KUALA LUMPUR: The Child Act will be amended to ensure a more effective Child Registry that will, among others, provide for automatic registration of child sex offenders in the future.
“Based on our findings, the registry is not comprehensive and checks revealed that it only contains the names of about 300 sexual offenders,” said Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh.
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