KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — A nasi lemak seller was fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court today for caning and causing injuries to his six-year-old stepson after the boy failed to solve mathematical problems.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Child Act 2001 needs to be improved for it to be more inclusive in protecting children from neglect, ill-treatment, abuse and exploitation, said a group of lawyers holding a watching brief in the case of Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali charged with neglecting and abusing a down-syndrome girl.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — The Children’s Commissioner (CC) of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged all stakeholders with a vested interest in protecting children to join forces and create an inclusive and conducive environment by providing social safety nets capable of detecting neglected children.

KUANTAN, March 14 — An 11-year-old boy was found drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Mentakab, Temerloh yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Police are investigating a couple for allegedly letting their two young children play unattended on the ledge of an open window, on the 17th floor of a condominium building in Taman Setapak yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — A 43-year-old babysitter was arrested by the police last Saturday following a report that one of the children under her care was injured in the face and ears.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Police have arrested a man and his wife in Beranang, Hulu Langat, here in connection with a child abuse case involving a four-year-old girl.