Orang Asli land rights: Ramli moots constitutional amendments

PARLIAMENT | Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Ramli Mohd Nor said today that there are "legal vacuums" under the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 which should be addressed through a constitutional amendment.

Specifically, the matter relates to provisions under Schedule 9 of the Federal Constitution, said Ramli, the first Orang Asli to be elected MP and appointed deputy speaker.

"Even though the federal government...