Category: Orang Asli

Orang Asli






The aborigines, or commonly called “Orang Asli” simply means “original people” in the Malay language. They were the first human occupants of the Malay Peninsula. They continue to live a nomadic, hunting-and-gathering lifestyle call themselves Batek. Recently, there has been some intermarriage with the neighbouring Semokberi group. The Batek is a gentle race of people,…