UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 13, No. 1 (January) 2022, pp: 345–380 such as refugees and asylum seekers, the differences between stateless and refugee children were often not taken into serious consideration by the authorities and civil society (Allerton, 2014 & Lumayag, 2016). As such the government could not identify the stateless population in civil society, or take the necessary action effectively to prevent or reduce statelessness. (v) No Law and Policy regarding Stateless Children or People This research finding has established that there was no specific law and policy on stateless children or statelessness in Malaysia. Based on the interviews with several respondents from selected government departments, such as the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), Ministry of Education (MOE), National Security Council (MKN, Sabah) and Social Welfare Department (Putrajaya and Sabah), it was concluded there was an absence of any specific set of law/legislation regarding the stateless person/child. This non liquet or lacuna in the law has created a vague understanding or interpretation of the definition of stateless person, refugee or asylum seeker in Malaysia. However, the issue of stateless children has always been continuously highlighted in the media12, NGO reports (SUARAM, 2017, p.108-112) and even in the Hansards. The House of Representatives (known as the Dewan Rakyat) and the Senate (known as the Dewan Negara) have consistently debated various aspects that were related to statelessness in Malaysia. A search of the related Hansards from the year 2000 until 2019 was made and the records compiled and analysed. The focus was on the issue of stateless children, especially with regard to the absence of specific laws or policies to address matters pertaining to citizenship and the right to education for stateless children in Malaysia. The following are the summary of the findings from the analysis of the related Hansards, which have been included in Appendixes 1 and 2: a. At least sixteen (16) Hansards (Appendix 1 - The House of Representatives Hansards - 2009 to 2019) and five (5) Hansards 12 Malaysia Kini Online News. (February 3, 2021). Some Stateless Children Still Denied Access To Government School – MP. https://www.malaysiakini.com/ news/561464>. Retrieved date: 9.3.2021. 358