Two administrative initiatives were introduced to highlight the importance of Orang Asli as well to protect its identity.

[3] The Orang Asli are theoretically classified as Bumiputras,[4] a status signifying indigeneity to Malaysia which carries certain social, economic, and political rights, along with the Malays and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak.

The Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 provides for the setting up and establishment of the Orang Asli Reserve Land.

Juli spoke out against attempts to convert the Orang Asli, particularly by the Islamist PAS government in Kelantan.

[8] She was formerly Chief of Enforcement Management in the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP).