Orang Asli Museum

In Gombak, Selangor there were an Orang Asli Museum (Muzium Orang Asli). This museum not far from IIUM Gombak. My classmates, lecturer of Cross Cultural subject (Madam Kholijah) and I was go there last month to visit the museum. 
The museum was set up in 1987. A proper museum was erected in 1995 and wad opened on 19 June 1998. On 2 March 2000, an official opening ceremony was carried out by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Salahuddin Shah.
Orang Asli museum is aimed:
  •  to increase the income of Orang Asli and raise them above the poverty line
  • to expand the scope of coverage of infrastructure and social amenities to all Orang Asli villages
  • to empower the Orang Asli community through a comprehensive human capital development programme
  • to improve the health of Orang Asli to achieve well-being
  • to conserve and highlight the traditional knowledge and heritage of the Orang asli, and
  • to improve the effectiveness of the organization by adopting and embracing good governance
Orang Asli Museum in Gombak were displayed a lot of items that was using by their culture such as hunting weapons, traps, and musical instruments like simpai. 
However Orang Asli in Gombak no longer hold on their culture on their life. Their culture already mixed by other culture. Besides, there are mubaligh that was come to their place and was changed their beliefs.







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