KOA PLANTUK

KOA Plantuk is among the 10 'Orang Asal" villages in Jalong Tinggi. It is located in Ulu Kuang, Chemor. There are 148 families with the total population of 600 people in this village. 

traditional houses

I visited this village today, meeting the JKKK Plantuk Chairman - Ali Jafar, the UMNO Plantuk branch Chairman - Sirun and the potential Batin - Long Ghapar and more than 30 villagers. They told me the current issues affecting their living i.e. damaged road, damaged bridge, street lights, housing and land matters. I promised to bring these matters up to the Menteri Besar.

A new hall has been built by the Member of Parliament Tambun, whom is the Finance Minister - YB Dato' Seri Husni Hanadzlah. There is a Klinik Desa and a primary school - S.K. Plantuk.

newly built hall

new hall & old 'balai sewang'

hall & 'klinik desa'

Damaged road, street lights and housing are the normal problems face by all villages. I wonder why the Ministry of Rural Development via JAKOA could not allocate enough fund for these basic amenities as they did for the traditional kampungs.

damaged road and bridge

Along the way to KOA Plantuk, I notice that Lembaga Getah Malaysia (LGM) has began a project here. This is the second social economy development project in Plantuk. The first project was oil palm plantation by RISDA. Although there are social economy development projects carry out but not all the people selected to involve in the project. Those who are not selected do not receive anything generated from the projects. 

  

EYE SCREENING

Batin Nasiri of KOA Pisang, Jalong Tinggi complaint that he has reddish eye and always tears. He miss the previous eye check in KOA Kenang due to busy schedule. I have arranged him to Dato' Dr Jesvinder Singh, the Ophthalmology Consultant in Hospital Raja Perempuan Bainun, Ipoh on  4 May, 2015. He said he has reddish eye for almost 2 years. Upon consultation he need medication as there is nothing serious.  Batin Nasiri informed me that he was given 2 months medicine, after that he can get the medicine in Sungai Siput Hospital. 

TRANSPORTATION

My blog dated 19 March, 2015 refers.

Perak Menteri Besar has responded to the written complaint by instructing Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli  (JAKOA) Daerah Kuala Kangsar to look into the matter (JAKOA letter to POASM Sg. Siput dated 1 April, 2015 refers). 

The Persatuan Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia (POASM) Sungai Siput Chairman, Mat Seri Pandak told me that he has informed and requested this from JAKOA but it was ignored by the officer-in-charge. With the written complaint to Perak Menteri Besar, he has to respond on the instruction.

POASM has replied on 23 April, 2015 by providing details of each pupils from Kg. Asap (4 Km to school), Kg. Landap (5 Km to school), Kg. Awal (8 Km to school), Kg. Larik (10Km to school) and Kg. Lawai (14 Km to school). Total pupil involve 28.

Hopefully JAKOA can provide or fund the transportation of these pupils to school.

JALONG TINGGI DIALOGUE

The Jalong Tinggi Dialogue is succesfully arranged on 19 April, 2015 in KOA Lawai attended by Dato' Tan Lian Hoe, PAWE Chair Lady. Other VIPSs' are Clr. Liew Soon Sear, Mr Guna (Sg. Siput Consumer Association Chairman) and Ms Phua (Sg. Siput PGRM Wanita Chief). The Sg. Siput POASM Chairman - Mat Seri, KOA Lawai Batin - Batin Anjang and ex-Concillor En. Nordin attended for the OA. The dialogue attracted a number of youngster in Landap Zone consists of 5 'OA kampungs' with estimated population about 2,000 people. This is a continuation from the previous dialogue.

KOA Lawai is the the highest 'OA kampung' in Jalong Tinggi [about 1,800m from sea level]. It is a cooling place with green scenery although the surrounding is a secondary forest. According to the elderly villagers, now day the wild life is not seen as frequent as 15 years ago. 

In the course of the dialogue, the KOA Lawai women shown their hand make products to the VIPs. They need more sewing and embroidery machines. This is part of the women activity in up-lifting their living standard. A verbal request was make to Dato' Tan for assistance. The villagers also need assistance to promote their products. Currently, JAKOA has placed few orders for their products.

2 OA from the SOLS 24/7 came along to the dialogue on my invitation. They are Ms. Norita -  a Semai ethnic from Tapah and A Boi - a Temiar ethnic from Grik. A Boi just returned from Timor Leste as a volunteer to teach English. I brought them along to boost and motivate the young 'OA'. If Norita and A Boi can do it, the local can do it too!

Many issues directly affected their daily life was brought up during the dialogue. The VIPs agreed to bring their plights to the respective agencies. While the dialogue in progress, there was storm and heavy rain which causes trees falls along the road. This delay us for more than 1 hour to cleared up the trees and debris.

I told the VIPs' and delegation that it is not easy to visit the 'OA'. There many challenges that I have to face as they did not visit these places as often as I did.

1st 'MUHIBBAH' BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN - 2015

Dato' Tan Lian Hoe - PAWE Chair lady & ex-deputy minister

The first 'Muhibbah' Blood Donation Campaign has been successfully held on 12 April 2015 in Pusat Komuniti Muhibbah, Sg. Siput- 66 donors and 12 pledged for organ donation. This is another successful campaign with the cooperation from Pathology Department, Hospital Raja Perempuan Bainun, Ipoh (blood donation) and Dialysis Centre, Hospital Sungai Siput (organ donation).