DAP’s Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham has urged the government to act administratively to rectify the status of 137 Orang Asli from the Bateq Mayah ethnic group by removing the word “Islam” from their identity cards.

Ngeh’s response came after the Kuantan High Court on Tuesday (Oct 3) struck out a lawsuit by the group of Orang Asli to nullify their Islamic status following an alleged unlawful mass conversion 30 years ago.

Ngeh (above), in a statement yesterday, asserted that...