KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Parliament needs to pass a law to create an independent Children's Commission Act with sufficient funds to carry out the duties and role of the commission to ensure that the group gets proper protection.
Select Committee on Women and Children Affairs and Social Development chairperson Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic) said the matter was among the main issues raised in the committee's meeting with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held on Thursday.
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