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  Hence, it is not uncommon to have...

  "Hence, it is not uncommon to have two headmen in a particular settlement: one hereditary or elected by the community, the other appointed by the JHEOA. The tendency is for the JHEOA to appoint someone who is at least a little literate in Mlay, and preferably someone who is amenable to its dictates. This usually implies a younger person, and therefore usually someone less experiences in the traditions and customs of thee community."
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  Over the years, Orang Asli...

  "Over the years, Orang Asli leaders, especiall those in POASM, have advocated that they needed to participate in the political arena if they wanted to make themselves heard and recognised. There have been frequent calls for POASM itself to be turned into a political party."
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  In a further move to...

  "In a further move to encourage Orang Asli to join UMNO - and so help the party achieve its 600,000 membership - UMNO Secretary-General, Mohamed Rahmat, remarked that the Orang Asli, "should be given the chance to be actively involved in the country's politics...They also had the right to decide on the position of the country's leadership" (The Star 21.2.1989). Clearly, then, the eal motive for opening the party's doors to the Orang Asl was to help secure the position of the "country's leadership"."
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  The headman at Kampong Lalang...

  "The headman at Kampong Lalang has similar functions to that of a traditional Negrito leader; but he also acts as the representative of the villagers in their dealings with government officials. Today, this is in fact one of his most important functions."