KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — A nine-year-old boy who slipped and fell into a lake at Taman Tasik Teratai Phase 2 in Serendah, Hulu Selangor, was pronounced dead at Selayang Hospital yesterday night during treatment.

PUTRAJAYA, July 3 — Consolidating the initiative of the 'First 1,000 Days of Life', which starts from early pregnancy until a child is two years old, was among the issues raised at today's meeting of the Special Committee to Combat the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Children (JKK BBMKK).

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, June 28 — Parents of children aged two to 12 who live in and near Kampung Tunku can bring their kids to a free health screening tomorrow. Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lim Yi Wei said children in that age range will undergo body mass index, growth, and diet...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, June 25 — Medics in Gaza said yesterday they were working to step up screening of young children for severe malnutrition amid fears that hunger is spreading as people flee to new areas.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — An elderly woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter, who were feared lost while heading to a durian orchard in Bukit Buluh Telur, Kuala Kubu Baharu yesterday, were found safe and sound at 9.30am today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The search and rescue (SAR) operation for an elderly woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter, who were believed to have lost their way while tracking to a durian orchard in Bukit Buluh Telur, Kuala Kubu Baharu yesterday, resumed this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — An elderly woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter are feared lost on their way to a durian orchard in Bukit Buluh Telur, Kuala Kubu Baharu, yesterday afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Meta has agreed to work together with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and other stakeholders to conduct a national awareness campaign on online safety practices.

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 — United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres yesterday named and shamed Israel’s armed and security forces, Palestinian militants Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and Sudan’s warring parties for killing and maiming children last year, adding them to an annual global list of offenders for violations against children.

By Danial Dzulkifly PETALING JAYA, June 4 — The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has launched its Child-Friendly City Action Plan 2030, which focuses on developing child-friendly infrastructure and policies to support the city’s growing young population. Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — At least 300 million children become victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse annually, according to researchers from the University of Edinburgh, as quoted by international media.

PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — The public has been told not to worry about the hot weather in several states as the situation is being closely monitored by the Health Ministry (MOH), said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

KOTA TINGGI, April 27 — The government is poised to establish a roadmap aimed at enhancing legal protection for children nationwide, irrespective of citizenship status.

LUMUT, April 25 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), via the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), will provide RM1,000 to each of the 21 children affected by the two helicopter crash that tragically claimed the lives of 10 Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel at the Lumut Base.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam HULU SELANGOR, April 23 — The state government allocated RM2.4 million for the Selangor Special Needs Children Special Assistance (ANIS) last year, said the state executive councillor for women empowerment and welfare Anfaal Saari. The programme is an initiative to...

GAZA, April 22 — The death toll from the Israeli warplanes and artillery targeting of two Palestinian civilian homes in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning rose to 19, including 14 children.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented a donation to Tasnim Al-Ulya Amali Mohammad Raji today to cover the medical costs of the three-year-old girl, who is permanently disabled.

SHAH ALAM, April 14 — An eight-year-old girl, reported missing after being driven away in a black car on Thursday (April 11), was located safe and unharmed later that day.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — A total of 265 workplace nurseries, involving both government and private sector agencies nationwide, registered with the Social Welfare Department (JKM) last year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

SHAH ALAM, March 26 — Police detained two foreigners who tried to kidnap a one-year old toddler (girl) at a supermarket in Klang yesterday.