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Pity her... Posted: 24 Nov 2013 04:29 AM PST I am moved by a story about a girl in Perak who tried to take her own life just because she failed to register for secondary education. The only reason - she fails to get her Mykad! Well, something needs a thorough study here. The prerequisites to education must impose no barriers. The system needs to change. The Home Ministry and its agency the National Registration Department must take into account the plight of thousands of kids who were denied the basic rights to education over the same reason - no birth certificate and that they are not Malaysian citizens. IPOH: The 12-year-old girl whose application for a MyKad was rejected two months ago attempted to take her own life following abuse from schoolmates and neighbours. S. Mahalachime swallowed 10ml of bleach at her home in Buntong on Saturday evening. Mahalachime's aunt, M. Logalechumi, 28, said she discovered her niece writhing in pain at the kitchen after taking her bath. "I tried to force her to vomit by putting my finger into her mouth. I also gave her some assam jawa juice so that she would vomit before rushing her to the hospital," she told journalists at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Sunday. Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam said doctor at the hospital were still checking on her condition and declined to comment on her wellbeing. "The doctor said they would need to get the surgeons to look at her, fearing that there could be complications to her health. "She could still talk but she is feeling weak," Sivasubramaniam said. Mahalachime is unable to register for secondary school because she does not have an identity card. Amid our strong emphasis on 'education for all' and 'every kid deserves the rights to get education', we are still being unfair and cruel to them. There must be a way to solve this. What do you want them to become when they grow up? Whores? Beggars? I believe Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will take this matter to the Cabinet. Children, irrespective of their status and nationality, MUST GO TO SCHOOL!

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