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A recent Court of Appeal decision has left children born in Malaysia to Malaysian fathers and unmarried foreign mothers without citizenship, despite growing up here with no ties elsewhere. Legal experts and rights groups question whether this reflects modern realities.
Malaysia's National Registration Department recorded 4,598 late birth registrations between January and mid-July 2024, prompting warnings about the serious consequences citizens face when births go unregistered.
Three-year-old Aulia Sofia, sole survivor of a June crash that claimed six family members' lives near Sungai Petani, is recovering remarkably. Now cared for by her aunt in Bertam, the child received a royal visit from Kedah's Raja Muda and family.
Authorities have instructed a Langkawi kindergarten to stop operations while police investigate allegations of child neglect and mistreatment, including claims children were denied proper bedding and confined in toilets.
Police have launched an investigation into a childcare facility in Kuah, Langkawi, following serious allegations that staff deprived children of food and confined them to toilets.
A Subang Jaya supermarket employee has been charged with murdering her newborn child at Shah Alam magistrate's court. The death occurred last week and has sparked concerns about postpartum mental health services.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that educational achievement holds limited value unless children develop strong moral character and respect for others, warning against the damaging effects of bullying in schools.
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Malaysia's Social Welfare Department has issued a stern warning against publishing children's identities on social media, citing both legal consequences and serious psychological harm to minors.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has expressed his condolences to the family of a six-year-old autistic boy found dead in an oil palm plantation in Hutan Melintang, Perak, following a search and rescue operation.