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Malaysia’s Runaway Children

The Documentary: Archive 2015 by BBC

Dec 24, 201526:57Society & Culture

The deaths of five school children in Malaysia have provoked an anguished debate about education and what it means to be Malay. The children ran away from their boarding school in Kelantan State and died of starvation in...

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Malaysia’s Runaway Children is an episode from The Documentary: Archive 2015 by BBC. The deaths of five school children in Malaysia have provoked an anguished debate about education and what it means to be Malay. The children ran away from...

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Published Dec 24, 2015, 26:57 long, audio available.

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The deaths of five school children in Malaysia have provoked an anguished debate about education and what it means to be Malay. The children ran away from their boarding school in Kelantan State and died of starvation in the jungle. They were afraid of harsh punishment from their teachers. Two girls survived eating grass and wild fruits but were found emaciated and close to death 47 days later. The children came from the Orang Asli community, one of the poorest and most marginalised in the country. For Assignment, Lucy Ash travels to the remote region where the children came from and talks to their bereaved parents. Many families are now refusing to send their children to school and campaigners accuse the government of not doing enough to protect rights of the Orang Asli community. Jane Beresford producing. Produced by Jane Beresford

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Published Dec 24, 2015 and 26:57 long