SUBANG JAYA, July 28 -- The Education Ministry has yet to introduce its promised cultural sensitisation policy for teachers, especially those dealing with Orang Asli school children, an Orang Asli research expert and academic said yesterday.

This is following the deaths of several indigenous children in Pos Tohoi.

Centre for Orang Asli Concerns coordinator Colin Nicholas said that after the devastating incident where five of seven children were found dead after running away from their school hostel, reportedly for fear of disciplinary action for bathing in the river, many Orang Asli parents refused to send their children to schools.

"The ministry at that time said they were going to introduce a new policy about cultural sensitisation t...