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The Shalom Marian Hostel in Ipoh provides free boarding, meals, care, transportation to school, and tuition. Hostel director Joseph Boon Chai says the charity, Light of Shalom Society Malacca, houses around 50 children aged seven to 17, many starting with limited literacy. Intensive sessions help them catch up, with students studying at multiple local schools and some progressing to colleges and Form Six.","SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284                    \nTARIKH:12 JULAI 2026(AHAD)  \nSINAR HARIAN □  \nBERITA HARIAN  \nUTUSAN M’SIA  \nN.STRAITS TIMES  \nTHE STAR  \nGiving Orang Asli kids a good start  \nLiving in a hostel,the children brush up on their lessons with some excelling in school  \nBy IVAN LOH  \nivanloh@thestar.com.my  \nTS_12/71龙  \nFG,14  \nIPOH:A hostel set up here tohelp Orang Asli children withtheir studies is doing well,withsome excelling in the SPM exam-ination.  \nLocated at Jalan Francois,offJalan Tambun,the Shalom MarianHostel provides the children withfree boarding,food,care,trans-portation to schools and tuitionclasses as they prepare for theSPM exam.  \nHostel director Joseph BoonChai said the premises,set up bythe charity organisation Light ofShalom Society Malacca,current-ly houses about 50 Orang Aslichildren aged between seven and17 from various villages in GuaMusang,Kelantan.  \n“Our operations started inMelaka about 20 years ago,withthe primary aim of helping thepoor and needy.  \n\"Most of them were Orang Aslichildren from interior areas inPahang,\"he said.  \nChai said in 2018,more chil-dren from Gua Musang were  \nhave their children close tothem,while others want themto get a proper education,\"hesaid.  \n\"Most of the children hadjust average abilities and lackeda proper foundation when theyfirst arrived here,\"he added,noting that about 80%ofthem could not initially read orwrite.  \n\"We gave them intensive ses-sions to help them prepare andcatch up with other schoolchil-dren,\"he said.  \nChai said the children studiedin SK Marian Convent,SK LaSalle,SK Methodist(ACS),SMKConvent,SMK St Michael andSMK Anderson.  \n“Three are currently enrolledin colleges while one is in FormSix.We have had Orang Asli chil-dren who did very well in theSPM,\"he added.  \nChai said the aim was to take inand help more Orang Asli chil-dren in the future,depending onfunding.  \n# Tea talks:Chai connecting with some of the Orang Asli children during tea break at Shalom Marian Hostel.\n\ntaken in,with fewer numbers taken back by the owner,andHe noted that Orang Asli schoolfrom Pahang.we decided to move to Ipoh,dropouts in the interior areas“After the Covid-19 pandemic,which is nearer to Gua Musang,”                        remain a serious issue.      the building in Melaka was he said.\"Some parents would rather  \nHe added that the society alsoraised funds with the help ofchurches.","cbCain5rE534HWiA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain5rE534HWiA","pdf",278718,1,"English","en",105,"# Hostel program for Orang Asli students\n## Services and location\n## Director background and target group\n## Literacy challenges and intensive learning\n## Schools attended 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