N. Sembilan Police Strengthen Relations With Orang Asli Community Via Security Programme

NILAI, May 9 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) contingent headquarters today strengthened community relations with the Orang Asli community through a programme to provide understanding regarding security issues, crime prevention, and increasingly challenging social threats.

Its deputy police chief, SAC Mohd Nasharudin Mohd Shariff, said that the programme also serves as a platform to raise residents' awareness about the importance of cooperation with the authorities in ensuring the well-being and safety of the settlement area are maintained.

In addition to sharing crime prevention measures, the Orang Asli community of Jeram Kedah, Ulu Beranang was also briefed by the Negeri Sembilan National Security Council (MKN) on disaster management that requires community attention and cooperation.

"We want to ensure that the dissemination of information and the collaboration of ideas can be fully implemented down to the grassroots level of society.

"I have been informed that the crime rate involving the Orang Asli in this state is very low and controlled, with only one case recorded during the period from January to April. The team is also enhancing enforcement and patrols in the Orang Asli villages in this state," he said to reporters here today.

Mohd Nasharudin said this initiative reflects the commitment of the PDRM in reaching out to various layers of society regardless of location and background, in line with efforts to strengthen public trust in the national security forces," he told reporters here today.

Also present were the Melaka and Negeri Sembilan Orang Asli Development Department (JAKOA) director Shahrani Idderis, and Negeri Sembilan MKN senior assistant director (Security) Mohd Fairul Abdul Wahab.

Meanwhile, Shahrani said the Orang Asli in this state number 14,500 residents living in 69 villages, including the community in Jeram Kedah, which has the highest population in the Seremban district.

She said the presence of uniformed personnel in the Orang Asli village can strengthen the relationship between the agency and the community, which previously might have felt afraid or alienated from the authorities.

"I hope the residents here gain useful information and a clearer understanding of the importance of preparedness in facing current security issues," she added.

Meanwhile, Tok Batin (village head) Tijak Acup said the programme that was organised could benefit 230 Orang Asli families here, involving around 783 residents who also received food basket donations.

-- BERNAMA