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A recent Court of Appeal ruling has reignited debate over Malaysia's citizenship laws, which deny nationality to children born outside marriage to foreign mothers—even when DNA confirms paternity and the child has spent their entire life in Malaysia.
A Shanghai court has issued a landmark personal protection order against a father who repeatedly posted family disputes in his son's school chat groups, determining that sharing private conflicts in public online spaces constitutes domestic violence and psychological harm.
A Johor Bahru man has been charged with murder following a protracted investigation into the death of an 18-month-old child. The case was reclassified from an accident to a criminal matter three years after the initial incident.
Malaysia's Single Mothers Support programme (KasihnITa) has expanded to Sarawak, bringing together multiple government agencies to provide single mothers with financial management training, legal advice on child maintenance, and welfare support.
Jeeranuch Bhirombhakdi, a member of Thailand's billionaire Singha beer family, has formally withdrawn her lawsuit against her son after he made public accusations of sexual abuse by his older brother.