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SOCIOECONOMICS SUPPORTS ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN

MALAYSIA

WRITTEN BY: MUHAMMAD FUAD ABDULLAH, BADLI ESHAM AHMAD & MOHD IQBAL MOHD NOOR

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The Malaysian community has been impacted by the government development program that was put in place. Yet, the effects of
development which have finally been changing their socioeconomic atmosphere, are not limited to mainstream races but also
vulnerable communities like Orang Asli. There are many development programs have been implemented to uplift the well-being
of Orang Asli since before Independence Day. Thus, this study aims to investigate the efficiency of socioeconomic support
programs in the Orang Asli community in the way to bring them out of multidimensional poverty. This study had been done on
the head of household (HoH) of the Orang Asli community who lives nearby Pahang National Park. By using SEM Amos
analysis, all of the hypotheses of dependent variables namely education, health, the standard of living, and wealth are validated.
Then, path analysis shows that there only two dependent variables have a significant relationship with socioeconomic support
program which is health and education. Meanwhile, another two variables namely standard of living and wealth are not. This
result also shows that this community is lack both economic compared to social variables. Therefore, JAKOA or any responsible
body need to emphasize these matters to uplift their socioeconomic status. Besides, serious involvement in the tourism sector is
the better option to bring this community out of deprivation seem they live in an attractive and well-known place which is a
national park.