PETALING JAYA, 27 May 2009: The task force report on sexual violence against Penan girls and women must be made public and not just disclosed partially, two women’s groups said today. “It is imperative that the government makes public the Penan task force report,” Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) executive director Ivy Josiah told The Nut […]
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Unclear if Penan report will be public (Updated 5.20pm)
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 5.20pm on 26 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 26 May 2009: It remains unclear if the 2008 government-led task force report about sexual violence against Penan women and girls will be made public. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the report has reached her desk and was ready for […]
Free phone emergency service for children
SHAH ALAM, 19 May 2009: Malaysia will launch Childline Malaysia, a 24-hour free phone emergency outreach service for children in need of care and protection in October this year, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today. She said the service would provide emergency assistance to children and then […]
Allow children with no birth certs to attend school
By Dr Asharuddin AhmadACCORDING to Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, only children with birth certificates are entitled to subsidised education, while those without birth certificates are treated as foreigners, and as such, have to pay much higher school fees. While the reality of the situation dictates that children without birth certificates are not Malaysian, an interim solution […]
Kids without birth certs can enrol in school
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: Children without birth certificates are now allowed to register for schooling, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. However, she added, the penghulu, village head or any figure with similar authority must verify that the children concerned were born in this country. She said in […]
Special programmes for minority ethnic women
KUCHING, 7 May 2009: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will identify special dedicated programmes for the minority ethnic women’s groups in the country. Its minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, said members of the Women and Family Development Councils (MPWK) in the respective states would go to the ground to identify programmes which […]
Support centre to overcome family problems
PENANG, 20 April 2009: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will set up a Family Support Centre in Selayang, Selangor to help overcome family-related problems in that area. Its deputy minister, Senator Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, said the centre was expected to be operational this June and it was a pioneering project which […]
Two new policies for child protection to be tabled soon
KANGAR, 28 March 2009: Two new policies are being legislated to safeguard the welfare of children and ensure protection from neglect, abuse, violence and exploitation. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said her Ministry was in the final state of preparing the National Child Action Policy and the National […]
Ministry fears domestic violence may rise
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Feb 2009: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has expressed its worry that the faltering economy could take a toll on family harmony. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said although the situation was not alarming at the moment, domestic violence had risen in other countries as the economy […]
M’sia reviewing Domestic Violence Act 1994
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Dec 2008: Malaysia is currently reviewing its Domestic Violence Act 1994 with the aim of expanding the scope of domestic violence definition and extending the duration of interim protection. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen told a gender equality conference in Geneva, Switzerland today that amendments […]
