many problems. Health standards among Orang Asli communities remain low compared to other communities. More than others, they are exposed to various infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid fever and more. The problem of malnutrition is also urgent among Orang Asli, particularly among children. Access to information on the health status of residents of remote settlements and the availability of medical facilities there is generally limited. Due to the lack of proper education, Orang Asli cannot be competitive in society at large leading them into dependence upon JAKOA. Under the 1954 Aboriginal Peoples Act, the Malaysian government can "degazette" the land of the Orang Asli at any time, which has no obligation to give fair compensation. In 2013 the Malaysian state attempted to weaken this legislation, which would have cost the Orang Asli 645,000 hectares of their ancestral land. The Orang Asli are frequently targeted by the Malaysian state for conversion to Islam and assimilation by the bhumiputra. In the state of Kelantan, Malay Muslim men were paid 10,000 ringgit, or about 2,200 USD in 2022, to marry an Orang Asli woman. Notable Orang Asli Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah, Orang Asli politician and Orang Asli activist, born to an English father and a Semai mother. Ramli Mohd Nor, current member of Parliament for Cameron Highlands, born to a Semai father and a Temiar mother. He is the first indigenous Orang Asli candidate elected an MP into the Dewan Rakyat. Yosri Derma Raju, former Malaysian footballer. See also Aborigines Museum Department of Orang Asli Development Orang Laut References Further reading Orang Asli Now: The Orang Asli in the Malaysian Political World, Roy Jumper (). Power and Politics: The Story of Malaysia's Orang Asli, Roy Jumper (). 1: Malaysia and the Original People, p. 21. Robert Dentan, Kirk Endicott, Alberto Gomes, M.B. Hooker. (). Encyclopedia of Malaysia, Vol. 4: Early History, p. 46. Edited by Nik Hassan Shuhaimi Nik Abdul Rahman (). Abdul Rashid, M. R. b. H., Jamal Jaafar, & Tan, C. B. (1973). Three studies on the Orang Asli in Ulu Perak. Pulau Pinang: Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia. Lim, Chan-Ing. (2010). "The Sociocultural Significance of Semaq Beri Food Classification." Unpublished Master Thesis. Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya. Lim, Chan-Ing. (2011). "An Anthropologist in the Rainforest: Notes from a Semaq Beri Village" (雨林中的人类学家). Kuala Lumpur: Mentor publishing(). Mirante, Edith (2014) "The Wind in the Bamboo: Journeys in Search of Asia's 'Negrito'