532,158 born out of wedlock


OVER half a million babies were born out of wedlock in the country in the last decade, and an alarming number of them came from mothers as young as 10.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said the country’s Population and Family Development Board was working on initiatives targeting teenagers on reproductive education.

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