KUALA LUMPUR: Government agencies have been urged to work with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to conduct more awareness campaigns for parents and guardians on legal action that can be taken against those who are negligent and leave their children without proper supervision.
Alliance for Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic) said the group needed to be given more exposure to the offence which could be prosecuted under Section 33 of the Child Act 2001, as many were still unaware of the existence of the law.
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