Child Act 2001

The Evidence of Child Witness (Amendment) Bill 2023 is aimed at providing more extensive protection to the group in the judicial process.

It is reported that every year in Malaysia, 1,000 children become victims of abuse and neglect.

Last month's case of a 15-year old girl who was charged with killing her newborn baby, has sparked public outrage and debate.

The 45-year-old man, who is the biological father of the victim, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him.

Rina said the ministry viewed seriously a viralled video showing mistreatment of a kindergarten teacher on her student.

The High Court here today ordered a teenager who was charged with murder for the death of 23 people in a fire at Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah almost three years ago.

A 10-month-old baby girl died yesterday from internal bleeding in the head, four days after she was found unconscious at her babysitters house in Bandar Puchong Jaya, Serdang.

A total of six deaths involving children who were accidentally left behind in vehicles have been reported in the country since 2018, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

A woman and her boyfriend have been detained for allegedly abusing her two sons, aged seven and five years, in an incident in a room at a workshop near Permatang Tinggi here, last week.

The Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 will be enforced beginning July 10, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said posted on her Facebook today.

Netizens have called for justice following a video which showed an elderly woman beating a child at least 30 times went viral on Monday.

The suspect is an assistant to the female teacher who is believed to have abused the boy at a tuition centre in Skudai, Johor.

The government should ensure stricter enforcement of the Child Act 2001 including taking action against parents who allow their underage children to roam outside the house during the wee hours.

A woman with four children were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with murdering, causing grievous hurt and abusing three of the children, including a pair of twins.

A woman who was earlier believed to be the mother of the three-year-old boy who was found left alone at a house in Gemencheh, Tampin, last Friday, will be charged in court tomorrow.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.