An umbrella needed for charitable bodies

PETALING JAYA: What exactly is a charity? That is a question that needs to be asked in Malaysia as there is no single statute or definition of what a charity is.

“Charitable organisations are governed by different statutes and laws. There is no proper monitoring and charities are governed by civil law or syariah laws,” says NGO Childline Foundation executive director Datin Wong Poai Hong, who has worked with charities for decades.