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Malaysia is expanding its legal reach to prosecute child sexual offenders who commit crimes overseas. The Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 amendment now covers offences by Malaysian citizens abroad and against Malaysian child victims internationally.
United Nations investigators have alleged that Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, describing the practice as integral to what they characterize as an ongoing genocide. Israel has rejected the accusations.
A retired man has been ordered to pay RM25,000 after admitting in court to molesting his stepdaughter on five separate occasions at various locations, including inside a vehicle.
Authorities in Setiu have detained a man in connection with allegations of sexual abuse involving his teenage daughter. The arrest marks the beginning of a formal investigation into the serious matter.
A Malaysian paediatrician practising in Perth, Australia has been formally charged with 33 child sex-related offences. The charges involve nine alleged victims and emerge from an expanded police investigation.
A 67-year-old retiree has received a 33-year prison sentence and 14 strokes of the cane from the Sessions Court in Muar after admitting to five counts of raping and sexually assaulting his two granddaughters.
Japanese authorities arrested a 35-year-old man in Mie Prefecture for confining his partner's five-year-old daughter inside a garbage can for approximately five minutes on May 12, describing the act as discipline.
The United Arab Emirates has announced a social media ban for children under 15, becoming the first Arab country to adopt such restrictions. Platforms face blocking if they fail to comply within 12 months.
Malaysia's Anti-Bullying Act 2026 introduces groundbreaking parental liability provisions, making parents legally responsible for bullying acts committed by their children, including payment of fines and penalties.
A foreign national has been charged in Johor Baru's Sessions Court with child neglect following a tragic incident in early this month in which her son died and daughter suffered severe injuries after plunging from a 12th-floor apartment window in the Tampoi area.