‘Orang Asli not part of income survey’


Left out: Technical notes accompanying the 2016 DOSM report state that Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and areas under the purview of Esscom were excluded from the survey.

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Household Income Survey conducted by the Department of Statistics Malaysia may not include Orang Asli settlements in Peninsular Malaysia, but the statistics for this special target group are available from the Department of Orang Asli Development (Jakoa), says DOSM.

It pointed this out after World Bank senior economist on poverty and equity Dr Kenneth Simler noted that Orang Asli were not included in the survey.

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