The refugees forbidden from setting foot on land - so they built a village on stilts and live their whole lives at sea... and now they get 'ground sickness'

• The Bajau are a small refugee community found just off the coast of Malaysia who live their whole life in the ocean
• They live in wooden huts on stilts and survive by catching fish, octopus and lobsters off handmade boats
• Photographer Ng Choo Kia travelled to the remote community to capture their profound relationship with the sea
• He said the children have little opportunity to leave the ocean community as they don't receive a 'proper' education
• 'The children should be educated on topics like hygiene, and I do not encourage people to grow up there' 

By BELINDA GRANT GEARY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

PUBLISHED: 05:19 GMT, 1 May 2015 | UPDATED: 07:57 GMT, 1 May 2015