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Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl who collapsed during a school-mandated sporting activity, allegedly from an underlying heart condition.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has broadened the legal definition of child abandonment to encompass cases where newborns are intentionally handed to intermediaries, moving beyond traditional physical abandonment scenarios.
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Parliamentary data on 93,000 autistic children masks a far larger crisis: more than 850,000 disabled children remain unregistered in Malaysia, facing systemic service shortages and discrimination across the entire disability spectrum.
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has been cleared of allegations that he violated child welfare laws. Seoul police concluded their investigation found no basis to refer the case for prosecution following a complaint filed by the family of late actress Kim Sae-ron.
French prosecutors have initiated a murder investigation after discovering the remains of five infants at a home in the southern city of Orange. The discovery followed a woman's hospital visit after giving birth to a healthy baby.
Malaysian authorities have directed a Langkawi kindergarten to suspend operations while investigating allegations of child neglect, including claims children were made to sleep on floors without mattresses.
Malaysian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into a childcare facility in Langkawi following serious allegations of child maltreatment, including food deprivation and confinement in unsanitary conditions.