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Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat has passed the Social Work Profession Bill 2026, establishing formal recognition and professional standards for social workers. UNICEF hails the legislation as a crucial step toward strengthening child protection and family support services.
The Malaysian Press Institute has secured RM1.037 million in contributions and sponsorships for Malaysia Press Night 2026, scheduled for July 17. PETRONAS provides RM450,000 while 60 organisations contribute RM587,000.
Courts worldwide are tightening rules on artificial intelligence use in legal documents after lawyers submitted briefs with fabricated quotations and citations created by AI tools like Claude.