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Modernization has, to some extent, affected the lives of indigenous peoples and exposed them to the current consumer world. The improved living standards and social changes have caused the consumption expenditure pattern on goods and services and the values of consumerism to change over time. Hence, this research aims to explain the use of goods and services, as well as the changes in values among orang Asli as a sign of community development. A total of 325 orang Asli from entire orang Asli settlement in Jelebu are involved in this research. The methods used are by doing reviews using questionnaire and also non-participant observations. The result is analysed descriptively. The result of the study shows that the orang Asli community has started using the modern goods and services. The changes in traditional to modern values has started to make its way into this community. In a nutshell the development has changed the life of orang Asli by looking at the use of modern goods and services as a manifestation in determining the acceptance of orang Asli community to modernization. The implications that can be seen are the changes of traditional toward modern values among orang Asli community and they have accepted modern goods and services. Hence, knowledge and education on the consumerism should be provided to the orang Asli community so that they will not be the victims of hedonism of the modern world of luxury brought about by modernization.

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ICT development has become the development pulse of the global nation. Malaysia, as a developing nation, has invested heavily in ICT development across the country to ensure no one is left behind. The policymakers have also claimed a positive result in closing the digital gap among their people. In this study, Van Dijk’s theory of digital divide is explored on the four dimensions of digital divide (motivation, physical, skill, and usage) among the native people in Sabah. A focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted among 21 key informants from seven different ethnic groups to identify the issues of ICT development in their community. The findings showed that the existence of a digital gap between the rural and the urban area community caused the community to be saddled with the connection to telecommunication service, including landline and internet. Despite lacking, the native community were receptive and willing to adopt the ICT positively for their daily activities. While the theory of digital divide observes that the physical access divide is narrowing in most developed nations, this study shows that is not the case for developing countries, such as Malaysia. The inequality in digital access is prevalent among the natives in Sabah, which could result in the opportunity to participate in important democratic decision-making.