A lawmaker claimed today that officers in the Rural Development Ministry are trying to put a non-Orang Asli in charge of the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa).

Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor (above), who is an Orang Asli, said it was a practice that priority is given to an Orang Asli to fill the post of Jakoa director-general.

"Information has reached me that there is an effort by officers in the Rural Development Ministry who are putting pieces in place...