lighter, tobacco, salt and fishing pole. Also a man is sad if he doesn't have a blowpipe. We only want four or five sarongs, we don't need trousers. If we live here (in Pos Lebir), we need money, if we have money we buy a lot. But if we have no money, no problem, we reject possessions. When we live in the forest, we don't need them. We can dig tubers. If someone doesn't have food, others give it as in the old days.” 2019 measles outbreak In 2019, the Batek people in Kuala Koh Village of Kelantan was affected by a mysterious disease which took the lives of more than 15 people from the community. The disease was firstly thought as a mysterious illness for nearly a month before being finally confirmed as measles by the Malaysian Health Ministry following growing national attention on the outbreak. The cause of the spread in the community is due to low coverage of MMR immunisation which is attributed to the relatively low immunisation rate among the community with their nomadic lifestyle with findings by Malaysian Health Ministry found that although 61.5% of the villagers received their first measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shots, only 30% of them had their follow-up shots. Settlement areas Some of the settlements that the Batek people are located includes:- Kampung Orang Asli Dedari, Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara, Pahang Kampung Kuala Sat, Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara, Pahang Kuala Kemiang, Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara, Pahang Sungai Cheka, Kuala Lipis, Pahang Semetong, Pahang Merapoh, Kampung Jalang, Merapoh, Pahang Kampung Orang Asli Kuala Koh, Kelantan Kampung Pasir Linggi, Pos Lebir, Gua Musang, Kelantan Kampung Aring 5, Gua Musang, Kelantan Pasir Lenggi, Ulu Kelantan, Kelantan Kampung Sungai Berua, Kenyir Lake, Hulu Terengganu District, Terengganu Kampung Sungai Sayap, Besut District, Terengganu See also Mani people References Further reading Kirk M. Endicott and Karen L. Endicott, "The Headman Was a Woman: The Gender Egalitarian Batek of Malaysia" (Waveland, 2008). External links http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage) http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66FE-9@view Batek in RWAAI Digital Archive Personal experience of volunteer working with Batek people Indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia Ethnic groups in Malaysia Hunter-gatherers of Asia Orang Asli