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The Star Malaysia: A Positive Step for Orang Asli Rights

Malaysia’s leading English daily, The Star, has featured an op-ed by RYTHM Foundation Head, Santhi Periasamy, highlighting ongoing efforts and progress in addressing the challenges faced by indigenous Orang Asli communities in Malaysia. In her piece, Shanthi emphasises the importance...

November 8, 2025

‘Panai 3M’ Literacy Programme Boosts Orang Asli Education in Negeri Sembilan

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‘Panai 3M’ Literacy Programme Boosts Orang Asli Education in Negeri Sembilan

The ‘Panai 3M’ literacy programme in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, is helping indigenous Orang Asli Semelai students take significant steps toward mastering reading, writing, and arithmetic — locally known as 3M (membaca, menulis, mengira). Launched in August, the RYTHM Foundation-supported programme...

November 1, 2025

Rimba Fest 2025 Spotlights Orang Asli-led Solutions Amid National Policy Calls

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Rimba Fest 2025 Spotlights Orang Asli-led Solutions Amid National Policy Calls

RYTHM Foundation launches INDEP as a national benchmark for equality, culture, and sustainability empowerment. KUALA LUMPUR, 1 AUGUST 2025 — As national debate grows in Malaysia over the future of indigenous rights, RIMBA Fest 2025 concluded today with a powerful...

August 1, 2025

Orang Asli Jakun Community in Johor to Benefit from New RYTHM Initiative

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Orang Asli Jakun Community in Johor to Benefit from New RYTHM Initiative

RYTHM Foundation is set to launch a new initiative this month to empower the Orang Asli Jakun community in Kampung Bukit Panjang, Muar, Johor. Collaborating with lecturers and students from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), the project aims to...

March 1, 2025

Preserving Orang Asli Culture Through Education in the Kensiu Community

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Preserving Orang Asli Culture Through Education in the Kensiu Community

For generations, the Kensiu people and other Orang Asli tribes in Malaysia’s deep, rural areas passed down rigid traditions that shaped their way of life. Like many rural communities, they have little access to the benefits of modern advancements, and...

March 1, 2025

Pahang Educators and Orang Asli Students Share Stories of Impact

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Pahang Educators and Orang Asli Students Share Stories of Impact

Education can be life-changing, especially for children in communities that are often overlooked by mainstream systems. For Malaysia’s indigenous Orang Asli children, learning opportunities have historically been out of reach. Poverty, remote locations, and systemic challenges have kept many from...

February 25, 2025

Empowering the Orang Asli: A Call to Action

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Empowering the Orang Asli: A Call to Action

As Malaysia continues to advance in the 21st century, much of the national discourse centres on economic growth, technological advancements, and global competitiveness. With significant shifts in how people learn and work, the World Economic Forum has highlighted a skills-focused...

November 5, 2024

Enhancing Education and Eco-tourism: RYTHM Adopts Kensiu Indigenous Orang Asli

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Enhancing Education and Eco-tourism: RYTHM Adopts Kensiu Indigenous Orang Asli

RYTHM Foundation has embarked on a transformative initiative with the Kensiu indigenous Orang Asli community in northern Malaysia as part of its Community Adoption Programme (CAP). The Kensiu, a sub-group of the Negrito and one of Malaysia’s oldest Orang Asli...

September 9, 2024

RYTHM’s Roundtable Sparks Solutions for Orang Asli Education and Livelihood

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RYTHM’s Roundtable Sparks Solutions for Orang Asli Education and Livelihood

RYTHM Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion to address the education and livelihood concerns of Malaysia’s Orang Asli.

July 30, 2024

RYTHM Launches Bateq Teaching Module for Orang Asli Children

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RYTHM Launches Bateq Teaching Module for Orang Asli Children

RYTHM Foundation, the social impact initiative of the global conglomerate QI Group, has launched the ‘Sikulah Bateq’ (Bateq School) teaching module, a framework designed to support basic literacy and numeracy for Orang Asli preschool and early primary children. RYTHM Foundation...

July 25, 2024

Govt agencies, NGOs assist Orang Asli obtain identification documents, educational access

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Govt agencies, NGOs assist Orang Asli obtain identification documents, educational access

To ensure the Orang Asli community receives necessary assistance, multiple government agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are collaborating to help

August 7, 2023

Document Registration Drive Brightens Lives of RYTHM’s Adopted Indigenous Bateq Community

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Document Registration Drive Brightens Lives of RYTHM’s Adopted Indigenous Bateq Community

RYTHM Foundation's adopted Orang Asli Bateq community in Malaysia is finally getting official documentation after years of living in the shadows of statelessness and poverty.

September 18, 2023