The article details the abuse that is common among Malaysia's indigenous children in residential school settings. The Orang Asli, meaning "original people" in Malay, are the earliest known inhabitants of the Malaysian peninsula and live in northern Malaysia near the Thai border. Several abuses against this minority group of children are discussed in the article. For many of Orang Asli children, the nearest school is over two hours' drive away, so the children must live away from their families and board at hostels near their schools. Many of the children no longer attend school and even run away into the rainforest, citing harsh discipline, corporal punishment, and abuse at the residential schools. Earlier in 2015, seven indigenous children ran away from school and got lost in the jungle, with only two survivors found weeks later as a result of delayed search efforts from the police.