27	279,010
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YTLPOWR-C77	0.030	0.035	0.030	0.035	0.010	40.00	205,386
MYEG	0.905	0.905	0.895	0.905	0.010	1.12	204,512
XIAOMI-C36	0.140	0.145	0.135	0.145	0.005	3.57	201,605

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