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The new subsection also stipulates an additional fine of RM5,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues after conviction.

A mobile phone believed to be used in the incident has also been confiscated for further investigation.

MOE said it would give its full commitment to stricter enforcement of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792).

Individuals who are aware of sexual abuse involving children but fail to lodge a police report can be fined up to RM5,000 under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 1972).

His Majesty also consented to the Sexual Offences Against Children (Amendment) Act 2023, and Evidence of Child Witness (Amendment) Act 2023.

Azalina said it is not only the law which needs to be changed to fight the crime but also the mentality of the community itself.

Karen Lai, Programme Director of Womens Center for Change, says amendments to the law are timely but some details still need to be ironed out.

Azalina said the government is in the process of making several amendments to Act 792 to improve the existing provisions.

The move by the government is to ensure justice for child victims and witnesses.

Azmi said the religious speaker suspected of raping an underage girl was handed over to the Perak police.

K. Ravichandran was charged with committing the offence while carrying the girl on his motorcycle to send her home from school.

The 58-year-old man claimed trial to all the charges after they were read out to him before judge Badrul Munir.

Six men including two teenagers were charged in the Kuala Kangsar Sessions Court with raping and grooming a 13-year-old girl.

Weak child protection laws make it difficult to punish child abusers in Malaysia, leading to inadequate investigations and low convictions on the reported cases.

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.

Italy's tax system is skewed in a way that lets society's wealthiest 7% pay proportionately less tax than low and middle-income earners.

The concentration of wind is expected to occur in Kelantan and Terengganu from Tuesday evening until the early morning of Wednesday.

The proposed social media ban held the door open for teens over 14 to keep using social media with parental permission.

The new duties extend the United States' anti-dumping regime in Southeast Asia to solar cells, from just finished modules previously.

The 10th prosecution witness says was able to witness the incident a hiss view was not obstructed by any object as he was at a high place.

According to the Guinean government, the violence broke out over a contested goal.

PM says Malaysia must use every regional and international platform available to address shared concerns directly with key partners.

Some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.

The new subsection also stipulates an additional fine of RM5,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues after conviction.

Azman Adnan says MoE is confident the issue involving students sitting for these examinations during the disaster can be properly managed.