parents as stated in Article 9 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). 134 (b) Discrimination factor Indigenous children are often discriminated against and may develop an inferiority complex when they are around other children. Indigenous children are known to be timid and shy. When bullied and discriminated against by other children, they tend to be reclusive, and as a consequence, they decide to drop out of school. For this reason, many indigenous parents do not see the importance of formal education and are apathetic as to whether their children obtain formal education or not. (c) Culturally-Inappropriate Curriculum The curriculum offered in Government schools is one of the factors why indigenous children are not very interested to enrol in, and complete their formal education. Elements that are closely related to the ways of life of IP are not incorporated in the curriculum of these schools. In Malaysia, there is no bilingual education in public schools, and only two indigenous languages are taught in Sabah and Sarawak as one of the subjects in school. Indigenous children are greatly disadvantaged by this, which is especially needed in the first three years of schooling. (iv) Economic development The IP in Malaysia are sadly, often associated with poverty and having low incomes. It was estimated in 1999 that 50.9% of the Orang Asli fall below the poverty line, while 15.4% falls under the hardcore poor category. 135 Indigenous economic system is UNDRIP (n 48), Article 9: 9. Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned. No discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right”. 135 Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Fauzi Mohd Harun et al., ‘Analisis Faktor Kemiskinan Orang Asli: Aplikasi Model Multinomial Logit’ in Technical Report. Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (Universiti Teknologi MARA, 2010) < http://eprints.uitm.edu.my/3304/1/LP_MOHD_FAUZI_MOHD_HARUN_10_24.pdf> 134 49