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PUTRAJAYA: A Social Welfare Department-registered childcare centre that was allegedly involved in child abuse cases was found to have not complied with the Child Care Centre Act 1984. ....
Putrajaya is the second richest state in Malaysia by median income, but has the fourth highest rate of stunting. Why? When the 2016 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) revealed Putrajaya's stunting rate was 24.3 percent, many were left stumped. It was higher than the national stunting prevalence at the time, which was 20.7 per cent. Higher stunting prevalence is often associated with rural areas and hardcore poverty. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in 2020, however, revealed Putrajaya to have the lowest rate of poverty in Malaysia. Meanwhile, NHMS 2016 statistics show that the states with the highest rates of stunting in Malaysia to be Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, which also recorded some of the highest rates of absolute poverty in the country. The DOSM statistics showed that out of the 32,700 households in the administrative capital, 79.7 percent were under paid employment. Why then would Putrajaya have stu ....
The Social Welfare Department’s latest requirements issued to operators of home-based childcare service have left the latter feeling helpless over what to do next. ....
Families that are unable to afford legitimate childcare due to cost or accessibility often have to make do with unregistered options, which may not be the safest. ....
PETALING JAYA: Most childcare centres and children’s care homes do not have a clear child protection policy or in-house mechanism to address the issue of abuse, experts say. ....