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Malaysia's Women, Family and Community Development minister urges parents to register children with disabilities as OKU early, emphasising that official recognition unlocks crucial welfare, healthcare and educational support throughout their lives.
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Malaysia has only 230,775 registered children with disabilities, yet UNICEF data suggests over 1 million children live with disabilities. The gap reveals systemic failures affecting all children, not just those with autism.
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has been exonerated in an investigation into allegations that he violated the country's Child Welfare Act. Seoul police determined there was no basis to forward the case to prosecutors.
A childcare centre in Langkawi will halt operations while police investigate serious allegations of child neglect and mistreatment, according to the women, family and community development minister.
Three-year-old Aulia Sofea Ahmad Shafiq, the sole survivor of a June crash in Sungai Petani that killed six family members, is making encouraging progress in her recovery, now under her aunt's guardianship in Bertam.
Malaysia's Social Welfare Department has instructed a Langkawi kindergarten to halt operations temporarily while authorities investigate allegations of child neglect and mistreatment. The probe examines claims that children were denied proper bedding and confined inappropriately.